The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-09
H0ME-RULE POSTPONED.
THE COMMONS REFUSES A SECOND
READING TO THE BILL.

1t as II Final Settlement OF Irish Griev-
anees, and Gladstone Pleads in His
Most Irresistible Manner-o smment on
the Result OF the Vote.
LONDON, June 9--The debate in the
house of commons Monday night has not
been equalled in the intense interest it
awakened for many years. There was not
a vacant seat any where in the house and
outside an immense crowd waited for hours
the issue of the battle of the giants inside
The first speaker was Goscheu, and be VS.
very effective in his attack on the govern
ment's conduct regarding the bill, He also
criticised the bill itself, declaring it full of
defects. In conclusion he said: Il impiore
the house by the traditions of which We are
the heirs, by the obligations of duty and
honor, by our hopes Tor the future Of the
empire, by our duty to the queen, to look
to it that those who shall come after US may
bear witness that we did not betray cur
trust" Loud cheersl
When Parnell took the foor 10 reply he
was greeted with great cheering. He re-
ferred briefly to the state of Ireland as re-.
gard outrages and said that the Nationalist
icdAtio uau boch hoiu ltot'ohoitit
therefor because of wild talk in debate He
thought that in view of the recent events
in Belfast Lord Randolph Churchill should
put bride on his tongue, lest he too
should be held responsible for bloodshed.
Parnell declared his utter adherence for
crime of any kind, but said that give Ireland
control of the matter and outrages would
soon be put down He declared that the
Irish people accepted the bill unreservedly,
and pledged themselves to faithfully and
Loyalty carry out its intent Let Irishmen
rulo Ireland and there would be no reli sious
intolerance, and Ulster Protestants wouli
be as safe in their rights as any where in
the world He said: I'm accepting the
bill we accept honorable obligations,
and we pledge ourselves for the
Irish people as far as we can pledge our
selves [dsrisive cheers and laughterl
that the powers given shall not be abused
[Parnellites eheers; to devote all the
energy, ability and influence we may have
with our people to prevent them
from abusing this power intrusted
to them. But if abuses do take place
the imperial parliament may inter
vene in cases of grave Importance You
have the power, authority and force Ii
abuses are perpetrated you have the remedy
in your own hands In case of this kind
you have just the same authority you
would have whether this bill had been
brought forward or not This we recog-
niza"
THE best system OF government for the
country he said, Il believe to be one which
requires the government be the result OF all
forces OF the country. We can not give
away to a second legislature any portion of
talent or influence of the Irish ProtestantS
This class will form the most valuable ele-
ment in the Irish legislature, constituting as
they will a strong minority exercising
through the first order a moderate influence
on the making of laws We admit a small
proportion fear the treatment they will re-
ceive All the hands OF the Irish parliament.
We shall do our best, as we have been doing
to allay the fears of this small section.
When this bill becomes an act we shall not
cease from the work of conciliating the
fears of this small section of the Irish peo-
pie.
In closing MT. Parnell referred to the eff
forts at coercion made by England in Ire
land and said: Il don't say this to inilame
passion or embitter animosity, but during
these five years of the SUSPENSION of habeas
corpus in ireland thousands of your fellow
sui. ects have teen imprisoned without spe-
cifc charges, many for twenty months,
without trial, without intention to try them.
You had the right of domicile iufringed at
any hour of the day or night; you have
fined the innocent for the guilty you have
taken the power to expel aliens from this
country; you have renewed the curfew law
ll.nI OF
you have gagged the press, seized and sup
pressed newspapers, manufactured new
crimes and orfenses, applied fresh penalties
unknown to your law; ali this and much
more you have done i'll the last five years
[iiomerule cheers All this and much
more you will do again loud opposition
cheers.)
Parnell closed with the declaration that
there was no half way house between legis.
lative autonomy for Ireland and total dis-
severance, but refused to believe that tota
disseverance would ever come.
Gladstone closed the debate He began
by some references to Goschen's speech, and
the charges that the government had not
dealt straig ghtforwardly in its declarations
regarding the bill, and i'll this portion of
the speech put tine house in good humor
He then proceeded to show the advantages
of giving dissatisfied people the control of
their own affairs He said that even in
Tu key 10, al autonomy had proiuc d peace
and close relations with the imperial gov
ernment He said:
"In the case of Crete, which nerly twenty
years ago appeared lost to Turkey, the
| loosening of the ties at Constantinopie has
| immensely improved the relations between
| the two There is no renewal of rebellion
Churchill-There is chronic rebellion.
Glads. ds.one-Chronic revolution. Give me
| a test of chronic revolution Has Crete
| paid its tribute. Has it called for the armed
| forces of Turkey to put down revolution.
| lCries OF Yes and "0rder."J l will take
another case. Take Lebanon. About
| twenty four years ago Lebanon was in a
state of chronic revolution, under the abso-
lutte sway of Constantinople 1t was then
| placed under a system of practically local
| independence, and from that day to this it
| has never resumed its former condition. Still
more remarkable is the case OF the island
| of Samos. 1t has enjoyed for a long time
| complete autonomy and is now in state of
attachment to the Turkish empire, while
contentment with any political ties subsists
|
| Cheers So that even Turkey bears testi-
mony to the principle of which / speak. T"
He also instanced Canada as proof of the
valu, of the principle Of home rule He re-
viewed the legislation of the past with ref
erence to Ireland and the condition of af-
| ia rs produced by it in that country. Con-
tinuing, he said: "Mr. Chamberlain says
dissolution has no terrors for him l do
not wonder at it do not see how dissolu-
tion can have any terrors for him He has
trimmed his vessel and touched his rudder
| in such a mastery way that whichever of
the winds of heaven may blow it must tili
| his sails Laughter and cheersl
Gladstone closed with the following
words: II believe that there is in the breast
| of many man who means to vote against
us to night profound misgiving, approach
| ing even to deep conviction Opposition
cries of 'no" and home-rule cheers That
the end will be as we fGesee it, and not as
You do; that the ebbing tide is with you,
and that the flowing tide is with us, Minis
tsrial cneersl ireland stands at your bar
| arpectaut. hopeful almost suppliant Her