The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-21
The BRITISH COMMONS j..
THE ARMS ACT PASSED SECOND
READING.
Heated Debate Over the Dundalk
Gas Bill-Parnell and Lord Ran
dOIph Churchill.

LONDON, May 20.-The House OF
Commons, this evening, after heated
debate, rejected, by a vote OF 2lO to
1863, the Dundalk gas bill, as delib-
eratsd by a committee which con-
sistfd OF TOUR English members. The
bill increased the powers OF private
gss company, whereas the municipal
authorities wish 10 take the task OF
lighting the town into their own hands
in order TO be as economical as posi-
bic.
In the course of the debate Mr..
Sexton said that such a private bust
ness ought TO be suep ended until the
home rule bill had been settled, and
at any r, Ia the bill under considsra-
ton ought to he dealt with by COM
nit ee CT Irishmen instead Of English
men.
Lord John Manners, Conservative,
said that the debate sbo we'd the tenn
per with which business would be
conducted in the Irish Parliament.
Mr.. Dilloa retoitsd that the Irish
Parliament would be at le tst COM
p rsed OF members who knew where
Dpndalk is situated.
The bill was supported ty the Con-
ssrvatives ond by Mr.. Leonard Court
pey, Liberal.
Messrs. Gladstone, Childer' and
S ausfield, of the Ministry, and all the
Parnellites opposed the measure. The
announ cement of the result YVES re-
ceived with loud cheers by tbs Irish
members.
Mr.. John Morley. Chief Sec e.aIy
for Ireland, moved the &c cond reading
of the arms act. He explained that
the act was intended to restrict the
possession, carrying and importing OF
arms Nobody in a proclaimed dis
trict could carry arms without a
license. Although cases OF outtages
had greatly diminished since 1881, II
YVES necess airy to prolopg the set Of
that year in view OF tue present ex
cited state OF party feeling in the
north OF Ireland. No sct could pre-
vent the commission OF deliberately
planned murder. The true use OF The
act was to prevent the growth OF the
practice OF carrying arms on the occa
sions Ct fairs, markets, procession
and other gatherings. In conc ualor
he asked all lovers of Greer to supper
the mersuIe.
Mr.. PArnell complained that thu
powers Of the act had been injurious
~ used in two objections. First I,
harass and annoy Nationals; and
second, to deprive farmers of guns in
tended for soaring birds away iron
powin0 crops. CONSERVATIVE laugh
teri He urged that the act be ap
piled impartia'ly Ia disarming Orange
men as we'll as Ma ionalistJ. lOhetrA
Otangemen had shown by acts aud b.
the utterancee of their leaders tina
they were dispot ed to slaughter, or 81
tempt to slaughter, those who dittere,
from them in political opinion. isl
cheer..1 He would not say that Lsr
Salisbury, Lord Randolph Churchill
aud Mr.. Chamberlain rally INTENDED
to promote murder, but their word
wluld certainly have no other effect
Mr.. Bradl3ugh condemre1 LHr
: Randolph ChuIchilrs speeches in U
. ster SIS danger GUS end trt asonsbe.
Lord Randolph Churchill repudiate
: the insinuation that he had incitt
: the people of Ulster to murder. II
had merely pointed that the placing {
! the Obstetrics in the power OF Dut
lin Parliament must result IN civ
war He quoted speeches of Nj
81 ,dssone and Sir Henry James in a
} effort to prove thst the people wer
! justified in refusing to submit to tn
3 transfer of gu hority from an eff zen
D to an inefficient gogernm MT.
8 The arms act pss1ed the zee IN
r reading by vote of 3O3 to 50.
COL. wARIEG,
:. member OF Parliament from ID W
{ county, has written a letter ursir
a Ulsteries 10 o'gan "a aud prepare
rssist home rule. "FOr Gods take
q he saws, "let US have deeds, N
4 words."
MR. CHAMBERLAIN
!. writes 10 his constituents thankir
them for their vote OF confidence. /
d Gays he hopes that even now mea
@ vii be found to reunits the l. bt ra
D providing the home rule bill, whit
Q he declares is admitted tn be De 'ectlV
q shall he withdrswo, and be is ga
@ gu,ne that with more time for discu
v sion and cor sidsia'ion somethu
e like general sgteement can be
Q fecttd.