Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
PABNEILS MOTION LOST


LONDON, ]uly l7 MT pomeu moved
this afternoon in tAc House OF Commons
that the governments order y special ia.
/ Quiry into the Meamhasua murder cases
Mr. Parnell made a long speech in sup.
4 port OF hie notion re dwe}t on the mel.
4 administration 81 the criminal law ia
/ ireland under Bari spencer whereby n-
noeent persons had been in some eases
condemned and executed. and i'm
other cases had been sentenced oither "a
/ long or lifelong terms OF penal eeryitude.
he moved, therefore shat in Che opinion
I OF the Rouse, il was the duty OF the g0,
I ernment 80 institute a strict inquiry into
the evidence and sentences IN the Moam-
trasna, Bsrbavilla, ,Crossmapen aud Castle
Island murder cases. "Had the Irish
/ executive" said Mr.. Natnell
E INITIATED the custom OF the Enplish
Home Otdcein the cases where the guilt of
/ persons ie doubtful, by ordering nQuiriee
/ on The spot ia the ossee mentioned. the
/ prisoners who were still living under SEN
| teuces OF UNJUST convictions, would long
/ a4o have been released from custody
1 George Bolton, crown Solicitor OF Dublin.
I refused to accept a plea Of guilty t0r
/ Mitchell Cagcv, and iNaietcd ON fOrcinV
! four or five Innocent men so plead guilty.
( no speak of thie cose as coollv as can,
I hohere that Is ever murderer deserved
! ~ be placed on trial aud sentenced TO
/ death, that man was llolton."
FFRRrrING our rHE rAcrs.
Continuing. Mr., Tamell eaid that the
/ Irish members of Parliament W ore never
allowed to obtain the diving declarations
, OF innocent men executed bv ord snen
I
/ aware Of the nature of many 0f theae
/ declarations without iucurring ANY OBJ
liyaiiona TO that government Re then
| proceeded to analy2o AZ lenpth She ev-
/ dence i'm the Mvlea I0Vcp ease. with q
view to proving that I'm THE instance the
case Of the crown was in collision with
facts 10 the possession Of the Irisb mem
bers Of Parliament.
William Jopcph C0lhott. hcme rule
member 0r Wicklow county. aoeonded
the motion Of Parnoll, and aaid he hoped
the government would take . leasou from
thoir prpdeoessora whom the paueilite
vote had deprived of Office.
rHE GOVERNMENTS STAND
sir Michael Hickp-Beach snid that the
/ present governments had nothiue to spv
concerning the merits NJ The caaa. and
nothing to Say in defense of the late gov
prnmpnt. lie was. however. authorized
| by he Earl Of Carnarvon. the present
/ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, TO stata that
tho present IriRh executive viii make p
! careful personal inquiry into the auhnet
! eubmitted by Mr rarnel for invoetiga.
ton. hut be Sir Miohaa1 must odd that
the government fuii themselves pomuallnd
to ask the House tn resist Mr. parneil'a
motion, which Was dernEatorr 90 Eat
Spencer, member ol the late government
THE MorIoN Losr.
The House Of Commons nagafivnl Mr
Parnell's motion without division
SIR HAHCoUnr TARNs FxoWrlioHs
During the debate ON Mr. PatnelPs mo
tiDu Sir Vernon InrDpurt rphuhed Rit
Michael Ilicka-npach for allowing Mr
'arnnll's charges against tine Judges and
iurigs Ia Ireland 10 go uudepufn1. he
warmly defended the late Government,
sn1 SAID that although Hr Miehapl Iiiela-
Beach had not disoouniennnrpd Mr. Par
nnlis suggestions hn hoped that the gov
ernment would not establish the principle
that change 30 government meant the
opening nf prison dours The eaens IN
question had been fully inquired into aud
Lord CarunrYon would DO nnthing more.
CuuRouILL PRAISES PARNFLI.
Lurd Randolph Churchill praised M
Parnplrs camnnss ~ dniuoannr mud the
argument with which he introduced hip
motion. BE defended Sir Michael Hicks
Beach ffp1n Sir Vernon llRrcoufta strict
urea, and said thnt The present govern
mont would auceessfuliv govern Ireland
only by digestiug themselves Of all re-
sppusihiiitY f0r an the nets uf the late
government. II there Ind been u mlecar-
riago " Justice. in rnRerd ~ which 10 ex.
pressed no opinion " would ho brought
~ light iie therefore appealed ~ Mr
PHruell Whethnf ~ was wise of leir to