The daily gazette., 1882-05-23
THE REPRESSION BILL.
Resumlng Debate in the CommOns-MIr
Gladstone Speaks.

LONDON, May 22.-In the House of Com
mons to-day Mr.. Gladstone announced that
tomorrow he would move that the Repres-
sion bill have precedence over all other buei
ness until its consideration is concluded. He
said that if he finds that it is necessary he
win afterwards ask precedence for the
Arrears of Rent bill. Mr.. Parnell gave notice
that he would move tomorrow that Mr..
Gladstone's resolution in regard to the re-
preston bill shall also apply to the Arrears
bill.
Mr.. Sclater- Booth Conservative, moved an
amendment declaring that 1t is inexpedient
to charge the consolidated fund with any
payment for arrears except in the form of a
loan He described the Governments plan
as eommunistic and demoralizing.
Mr.. Gladstone then moved the second
reading of the Arrears bill. The House was
very crowded when he made his motion.
Mr.. Gladstone said it is impossible to compel
people to borrow, therefore the money sup
piled by the Government must be gift. He
stated that there are 5S5, 900 tenants in Ire
land paying under ESQ rent (Grifiiths' valua-
tion) and Of these 200, 900 are excluded from
the benefits of the Land act by being in
arrears. This, he said, must be remedied.
He admitted that the proposal was extra
ordinary, but so was the State of Ireland.
Mr.. Forster testified to the general leniency
individual cases of hardship. He said it
would be of interest to landlords to reduce
the number OF tenants. If the poor tenants
got fair start they would become fewer
| and better off, and wretchedness would no
| longer furnish an excuse for agitation. lie
| believed that many landlords would accept
small compensation from tenants in order to
get the Governments grant. He strongly
favored the grant taking the form of a gift
Mr. Trevelyan said the bill would give
tenants the great advantage of a fresh start,
with feeling of independence, which
probably neither they nor their predecessors
| had ever before known.
LONDON, May 22.-Mr. Chaplin moved
| the adjournment of the House. After a
warm debate the motion was rejected by a
| vote of 273 to 1876. Sir Herbert Maxwell
moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr..
Gladstone said that, in view of the oppOsi-
tion, it was hopeless to proceed, and he an
nounced that he would take up the bill in
the morning sitting ON Tuesday instead of
the repression bill. Adjournment of the
debate was then agreed to.
At meeting OF the Irish Parliamentary
party, over which Mr. Parnell presided, the
secretary was directed to telegraph all alb
| sentees to attend the sessions Of the House
| of Commons to oppose the Repression bill.
Messrs. Parnell, Sexton, llealy, Leahy and
and Dillon were appointed committee to
draft amendments to the bill. This signifies
strenuous resistance on the part of the Irish
members to the bill.
Meledy, aged Il years, one of the person!
shot in the collision between the police ant
citizens at Ballina on May 3, during th'
reioicings over the release of the suspects
died yesterday,
A loaded gun has been found at the dool
OF Mr.. Lyons, Liberal member of Parlia
placed there as a warning.
The Daily Telegraph says: The authori
ties have received information affecting tn
lives of several well-known politicians il
London. Police are guarding the residence
of all ministers.
A dispatch to the Nears from Dublin say
ii is surmised that Mr.. Davitt intends 3
proceed to America Immediately.