Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-10
Mr.. Chamberlain's speech was received
with marked GOODNESS

with marked GOODNESS.
MIR. Healy (Paruellite) tainted Mr..
Chamberlain with using his five years Of
experience 10 attack n Minister of fifty
years experience. He ridiculed the
scheme Of MIR. Chamberlain as impracti-
cable, and as involving an indefinite post
ponement OF legislation. How could they,
he asked, set up federation In Ireland
without first starting some kind OF local
legislature?
Sir John Lubbock Liberal said he be-
lieved that ii the bill was passed at all 1t
would be against the wishes OF the great
majority of the people Of the country.
The bill was entirely opposed TO the views
expressed by the Premier IN his Mid
lothian speeches, and its result would be
the dismemberment Of the empire.
The Marquis Of Harrington rose to
speak at 10 O'Clock tonight, and was
loudly cheered. 1t required, he said, no
prolonged examination of the scheme
submitted last night with so much elo-
quence and abilit y to say that the project
for establishing future relations between
this country and Ireland was one whic h
II would be absolutely impossible for
them to make themselves parties to.
Cheers.
THE ACT or UNION.
The distinguishing feature of the act of
union was the creation Of the sovereign
Legislature, which was to be the sole
Legislative body for the Kingdoms Of
Great Britain and Ireland, and it was a
Kingdom thus legislatively united that
was meant when they spoke Of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain aud Ireland.
Cheers. The country, he said, had had no
sufficient warning. 1t had had no warn
ing at all that any proposals of the mag
nitude and vastness OF those which We're
explained last night were to be considered
in the present Parliament, much less that
they were to form the first subject for con-
sideration. Cheers. The House OF Com
mons had no moral right to in tiate legis-
latiOn Of which the constituencies had not
Of the last election was
not altogether what had been
expected. The present triumph OF the
Liberal party was not as complete as had
been anticipated, and il it. had been
known that the first work OF the new Par
lament and Of the Liberal Ministry was
to be an entire settlement OF the legisla-
tive relations between England and Ire
land it was impossible to say that the re-
suit might not have been the return Of a
large Conservative majority. Opposition
cheers.
THE EFFECT.
If the proposals Of Mr.. Gladstone were
accepted by the Irish members it would
only give them vantage ground for de-
handing fresh concessions. Whatever
might be the fate Of the measure. its intro
duction by a responsible Minister would
have done much that could never be re-
called. Cheers. This measure would
henceforth be the minimum OF the Irish
demand. II, as he thought likely, 1t did
not command the support OF the
people of the country, IFS intro
d1ctiOn, without adequate consideration
or preparation, would have added vastly
to the great difficulties OF the future gov
eminent of Ireland Cheers He could
not believe that the people Of England
would consent TO the loyal minority in
Ireland being handed over TO the MAORI
ty without more efectual and more ade-
quate protection than was afforded by the
provisions of this bill. Loud cheers.
GOOD FOR ALL IF FOR ONE.
If the scheme was good for Ireland it
was good equally for Scotland and Wales.
II the latter demanded a domestic legs-
lature of their own and the demand were
conceded the result would be that there
would be a House of Parliament with
every Scotch and Welsh mem Der excluded
acting as an imperial legislature for the
whole United Kingdom. Cheers.
IT the people OF England
and Scotland thought injustice was
being done 10 the minority in Ireland, that
minority would not appeal TO them invaiu,
and be feared that this bill was likely to
occasion more serious disturbances than
any that had yet arisen. ave cannot"
he said, escape from responsibility by
deegating to another body executive
power which we know would be used by
it in manner we should condemn"
LIMITING AT COMPROMISE.
Continuing, Mr.. Harrington said now
that the people had been brought face TO
face with the alternative OF disruption OF
the empire or the evils and cRlamities
that would follow from rejection of this
scheme, they would, he believed, require
that their Representatives should, in re-
latioD 20 irish affairs, agree 10 sink all
minor difference Opposition cneersl aud
unite as one man 10 hand down 10 their
successors great empire as compact and
complete as they had inherited IL, and TO
maintain throughout its length and
breadth undisputed supremacy OF the
law. Mr.. Hartington's speech met with
a better reception than did tnat OF Mr..
Chamberlain.
Dir. Gladstone has placed on the notice
paper Of the House of Commons "A notice
that he viii ask leave Thursday TO intro
duce bill 10 make an amended provision
for the sale and purchase Of land in Ire
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