Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-05
PARNELL SAVES THE DAY
CONSERVATIVES FOILED BY
THE IRISH VOTE.

Holmes Motion Aiming at Forcing the
Government to Declare Its Irish Poll
cy Defeated--The Premier Twits Bis
Opponents on their Failure Ia a Speech
Bristling with Brilliant Satire.
LONDON, March 4.-The Parnellites to.
day decided to array themselves against
the Tories in their attempt to force the
government TO show their hand in their
policy during the debate which was ex.
pected to begin tonight on the civil sers
vice estimates. The Conservatives had
arranged TO have Hugh Holmes, Conserv.
tive member for Dublin University and
lately Attorney General Tor Ireland, in
terrupt the governments proposition To
20 into committee on the civil service
estimates by an amendment declaring
that the House was unwilling TO enter
tain an estimate for civil establishments
IN Ireland before being placed In posses.
sion of the policy which the government
intended to pursue for ''the restoration
and maintenance OF social order IN the
country"
THE END SOUGHT.
1t was calculated that If this amends
ment was carried the government would
be either blocked or compelled 10 divulga
resolved to 20 to Mr.. Gladstone's rescue.
The Irish leaders were satisfied that in
view OF the Premier's PROMISE to state
his Irish policy after March p, at which
date he expected TO be through with the
governments financial business, be ID
entitled TO be protected from disturbance
on that issue until after the expiration Of
the time asked for, Accordingly the Par
nellites this afternoon resolved TO oppose
honW Ia "A Ia
insured the government all the votes
necessary to defeat the amendment, which
was duly offered tonight rs expected.
GLADSTONE SARCASTIC.
Mr.. Gladstone, in speaking on the
Holmes motion, chaffngly declined to fall
into the trap set for him. He said that be
was not such simpleton as TO yield to
the artful allurements OF his opponents.
lie had already stated that the govern
ment was considering the question of 50.
cial order in ireland, the land question,
and the question OF the future gOveTn@
ment Of Ireland. These subjects were
inextricably associated. The government
was really entitled TO three months fOr
the preparation Of Irish measures.
THE ATTACK DECLARED FEEBLE.
Mr.. Gladstone characterized the Holmes
attack as one OF the feeblest ever made
upon the executive branch of the govern
ment. The introduction OF the motion
was really tantamOunt to justifying CO.
erciOn, TO which the government would
be no party. If the late government had
/ proposed coercion, the mere proposal
would have been followed by disastrous
consequences. Referring TO the sneering
illusions to Mr.. Davitt's and the leagues
denunciation Of outrages, Mr.. Gladstone
said he was glad TO hear that Mr.. Davitt
was preaching order, and delighted that
the league was mendiuR its manners.
The Holmes motion was withdrawn.
A BRILLIANT EFFORT.
The Parnelltes admit that Mr.. Glad
stones speech was very brilliant one,
and tney express themselves as highly
satisfied with IL. In an interview today
Mr.. Healy (NatiOnalist) said Mr.. Glad
stone was determined 10 fulfill his pledges
on the lines Of his Midlothian manifesto
even II he shOuld be compelled to throw
| overheard Mr.. Chamberlain and the other
members of the Cabinet. MIR. Gladstone's
speech contained no definite Indications
Of his mOdus operandi, but the ParDell-
| ties, he said, would be perfectly satisfied
with the result OF the division tonight.