The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-05-23
IRELAND'S TROUBLES.
The Arrears of Rent Bill Defeated
in the Commons.
THE REPORT THAT PARNELL WAS TO
RESIGN UNFOUNDED.

LONDON, May 22.-Gladstone moved the sec
ond reading of the arrears of rent bill in the
Commons and debate ensued.
Trevelyan, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said
O'Mahoney, suspect, is not an American GU
iZen and has not been prevented from writing
to Lowell, United States minister. The gov
ernment, he declared, have not offered O'Ma-
honey or any American citizens money to tquit
the country.
Gladstone announced that tomorrow he
would move that the repression bill have pre-
cedence over all other business until its con-
sideration was concluded. He said if he finds
it necessary he will afterwards ask precedence
for the arrears Of rent bill.
Parnell gave notice he would move to-mor-
row that Gladstone's resolution in regard to
the repression bill shall also apply to the ar
rearS bill.
Gladstone then moved the second reading of
the arrears bill.
Mr.. Sclater Booth, Conservative, moved an
amendment declaring it inexpedient to charge
the consolidated fund with any payment for
arrears except in the form of loan.
Mr.. Aylmer, member for Maidstone sup
ported Sclater Booths amendment.
Forster testified to the general leniency of
landlords in Ireland though there were indi-
vidual cases of hardships 1t would be of in
terest to landlords to reduce the number of
tenants. He believed many landlords would
accept a small composition from tenants in
order to get the governments grant he
gift.
Mulholland Conservative member for Down
Patrick strongly opposed either loan or
gift.
Trevelyan said the bill would give tenants
the great advantage of fresh start with feel
ing of independence which probably neither
they nor their predecessors ever before knew.
A motion to adjourn the debate was reject
ed, 29O to 140.
Gladstone said in view of the opposition it
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would take the bill up in the morning sitting
Tuesday instead of the repression bill.
The Repression Bill.
LONDON, May 22-In the House of Com
mons to-day Mr.. Gladstone, replying to Mr..
Patrick Martin, member for county Kilkenny,
stated that he had seen the resolution OF the
Irish Judges against the suppression OF trial by
jury, but he was bound to say that the govern
ment had carefully considered the matter be-
fore the resolution was framed, and that the
repression bill contains their deliberate con-
clusions.
Another Alleged Assassin Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-Steamer British
King arrived here from Liverpool to-day and
was boarded by detectives who arrested James
Finnegan on suspicion of being implicated in
the ASSASSINATION of Cavendish and Burke.
He got on at Liverpool and it is said was seen
washing some clothes on which there were red
stains. An investigation is going on before the
British consul.
A later dispatch says Finnegan Ihas been re-
leased.
General Notes.
The Freemans Journal denies that Parnell
is about to resign his seat in the Commons.
Bishop Foss's Condition.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 22.-Bishop Foss is rest
ing more quietly and his physicians and
friends are encouraged and hopeful.