The Portland daily press., 1886-04-13
FOREIGN.
FOREIGN.
Ciadstone'e Home Rule Measure De-
bated in the Commons.
Bitter Attack Made Upon 1t by Lord
Randolph Churchill.
a Plot 10 Assassinate the Gar of
Russia Discovered.
Serious Rupture Between Russia and
England over Afghanistan's
Boundary.
A Rumor that Greece Has Declared
War Against Russia.

LONDON April 12-The House of Commons
was again densely crowded this evening, as the
result of the extended announcement that Lord
Randolph Churchill would attack Gladstone's
Home Rule bill. Among the Conservatives and
Wings there was an intense interest in Lord Ran
dolph's efforts.
Gladstone, in reply to questions, stated it would
be impossible to close the debate on his request
for leave tonight, and that on this account he had
decided to postpone introducing his Irish land
purchase bill until next Monday.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach CONSERVATIVE made
brief address in which he indicated for his party
an understanding to refrain from forcing dlvis-
ion on the Home Rule bill until it came up for the
second reading.
Sir Randolph Churchill, by virtue of his motion
to adjourn at the last session, having the floor, re-
sumed debate on Gladstone's request for permis
sion to introduce Home Rule bill. He said that
after long consideration he had come to the con-
clusion that the scheme involved such compli-
Gated and inextricable mass of contradictions
that if anybody beside Gladstone had proposed it
it never would have been taken seriously.
Cheers. 1t was hedged about with such fanci.
full and eccentric guarantees for the integrity OF
the empire that the speaker was astonlsned at the
ParnelliteS acquiescence. He had vainly search
ed all the authorities, ancient and modern, for
precedent for Gladstone's two orders, which were
to compose the proposed Irish Parliament. The
first order was intended TO specially represent
property, and it was worthy OF attention that the
great leader of the great Liberal party had chos-
en- such an antiquated and discarded machine as
property qualification for the electorate of this
first order. The second order was also elective.
Both orders were TO sit together; each could de-
mand the exercise of the right to vote separately,
and one order could veto any measure brought in
by the other. Take simple Illustration Of how
this would work i'll practice. Suppose the new
Parliament should proceed to the election OF q
Speaker: assume that the popular party carried
the election for their candidates the property par
ty by voting separately, could veto the choice,
and then in consequence for three or four years
thA election of a Sneaker WOul0 he SuSDpnde0
(Laughter). The same thing would happen in all
those cases in which one order should choose to
veto the action of the other; such as for instance,
the question of rules of procture o" budget pro-
poSals.
that the fiscal unity of the United Kingdom would
not be affected by the retention in the hands of
the British Parliament Of the power Of collecting
DONE what would become of the ancient British
rule of taxation and representation going together
Cheers.
ceipts and disbursements of the Imaginary Irish
budget" for the purpose, as he said, of showing
that Gladstone's proposal to maintain the fiscal
unity of the empire, while giving Ireland home
rule, was altogether untrustworthy. He then
pointed out that the amount which the Premier
had named as that which Ireland would every
year contribute under home rule to the imperial
treasury as her contribution for the benefits of
her imperi unity, was of an extremely illusory
The real principle of the bill, he said, was SIM
ply the repeal Of the union. 1t handed over the
prOtectlOn OF tDe lives ana properly OF every man,
woman and child in Ireland to each parliament,
and deprived the imperial parliament of all voice
in Irish matters. The measure gave much ON one
hand and took much on the other, expressing in
the same breath confidence and distrust The
Premier justified his proposals on the ground that
there were S6, Home Rulers in the House. But
why should the voices of the Sc Irish members
prevail over the voices of the 584 other members?
History showed the rise and decline of former
Irish parties. OConnell's party was formidable,
through the influence of Wings and Tories The
parliament in which that party was powerful was
dissolved, and 0Connell died broken-hearted.
Butt. in 1870, headed a party sixty strong, and
the speaker saw Butt before his death, when the
latter was in the deepest distress over the break
up OF his party. Parnell in 1880, led sixty votes,
and i'll six months his party was divided, remain
ing so until the end of the last parliament SO the
Parneltes, formidable today, were in danger of
to avert by insisting upon pledge from his fol-
lowers to vote q certain way. (CreS of dissent
from the Parnelltes)
The Premier continued the speaker, further
argued that the repeal of the union was necessary
because English laws had foreign aspect to the
Irish. Morley had emphasized that by warning
the country might prepare for resistance to the
payment of rent, for revolt, dynamite explosions
and assassinationS. The House, he declared,
was ready to face such a position with which it
was already familiar. Gadstones proposals had
given the Nationalist an enormous advantage. He
had listened to many ofiGladStOne's speeches, the
charms of which were described as being like the
effects of morphia and the sensation under the
operation was transscoutive The awakening
was bitterly painful In conclusion the speaker
said that the effect of the bill would be to free
Ireland from the supremacy of Parliament and
the sovereignty of the Queen.
Mr.. Russell, attorney general, taunted Lord
Churchill with infusing into his speech prejudice
and passion. 1t had been argued that the present
parliament had no mandate from Its constituencies
for this bill. He asked, was there mandate for
repressive policy towards Ireland (Parnellite
cheers) as to the exclusion of the Irish members
from tile Imperial parliament? The sudden af-
fection of the opponents of the bill displayed for
the presence of the Irish members would not de-
ceive the Irish people. Gladstone's Lill was the
first genuine effort to give the law in Ireland a
moral support. The condition of Ireland was
not due to the perversty of Irish character; that
was only weak excuse of an imbecile statesman.
The truth was the united parliament had hitherto
failed in its duty to Ireland. The English had
tried to govern Ireland and failed and it was now
time for ireland to try and govern itself. Cheers.
The speaker reminded the House that 1t had
never been able to break the spirit of the irish
people, If the measure was not passed and II
Parliament refused it today, another Parliament
dare not refuse to pass it. When just and prac-
teal scheme like this, sanctioned by the Cabinet ;
when the diSsenSiOns of the Liberals only differed
as to the means; when the Conservatives had no
policy but repression, it not the highest Wis
dom to pass the measure in a generous spirit? Ii
il were postponed till the military were used to
enforce repression, it would soon have to be done
and under conditions infinitely worse
Mr. Bradlaugh said he regretted the bitterness
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