Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-17
OPENING
PROCEEDINGS
Irish National Conference.

THE OPENING PROCEEDINGS TODAY
DUBLIN. Oct. IL, = p.m.-The Irish national cons
ference opened here to-day. Mr. Parncil pre-
sided. A letter was read from Mr. Egan, dated
Paris, rendering his resignation treasurer OF
the land league and giving statement OF the
fund OF the league. The report shows that a total
or Pa $40 pounds sterling has passed through his
lieving distress In 1879 and 1885, 10000 pounds in
the defense at the state Trials over 1900 pounds,
and In expenditures through the general land
league and the ladies' league $4,000 pounds, leav-
Ing balance OF nearly 1900 pounds Mr. Par
nell and Mr.. Davitt were received with tremep-
dous cheers by the delegates Nearly all the ex-
treIne Irish members OF parliament are present.
The attendance OF delegates is large.
DUBLIN, Oct Il, pm-At the time fixed for
lhe opening or the conference, very few delegates
were present, but in about an hour there were
between seven hundred and eight hundred in the
hall On the platform were Lord Mayor Dawson
and MesSrs Healey, Thomas Power O'Connor
Corbet. Gill, Sexton, O'Sullivan and Brennan. Mr.
Egan, In his letter OF resignation says: In view
or the fact that new national organization ia
likely 10 spring from the conference and as IL ia
mp sSibie for me 10 longer absent myself from
my own business In Dublin, lmust earnestly beg
my friends I'm the land league TO relieve me of
Ihe treasuryship- Mr. Egan then submits the
nnancial statement mentioned la the preceding
despatch. He gives only round figures as the
DOORS OF the league are I'm Dublin. Mr.. Eyan
SpeclHes tne purposes TO which the 14s0O0 pounds
EXPENDED through the general land league and
the ladies' league were applied as follows: The
support OF evicted tenants, the erection OF land
league hutS, the payment or law costs, and the
general expenses or the organization For his
own protection as well as for the satisfaction OF
lne members or the league. Mr.. Egan asks that
Two members or the executive be deputed 20 ex-
anime his accounts. Mr.. Davitt proposed, and
Mr. justin Mccarthy seconded, warm vote OF
thanks 10, and OF continued conn lence in Mr.
Egan, which was passed.
ADDRESS BY MIR PARNELI.
MT. Parnell, In an address TO the conference.
corrected the impression that nothing had been
done Tor evicted tenants He said that since the
dissolution OF ladies' league 2,774 had been spent
In relieving them, and that hundreds OF families
had been placed In position TO avail themselves
or the benefits OF the arrears act Messrs Brennan
and Sexton were appointed secretaries OF the con-
ference. Numbers OF letters and kilograms from
America approving the movement were read.
Letters were also received from several Catholic
bishops apologizing for their absence and express
ing confidence In the leaders OF the move
ment Mr.. Parnell then submitted the program
OF the conference, and reviewed its proposals.
Mr. Parnell declared that he wishedJo reafrirm
his nrst utterance on public platform, namely,
mat until he attained for the people OF Ireland the
right 10 make their own laws they would never be
In accordance with their wishes. No solution OF
the land question could be final that did not
secure TO farmers the right OF becoming
owners OF their holdings 10y purchase He
estimated that fair amendment OF the Healy
clause would result In an average OF 20 per cent
further reduction In the judicial DEGREES fixing
rent. He said the Irish party required SIS 10 so
members In parliament, but they could not hope
Tor this until the franchise placed the basis
OF household suffrage.