Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-01-23
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
The First Debate on the Irish Situation
Conducted Most Calmly.

LONDON, Jan. 50.
The debate in the House of Commons,
Thursday, left the impre ssion that both par
ties are anxious to conciliste the Psrnellites.
and have no desire TO enforce strong coer-
Give measures. At the same time il is be-
heved thst there is no chance of either con-
servstives or liberals proposing at this ses-
sion any home rule measure likely to satisfy
the Irish. Gladstone said that in seeking .
reelection he was mainly guided by a wish
TO proceed with proposals in regard to both
the legislative and social position of Ireland.
Only government, however, was able TO act
in such matter.
He did not intend to intrude proposals Of
his own, but he would reserve his opinion.
He would reserve his decision whether to
altar or to add to the proposals embodied in
his election manifesto. lie pleaded for pa
tent hearing of the opinions of the Irish
nationslists.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach said that 1t WAS
ooycotting, not agrarian crimes, that had in
creased in ireland
The new Chief Secretary for Ireland would
consider tee question whether ordinary pow
ers were sufficient or whether special powers
would be needed 10 suppress boycotting.
! Parnell said that he had always believed
| that if the principle were admitted that Ire
land was entitled to some form of self gov
ernment the settlement of details would not
be found a formidable task, and that there
would be no great difficulty in securing the
empire against separation. He himself, al
| though not n Protestant. feared no danger to
the minority in Ireland from the Catholics.
| The whole question was one of reasonable or
exorbitant rents. He denied that the Nation
al League encouraged boycotting National
lst members, he said, on seeing the manifest
| desire IL Eu.yIauH IN wptuh tho Ir,s all nstl on
calmly had resolved that no extravaganza of
word or action on their part should mar the
first fair chance Ireland ever had. As ueith-
er liberals nor Parnellites appearing to be in
clned to challenge government, Lord Ran
dolph Churchill proposed that the debate be
adjourned. He wished the House to clearly
understand, however, that it would be impos-
sible for the present government ever to
sanction an Irish Parliament. He added
that the government would be prepared when
the proper time arrived with a scheme to i'm
| prove local government in Ireland.
Mr.. O'Briens amendment to the address
in reply TO the Queens speech
rectes that the depression in agriculture in
| lcts grievous hardships upon the tenant
farmers, who form the bulk of the people ef
Ireland, and being destitute of capital, are
unable to obtain credit. Owing to success
sion OF bad seasons they are reduced to
helpless condition and unable to paw their
full rents Their hardship is aggravated by
the inconsderate use of legal power bv land
owners in enforcing evictions. This House,
therefore, with views of insuring respect for
law and order, should consider as soon As
possible measures by which the Irish
courts can be enabled to stay the evictions
and arrange settlements between tenants and
| landlords