The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-18
If the Home-Rule. Measure Is Carried or De-
feated by Small Majority, a Dissolution
of Parliament Will Be Demanded.
The Ministry Will Not Resign Unless
Beaten by a Majority of Forty.
Nihilists Claim that the Czar Remains at lii
vida Because Of the Dangers in His Path
An Heir to the Throne of Spain.
Gladstone Will Appeal to the Country Un
less He Is Beaten Forty Votes.


Gladstone Will Appeal to the Country Un-
less He Is Beaten Forty Votes.
LONDON, May lit is reported that Mr..
Gladstode has replied to the Queen that she
must dissolve Parliament unless the majority
against the home-rule bill be so great as to jus
tify its opponents in undertaking the govern
ment with a chance of succeeding in passing
Irish legislation. Ministerialsts say that in the
event of the bill being carried by small ma
jority, or being defeated by small majority,
Parliament will be dissolved: and. if the ma
jority against the bill reaches forty, the Ministry
will resign.
Mr. Chamberlain declines to formulate the
concessions desired by him, on the ground
that the Gladstone committee already knows
them
In the lobby of the House of Commons, this
evening, the subject Of the dissolution of Par
lament was everybody's lips. The second
week in July was mentioned as the time
when the general elections would most probably
be held.
Colonel Ponsonby, the Queens private secre-
tary visited Mr.. Gladstone to-day. 1t is under
stood that he conveyed to the Premier mes
sage from the Queen to the effect that Her Maj
esty was desirous that dissolution of Parlia-
ment be avoided, as she feared that course would
have disturbing influence upon the business
interefts of the country.
The Pail Mall Gazette publishes the names Of
the gentlemen who will constitute the new Cabi-
net in the event of a change of government. It
says that the names were furnished by promi-
nent Minister in the present government The
1,cAs L.
Leonard Courtney as Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Mr.. Goschen as Secretary of Foreign
Affairs and Mr.. Chamberlain as Chief Secretary
for Ireland
The debate on the home-rue bill was contin-
ued in the House of Commons tonight Sir
Richard Assheton Cross was the first speaker
He said that the bill would not secure good
government for Ireland One set of judges
would administer justice in civil cases and the
other would administer justice in criminal cases
Mr.. Gladstone had said that the union was eff
fected by bribery, but the Premier himself was
offering the large bribe of 0,000, 900
to Ireland, and this was not the first
time that he had offered a bribe. Parliament,
the speaker continued, would cease to be impe-
rial if the Irish members were not retained He
believed that by a firm and iudicious admins
tration of the law, and by the governments show
ing its readiness to consider just grievances, the
Irish would, in time, see, as the Scotch had al
ready seen in their case, that it was to the in
terest Of Ireland to remain united with England
and to maintain the supremacy of the imperial
Parliament.
Mr.. James 'Stansfed. President Of the Local
Government Board, said the Conservatives had
propounded policy for governing Ireland reso-
lutely; "and," he continued, 1--WE all know what
'resolutely' means" [Cheers.l He believed in
Irish nationality, and he thought that to satisfy
the Irish was the only way to effect a lasting
moral union between England and Ireland.
Mr.. John Mcdonald, member for the Edin-
burg and st, Andrews districts, presented Pc
tition against granting home rule in Ireland. It
was ia miles long, and weighed ga pounds, and
was borne into the House on the shoulders of
stalwart attendants
Mr. James Bryce said that the government was
perfectly willing to appeal to the country. Loud
cheers The retention of Irish representatives
at Westminster was a detail that it would be
impossible to discuss at this stage. The
bill gave the imperial Parliament power in
all necessary legisla ion for Ireland. Mr.. Bryce
cited the cases of America and Ireland in favor
of home rule for Ireland He said that Hol-
lands loss of Belgium, and Denmarks loss of
Schleswig- Holstein, were the result of refusal to
grant moderate concessions. He asked the Sc
ceders whether they were not playing into the
hands Of enemies. The Irish knew that they
had the democracy of England at their side. He
hoped they would be content to wait in a law
abiding spirit for justice.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw Lefever, the deba to
was adjourned until tomorrow.
Mr.. John Bright was present at the session to-
night. 1t is believed that Mr.. Bright has writ
ten to Mr. Gladstone that unless the bill is with.
drawn he will speak and vote against it.
Sir Charles Dixie, in addressing the city Lib
erals to-day. urged them to preserve unity and
prepare for the elections.
Lord Salisbury's speech, of Saturday has
greatly assisted Liberal cohesion.
A Loyalist meeting at Bermondsey to-day
was invaded by party of Radicals and Irish
men, who stormed the platform A general
fight ensned, aud the meeting broke up in dis
order
Mr.. Parnell has received cablegram express
ing sympathy from the Hibernian convention at
St Paul, Minn.
A volunteer corps has been started at Belfast
in connection with the Church of Ireland. The
Belfast Mornin: News says: THE time has ar
rived for Nationalists to prepare to meet the
enemy and dispense them 1t is fact that the
Nationalists are in a minority in Ulster. Al
though well disposed toward their Protestant
brethren, the Catholics of Ulster will not sub
NIT to be massacred by rabble armed with
Snider rifes.'
The Orangemen Of County Armagh are form
Inc themselves in military associations, organ