The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-05-18
IRELAND.
Provisions 01 lsladssOme's Repression
Act.

kkELANUs
Provisions of lsladssOme's Repression
Act.
In the British House OF Commous, Harcourt,
Home Secretary, in introducing the bill for the
repression OF crime in Ireland, characterized the
prevalence OF crime there 81 . national dis
grace. He said "Tne time hrs arrived for the
entire House to unite in taking steps to repress
It The case we dlplore to-day ID not solitary.
Crime IL plague-spot on Ireland, and believe
the Irish people desire this removed. It springs
from secret societies, and must he extirpated.
The handspring OF crime il the expectation Of
impunity, which is only too well founded. The
Government has, therefore, concluded it is nec-
essary, in those places where the ordinary ,sw il
not observed, to create special tribunals, con-
ststing Of three Judges to be appointed BY the
Lord Lieutenant, to try cases without Jury.
Tho judgment Of the court must be unanimous
Appeal can be made to the Supreme Court,
Judgment Of the latter to be given BY major
ity Of Judges. The Supreme Court may di-
millish but cannot increase the severity OF the
sentences. Parliament will be asked to provide
special remuneration for thu special Judges
The bill also contains the following provisions
It gives power to search for secret apparatus Of
murder, such - arms, threatening letters, etc;
or night, under warrant Of tie
Lord Lieutenant power to arrest
persons prowling about at night and
unable % give an account Of them
selves, who are to be dealt with summarily
power to arrest strangers, as the crimes are
hospitality Of England not being for such per-
sons 40 the agents Of O'Donovan- -Rossa and
power to remove foreigners considered danger
ous TO peace. The Government therefore, in
tends to revive the Alien act. Secret societies
will be dealt with summarily. and membership
thereof will constitute an oRense under this
| act. Cases Of aggravated assault will be
treated in summary manner. Power is given
to repress intimidation and unlawful meetings,
| the latter to be dealt with summarily.
Newspapers containing seditious and in
hammatory matter will be suppressed
| into recognizallces not to repeat the o6ense.
Justices can compel the attendance OF wit
nesses about 10 abscond, and the Lord Lieu-
tenant can appoint additional police where me-
| cessary at the cost Of the districts concerned.
Compensation for murder and outrage will bo
| required Of tho districts where they occur.
Outrages will be dealt with summarily by the
courts, which are to consist Of two stipendiary
magistrates. The Government reserves for
consideration any further alteration Of the jury
system"
| The Home Secretary admitted that the bill
i
traordinary circumstances.
| The operation OF the bill will be limited to
! three years Tho Government would do all
in their power to prevent innocent persons suf-
feiing from the action Of the bill He added
that the bill placed aimsot unlimited authority
in the hands OF the Lord Lieutenant and con-
cluded by stating that the measure would
shortly be followed BY one dealing with arrears
OF rent.
Harcourt stated that the Government had
considered the question OF instituting military
tribunal, but had come to the conclusion that
resort to such measure was undesirable.
After brief debate tho bill was passed to
! its first reading by q vote of 327 to "a The
| minority was composed entirely OF Home
Rulers. Parnell said 1t Was the most stringent
suit in . hundred fold greater failure than
what had gone before. Dillon said tho act
would bring disaster. destroy al faith in ulti.
mate justice, and play into the hands Of as-
sassins.
In the House Of Commons Mr.. Gladstone
announced that recent events had necossitated
rccast OF all measures relating to Irish affairs,
and Mr.. parnell, who appeared clad in mourn
had been committed by q class which had al
ways opposed him. At Maynooth the police
arrested man giving the name OF Moore whose
appearance corresponds closely with the de-
scrlption OF one OF the murderers. Hc
protested that ho had Just landed from
idation when arrested. II Is said that
the assassins, in order to DESTROY all traces OF
their Identity murdered the car-driver who
drove them away from the scene OF the butch
cry in Phoenix Park. Lady Cavendsh received
telegram from the Ladies' Land League Of
Dublin, saying the Irish people had not sunk
30 low as to murder one who had brought q
pcacc-offcring English opinion il settling
down in the belief that the assassination was
the work Of Fenian thugs who were hostile to
peace and reconciliation between the Irish Land
League and the English Liberals. Mr.. Glaistone
himself entertains this opinion. The Pope has
instructed the Irish Bishops to request the
Clergy to execrate the assassination from their
pnlpits. American Fenians are considered re-
sponsible for the butchery Of Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Mr.. Burke. John Boyle O'Reil-
" and Patrick A. Collins, OF Boston, telegraphed
Parnell authorizing reward Of e5, ,OOO on be-
half Of the Irishmen Of Boston, for the appre-
hension Of tho nurderers OF Cavendsh and
Burke.
The Marquis Of Lansdowne gave notice in the
House OF Lords, on the 9th inst, that he would
drop the motion against the Irish policy OF the
Government, but asked that there be no yield.
ing to popular demands without the adoption oi
comptnsating measures for strengthening the
law. George Otto Trevolyan was appointed
Chief Secretary for Ireland, and new election
was ordered for Hawick. Hamilton, permanent
Secretary to the Admiralty. has gone to Ireland
to take Burkes place far six months.
An important development in connection with
the murder OF Lord Cavendsh and Mr.. Burke
was obtained by the Dublin authorities on ths
9th inst. It appears that two young men en-
ployed in railroad shop were witnesses OF thu
tragedy. They were riding through Phnnil
Park on bicycles when tho four assassins at
tackled their victims, and tho natural impuls,
Of the two men to rush TO the assistance o
Cavendish and Burke was checked by the threa
that il they approached nearer the bloody knive
would be turned on them. They therefor,
sought safety in flight.
A Dublin dispatch Of. the nth inst say
that sSir William v. Harcourt has been ap
priscd that IN IrshmAn now In Liverpool claim
to have refused IN ofer Of ElOO in Dublin Il
assist in the murder Of Cayendish and Burke
and SAYS he can put his hand OH the assassins.
The New York Herdlfa correspondent cable
from London on the 1lth: 1t il understoo,
the Irish bill is now complete, and that it pro
vides, in complicated Ways, for reforms i
arrears, dividing concessions between landlord
aud tenants with tolerable evenness, and Il. il
this respect nearly identical with the bill draw,
by parnell"