The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-02-16
Twelve Months Of Irish History.


There have not Eeen many years in
the varied experience of Ireland more
eventful than 1881. The disturbed state
OF that country was brought to the at
tention OF Parliament as early as the 9th
of january, when the Queen in her adj
dress recommended the further develop
ment Of the principles Of the Land act Of
1870, s'in a manner conformable to the
special wants of Ireland, both as regards
the relations of landlord and tenant, and
with view to effective efforts for giving
to larger portion of the people by pur-
chase permanent proprietary interest
in the land.n On the 24th Of JANUARY
in the House of Commons Mr.. Forster
moved a, bill for the protection Of life
and property in ireland, the first read
ing OF which was stubbornly opposed by
the Home Rulers. At the end of con-
tinuous session Of forty-one hours the
Speaker arbitrarily closed the, debate
and the bill was read. ParneIl. Finni-
gan and Dillon were suspended for OBJ
struction and elected from the House,
and twenty Home Rulers who re-
fused to vote were also suspended and
removed. On the 25th the trial of the
Land Leaguers at Dublin ended in a dis
agreement OF the jury Mr.. Ferster's S
bill was passed q month later by. a vote
OF 2S1 to 36, and the Irish Arms bill, pro-
hibitlng the carrying or possession of
arms except by. license, and permitting
the search OF houses from sunrise to sun
set, and empowering the authorities to
prohibit and regulate the importation
and sale OF arms, dynamite and nitro
glycerine, passed the Commons on the
11th of March and the House of Lords
on the 18th. The maximum penalty on
conviction was fixed at three months
imprisonment without hard labor, and
the law was to remain in force for five
years. ~azisssa ssth &c tEssS a~sasaz Ia 81
2 On the I'd Of May John Dillon member
OF the Commons from County Tipperary,
was arrested under the Coercion act, and
IN the course Of the next two months not
less than 200 others were Imprisoned, in
cluding one priest, enc magistrate, sew,
eral town councillors and many poor-law
guardians. s's sss
On the 29th Of July the Irish Land bill
passed the Commons by vote of two
hundred and twenty to fourteen. II was
amended in the House Of Lords and
passed by that body ON the 9Th of August.
On the 18th the Commons rejected most
of the amendments, and the same day
the Lords restored them. On the 10Th the
Commons modified some Of the amend
ments, still rejecting the most important,
and the next day the Lords agreed to, the
bill as presented and it became law.
Parnell soon went over to Ireland and
stirred up an opposition to the Land act,
and after making sort of triumphal pro
gress through several counties was HIM
self arrested ON the 18th of October and
lodged in Kilmainham Jail. Otherarrests
followed-the cry mo rent was raised
by the headers of the League and on The
goth the Lord d-Lieutenant proclaimed the,
League as an Illegal organization, and
ordered the dispersal of its meetings by
armed force. aaf .aasag
Since that time the multitude of cases
brought into the Land court, the forma-
ton of the ladies' League and the asso-
citation for the relief of the prisoners, the
boycotting and terrorism brought into
play to prevent the payment Of rents.
and the Irish campaign in America for
funds to keep up the struggle, are events
too fresh in memory to require special
mention. Detroit Post and Tribune.
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