Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-27
HOUSE OF COM MONS.
AN EXTRA SESSION CALLED FOR SPE-
GAL BUSINESS.
Bradlaugh Moves Against the Peers
Gladstone Maintains his Irish Pol
icy-Iord Churchill Makes
Haunting Reply.

LONDON, Aug. l9.-Charles l.. Brad
laugh (Rad J, member for Northampton
borough, moved in the House of Commons
this evening that the seasonal order de-
claring the interference of peers in the
elections for members of the House of
Commons high infringement of the
liberties and privileges of the Commons
be not renewed this year. He pointed out
the very active interference in behalf of
the tory and unionist candidates. and
against the Gladstonians, by the
earls of Westminster, Leicester and
Montague, and the dukes of Norfolk and
Argyle in the counties of Chester,
Norfolk and Argyle, during the recent
elections, and contended that if the peers
were to be permitted thus TO defy the an
cient and much boosted right of the Com
mons, the latter might as well eXpunge
the seasonal order and save themselves
from occupying ridiculous position
Lord Randolph Churchill speaking for the
government asked if he was correct in
stating that Mr. Bradlaugh had intimated
an intention to obStruCt the business OF
the House every night his motion was
disposed of. Many members responded to
to this inquiry by cries of mo, no. Mr.
Bradlaugh denied that he had not in any
way indicated such an intention. Lord
Randolph Churchill thereupon suggested
that the House allow the order complain
ed of to be renewed, and that the House
appoint Il committee early next session to
inquire into the whole matter. Mr.. Glad
stone spoke in apparent approval OF the
tory leaders suggestion, and intimated he
would support the government on 1T.
The order was sustained 29i to l20. Sir
Michael Hicks Beach, replying for the
government to Thomas Sexton, Parnellite
member for West Belfast, said that the
government would require notice before
stating whether or not they intended to
withdraw the extra police from Belfast.
He would say that the government intend
ed to increase the number of commission
ers appointed to inquire into the Belfast
riots.
Mr.. Gladstone said he thought the con
duct of the IRISH policy should remain III
the hands of the government. If 1t was
supposed that anything that had hap
pened had produced the slightest change
in his convictions regarding the late gov
ernment's Irish policy, he was afraid
he was unable TO afford the slightest
encouragement on that point. Cheers.
He thought the opposition dealt harshly
with the late government in pressing
them for their llish policy, but he would
not retaliate. "Irelandn he said, els the
question of the day" Cheers Lord
Randolph Churchill, upon rising, said he
hoped the statement he was about to make
would satisfy the House. After taunting
Gladstone on his readiness to resort to
coercion. which he said the eX-premier
had in former times displayed, he stated
that the government had reached the con
clusion that the adoption of coercion
me assures for Ireland would be unwise.
The ministry We're determined to restore
order in Belfast aud would shrink from
no responsibility in order to attain that
end without delay. A special military
officer of high rank will be sent to Kerry
to restore order.
The address in reply to the queens
speech was agreed to.