The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-04-24
THI. IRISH LAND RIlI..
synopsis of t;l:,ti>tnilc'~ Measure fnr Ia,,d
Rule.


explained that it was Intended to go into
effect on the same day on which the home
rule bill would become operative. 1t tcould
not go on without the operation Of the
other, which would provide Legislature in
Ireland to appoint statutory authority to
deal with the landed estates and to act be
tween vendor and purchaser. The pur-
ci,ases would be made through the issue
OF tlSo,u,o,oco of :; per cent. stock, ISSUED
at par. These new Irish Consols might
with the consent of the treasury he COM,
inuted for stock OF Il lower denomination.
Ii the stock could he issued forthwith,
scrip of equal value would be issued for the
same purpose. The act was to give the
landlords the option to sell out under its
actions, and its provisions were confined
to agricultural oldsiny> and did not in
cludc mansions having dcme>ne and
woods. The state authorities acting be-
tween peasant nd land owner would pur.
chase the land from the latter, and put the
peasant in possession us absolute proprietor,
subject to an annua, rent charge until the
,o:a; payments cqualcd the purchase
money. The state would not force small
occuIcrs to become propr;e,or> in districts
where the population was congestet
The state wo,,l;: hav. the power to decide
where appropriation Of too crowded land
would DE compulsory. Nobody except
the Immediate landlords would have thu
option to sell the incunbsancer and then
he must sell by forfeiture and not at an
option for himself. Applications 70 sell
would have to bc made by all tenants on
| an estate and all these applications and
sales would he registered. Applications
would be required to give security lor costs
in certain cases. The land commission
would Be empowered to refuse app'ica-
! tion>. The basis of prices could depend
| upon the rental. For fixed prices, the
! judicial rental Of 1915 would he tine stand.
ard, in all cases wherein the rent of the
land was then fixed. In all other cases,
the land commission would have power to
arrive at a price by comparing other judic-
al rentals with Griilit!,'> valuations. The
;, land commission would also be allowed t.
ta,es for ten wears back. Twenty years
rental would be the nominal purchase
price In exceptional cases, twenty-five
wears rental would be made the. purchase
price. Applications for sale would not he
received after March !, 1890. Ten millions
OF stock would l,e issued during 1857, go,
ooo,ooo in 1855, cco,txso,ooo in 1850 and
f.o,ox,,ooo in each Of the two succeeding
years. When the proposals were first
placed before tie speakers colleagues, he
! proposed to raise ~ sl.So,oootno immediate
} ly. Chamberlain and Trcvelyn objected
to this wholesale tissue, which would de-
: prcciatc values. The charge upon the
: Irish exchequcr would be E.,ooo,ooo pei
annun,, to meet which it would be able 10
levy rents amounting to S:,soo,o'o per
! annun, ana this sum would be frs,
. Irish government, added to this imperial
contribution and the sum paid 20 England
i. by Ireland would no, be applied to any
, purpose until cGooooo was paid into the
! excIcqucr lie says the present contribu
ton Of Irish taspaycr> to England was
Gh,ySo,o,n,, oi which England paid back il
lrisl, civil service and in service OF collec
ton rl,Slo,ooo. The residue, which
| ton for the army, navy, national debt ans
' imperial civil charges, was Ec,oSs ,oop
e What did England do with it.: AS an in
l stance She sent an army Of .6,oo, men ,>
: Ireland and KEEP, them there, Il, an annua
Il cost OF eS,noo,oU>, EolS,ooo more tina,
: the balance mentioned. That was a >pcci
r men OF the cconomv Of the ~ stem tn.
{ speaker wanted to root up. Mr.. Gla,:
y stone commended the scheme 10 the s:ric
e and jealous and careful and unbiased cN
v animation: ot Enslislmcn. lie was con
j. vinccd it would be recognized ittin:
y part ola great and auspicious effort to >us
a tain the plans OF the British Legislature TO
C the welfare of what had long been, ane
c and the speaker hoped would eve: be ur
n der circumstances Tar happier than hereto
fore, an integral part OF her maicsty's do
minion. Mr.. Gladstone spoke tor an l.ou
and thir;y.iive minutes and conclude.
amid great applause.
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The Union Iron Works, of San Francis
). co, has forwarded plans and proposals t.
,. Washington tor the construction of fiv,
naval cruisers, two OF 5000 tons, one :soc
toms one c.tk>O and one SOP