Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-23
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| LONDON, May 22.-In the House of Com
mons Gladstone, replying to the member for
| County Kilkenny, stated that he had seen a
resolution of the Irish Judges against the
suppression of trial by jury, but he was
| bound TO say that the government carefully
considered the matter before the resolution
was framed, and the repression bill contains
their deliberate conclusion.
Chief-Secretary Trevelyan said the suspect
| OMahoney is not an American citizen, and is
not prevented from writing to the United
States minister. The government, he de-
clared, has not offered O'Mahoney or any
American citizen money to quit the country
Gladstone announced that tomorrow he
would move the repression bill have prece-
dence oyer all other business until its con-
sideration is concluded. If he finds it nec-
essary he will afterward ask precedence for
the arrears bill.
Parnell gave notice that he would move
Gladstone's resolution in regard to the re-
preston bill should also apply to the arrears
bill. Gladstone then moved the second
reading of the arrears bill. The House was
very crowded when he made his motion.
Mr.. Gladstone said it was impossible to
compel the people to borrow; therefore, the
money supplied by the government must be
gift. He stated that there are 5000
tenants in Ireland paying under $50 rent,
Griffiths valuation, 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 extraordinary, but go was the state of
Ireland.
Sclatler Booth, Conservative, moved an
amendment, declaring it inexpedient to
charge the consolidated fund with any pay
ment of arrears, except in the form of q
loan. He described the governments plan
as communistic and demoralizing. 1t was an
evil precedent and most Objectionable in tie
view of the Scotch and English farmers, who
suffered as much as the Irish farmers
Forster testified to the general leniency Of
landlords in Ireland, though there were in
dividual cases of hardship. He said that it
would be of interest to landlords to reduce
the number Of tenants; that if the poor ten
ants got fair start they would become fewer
and better of, and that wretchedness would
no longer furnish an excuse for agitation.
He believed that many landlords would ac-
cept a small compensation from tenants in
order to get the governments grant. He
strongly favored the grant taking the form
of gift.
The motion 10 adjourn the debate was op-
posed by Gladstone. Rejected-290 to 40.
Chaplin then moved an adjournment of
the House. Rejected-272 to 135.
Sir Herbert Maxwell moved an adjourn
ment of the debate.
Gladstone said in view of the opposition
it was hopeless to proceed, and announced
that he would take the bill in the morning
sitting of Tuesday instead of the repression
bill.
An adjournment of the debate was then
agreed to.
MEETING OF THE IRISH PARLIAMENTARY
PARTY.
At meeting of the Irish Parliamentary
party to-day, Parnell presiding, the secretary
was directed to telegraph all absentees to at
tend the sessions of the House to oppose the
repression bill. Parnell, Sexton, Healy,
Leahey and Dillon were appointed commit
tee to draft amendments to the bill. This
signifies strenuous resistance on the part of
the Irisk members.
DAvITT's ADDRESS AT MANCHESTER.
MANCHESTER, May 22-Michael Davitt,
addressing meeting here yesterday, said
that nobody lamented the recent murder
more than he, and nobody was reader to
prevent such crimes in future. He declared
that without the presence of the police and
the military the property of Irish landlords
would not be worth a months purchase.
There could be no alliance between Irish
men and English Wings until land
lordism was completely abolished. The
government could not grapple efectually
with the secret movement when it was made
to appear that such movement was only for
the protection OF the wronged people. If
Gladstone was earnest in his efforts to sup
press crime, he must go the source of all
agrarian outrages and remove landlordism,
sweep away Dublin Castle and show that he
could repose the same confidence in Ireland
as in Canada.