Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
Lord Randolph ChurchilPs Attack ON
Gla6stone's Home Rule Bill


LONDON, April 12th.-The House of Com
mons was again densely crowded this even
ing, as a result of an extended announce
ment that Lord Randolph Churchill would
attack Gla0Stone's home rule bill Among
the Conservatives and the Wings there was
intense interest in Lord Randolph's effort
Lord Randolph, by virtue of his motion to
adjourn at the last session, having the floor
resumed the debate on GladStones request
for permission to introduce the home rule
bill. In the course of his speech, he said ::
After long consideration, he had come to
the conclusion that the scheme involved
such a complicated and inextricable mass
of contradictions that if anybody besides
Mr.. Gladstone had proposed it, it would
never have been taken seriously [Cheers. I
1t was hedged about with such fancifni
and eccentric guarantees for the integrity
of the Empire that the speaker was aston
lshed at the Parnelites' acquiescence lie
had vainly searched all the authorities
ancient and modern-for a precedent for
Mr.. GlaGstOne's two orders, which were 10
compose the proposed Irish Parliament
The first order was intended to specially
represent property, and it was worthy of
The attention that the great leader of the
great Liberal party had chosen such an an
tlquated and discarded machine as prom
III Nllt tiGClCTdtc OF IlIS
first order. The second order was also
elective Both orders were to sit together.
Each could demand the exercise of the
right to vote separately, and one
order could veto any measure brought
in by the other Take a simple il
lustration of how this plan would
work in practice. Suppose the new Parlla-
ment should proceed to the election of
Speaker. Assume that the popular party
carried the election for their candidate.
The property party, by voting separately,
could veto the choice, and then, in conse-
quence, for three or four years the election
of Speaker would be suspended. Laugh
ter The same thing would appear in all
those cases in which one order should
choose to veto the action of the other, such
as, for instance, questions of rules of pro-
cedure or budget proposals. The Premier,
continued Lord Randolph Churchill. la
bored on Thursday last to show that the
fiscal unity of the Kingdom would not
be affected by the retention in the
hands of the British Parliament of the
power of collecting customs and excise
duties. Now, if this were done. what
what would become of that ancient Brit
ish right of taxation and representation
going together? [Cheers-l The speaker
then went on to analyZe the receipts and
budget, and for the purpose, as he said, of
showing that Mr.. Gladstone's proposal to
maintain the fiscal unity of the Empire.
while giving Ireland home rule. was alto
gether untrustworthy. He then pointed
out that the amount which the Premier
had named as that which Ireland wouId
every year contribute, under home rule TO
the Imperial treasury, as a contribution
for the benefit of Imperial unity. was of
an extremely illusionary and precarious
character. on the question of Ulster he
asked If an Irish Government could pay its
way il Ulster were Withdrawn. That the
English Government could not make up its
mind in regard to Ulster proved the almost
insoluble character of the home rule pro
ject. The Premier justified his proposals
on the ground that there were eighty-si
home rulers in the House But WHY should
the voices of eighty-six Irish members pre-
vail over the voices of 5S4 other members?
Mr.. Gladstone's proposals had given the
Nationalists an enormous advantage He
had listened to many of Mr. Gladstone's
speeches, the charms of which were de-
scribed as being like the effects of morphia.
The sensation under the operation was
transcendant, but the awakening was
bitterly painful. In conclusion the speaker
said that the effect of the bill would be to
free Ireland from the supremacy of Parlia-
ment and the sovereignty OF the Queen
He regretted that it had not been deemed
consistent with the customs of the House
to take division on Mr. Gladstone's
motion for leave to introduce the bill, but
the day of division would speedily arrive,
when the House would vote against the
proposals, which were desperate. uneonsti-
tutional and misleading. [Great cheers.l
Mr.. Russell, the Attorney General, taunt-
ed Lord Churchill with infasiag into his
speech prejudice and passion. He went ON