The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-21
In the Commons,

LONDON, August 20.--In the HOUSE
o! Commons this afternoon, Mr.. Big
gar, Parnelite, moved that a new writ
be issued FIR an election in the South
Division Of Sligo, in place OF Mr.. Sex
ton, who, having been elected both for
that seat and for the Yves. Division Of
Belfast, decided 10 sit for the latter.
The Speaker refused to receive the
motion, stating that a petition had
been presented against granting a seat
to MrlSexton for West Belfast.
Sir j. Ferguson, Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, replying ia the House
Of Commons this evening TO +. T. Cur
ley, Glsdslonian member for Sunder-
land, slated that negotiations for the
smicable settlement Of the Northwest
Atlantic fisheries disputes vera pro-
ceediDg between England, the Unite d
States and Canada 1t was not intend.
ed by either the United States or Fog.
land, added the Under Secretary, TO
appoint a ilint commission to amend
the treaty Of 1918.
Replying 10 Frederick Seager Hunt,
Conservative member for West Mary
lehone, Sir j. Ferguson eaid the gov
eminent was unaware tbat Ru, ria
had, as alleged, either occupied or
threatened to occupy Port Lazarel.
NJ. de Gier', Russ Tau Foreign Minister,
had, Pdded The Under Secretary, in-
formed SIR Il, ID. Morier, British Am
bas ador to 81, Petersburg, on the 25th,
that the statement that Russia had oC-
nFfnIpH tnganAnI Dgvt
Lazeref was unfounded.
Thomas Power O'Connor maintained
that Lord Randolph ChurchilPs
speech es were the original cause of
the Belfast troubles. [Cheers.l Every
man who had lost his life In the riots
was the dupe aud victim of Churchill.
Continuing, Mr. O'Connor said that
commission ought TO be appointed to
inquire into the actions OF the Prim.
ross League, which, he said, was gully
at The la'l election Of boycotting aud
intimidating TO au unheard of extent.
liz eaid That a vast majority of the
Liberals supported Mr.. G adstone's
scheme, which, although il had been
temporarily checked, would inevitably
meet with ultimate successes. The
Conservatives we're too sanguine il they
thought that the electoral decision
upon a policy supported by three of
the four COMMITTEES was final and ire
vocable, He further said that the pol
icy oil the government of inuuiring
into the judicial rem. was illegal aud
impraClICAbie, because the commission
could not complete its report before
spring. while the evil existed nov aud
the crisis would come in November.
Many men and women in Ireland
would be beyond relief before spring.
Regarding the governments plan Of
aiding public works in Ireland, he
taid il wolld cost more than Mr.,
Gladstone's much abused scheme.
Mr. OConnor objected to disguised
aim" The pol cy Of the govern
mtnt, he said, was declaration Of
war sgainst the twic3 repeated verdict
OF the Iri-h people, II was a decree
Of starry ton for hundreds of thou
sands OF tenants; it woald lead TO
iobbery, decentralization and the
squanderiug of public moneys, and
British taxpayers would be the ulli-
mate losers. Cheers,
Sir WIN. Vernon Ha court said that
boycottinl was one of the greatest 30.
cial crimes. Lord Salisbury in his
speech at Newport had said that the
ordinary law was inadequate to sup
press boycotting. How then did the
government propose 10 suppress II
without coercion2 The only way was
by removing the cause, The people
must be In sympathy and harmony
with the government. The Irish ma
tional sentiment must be gratifed.
The root of the evil would not be
reached until the source of the social
disorder was removed. Ireland must
be treated like Canada. The people
knew what they wanted. He accused
Lord Randolph Churchill of melting
landlords in his speech last evening TO
exact the utmost farthing OF rents by
promising the assistance Of the whole
armed forces of the kingdom. Such
language was the greatest posi-
BILE incentive to disorder [Cheersl
The late government, however
faulty it was in other re-
spects, never encouraged evictions.
The Tory Government seemed TO have
only one panacea namely, royal
commissions. 1t was impossible any
longer to bride Ireland with gold to
abandon her national demand. He
(Harcourt) believed that the principle
OF equal local self government for the
three Kingdoms was a false principle.
He quoted opinions OF Disraeli aud
Salisbury TO the effect that the system
OF government for Ireland should be
the revere OF that governing Eng
laud. He (Harcourt) commended that
Ireland did not want such local self
government as was proposed. The
Liberals intended to continue to APP
peal against the recent election yer.
dict. The policy Of the government
was based upon great errors OF prin
ciple, and was altogether inappliCable
and inlpTactiCable. [Painellite cheers.
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.