The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-11

exclusion Ot lflSu NJ mOgfs ll ON the
imperial Parliament rs q EeAch O.
the cardinal piiHCiple thstthFre ought
no to he taxation Without represents-
tion. The opponents of the bill said
that England could never enlCrce g. Y
alton in Ireland without representa-.
tor, and that nothing husih consent
OF Ireland would induce them to con-
template such sCtion fer a moment.
Many members were not even
sati fed with the conseDt OF Ire
land. Besides the general contt'-
tut 'onal OF ection, there existed Ie.
sret that there would cease TO be
symbolicsl representation OF the unity
Of the empire through the absence Of
Irish members. Now, history has
shown US that in foreign, or what he
preferred to call over SEA affsirs, the
Irish people do not stand inthe same
relation as the people of England and
Scotland. Hear, hear, and cries Of
"oh."1 1t is wonder that in
country with woes so great and
whose hopes have so often been
doomed to disappointment the mind
of the people should be confined to
the position Of their own country I?
An essential principle to the Irish pso-
pie has become the control OF their
own affairs. Still, the bill provides
that Ireland shall not be
EXCLUDED FROM IMPERIAL AFFAIRS.
Clause 20 provides for q recall OF be
representatives in both houses OF the
Irish Parliament before the Parliament
cen proceed to the alteration Of a stat
ute upon which the two countries do
not agree. Another cla7se provides
that on certain conditions the Irish
assembly may vote sums of money for
purposes excluded from its ordinary
cognislnce. He trusted that should
Great Britain be involved in a great
war, when Ireland would be exposed
TO the common danger, the Irish
assembly would respond 10 a mes
sage from the Grown by voting
money to. prosecute the war. [Op-
position laughter. Though abiding
in the principle that the Irish mem.
bers should not sit in the Imperial
Parliament, The government was will
ing to meet the difficulty by provid-
ing that when it was proposed to slter
the taxation of Ireland relating to the
customs and excise duties, IIish men,
bers would be enabled to appear in
Parliament and share in the debate.
[Cries of hear, hear. The govern
ment was also willing to appoint a
joint commission from the English
and Irish Parlaments, which
would meet from time to time
to consider some questions OF
Impslial or common interest.
No great question such as succession
to the cTowu ought to fall under the
discussion of this second ,ry authority,
bat many ques ions, such as treaties Of
commerce, might require direct CON-
municalion between both Palliaments
He would therefore,propose, on bthaf
of the government, some plan Of the
kind. He proceeded to explain that
the government remained undecided
as TO the conditions under which Ir sh
members of an Irish commission
should appear in the Imperial Parlia-
ment. The goyerlmsps did not con-
slider this to be a viIal point. In h 8
opirion, II the Irish members came
back in any numbers it would be
necessary TO devise
NEW SYSTEM OF KLECTIoN.
He would certainly have no jealousy
of the Irish members. If they should
in their force he would
rather have them amply than scantily
and jea'ously treated. In conclusion,
he declared that the main object OF
the bill was to abolish, root and
branch, the discomfort prevailing in
Ireland, and to restore social order by
the removal, not merely of the symp-
toms, but of the cause of all that dis.
content. II the OPP onents of the
bill had an alternative po icy,
what was it? He asked il Lord
Randolph Chul chill should undertake
the task Of settling Ireland, what did
he mean to do2 Was his plan that
proposed by the loV alists in Belfast
last November? The English Gov
ernment might be daring, but not 80
daring as 10 undertake the reconstruc-
ton OF the Irish government without
touching the legislative difficulty. II
Lorn Harrington bad plan, let him
declare it. He appealed to Lord
Harrington to state his solution of
the Irish problem. They had reached
a crisis in the history Of the
nation. The pa'h Of boldness YVES the
only path OF safety. [Oheers.l All
men ought to know their own mind
and ought to tell it. The fste OF Ire
land could not be cast in the lottery
OF politics. PArnellite cheers. He
had been told that he was steering
Ireland to certain ruin. Let the op-
ponents show way to escape. Lst
Lord Harrington, in moving the re-
lection OF the bill, trace visible or
Dall able read through the darkness.
-CneerF. "The members OF the House
Of Commons have before them a great
to close strife of 100
years, aye, OF knitting by bonds frmer
and higher in character the hearts
and affections OF the Irish people, and
Of cementing the noble fabric of the
British nation" Loud and prolonged
cheering
LORD HARTINGTON's SPEECH.
Mr.. Gladstone was followed by Lord
who on rising Yves greeted
with cheers. He asked if Mr.. PArnell
had ever stopped short of asking for
independence and the restor-
alton of Ireland to her place among
the nations of the world. He HAT
inQton) feared that the Premier had
settled the matter without mature
consideration. With reference to
an alternative meas
ure, he failed to remember a
single instance in which Mr.. Glad
stone had taken the course he now
asked the dissentionists to take, who
we're unprepared to suggest in what
direction the measure before the
House could be Immediately revised.
He believed that the concession made
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