Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-13
THE REPRESSION ACT.
Probability Ii VIII Pass-DilIOn and
HeRIy Opposing It.

LoypoS, May 12.-In the House OF Com
mons last night, Dillon, speaking against
the Repression bill, referred to Saturday S
slaughter in Phoenix Park and said
For the first time Irish annals were
stained with such an assassination. No
Englishman felt humiliation more than
himself, but he declared ii did not rest on
Irish history but on Forster. II the gov
eminent sent another man TO Ireland TO
carry out measure similar to that under
which Forster acted, such an accurSed act
would again Sully the page of history.
Healey said the bill aimed at giving
hanging power to three Judges on any evil
dence that might be trumped up.
Harcourt, replying to question, stated
the extreme penalty on summary conylc-
tion by magistrates would be six months
imprisonment. As to whether the bill
would be retrospective, he said any crime
committed and which should be brought TO
Justice would come under its operation.
Cowan, Radical member for Newcastle
on-Tyne, said the bill virtually amounted
TO one clause, placing the lives, liberty and
property of the Irish people in the hands
of Lord Spencer.
The Pail Mall Gazette, while accepting
the other parts of the bills, protests against
the clauses concerning the right of search,
restriction of the liberty of the press and
public meeting, and the apprehension Of
nocturnal providers. 1t believes, however,
the bill will be passed in much the same
form as introduced, and says it brings us TO
the bottom of all severity can do at first
Its failure will be attributed to too leni-
ent administration. Meanwhile it may be
well, if.the prophesies of Dillon are untul-
filed. Fate seems preparing all that Is the
worst for England and Ireland.
The Repressiye Laws
LONDON, MAY l2-The Times says the
Repression bill, taken altogether, covers the
whole ground. and grapples with every
part of the subject resolutely and boldly.
The Daily Telegraph and Standard approve
the bill. The daily News postpones
criticism.
Not Done by American Irishmen.
DUBLIN, May l2.-The police and people
are beginning to disCredit the theory that
Irish Americans were imported to commit
the murder of Cayendish and Burke. This
leads TO the further deduction that some
Ribbon lodge was implicated in the crime
The great hope is the reward offered Will
induce some member to become an inform
er. One of the knives sold by the iron mon
gers of Dublin to some suspicious looking
person, Saturday. was fully capable OF in
ficting the wounds sustained by the VIC
tins. The knife was purchased shortly be-
fore l o'clock P. NJ. A discharged soldier
named Allen arrived in Mill street from
Dublin last evening was arrested on suspl-
Cion.
More Arrests.
DUHLrS. May 12-The public feeling is
that in the face of the recent improvement.
an extreme measure for repression is un-
juStifiable.
Arrests in connection with the asSassina-
tion continue. The latest are one Ryan, OF
Waterford, only q year back from the
United States: James McGrath, at Shrews-
bury, England.
Thomas Power 0'ConnOr, member OF Par
lament, has arrived at Queenstown, from
the United States. He goes TO Dublin.