The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-24

demand for an exposition OF the gov
eminent policy affecting Ire
land. The House could not
b. expected to commit itself to
an opinion on uuproposed legislative
measures, but only in regard to i'm
mediate measures. The government
bad not asked for exceptional powers.
He failed 10 gather that the opposition
leader objected to the government
measure, which naturally Mr.. O'Con-
ner had disparaged because be did not
want restoration of tocial order At
this point the speaker wssintenupted
by cries Of 'Shame!" and"Withdraw r'7
He replied that perhaps he might be-
allowed TO finish the sentence. He
hed intended to say that Mr..
O'Conner had disparsged the gov
eminent measures because he
did not want restoration OF
social order until political changes
had been accomplished upon which
Mr.. O'Conner's heart was pet, and
upon which be believed the perma-
uent prosperity and happiness of Ire
land depended. [Cheers.l Continu-
ing, Lord Harrington said he thought
that the Houee would require that bet
ter reasons be given for the grounds
which Sir Vernon Harcourt, in his
recent speech, covered the govern
ment's action with contempt and ridi-
cule. Certainly that pcsch had added
10 the difficulty with which the gov
eminent YVES confronted. Cheers
He regretted. the imputation
that the government bad encouraged
IRISH landlords by acting otherwise
than with moderation and forbear-
ance. 1t was equslly dieadvantlgeous
to urge that the Ministry should IT,
fuse to use the powers of the law to
enforce legal rights. He darlington
approved inquiring into the material
resources of Ireland. He thought it
worth investigation whether there
we're notcertain classes of pub ic works
which might with advantage be under
taken by the government. Cheers
Mr.. Morley, upon rising, was loudly
cheered by the Parnelliles. He said
he had never denied that the disei-
dents had perfect right to dieeuss
Mr.. Gladstone's proposition freely.
Lord Harrington was amply justified
in disavowing any disrespect to Mr..
Gladstone, but the same could not be
said of other parties to the controversy.
He had observed little in the language
of his noble friend to encourage the
hope that the difficulty would soon end.
He maintained that majority OF the
Liberals with Mr.. Gladstone's must
wait and see if it would be possible to
justify their past action. They should
certainly spare no pains to convert the
country to their way of thinking.
[Oheere. He admitted that it wss
the duty of the government to sup
press disorder, but he feared that they
would fail now as they had in 1885.
He said that an increase of outrages
always followed an increase Of evic-
tione. 1t was fallacy to suppose that
social order could be restored without
dealing with the agrarian question. The
government proposed to stop outrages.
on the one hand and to encourage
evic;ioDs on the other. Cheers. He
doubted If any good would be accom-
plished by sending Sir Redvers
Butler to Ireland, because that gentle
man would be unable to devise any
new means for the detection OF crimes
which the public desired to conceal.
The lesgue had done its utmost to
prevent crime, and its failure was
evidence OF how deep rooted the dis
order was, but Mr.. Parnell was right
when he said that if under home rule
the outrages continued, the rest OF
Ireland would soon put a stop
to them. The proposals OF the late
government had made the task of
restoring order an easier one because
they had given the Irish people a
measure Of patience, which they
never had had before. He was dsap-
pointed by the naIrowness OF the pro-
posals which the government had
shedowed forth. Moreover, the Land
Commission would be likely to have a
misohievous effect uron social oroer in
October and November, as the land
lords would be tempted to extort the
utmost fsrthing in order 10 prove that
the rents were not too high, and ten
ants would have an equal in
terest in Withholding rents for
the opposite reason. If they
were to have land bill such as Lord
Salisbury had foreshadowed, he be-
heved the country would soon wieh it
had accepted Mr.. Gladstone's measure.
Continuing, Mr.. Morley said that the
appointment of a commission to in
uuire into the condition of the Irish in
dustries was entirely unnecessary, as
all desirable information on the subject
was already in the hands of the gov
eminent. He considered that the
proposal to spend millions of Eng
fish money on public works in Ire
land was gilmore doubtful eXpediency
than any proposal that could have
emanateq from the government. b.
sides IL WAS a measure OF centraliza-
ton, and was introduced at the same
time Local government was promised.
[Oheers. Ia conclusion, Mr.. Morley
said they would never be able 10 make
a step toward permanent settlement
until they had given Ireland q statu-
tory Psrlisment and an Irish Execu-
tive. [Chters.
Mr.. FARRELL adjourned the debate.
Mr.. PASNKLL's AMENDMENT
to the address in reply to the Queens
speech is substantially Rs follows:
1--WE humbly assure your Msiesty
that we fear that, owing TO the heavy
fall in the prices Of agricultural pro-
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