Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-02
HOME-RULE.
TEE nEBATE on THE BILL IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
chamberiains Speech in Opposition &c ths
Second Reading Much Excitement
in the Chamber.

! ny Anglo American cable 10 the Dispafch.l
i.oKDog. June /. The debate 90 The
homs-rue bill in the House OF Commons
was resumed this afternoon by Joseph
Chamberlain. When he arose w bis plare
he was greeted with dcrisiYe cheers
and howis IRON the Irish members.
Iie denied the assertion made by T..
Dryer GRAY that be Chamberlain wa
tht author Of The article on National
Councils Published In the forfUiqhhy r.
UtfU. and said THAI GRAY knew yery wei
who The author was, and that the details OF
the article were supplied from Irish sources.
q myself possess - said the speaker. - In
e0ntIo,oii5ie and ineOnfestible proof thst
cmgeul Nationalist headers have approved
ihe igirciisie Of national councils
Hero tie PGrDelliies uttered loud howl
and criod 0ut, Names Names =
Sad the Conservative ana Wing cbrered
| Chamberlain. Tie denuneiaiiOn and cheer
Ne quickly became an uprOaf. which lasted
several minutes Chamberlain calmly
folded bis arms and smilinglg waited for
the tumui % SubsidC. iui be refused
10 mention the names called for Ee-
sumng, Chamberlain af great ieugfh
! explained why he deemed Gla1stOne's
concessions Inadequate. He did not. NJ
continued, propose 20 reply 70 any Of the
personal references MADE ~ himself during
the course ~ the denair. They wcre. pr
haps, amusing, but they were below the
! ictei Of the great constitutional discussion
Of question. iraughi With the most mo-
merton. consequences. Those who OpID,e
the hOme-r ale measure believe u WOald
prove most mischIeyous in ,ts cflocl upon
1ioiana. and postpone iOr q long time q SUI
/ isfaC'Ory settlement u the IRISH question.
fCrics of " lic.r, hear"
/ There had been m some Liberal quarters
| q desire 60 minimize the importance o. q
division on the second reaCing OF t1c bill
Member. bad been t0ie thai lbe bill was
already killed.
TIE speaker did not believe that Glad.
stone would accept q vote on second read
! inc on the understanding fha 10 wOuld tee
! received only o. az approval OF the nb-
| stract resolution TIA: Ireland oJ@hi 20
| have a Parliament OF her own. Had the
| Government submitted mere resolution
affirming the Principe Of ie-i-iatlvc aut0nO-
| uy Tor Ireland, be- chamberlain could
! havC voted fnr n, hc"ause 81 would have
| been consistent either with the creation ~
a chamler like the Graitau Parliament or
| with the establishment Of legisafivc
| council sucha- the Speaker had suggested
| ana which had ere bow received the sup
4
! iic-. " NAMES names y
/ The Government proposal. however.
! had stronger mraninr than that o.!
| mere abstract resolution, Is % pledged tie
| House to the support Of The principle OF
| hom' -rulc, from which Gladstone sad he
| would pcycr depart. The speaker and
/ those who thought with him had
1 hoped since Gladstone speech ~
! iht Foreign Office The homf-rule bill
/ might Doe so remodclled thai they could
Voic ior n. but they had been disapp1 ntrd.
! Gladstone had since practically stated To- lhc
| House 0s Commons that II jbe hii' pissed
! o., second reading il would hg suspended
] until October. and then De- r.lnuOducrG
| unuife rrO except iu min Jr details con .ern-
| ING Ne feature " lTi.h representation "a
! Wc,'uin-ir Those who a-reca WITH toe
! ~lC,ko1 aid not wish to rcducs ireland o.
/ rendition ol self-goycrhing colony.
/ are the change. promised by Gladstone
| would mol meet che view. Of those who
uBulnircl be position. Under The
amended proposal ~ THE Premier The Irish
mcmhcrs might Dee iDvited 90 take part in
20, discussion about and vote 10 the imprruI
expense like those a the Russian and ECrI.-
Ian wars. Questions relating IN su'b
muiiei- were constantly arising. and in
order 90 tHLr I'D active p4rt IN the
discussion ana settlement The Irish
meMpfrs would require 10 be constantly
r.tseut ~ Westminster. II would Doe i'm
possible t0 MAXI the House ~ Commons @
! lu.iuaiuc body, q. j. would be- under
Gladstone proposals. Hwouid be- equally
uuWisf o. crclic al Irish Parliament n
subordinate and 80. d coordinate body.
ilhecr,.l
VIVA, they wauisd We, % prevent tie
either 81 Westminster or u Dublin.
fCheers and continued chearsl A. q IL
stoT, that Was q vcrv important matter
.Psrnelbte arghier.l The speaker would
nuf 20 into the question - armed resist
ance although ht resented - absurd the
parnelte charge that he hid said any
thing melting 10 assassination OF outrage.
.ChceTs.l
Hu, II tbe Resistance - T ister 20 the
Dublin Government were expressed 10
constitutional WY. would the British O..
Dou-t of Commons override Or disregard
that rcsistaucri IHcT. hearl Har iiaq
ilt resistance pi tie PToie-.ant- % lsi.-
, been -ticWat.zed rs unpatr.otic: Wa T.
BECAUSE they W"Ie proud OI belonging DO q
great empire and opposed TO being cu,
HdrIii from long fam iiar >1CiIInu - Do aul-
b,rs Of the MEG kiuod1mt
IN defending | i>t"i Boz was governed hr
no religious bitt, mes. Tier could. how
ever. Dc ~ doubt thIi 90. Profess iut- OF
lister were peaceful. ior tnci1 religious in-
fere.t- demanded g.. Sc belonged 10
O family that always had opposed ans
thing hke religions ascendaDcy- lie va.
convinced THAI tuc IrOte,iauis OF | l7ter
bad Just c.u,r i0 lear attempts by tbf
ir..i Catholics to secure predominant.
The Catholic Church. by b.. tenet. and hy
"a. la.tl. We bound uo' On %" content win |
tuMlify- ilries or 90 Oh Oh!f'l
Tho mrmbers from Ireland sly "Nat" /
Ilrfe - . pamphlet, written hy tho Prime |
-.Dl.trr, ou d. a,ir1uism - lau-u-er'- |
lu which Gee Saws that d" Oh secure civil rights I
has been fhc a,m of Christian civilization. |
while b DESTROY rhai apd o. rec-Ja' i-h \
ies s.ic-.. comnrcrfu2 action as - -rur-l 1
POWER /, fhf ain ui the Roman p1.irr.
Thai was absolutely ti' truil. li 10 W.. 1
worth while o. carry the argument further. 1
De- could give The statements winch Tire |
tsthUhC nlsbOu- Recently Made 90 the sane
fleet [trl-- 81 "Qu1le quote from |
tHe lri,h membe-s.
Was [ l-ter also justified ~ fearing lu
st.aCL on n. maternal Interests when i1o
Nationalist papers we've dr-cribW- tht
Belfast linen industry ~ one ~ fhe curse,
OF The COUNTRY; ICrics q .No, 90 o. NO."
IOm the ParDeAii, membersl IL hai
seen q series Oi articles IN the lri-l
Press IN winch 90, iner-manUffcfurrr-
wee denounced. But after 3D. the que--
inA Ra> not neither these far- were well
founded or the reverse. They existed.
The practical question was. Would Parlla- !
meut give effect 90 ihem Opposition
cfr.rs.1
m, time Lad surely come when tnc
Government should give chem more irlJr-
nation than tlat conveyed 10 Dir. Gla1
STONE rrceni references ~ Ulster. The
tlu lad come when the Government (
ought D. say vhfIher there j. Ia Ulster. Or
ir any portion ni I lsicf, Hear Hear =
such q lTcd0minatlng sentiment ~ de-
.lrves separate consideration. md Wbrther
th,y VIII devise = scheme - give tie pJ7l-
lion OF ( i-ier such consideration. Cheer. /
y there had been any real element o.
iHa.i-y ~ TIE t,l De- shJIld have voted ior |
It's second reading. but hc failed 80 see any /
sact clement. Inc Irish people would not
regard % O. nual Had ,uel biu beer o.
tered o. scotland The ? ople would have IN
q -T.autir r'lrcieG o. scotland would be-
content WEs concessions much Joss cX-
r., vacant. such as the possession oi loea
autonomy with q preservation Oi the
supremacy and integrity oi thr empire
V ts mere INV uan ir The House wh3 could |
maintain THAI the ISL did u0t weaken thf
supremacy 81 ;De imperial P4rliAueut or NJ
Ita,t fn0w doubt upon ~ ministerial
az ic- 81 80 NO, uC-'I