Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-05-12
Gladstone and the Home Rule Bill.

UAWUbVOUO 0AA UAAO 0OAAe NU10 DILL
LONDON, May 1O.-At the hour for the
opening of the session, the House of Com
mons was crowded in every part. The
Prince OF Wales, Prince Christian, United
States Minister Phelps and Flouquet, Pres
ident OF the French Chamber of Deputies,
were distinguished visitors in the galleries
When Gladstone arose he was received With
loud cheers. On quiet being restored the
Premier moved the second reading of the
Home Rule bill. He said he did not at
present intend to ask the House to continue
the debate on the bill from day to day.
Continuing, Mr.. Gladstone said history
has shown us that in foreign. or what he
preferred to call oversee affairs, the Irish
people do not stand in the same relation
as the people OF England and Scotland.
Hear, hear and cries of mol It is w..nder-
full that in country which was 80
great and whose hopes have so often been
doomed to disappointment, the mind OF
the people should be confined to the posi-
tion OF their country. An essential prin-
ciple to the Irish people has become the
control OF their own affairs; still, the bill
provides tina It Ireland shall not be excluded
from imperial affairs. Clause 20 pro-
vides for the recall OF representatives
III both houses Of the Irish Pariia-
ment before Parliament can proceed
to the alteration OF a statute upon which
two countries do not agree, another clause
provides at on certa II conditions the
Irish Assembly may vote sums OF money
Tor purposes excluded from it's ordinary
cognizance. He trusted that should Great
Britain be involved in any great war where
Ireland would be exposed tn common dam
ger the Irish Assembly would respond to the
message from the Crown by voting money to
prosecute war; (oppositionla laughter. Though
believing in the principle that the Irish
members should not sit in the Imperial
Parliament, the GOverniDe,,t was willing to
NEE the difficulty by providing that when
1T was proposed 80 alter the taxation Of
Ireland relating to customs and excise
duties the Irish memt crs would be enabled
to appear in Parliament and share in de-
bate (cries OF hear, hear.) The Govern
ment was also willing to appoint joint
from the English and Irish
Parliaments which would meet from time
TO time to consider some questions
OF Imperial or common interest. No
great questions, such as accession to the
Crown ought to fall under discussion OF this
secondary authority, but many questions,
such rs treaties OF commerce, might require
iirect communication between both Par
,aments. He would, therefore, propose |
On behalf OF the Government some plan of |
his kind. lie proceeded to explain that |
he Government remained undecided as to |
he conditions under which the Irish mem
)ers or an Irish commission should ap-
pear in the Imperial Parliament.
To do what his plan proposed, the En-
'lish Government might be daring, but not
10 daring as to undert axe to reconstruct
he Irish Government without touching the
difficulty. Ii Lord Harrington
lad a plnn let him declare it. H appealed
o Lord Harrington to state his solution
II the problem. They had rea ached a crisis
n the history OF the Nation. The path of
'oldness was the only 'ath OF safety.
Cheers.) All men ought to know their own
mind and ought to tell it. The fate OF Ire.
Ind could not be cast into the bottom
+ politics. (P;rnellite cheers.) He had
een told that he was steering Ireland to
ertain ruin. Let his opponents show a
'ay to rescue it. Let Lord Harrington, in
loving the rejection OF the hill, state a
isible or palpable road through the dark
ess. [Cheers.] The members of the
1ouse of Commons have before them
reat opportunity to close the strife of
90 years; aye, and OF knitting by bonds
rmer and higher in character than here
ofore the hearts and affections of
he Irish people and Of cement
lg the noble fabric Of the British
alIon. lLOud ara prolonged cHeerlngJ
Mr.. Gladstone was followed by Lord Har-
ngton who on rising was greeted with
leers. He asked if Mr.. Parnell had ever
5oppe1 short of asking for complete indc- {
endence and the restoration OF Ireland to
er place among the nations Of the world.
e (HartingtOn) feared that the Premier
ad settled the matter without mature con-
deration. With reference to submitting an
ternative measure he failed to remember {
a instance in which Gladstone ha taken {
le course he now asked the dissentionists to I
Ike, who were unprepared to suggest in !
hat direction measures for the House ;
'uld be Immediately devised. He believed I
lat the concession made tonight would {
1T meet the demands of Mr.. Cha mberlaine. y
conclusion he moved that the bill be I
ad Elk months hence. Debate was ad-
urned until Thursday.