The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-16
GLADSTONE AND IRELAND.

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\ Gladstone Presents a Scheme Whereby
the Alleged Wrongs of six Centuries
May be Retrieved-He Outlines His Irish
Home Rule Bill Amid Loud Cheers
from the ParnelItes.
There was a great scene in the British
parliament on the Sth. The Right Hon.
Wellesley Peel, the speaker OF the house,
took the chair promptly at A O'Clock. The
chamber at the time was packed to the
very extreme limit of its capacity and ev-
cry doorway showed Railways crammed
with people, alternating TO see and to hear.
Dir. Gladstone went in an open carriage,
and his appearance was greeted with deal
ening cheers. The enthusiasm OF people all
the way from the door OF his house TO the
commons entrance was spontaneous and
thrilling. 1t vented itself at the beginning
OF the journey in a roar OF applause, hearty
and great enough TO make most statesmen
dizzy, and When the whole immense multi
tude caught the signal, ole tremendous,
long-sustained cheer was sent up which
WAS plainly audible in the house. The
cheering continued until long after Mr..
Gladstone had entered the parliament
buildings. The prince of Wales, his son,
Prince Albert Victor, duke OF Cambridge,
Prince Christian and Minister Phelps
CCupleu seats uuTllS Gue SpeSCu III
the front row of the peers gallery.
Gladstone rose and met with the most
prolonged outburst Of cheering ever heard
in the house OF He was evident
ly deeply impressed by this reception, and
when he had spoken a few sentences he
found his voice.
AS soon as the cheering had ceased. Mr..
Gladstone rose and moved Tor permission to
introduce a bill to amend previous ~legisla-
ton and to make provision for the future
government Of Ireland. On making this
motion, Mr.; Gladstone spoke three hours
and twenty-five minutes, explaining the
condition OF Ireland and explaining the
provisions OF his bill, which
in substance is about as follows:
Ireland's representatives are to
retire from both houses Of the English par
lament. The success of their local govern
ment demands il. The rule that English
and Scotch shall not direct local legisla-
ton for Ireland is completed by the rule
that Irish shall not direct local legislation
for England and Scotland. This point
settled, the new Irish legislature is
to be "a compromise between a
parliament and an American con-
! gress. 1t will lave two houses, and, in the
upper. the present Irish peers will sit by a
| sort OF courtesy. But this upper house is
really a senate, it's members being chosen
by electors possessing a definite property
modification. The lower house will be
chosen by the same rules that govern the
election Of members Of the Each
house has a veto on the other. The powers
Of this legislature reach to everything
that pertains to Ireland alone. From it
is withdrawn control OF AL distinctly i'm
perial matters, the army and navy, the
defenses, foreign and colonial relations, the
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pensation for the latter, the revenue de-
rived from taxes in Ireland are to be APP
piled to Irelanl's expenses, and the sur-
plus placed at the disposition OF the Dub
lin parliament.
The ~constahulary are to remain under
present control, the civil service Is to be
transferred to the Irish themselves, and a
yiceroy, not a political representative and
hence not removable with party changes,
is to represent, with powers and duties
not we'll defined by the dispatches, the i'm
perial authority.
Mr.. Paraell. wasloudly cheered. He said:
AS to the bill before the house, while re-
serving his full expression OF opinion until
he had seen the bill, Mr.. Parnell %eongratu-
lated the house on the fact that there was
still living an English statesman who could
devote his attention to this important
matter, and begged to thank Mr.. Gladstone
for what would not only prove a beneficial
move Tcheersl from the Irish point OF view,
but which he (Parnell) believed would be
found to be OF equal benefit to England.
FAULT FOUND.
The bill nevertheless contained blots
which tine Irish representatives would dc
their best to remove. One OF these was to
be found in the financial proposals OF the
bill, which he regarded as very unfayorable
to Ireland, especially in regard to the Irish
tribute to the imperial exchequer. He also
complained OF the proposition relative to
the two orders intended to constitute the
Irish parliament, on the ground that the
first order, consisting OF peers not subject
to the influence OF the popular vote, would
have the power OF hanging up meas
ures demanded by the people and their
representatives for two or three years. On
the whole, however, apart from these de
fects. he believed the measure would bt
cheerfully accepted by the Irish people anc
their representatives as a satisfactory SO
luton OF the iong-standing dispute between
the two countries and as tending to pros
perity and peace in Ireland and to salts
faction ia England. lCheers.l
The whole matter will be the subject 0
discussion for weeks, perhaps months be
fore, finally brought to a vote.
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