The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-21
Chamberlain Writes to His Constituents that
the Liberal Breach Can Only be Healed by
Withdrawal of the Home-Rule Bill.
The Arms Act Passed TO a Second Read
ing by a Very Decided Majority.
The Russian Gar Issues an Address Contain
ing Hints Pointing to War-Mount Etna
Pouring Forth Torrents of Molten Lava.
THE IRISH MEASURES.


| No Chance of Liberal ReconciIiati listers
Opposition to Home Rule.
LONDON May 20-Gen. Sir Frederick Pom
sonby. the Queens private secretary. delivered
to Mr.. Gladstone to-day, long message from
her Majesty.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that Mr.. Chamber
lain's curt refusal to entertain indirect
lures from Mr. Gladstone through Baron Her
schell. the Lord High Chancellor has closed the
door to any chance of reconciliation between
himself and Mr.. Gladstone.
The Dublin United Ireland declares that there
are Nationalists sufficient in any town of Ulster
to whip the rag-tag and bob-tsil Orangemen
into good behavior. provided the police stand
| aside.
Colonel Waring, member of Parliament for
Down county, Ireland has written a letter urg-
ing the Ulsterites to organize and prepare to re-
sist home rule. "For Gods sake. he says, set
US have deeds, not words.
Mr. Chamberlain writes to his constituents
thanking them for their vote of confidence He
says ne hopes that even now means will be
found to reunite the Liberals, providing the
home-rule bill, which, he declares is admitted to
be defective. shall be withdrawn, and he is san
guine that with more time for discussion and
consideration something like general agree
ment can be effected.
The House of Commons. this evening, after
heated debate rejected, by vote Of 210 to 169,
the Dundalk gas bill, as elaborated by COM
mittee which consisted of four English mem
bers. The bill increased the powers of pri-
vate gas company, whereas the municipal au-
v;c to DO xba of 11L fha
town into their own hands in order to be as
economical as possible. In the course of debate
Mr.. Sexon said that Irish private business ought
to be suspended until the home-rule question
had been settled; and at any rate, the bill under
consideration ought to be dealt with by a com
mittee of Irishmen instead of Englishmen.
Lord John Manners, Conservative, said that
the dabatesshowed the temper wi:hashich brsi.
ness would be conducted in the Irish Parliament.
Mr. Dillon retorted that the Irish Parliament
would at least be composed of members who
knew where Dundalk is situated. The bill was
supported by the Conservatives and by Mr..
Leonard Courtney. Liberal. while Messrs. Glad
stone, Childers and Stansfeld, of the Ministry,
and all the Parnellites opposed the measure.
The announcement of the result was received
Mr.. John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland,
moved the second reading Of the arms act. He
explained that the act was intended to restrict
the possession, carrying and importing Of arms
Nobody in proclaimed district could carry
arms without license. Although cases of out
RACES had greatly diminished since 1881, it was
necessary to prolong the act of that year in view
of the present excited state of party feeling in
she north of Ireland No act could prevent the
commission of deliberately planned murder.
The true use of the act was to prevent the
growth Of the practice of carrying arms on the
occasions of fairs, markets, professions and
other gatherings. In conclusion. he asked all
lovers of order to support the measure.
Mr.. Parnell complained that the powers of the
acthad been injuriously used in two directions:
First, to harass and annoy Nationalists; second,
to deprive farmers of firing guns intended to
scare birds from their farms. conservative
laughter.
Orangemen had shown by acts and by the ut
terances of their leaders that they were disposed
to slaughter, or to attempt to slaughter, those
who differed from them in political opinion
Irish cheers. He would not say that Lord
Salisbury, Lord Randolph Churchill and Mr.
Chamberlain really intended to promote MUIR
der, but their words would certainly have no
other effect
Mr. Bradlaugh condemned Lord Randolph |
Churchils speeches in Ulster as dangerous and |
reasonable.
Lord Randolph Churchill repudiated the insin- |
uation that ne had melted the people to murder |
He had merely pointed out that the placing of |
the Ulsterites in the power of the Dublin Parlia-
ment must result in civil war. He quoted |
speeches of Mr.. Gladstone and Sir Henry James |
in an effort to prove that the people were justi-
fled in refusing to submit to the transfer of au-
thority from an efficient to an inefficient govern
ment
Lord Randolph Churchill admitted that he |
told the Obstetrics that If the home-rule bill |
should be passed they would be justified in Of |
fering forcible resistance In that he adhered to |
the constitutional doctrine which England ac-
cepted century ago. He quoted Mr.. Morley's |
essay on Robespierre and speech Of Mr.. Glad
stone in support of that doctrine.
Mr.. Healy indorsed Mr.. Parnelrs remarks
He asked what effect Orangemens threats would
have upon Fenians.
Mr.. Gladstone said that the law ought to be ap-
piled with the strictest impartiality. He regret
ted that he had not heard Lord Randolph Church
i'll, but he understood the drift OF his remarks
He [Gladstone] wished to explain that he had
not noticed such language as Churchill's. be-
cause he regarded it as powerless to weaken the
foundations of the law and the national feeling;
ard further, that the Conservative leaders had
offered nothing either in extenuation of or apol-
ogy for Churchills language. The government |
desired to avoid subjects likely to stir up angry
passions and therefore had not noticed circum- |
stances characterized equally by extreme gravity
and. happily, by extreme rarity.
Mr.. Dillon opposed the bill on the ground that |
arms would DO obtained in spite Of any law 10