The Irish standard., 1886-06-12
THE HOME RULE MEASURE
Is Defeated on Its Second Reading, but Shall
Rise Again Ph@nix-like from It's Ashes
and Flourish like a Green Bay Tree.
PARNELL's WlTHERING SPEECH.
He Exposes Joseph Judas Isacariot Cham
berlain's Rank Hypocrisy and is
Greeted With Rousing Cheers.

Greeted With housing UEeers.
The second reading of the Home
Rule bill was defeated in the British
House Of Commons Monday night
amid scene Of indescribable excite
ment and confusion: by a majority o1
80 votes-namely, 341 to 31l.
Parnell's speech was great success
simple, frank and resolute. He des
cribed the bill as one that could be and
had been loyalty accepted by the Irish
people at home and abroad. An i'm.
mense sensation was caused when he
revealed the offers made by some OF
the Tory leaders to bring a bill grant
ing Home Rule accompanied by the
right of protection of manufactures
and trade. The effect Oh the House
was SO startling that Mr. Parnel]
paused, and thereupon wild volleys OF
cheers rose from the Gladstonite and
Parnellite benches, the Premier heart,
lily joining in, with significant gestures
The Tories and mutineers responded
with counter demonstrations, which
were finally drowned by fiereer and
fiercer cheers from the threats Of the
Home Rulers. The House at this point
was at white heat of excitement, and
the scene particularly animated, every
bench being crowded to it's fullest Ca
pacity. The galleries under the clock
were choked with members unable to
find seats on the floor The whole of
the standing room below the gangway
and behind the toy benches was filled.
The counter cheers OF the hostiles hay
ing been fairly drowned by the Nation
alists and government men, Parne}l
cool and collected, his features express
i've Of high purpose, proceeded with
his revelations. He said that a promise
of bill giving Home Rule to Ireland
was accompanied by pledge Of an i'm
portant scheme Of land purchase, de-
signed to create a peasant proprietary
Gil tile widest possible basis, and in eft
feet transferring the land Of Ireland
from the present owners to the occu-
piers--a scheme in all respects much
more extensive than that introduced
this session by Mr.. Gladstone. He
next attacked Chamberlain IS objections
against the Home Rule bill and his al
tentative proposals, tearing them to
pieces one by one and destroying the
entire fabric Of caucus opposition by
calm, exhaustive, unsparing and con-
vincing analysis. Looking across the
floor of the House at the Cham berlain-
ties, Parneli declared that the object Of
the chief OF the liberal mutineers was
simply and solely to cast q stigma on
the irish parliament and to keep Irish
men
UNDER THE THUMB OF sUBJECT1ON.
AS he said this his voice and color
rose, he drew himself up to his full
height. and, with right hand extended.
asserted, with the most solemn empha-
sis, chat this subsection would never
again be submitted to by Ireland. His
peroration was effective and touching,
and as he sat down he was rewarded
with volley of ringing cheers. AL
though the belief was still general after
Parnell's speech that the second read
ing was hopeless, it was understood
that votes had been changed as the re~
suit of the effort of the Nationalist
leader. Many Radicals were anxious
at the last moment to be relieved of the
necessity OF voting against the bill, and
begged Chamberlain to release them
from their pledges to follow the Bir-
mingham caucus chief into the division
lobby against Ir. Gladstone. La the
resGl. the government was defeated by
80 votes. The scene was one Of the
most intense excitement, such as the
Oldest t<meunbers cannot remember to
have Witnessed before. The Tories
frantically waved their hats and hand
kelchieis and jumped upon the. benches
shouting and gestieulating wildly. The
Nationalists after q pause followed
their exam pie. and gave three rousing
cheers '''foG, The grand old man. and a
.successio,lo Of unearthly
GROaNsIIFOR CHANBBRLA g -.:.S.
and shouts iof Judas which were
taken up as theEueNs spread like Wild
fire through the lobbies and halls to the
outside, where an immense multitude
had gathered, awaiting the annouce-
ment of the vote. Among the crowd
were great numbers of Irish from all
parts Of the country, in q condition Of
ire iil:1re repressihle excitement Mr.. Glad
stone throughout the scene sat quiet
and composed, as though he had fully
defeat as the inevitable first
step i'll a long and arduous struggle
and was perfectly prepared forthe re-
netYal Of the contest at the proper
moment.