Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-18
MIR. PARNELL
Still the Recognized Leader OF the Irish
People-The Great National Con.
ference at DHbliR.
A New League TO be Established
Treasurer Bagan's RepOrt-Fro-
posed Land Schemes.

very few delegates were Isresss4- -e-,. l., h,,,,
an hour there were between 700 and soe-sa
the hall. On the platform were Lord Mayor
Dawson and Messrs. HesIy, Thomas Power
OCounor, Corbett, Gill, Sexton, O'Sulliyan
and Brennan. Nearly all the extreme Irish
members of Parliament were present. Par
| nell and Dayitt were received with tremeu-
dous cheers. Parnell presided.
A letter was read from Eagan, dated Paris.
rendering his resignation treasurer of the
Land League, and giving a statement of the
fund of the League. The report shows
total of e244 $50 that passed through his
hands.@of ttis sum tbeFe xas disbursa.f-,,,
lreIiexipg dietress in lsza=S0 ESQ lao; in do
| Tense at State trials over EJ5,000, and In
| expenses through the General Land League
| and Ladies' League e14S 600, leaving a bal.
ance Of nearly E32, 600
| Esgan, in his letter of resignation says:
In view OF the fact that new national or
ganization is likely TO spring from the con-
| ference, and as it is impossible for me 10
longer absent myself from my own buriness
| in Dublin, i must earnestly beg my friends
| in the Land League to relieve me of the
tre~urership." Esgan submitted the fnan-
| ciaI statement above mentioned. II will be
noticed that he gives only round figures, as
the books of the League are in Dublin.
Eagan specifies the purposes to which the
G14S,000 expended through the General
Land Lesgue and Ladies' League, were
applied as follows: Support of evicled ten
ants, erection of Land League huts, paw
ment of law costs and general expenses of
the organization. For his own protection.
as well as for ihe satisfaction of the mem
bers OF the League, he asks that two mem-
bers OF the Executive Committee be deputed |
to examine his accounts.
Davitt proposed and Justin Mccarthy Sec |
onded = warm vote of thanks to and con- |
tinued confidence in Eagan, which passed.
Psrnell, in address 10 the conference, cor
rscted the Impression that nothing had been
doie Tor evicted tenants. He said since the
dissoption OF The Ladies' League e2774 had |
peen slsnt in relieving them, and that hun
oreds OF tamihes had been placed in n posi-
ton TO avSi themselves OF the benefits OF the
arrears act.
/. brensan ana Sexton were appointed secre-
taries. OF the coni,rence.
Numbers OF letsrs and telegrams from
America approyingtte movement were read.
others were also receited from several Catho.
lie bisheps spologizing fsr their abssuce and |
expressing confidence IN tse leaders Of the
movement.
Parnell then submitted lhe frogramme Of
the conference, and reviewed il prorosals
Parnell declared that he wished io,resfirm
his first utterance on public Platform.
namely, that until he attained for the pseple |
of Ireland the right to make their own Iass
they would never be in accordanee with
their wishes. No solution of the land aues. |
tion could be final that did not secure 10 |
farmers the right to become owners of their |
holdings by purchase He estimated that |
fair amendment OF the Healy clause would |
result in an average of twenty per cant. fur |
ther reduction in Judicial DEGREES fixing rent |
he said the Irish party required eighty five |
or ninety members ia Parliament, but they |
could not hope for this until the franchise |
was placed on the basis of household suf- |
frage. In relation to the assertions OF En- |
glIsh papers with regsrd 10 the alleged |
differences with their kindred in America, |
Parnell declared that if there had been any |
dictation from That quarter he for one would |
have declined 10 obey such dctation. On |
whatever points they zlniaht- have differed /
Irish people. Despite the most tyrannicsl |
coercion act the world had ever seen, they |
would yet attain the measures on which |
they had set their hearts.
The scheme for the establishment of the |
Irish National League was adopted.
Davitt then addressed the convention. He |
spoke in somewhat more pronounced terms
than Parnell. He declared that until the
land which was stolen from the people was
restored to the whole people as national
property, there could be no final and satis-
facioryisettlement of the land question. At |
the same time he wished it distinctly under
stoed that his declaration did not separate |
him from Parnell on the land question.
Parnell accepted the amendment 10 the |
proposed land scheme to the effect that in
creased taxes should be placed on grass land,
and that all covenants against tilling should |
be declared void.
The conference unanimously adopted an |
amendment to the programme in favor of an |
Irish party in the House of Commons.
On motion of Davitt, it was resolved to in |
clude the establish ment of workiDgmen's |
h.. or,A hQ nj
of the conference.
Davitt moved, as an amendment to the |
proposed constitution, that the Central Coun-
Gil of the new League Council consist OF |
thirty-two members, one for each county, |
the Parliamentary party 10 have no noml-
nations, but that its members be eligible.
F. p. O'Connor said this amendment |
amounted to a vote of want of confidence on
the Parliamentary party, He accused
Davitt of trying TO iniure Parnell's prestige, |
and reiterated the charge, despite Davitrs
repes ested deniale. Davitt became greatly ex-
cited and said the gentleman should not |
have made such an accusation. To prove 1t |
groundless he withdrew his amendment.
1t was finally decided that the council |
should consist of forty eight members, thirty |
two for the COUNTIES, and sixteen for the Par |
liamentsry party.
A resolutiou thanking Parnell for presid- |
ing over the deliberations, and expressing |
unabated confidence in him passed, and The |
conference closed.
The proceedings of the conference we're |
not altogether harmonious. A delegate |
named Loudop, who attempted to speak. was |
shouted down as Land grabber" and "ren- |
egade," and denounced by ex suspect Bar
rington as coward who ran away from |
eoeIcion." All the speakers declared the |
land act an utter failure. Davitt said he
was unable to 60 with Parnell in his scheme
of land reform, but would cooperate with |
him for the abolition of landlordism.
THE HUDDY MURDERS.
GALWAY, October 17.-At the inyestiga-
tion into the murder of the two Huddys near
Lough Mask, Kerrigan, the informer, was
again placed ON the stand. He further de-
posed that a man named Higgins, aged sixty,
with his son, took the chief part in the muir
der and compelled passers-by to assist in car
ryiug the victims, whose groans could be
plainly heard while they were in the bags
into which they were thrown in.o the lake.
Other witnesses corroborated this statement.
The prisoners were remanded.
EGYPT.
AT ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA, October 1.-THE native
who wounded the British consul during the
riot has been arrested.