Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-18
WEARING OF THE GREEN.
PARNELL HOLDS THE GOVERN
MENT TO A PROMISE.

The Triennial Redistribution OF the
Irish COnstabulary to be Made in Ac.
cOrdance with the Franchise Com
pact - Frances Expulsion of the
Fenians Not at EngIand's Request-St
Patrick's Day Celebration.
LONDON, March 17.-Last evening Mr.
Parnell arose in his place in the House of
Commons when the government called
for vote on the civil service supply and
arrested the vote by demanding that the
government keep their promise to intro
duce bill for the triennial redistribution
of the Irish cOnstabulary according to the
pledge given the Irish members last An
gust. The Irish leader was very
determined, and his guarded an.
nouncement took the House by sur.
prise. 1t was the first authorIt ative
announcement that a bargain had
been made by the government with the
Nationalists during the franchise and
redistribution contests last summer, and
a long debate ensued as to whether or
not the alleged pledge had ever been
given. Mr.. Parnell declared that not
only had such pledge been given, but
the government had also guaranteed that
the promised measure would be so
managed in the Commons as to be nom
contentious. He refused to allow the
vote on the civil service supply to pro-
ceed until the government redeemed its
pledge.
Mr.. Henry Campbell Bannerman, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, managed the de-
bate for the government in a most eau
tlous and deXterous way. He concluded
it by saying that the government had not
the same recollection of what transpired
last August as that indicated by Mr..
Parnell, but that as it ap-
bers were sincere, and possessed a strong
conviction that such a pledge as was
claimed had been really given by the gov
ernment, the government felt in honor
bound to deter to the Parnellites' under
standing, and would act upon the suppo-
sition that the Parnellites were right, al
though "we disagree with their view of
what took place last August" Mr.. Par
nell accepted the Chief Secretary's state
ment as satisfactory, allowed the vote to
proceed, and the House adjourned at 5 20
O'Clock this morning.
STEPHENS EXPULSION,
Thomas Power O'Connor, Home Rule
member of the House OF Commons for
Galway, gave notice of his intention
to ask the government whether the arrest
and expulsion from France of James
Stephens, eX-head centre of the Fenians.
was done at the instance of the English
Government.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Home
Secretary, replied that the arrest.
and expulsion of Stephens from France
was not brought about either at.
the instance or with the cOgniZance of
the English Government. The Home Sec
retary added that he believed that it was
true that Stephens was opposed to.
the use OF dynamite as form of con ten
tIOn for Irish rights, and that he fire..
quently published disayOwals of the
dynamite policy. England, however.
continued Sir William, would not ask
France to rescind the order of arrest and
expulsion against Stephens, because it.
was not matter in which England had
any right to interfere. In conclusion the.
Home Secretary said that he believed that
Stephens had not been subjected to actual
arrest, but had been simply ordered to
leave France.
The Irish Conservatives in the House OF
Commons repud ate the leadership of Sir
Stafford NOrthcOte, and are forming a.
separate party wing. The principal
cause of the schism Is their discomfort at
Sir Stafford Northcote's acceptance of the
governments proposals in the redstribu--
ton OF seats bill to reduce the represen-.
tatiOn of Ulster.
Premier Gladstone has given notice
that he will offer a motion in opposition
to the Parnellite motion to ceEsure the.
Speaker of the House of Commons for
suspending Mr.. O'Brien.
PARNELL AT A BANQUET.
Mr.. Parnell presided at banquet given
in London this evening in honor of St.
Patrlck's day. In proposing a toast to
the Irish Nation" he said that he re-
gretted that while the strength of fhe
Irish was increasing in Australia and the.
United States, it had diminished in Ire
land. The result he attributed to emil
grafton. He delivered a speech against
the English Government which. he said.
had eXerted an adverse influence on Irish
industry, but he predicted that better
times were coming. Mr.. ParnelI COM
planned that even the most patriotic Irish
men Ignored the necessity of encouraging
Irish manufactures. He paid a higo
tribute to the enterprise of the far-seeing
manufacturers who had advanced the
diversified Industries of England to the
position that they have now attained.
but he thought that if Irish
men and Irish women all
over the world would use the products
of Irish toll, wherever practicable, to the
exclusion of all other productions, the
material prosperity of Ireland would be
more quickly developed, her financial
independence would be secured and her
political independence would speedily
follow.
Justin McCarthin and other well known
Irlshmen were among the guests.
A little girl presented Mr.. ParneIl with
bouquet on behalf Of the Irishmen OF
London,