Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-21


The landlords you placed there as your
stewards proved false to their trust and
oppressed their tenants, who have the ut
most confidence that as an act OF justice
Parliament Will not permit the bill to be
lost. [Cheersl.
Mr.. ParnelPs speech occupied one hour
and twenty minutes in delivery.
MR.. GIBSON REPLIES.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Parnelps
speech Mr.. Gibson. member for Liverpool,
on behalf of the government, said that,
after the declarations already made, 1t
would be impossible to undertake any new
constructive Legislation this session. He
declared that Mr.. ParnelPs measure was
one which no government could accept.
and contended that the state or farming
Of Ireland did not show any necessity for
the bill.
Mr.. Gladstone, who was loudly cheered,
said he was sorry to find in the course OF
the debate no signs of an approximation
OF an agreement between the two sides OF
the House. The tone OF the speeches
from the government side was that OF un-
compromising opposition to any measure
for the relief OF the Irish tenants.
SHOULD DECIDE.
Whether that attitude was justified
ought to decide their vote on the secopu
reading of the bill. How was it that of
the numerous members representing
farming constituencies In Ireland, not one
was inclined to move rejection OF the bill
He supposed that none, however fervent
in their allegiance to the government,
could be induced to do so. Cheers. To
the question when was the inability
of the Irish tenants to pay rent first dir
coveredf' be replied: ''When the govern-
ment first advised the Queen to issue
commission to inquire whether the fall
in the prices of produce al
fected the rent paying capacity OF
the tenants. 1t was too late now to argue
that it was impossible to distinguish be-
tween those who were unable and those
who were dsinclined to pay, because Par
lament had more than once recognized
that it WAS possible TO draw an act with
such distinction.
THE ASHBOURNE LAW.
ain regard to the contention that tenants
can OBTAIN relief through the operation of
Ashbourne's law, only an insignificant
number could avail themselves Of its BEN
efits, and such a multiplication of rela-
tions between debtor and creditor, be-
tween tenants and state as would be in
voved in the insufficient extension of
that act would. on economical grounds,
meet with determined opposition from
large section of the House. [Cheersl.
sufficient grounds for Parliament
to endeavOr to relieve tenants who upon
examination should be found unable to
pay their rents, and the fact of the issue
Of the commission implied that there
were such tenants whom the government
thereby promises to relieve.
UNNECESSARY DELAY.
ssBut such reliefwas to be given only az
ter long inquiry. and after the framing
and passing of the necessary bill, all OF
which would involve much delay. In the
meantime the law existed under which
the penalties of eviction might be In
flicted upon large body OF men who the
government admitted were not unwilling
but were unable to pay their rents. 1t
would be monstrous Injustice on the part
OF Parliament to allow such law to be
put in motion. Loud cheers There
fore he should support the bill,
although be, himself, would have
framed 1t differently. The bill, however.
could be altered In committee" ContInu-
ing, Mr.. Gladstone said the government
high. Here he was interrupted by cries
OF "No."
s'Then," he asked, "what did Lord
Salisbury mean when he said that the
difference between just rents and judicial
rents must be made up by the stateT
A POINT BLANK DENIAL.
Lord Randolph Churchill-Lord Sails
bury never said anything of the kind.
Mr.. Gladstone-The noble Lord is bold
in his assertion. do not know whether
there is any limit to that boldness, but l
see no ground TO recede from my state
ment. Cheers.
Mr.. Gladstone said he had never COM
mitted himself as to rents Of leaseholders,
and therefore could hold himself open to
consider what was said on the subject by
both the Nationalists and Conservatives.
retaining full liberty to consider the best
form in which the measure should ulti-
mately appear.
TO VOTE FOR THE BILL.
He felt bound in honor and justice to
vote for the second reading OF the bill,
which, apart from general policy, he be-
leyed was absolutely necessary in con-
sequence Of the important proceeding OF
the government by wh.ch they were com
mitted to propositions Of deepest impor-
tance-proposition involving the country
in consequences, the magnitude OF which,
perhaps, none of them was fully capable
of realizing. lCheere. 4rsadrf
Mr.. Matthews, Home Secretary, in a6.
visIng the House to reject the bill, denied
that the appointment OF the commission
implied an admission that rents were too
0lgD. lie bHlQ MI. IHTUslIs Dill was an
invitation TO all tenants in Ireland TO
strike against the payment of rents. The
debate was adjourned on motion OF MIR.
Morley. The APPROPRIATION bill passed Its
second reading by vote Of 176 to GO.
CAsTLEREAGH's HATED NAME.
DUBLIN, Sept. 2o.-Freeman's Journal
declares that the government inspired
the arrest of young Irishman, who was
taken into custody Saturday for hooting
at the Marquis OF Londonderry during his
state entry into the city, with the purpose
of provoking the people, In the hope that
they would retaliate and furnish the au-
thorities with excuses for coercion.
RIoTING AT BELFAST.
BELFAST, Sept. 20.-All was quiet in
the city this morning. At noon, however,
a large body of the Queens Island ship.
yard wOrkmen, all Orangemen, marched
ostentatiously through the streets on
their way to and from dinner as II TO pro-
woke a heht. At Carrick Hill they were
attacked with volleys Of stones, and
desperate fight ensued. Many men on
both sides were wounded.
Desultory combats between mobs and
poIiNn Ocnurrpd In variOua marta of Rel