The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-18
IRISH CONFERENCE.
\ NEW LAND LEAGUE FORMED
Large Attendance Of Delsg,tss-Statsmsnts 10.
Earllng Land League Funds-The Programme
Of The New Learus-Li'cly TInts-Eug.
land In Esypt-A Crisis 1t Hand.

DunLlS, October l7.-Thc Irish National
Conference opened today, and Parnell pre-
sided. A le,terwas read from Egan, dated
Paris, rendering his resignation as Treas
urer Of the Land League, and giving a
statement OF the funds Of the League, The
report shows that II total Of G244 $50 passed
through his hands. OF this sum there
was delivered In relieving distress in 1870
and 1880 E5O0O0 in defense at state trials,
El5,000, and in expenditures through
general Land League and Ladies' League,
fl4s,C leaving balance Of nearly s3o,-
900. ,4r
Parncll and DAvitt were received with
tremendous cheers by the delegates. Nearly
all the extreme Irish members Of rarlia-
ment were present. The attendance OF dele
gates Is large.
At the time fixed for the opening OF
Conference very few delegates were pres
ent, but in about an hour there were be-
tween seven and eight hundred in the hall.
On the platform were Lord Mayor Dawson
and Messrs. Hcaly, Thomas Power O'Con-
nor, Corbet, Gill, Sexton, O'Sullivan and
Brennan.
Egan, in his lettcroi resignation, says:
In view OF the fact that Il new national or.
ganization is likely 10 spring iron the Con-
ference, and Ms It is impossible for me to
absent myself from my own business in
Dublin | must earnestly beg my friends in
the Land League to ieleave me Of the treas.
urership. Mr.. Eyan then submitted the
financial statement mentioned in the pre-
ced;ng dispatch. lie gives only the round
figures Us the books OF the League are in
Dublin. s...
Mr.. Egan specifics tho purposes to
which the El4S,000, expended through the
General Land League and Ladies' League,
were applied rs follows: Support ol.evicted
tenants, erection Of Land League huts,
payment OF law costs, and general expenses
OF the organization. For his own protec.
tion, as well as for the satisfaction Of the
members OF the League, MIR. Eagan asks
that two members Of the Executive Com.
inittee be deputed to examine his accounts.
Mr.. Davitt proposed, and Justin McCar.
thy seconded warm vote Of thanks to and
continued confidence in Mr.. Eyan, which
WIS passed. np
Parnell, in his address 10 the Conference,
corrected the impression thnt nothing had
been done for the cvictcd tenants. He
said thatsince the dissolution Of the Ladies'
League G2,774 had been spent in relieving
them, and that hundreds Of families have
been placed III position to avail themselves
OF the benefits Of the Arrears act.
| Brennan and Sexton were appointed
Secretaries OF the Conference. A number OF
letters and kilograms from America ap.
proving the movement were read. Letters
were also received from several Catholic
bishops npologizing for their absence, and
expressing confidence in the leaders OF the
| movement.
Parnell then submitted the programme
to the Conference and received its propo-
Gals. g...,f.s-
parnell declared he wished to rcaflim his
frs. utterance on the public platform,
namely, that until he attained for the nee.
pie Of Ireland the right 10 make their own
laws, they would never be in accordance
to their wishes. No solution Of the land
question could be final that did not secure
to the farmers the right OF becoming the
owners OF their holdings by purchase. He
estimated that fair amendment to the
Healy clause wonll result in an average
twenty per cent further reduction in
judicial DEGREES fixing rent. lie said the
Irish party required IS 10 30 members in
Parliament, but they could not hope for
this until the franchise was placed on a
basis Of household suffrage.
In relation to the assertions of the
English papers with regard to the alleged
differences with their kindred in America.
Parne!l denied there had been any dicta..
ton from that quarter. lie for one would
have declined 10 obey such dictation. On
whatever points they might have differed,
they hnd agreed TO leave the issue to the
Irish people. Despite the most tyrannical
coercion act the world had ever seen, they
would yet attain the measures on whici,
they had set their hearts. The scheme for
the establishment Of the Irish National
League was adopted.
Davitt then addressed the Convention.
lie spoke in somewat more pronounced
terms than Parnell. He declared that un-
Ill the land which was stolen from the peo.
pie was restored 10 the whole people, as
national property, there could be no final
and satisfactory settlement oi the land
question, At the same time he wished it
distinctly understood that his declaration
did not separate him from parncll on the
land question. ..a5
Mr.. Parnell accepted the amendment to
the proposed land scheme to the effect
that increased taSes should be placed on
grass lands and that alI covenants against
billing should be declared void.
The conference unanimously adopted
the amendment to the programme in favor
9i the payment OF the Irish party in the
House Of Commons. !
The proceedings OF the Conference were
not altogether harmonious. a delegate
named Londen,1 who attempted 10 speak,
was shouted down as n '.land grabber,"
and renegade" and denounced by cx-
suspect Darlington as 10 coward who ran
away from coercion" All the speakers
declared Land Act al utter failure. Davi,t
said he was unable 10 10 with Parnell in
his scheme OF land reform, but would CO.
operate with him for the abolition OF land
lordisn. .,=IT1I
Davitt moved rs an amendment to the
proposed constitution that the control OF
the new league council consist OF SO mem.
bcrs, one for each county, parliamentary
party 10 have no nominations eligible. I.
=: O'Connor said this amendment amount.
ca 10 vote Of want Of confidence in the
Parliamentary party. He accused Davitt
Of trying to injure Parnell aud Par.
nelrs prestige, und reiterated the charge
despite Davitt's repeated dcnials. Davilt
became greatly excited and said gen.
,teman would rot have made such an ac-
cusation. To prove it groundless he with.
drew his amendment. II wns finally deci.
ded the Council should consist Of iorty.cight
members, thiny-two from the counties aud
sixteen from the Parliamentary party, A
resolution thanking Parncll for presiding
over the deliberations and expressing una:
hated confidence in him was passed and
the conference closcl. 81. ''i4 ~ 1R
ALEXANDRIA, October 17.-Letters Of the
department OF Public Domains are pub.
lished declaring the country in state OF
terment, which can only be cured by the
execution Of the leaders OF the rebellion.