The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-05-21
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The effect the recent killing Of
Cavendish and Burke in Dublin would
have upon Ergland's policy toward
Ireland. is no longer source OF specu.
lation. The Gladstone Administration
has decide d to abandon all peace meas
ures, aud holding the Irish people re.
sponsible for the assassination Of the
Chief and ULder Secretary. for their
more thorough and efrsetuul punish
ment will establish over that unhappy
country "a sbsolu;e despo:ism. The
advisability Of the adoption Of such
revengsful measures by the Government,
is more than questionable, and if the
total failure Of coercion, which has
been acknowledged aud abandoned by
the Ministry. has any significance, a
resort to still more repressive rule, will
prove even less successful rs a Govern
ment policy. aud will DO likely to work
no less ipjuIiously to England than to
Ireland. .......
In the House OF Commons Harcou:t
outlined the newly proposed policy to-
ward Ireland in the following language:
"The Government has therefore con-
eluded that il Is necessary in those
places where tho ordinary law is not
observed to institute special tribunals,
consisting Of three Judges, TO be ap-
pointed by the Lord Lieutenant, to try
cases without u jury. The judgment OF
the Court must be unanimous. An CD.
peal can be made TO tho Supreme Court;
the judgment OF the latter to be given
by majority of The Judges. The Su.
preme Court may diminish. but cannot
increase the severity Of tho sentences,
and Parliament will ba asked TO pro-
vide special Judges. The bill also con.
tains the following provisions: 1t gives
power to search for secret apparatus for
murder. such as nrms. threatening let
tiers. ETC.; power to enter houses by day
or night, under the warrant of tho Lord
Lieutenant; power to arrest persons
prowling about at night ami unable to
give an account Of themselves, who are
to be dealt with BummaIily; power to
arrest strangers, rs cIi m.s are generally
committed by foreign emissaries; the
hospitality Of England not being for
such persons as O'Donovan Rosa, and
power to remove foreigners considered
dangerous 10 peace. Tho Government
intends to revive tho Alien Act. Secret
societies are TO be dealt with snmnarily
aud MEMBERSHIP thereof to constitute
on Onsnse. The Act also treats cases
OF aggravated nssnult in n summary
manner. Power is given to repress in
timidation and unlawful meetings. the
latter to be dealt with summarily. News
papers containing ssditious md influm-
matoTY matter are to DO suppressed aud
the pIopiietors required to enter in:o
reeognizance not to repeat the Ofrsnse.
Justices can compel the attendance of
witnesses about 10 abscond, and tie
Lord Lieutenan. can appoint an adj.
ionai force when required al tho cost
OF the districts concerned. Compensa.
ton for murder and outrngos will DO eI.
acted from the districts where they
occur. Ou;rages will be dealt With sum
marily by tho courts, which arc to cou
sist Of two Siipendiary magistrates. The
Government reserves for consideration
any further alterations OF tho jury sys-
tenn. The Home Secretary admitted that
the bill was extraordinary. but necessary
TO mset extraordinary circumstances.
The operation OF the bill is limited to
three years. The Government w3uld
do oil in its power to prevent innocent
persons suffering from the action OF tho
bill, which placed almost unlimited
power In the hands Of the Lord Lieu
tenant" Harcourt concluded by saying
that "lho measure will probably be fol-
lowed by Que dealing with arroars OF
rents" He also stated that "the Gov
trhmenl had considered tho question OF
instiluting a military tribunal. but had
come TO the conclusion that a resort TO
such measure was undesirable. Tho
Lord Lieutenant is to have power 10
proclaim districts to which this Act may
be applied"
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