The Irish standard., 1886-07-31

olic claims into consideration was re-
jected by 22S votes to 147. Grattan
brought it forward the last time in
1919, when 242 members voted with
him, 24S against. In 1921 things looked
better. Plunkett then moved that
committee of the whole House con-
slider the Catholic question, and the
motion was carried by 227 to 221 votes.
Plunkett then brought in a bill opening
every Office in Ireland to Catholics ex-
cept the Lord Lieutenancy and the
Chancellorship. and giving the Crowns
veto OH the appointment Of Catholic
Bishops. The second reading of the
bill was carried by 254 to 2i3 votes,
and the third reading by 2l5 to 1877.
But the bill was rejected in the Lords
by l59 votes to 120. In 1923 the Catho-
Lie question had gone back. Not $50
members of the House of Commons
could at that date be got to support the
Catholic claims. PlunAett's Relief Bill
had been carried in 1881 by 254 to 243
votes but motion practically for an
inquiry was defeated in 1928 by 3l3 to
Ill votes. "a large body of the Oppo-
sition seceded' {says Mr. Greville, iii
The Past Policy of England Toward
Ireland), ''declar1ny that it was mere
farce to debate the question, and that
it was far better to the Catholics, once
for all, that their condition should
never be bettered or Protestant as
cendancY relaxed" LAS to our Catho-
lie question" Freemantle wrote at This
time to the Duke Of Buckingham, 1T
is gone to the DEVIL TN 1921 says
Mr.. Spencer Walpole in his History OF
England, 'the most hopeful politicians
were beginning to despair Of etfecting
the emancipation OF the Catholics. In
1926 a bill FOR the suppression of the
Catholic Association wa: passed. The
Catholics were moi allowed TO agitate,
In 1927 the Catholic case seemed still
desperate. Canning took up the case
of the Catholics then as Mr Gladstone
has taken up the cause Of the whole
Irish nation now; and like Mr.. Glad
stone, Canning Was deserted by some CT
his old colleagues and driven from
power. The Duke Of wellington and
Sir Robert Peel came into office pledged
not to grant Catholic Emancipation.
Then O,ConnelI took Off his coat" He
reused the people to rebellion, and The
very men who had driven Canning from
office because he wished to grant Catho-
lie Emancipation, granted it them
selves under the pressure Of O'Con-
nells agitation. In the autumn Of
1925, out OF regular infantry force in
the United Kingdom, amounting to 3d.
900 men. q, 900 were stationed either in
Ireland or on the west coast of Eng
land, with o view to The maintenance
of tranquility in Ireland. In April.
1929, the Catholics were emancipated.
AS it was with Catholic Emancipation
so it was with other measures. La
lS43, 1874, 1S47, 1948, 1849, 1855, and
1854, motions or bills were brought for
ward Oh the subject OF the Church, but
they were all contenptuously rejected.
Even in 1865, Mr.. Dillwyn's motion for
an inquiry into the state of the Estab-
lishment produced no results. In 1865
Sir John Gray's efforts to arouse the at
lention Of Parliament to the subject
proved unsuccessful. Even in May.
1867, Sir John Gray's motion for cona-
mittee was rejected by 1876 to 1888
votes. The end at length came in 1869,
when, as MI. John Francis Mcguire
said. ssthe jails were filled with politi-
cal prisoners and constitutional liberty
was ca a par with that enjoyed by the
subjects of tbs Emperor OF Morocco Or
;he King of 4abyssinia.' And so with
;ne Land Question. From 1885 to 1870
t was kept constantly before Parlia-
nent and constantly neglected: the
,ne class Of people who were regarded
IS Of the least Importance in it's settle
nent being the Irish members, After
he Land Act Of 1870, the arguments
md proposals of the Irish members for
further and better settlement were
reelected and almost despised. In
.876 MIR. Butts "Three F7s;' Bill was
,ejected by 2e0 to Sc votes. In 1877 the
;ame bill, brought forward by Mr. Me-
earthly Downing, wasrejected by 286 TO
'e votes. In 1879 this bill was again
ejected by 263 to 81. At length the
md came, as it came in the case of
Catholic emancipation. We hope the
English may yet see the wisdom Of be-
ng just and wise in time, and that
yhen the inevitable end comes the
IRISH people may be able to look back
With satisfaction on the efforts Of the
English Democracy to do justice to
heir country. The granting of Home
aule to Ireland can only be thwarted
or short time.
Her Parents Proud of Her.
"What very pretty girl your friend
8. Miss Constantina? said Dunnley.
Such bright eyes and clear complex
nm ono seldom sees HASN'T she IsiSh