The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-04-29
THE IRISH LAND BILL

Mr. Gladstone Explains, in the House of
Commons, His Bin for the Purchase of
Irish Lands-iio vigorously Derounces
the Past Treatment OF Ireland by the
English Government.
LONDON, April 16.-Mr. Gladstone pro-
pounded his Irish land bill to the house OF
commons this evening. lie said:
The aim OF the present endeavors OF the
government was directed towards securing
contentment among the people OF Ireland
and the permanent restoration OF social
order. The speakers proposals would
greatly benefit the tenants OF Ireland, but
the landlords were the principal object OF
the measure, although he thought that
many of the landlords were most hostile
to the governments policy. At the outset
the speaker wished to make the most EN-
phatc denial that it was his intention to
ask the Scotch and English TO run any
pecuniarv risk on account OF the land
lord 5 OF Ireland. The history of Ireland
was one long Indictment against its land
owners. Agrarian crime had originated
and Increased under the a&senteeism OF
landlords and raising Of rents ITS their cX-
penses while away from Ireland increased.
Oppression welded to misery, had II hide
Gus progeny. Crime had been endowed
with vitality to perpetuate itself and
from generation to generation. En-
gland WAS not clear OF responsibility, for
the deeds OF Irish landlords were English
deeds. With the power III our hands we
have looked on and done nothing. Alter
the union absenteeism became general. Ma
tional sentiment ceased to have Il beneficial
influence ON the relations between landlord
and tenant. The union itself was obtained
against the sense and wish ofevery class by
Wholesale bribery and unblushing intimi-
dution. The land act was intended to go
into effect on the same day on which the
home rule bill would become in operation.
1t could not so on without the operation
OF the other which would provide IL legis-
lature in Ireland to appoint statuary au-
thority to deal with the landed estates and
act between vender and purchaser.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MILLION POUNDS.
The purchases would be made through
the issue of $50, 900, 900 of 3 per cent.
stock issued at par. These new Irish con-
soils might with the consent OF the treasury
be committed for stock of IL lower denom-
nation. Ii the stock could be issued forth
with, scrip of equal value would be raised
for the same purpose. The act was to give
| the landlords the option to sell out under
| its terms. Its enactments were confined
to agricultural holdings and did not in
clude mansions having demesnes and
woods. The state authorities acting be-
tween the peasent and land owner wouldpur-
chase the land from the latter and put the
peasant in possession as absolute proprle-
tor, sui lect to an annual rent charge until
the total payments equaled the purchase
money. The state would not force he small
occuplerS to become propretors. In dis
tricts where the population was congested
the state would have the power to decide
whether appropriation OF the too crowded
land should be compulsory. Nobody ex-
| cept the immediate landlord would have
| the option to sell to the incumbrancers,
and then he must sell by foreclosure, and
not at option for himself. Applications to
| sell would have to be made by all the ten
ants on an estate. and all these applica
tions and sales would be registered. Appli-
! cants would be required to give security for
costs in certain cases. The land commits
| sion would be empowered to refuse appli-
| cations. The basis OF prices would de-
| pend upon the rental for a fixed period.
| The judicial rental of 1915 would be the
| standard in all cases wherein the
! rent OF the land to be sold was then fixed.
| In all other cases the land commssiou
would have the power to arrive at a price
| by comparing the other judicial rentals
| with Griffith $ valuation. The land COM
| mission would also be allowed to examine
| the state OF the books concerning estates
| for ten years back. Twenty years rental
would be a nominal purchase, in exceptional
| cases twenty-five years rental would ma Ike
a purchase. Applications for sale would
not be received until March 81, 1890. Ten
millions OF pounds OF the stock would be
issued daring 1887, 2O,0OO,OOO in 1888,
and $50 OOO, 900 in 1889.
INSIDE HISTORY.
When the proposals were first placed be-
fore the speakers colleagues he proposed
to raise f13O, 900, 900 Immediately. MIR.
| Chamberlain and Mr.. Trevel yam both OBJ
| iected to this as a wholesale issue which
would decrease value. The speaker there
fore thanked both gentlemen for giving him
occasion to consider that original PROPOSE
ton. He now thought it was an error for
them to be influenced by anything like an
outside estimate, and believed that by APP
| pointing Il receiver for the general rents,
armed with sufficient authority to collect
them, but without coming into contact
with new proprietors, the purchase money
would be amply secured The charge upon
the Irish eXchequer would be 600, 600, 600
| per annum, to meet which it would be I'M
| able to levy for rents amounting to t2, $780,
900 per annum, and this sum would be the
first charge on the rents and taxes raised by
the government. Adding to this the imperial
contribution, the sum paid to England by
| Ireland would be &c, 622, 900 per annunl,
secured on revenue amounting to t1O,-
S5O,OOO no portion OF which would be APP
piled to any purpose until f6, 600, 600 was
paid into the English exchequer. The pres
emit contribution of the Irish taxpayers to
! England was f6, $50 600, of which England
paid back into the Irish civil service and
in the service ofcollection "a, $40, 600. The
residue, which seemed to represent an i'm
perial contribution for the army, navy,
nationel debt and imperial civil charges,
was f2,0S5,OOO. What did England
do with it? AS an instance, she sent
an army OF 10000 men to Ireland and
| kept them there at an annual cost OF f3 !,
| 600, OOO-f91 D, 600 more than the balance
mentioned. That was a specimen OF the
economy OF the system the speaker want
ed to root up. Mr.. Gladstone commended
the scheme to the strict, jealous, careful
unbiased examination OF Engishmen. He
was convinced it would be recognized as 4
fitting part OF the great suspicious effort
to sustain the plans OF the British legisla
ture for the welfare OF what had long been
and the speaker hoped would ever be, un
Ger circumstances far happier than here
tofore, an integral part OF her majesty
dominion.
Mr.. Gladstone spoke an hour and thirty
five minutes, and concluded amid great
applause. Mr.. Gladstores proposals dc
not imply Il new issue OF $50, 900, 900 in
from the ESQ, 100000 in new threes al
ready authorized. Following Mr.. Glad
stone, Mr.. Chamberlain spoke in oppo-
sition to the bill, saying in conclusion:
lie was not an irreconcilable opponent
OF Mr.. Gladstones policy Ii the lanG
proposals should be sufficiently modified
he would be happy to be relieved OF the
duty OF continuing his present attitude o
opposition.
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