The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-23
FIFE IRISH LAND BILL

Mr. Gladstone Explains. I'm tho House of
Commons. His nMl for the Purchase Of
lrish Landslide Vigorously Derounces
the Past TrentMent Of ireland by the
English Government.
i.oNEoN, April 16.-Mr. Gladstone pro.
pounded his Irish land bill to the house of
commons this evening. lie saii:
The ann of the present endeavors OF the
government was directed towards securing
contcntmcnt among the people OF Ireland
ana the permanent restoration OF social
order. The speakers proposals would
greatly benefit the tenants of Ireland but
the landlords were the principal object OF
ths measure, although he thought that
many OF tho landlords were most hostile
to the governments policy. Al the outset
the speaker wished to make tho most cn,-
phntic denial that it was his intention To
ask the Scotch and English TO run any
pecuniary risk on account OF the land.
lords "i ireland. The history OF Ireland
was on" long indictment against It's land
owners. Agrariun crime had originated
and Increased under the ul,scntceism Of
landlords ;.md raising Of rents us their ex.
pens'" while away from Ireland increased.
DEPRESSION welded d" misery, had IL hide,
Gus progeny. Crime had been endowed
With vitality to pcrpct,lute itself and
aand down its miserable inheritance
from generation to generation. En-.
gland was not clear Of responsibility, Tor
the deeds 0f Irish landlords were English
dea'is. With the power in our hands we
have looked on and done nothing. After
the union ;tl'sentccism became general. Mt
tiointl sentiment ceas ii tnhave:, beneficial
influence on the relations between landlord
and teiiint. The union itself was obtained
NJ a,.tt nj >ri- 4 II,
Wholesale bribery and unbluslimy intmi-
aatlom. The land act was intended to go
INTO c,lert nn the same day on which the
home rule bill would become in operation.
~ could not go on without tho operation
OF 4 he other which would provide ~ lcsis-
inture III Ireland to appoint stutunry uu.
thority I" deal with the landed estates and
act between vcndcr and purchaser.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MILLION POUNDS.
The purchases would be made through
the issue OF lSO,OOO, 900 OF 8 per cent.
stock issued at par. These new Irish con.
soils might with the consent of the TREASURY
he committed for stock of IL lower dcnomi.
ihation. II the stock could be eissted forth.
with. scrip Of equal value would be raised
fnr the same purpose. Thract was to give
the landlords the option To sell out under
ITS terns. Its cnactments were confined
clude mansions having deuIcsurs and
woods. The state authorities acting De.
tween the "nsrnt and land owner woul,pur.
chase thu lani from thc latter and put the
peasant III possession an absolute propri,..
tor, sui lcct to an annual rent charge until
tho thtal payments e,lunlcd the purchase
money. Thestatc would not force he small
occ'ipirrs 4" become proprictors. In dis
u'icts where the populntion WAS con.e-trd
the state would have TIL" power 4" decide
whether appropriation "f the too crowded
land should he compulsory. Nobody OK.
ccpt TIN immediate landlord would have
the option to sell to the inc,lnbranrcrs,
and then he must sell 10y foreclosure, and
not at option f"rhimseli. Applications To
sell would have to he made by all the ten
ants OH nn estate, and all these ,pplica.
tions and sales would be registered Appli.
c;tnts would he required tosive sccurtv for
costs in certain cases. The l:lnd commits.
sion would he empowderrd to refuse ;,pp!i-
cations. The basis of prices would dc.
pend upon the rental for II fixed period.
The judicial rental of lSl5 would he the
standard in all cases wherein the
rent OF the land to bc sold was then fixed.
In all other cases the hand commission
would have the power to arrive at u price
by comparing the other judicial rentals
with tirii'ith's valuation. The land com.
mission would also he allowed to examine
the state of the books concerning estates
for ten years back. Twenty years rental
would bca noninal purchase, inexccptional
~ purchase. Applications for sale would
not tie received until March 81. 1880. Ten
millions of pounds OF the stock would br
issued daring lSS7. go, 1000, 900 in lSSS,
and f2O, 900 600 in 1889.
INSIDE HISTORY.
When the proposals were first placed be-
lore TIL" Speakers colleagues lie proposed
I" raise rl3O, 600, 900 ilinrIi:,t.iv Mr..
Chamberlain aud MIR. Tr.vclyum both oh
Jcctcd To This as II wholesale issue which
would decrease value. The speaker there
lore thanked both gentlemen for giving him
occasion to consider that original propnsi.
:ion. He now thought ii was AN error for
them to he influenced by anything like IN
outside estimate, and believed that by an
pointing II receiver for the general rents,
armed with sufficient authority To collect
them, but without coming into contact
with new proprictors. the purchase money
would be amply secured. Thccllarse upon
the Irish exchcqucr would be- ZOO, ,OOO, 900
per ;,nnlIln, to m, ct which il would bc I'M.
able levy Tor rents amounting to i2, 800
900 per annuni. and this sum would he the
first charge ON the rents and taxes raised by
thcgovernnnont. Adding To this the imperial
contribution, the sum paid To England by
Ireland would be fG, 622, 900 per iLnn,ln,
secured on II revenue amounting to ElO,.
$4,000, no portion OF which would b. an.
piled to amy purpose until 60, OOO, 600 was
paid into the English exchcluer. The pres
cnt contribution of the Irish taxpayers to
England was 6,9SO 900. Of which England
pai,l back into he Irish civil service aud
it.A II A. -
residue, which seemed to represent an i'm
perial contribution for the army. navy.
natinhcl debt and imperial civil charges,
was ~, OS:i,O 900. What did England
do with it, AS an instance, she sent
IN army of 2G.UOO men to Ireland and
kept them there at an annual cost OF a.
nm,O EJl:, 900 more than the balance
mentioned. That was IL specimen of the
economy Of the system the speaker want
ell to root up. MIR. Gladstone commended
the scheme TO the strirt, Jealous careful,
unbilsed examination uf Emyishmcn. lie
was convinced it would be recognized az II
httiu" part oi the great nuspicioiis effort
to sustain the plans Of tho British lcsisll-
turc fOr the welfare OF what had long been,
and the speaker hoped would ever lie. un-
Ter circumstances far happier than here
tofore. an integral part Of her mai jcst tys
dominion.
Mr' MAIDSTONE spoke an hOurand thirty
five minutes, and concluded amid great
applause. MIR. Gadstonc's proposals do
not imply new issue of i1SO, ,OOO, 900 in
3 per cents but OF only $50, 900, 900
from the ElSO. .OOO, 900 in new thrces al.
ready authorized. Following Mr.. Glad
stone, Mr. Chamberlain spoke in oppo.
siti"n to the bill, saying in conclusion:
He was not an irrcconclabc opponent
of MIR. Gladstonc's policy. II the land
proposals should he sufficiently modified
he would lie happy to he relieved Of the
duty OF continuing his present attitude OF
opppsition.
Effects of Giant Powder.
Eight cans of giant powder billed for
Shtmano, Wis, were received at Clinton
vile. few miles from appleton. Wiz, over
the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western rail.
road ,in Saturday the 9Th inst lntrIns-