The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-27
IRISH QUESTIONS.

Anoslaer Amendment to the Address-Warm
Debate Over General Buffers Mission.
LONDON. Aug 26-Thomas Sexton, Parnell-
ite, gave notice to the House of Commons, this
evening. of his intention to move the following
amendment to the address in reply to the Queens
speech:
1--WE humbly represent to your Majesty that
the circumstances accountable for the recent
riots 10 Belfast dictate the necessity for special
measures to maintain order there, the most
urgent of these measures being the re-establish-s
mentor your Majestys authority ir the district
wheretrom the police have been expelled, by the
increase of the local constabularly 70 such
strength as will enable it to deal with any proba-
BILE contingency."
f SIR Michael Hicks Beach, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, replying to Mr. Edward Russell, who
yesterday gave notice of his intention to move,
to-dAy, the adjournment of the House for the
purpose of ascertaining if the governments OBJ.
iectfn sending Gen. Sir Redvers Butler to Ire
land was to establish martial law, declared that
the General was not sent to Ireland to establish
martial law nor to strain the ordinary law, but
merely to assist the civil authorities in the work
of preserving social order.
This reply was not deemed satisfactory by the
ment of the House. The whole opposition. con-
sisting of all the Gladstonian and Parnellite
members, arose in support of the motion, and
Mr.. Russell proceeded to contend that the policy
Of the government was to degrade Ireland to the
level of a savage and barbarous country
General Butler was known only as
a military man. His appointment would
not conduce to peace in Ireland.
He LMr. Russell] lamented the condition of
Kerry. Such a condition existed only in ILL
governed countries. The government ought not
to be handed over to the military, but the ut
most ought TO be done to reorganize the civil
authority. General Butler was chosen because
he was soldier The government doubtless
thought that the work they would have to do
would be soldiers work He hoped the result
would not be similar to that of Clifford Lloyd's
efforts 1t had been predicted that General
Butler would treat the moonlighters like rebels.
Those cheers were significant If the prediction
should prove true, it would establish the doc
trne of constructive treason by creating dan
gerous precedent He appealed to the opposi-
tion to support the motion, which was intended
to prevent a subversion of the constitution of
the country. The governments action was SEN
sational and opposed to all ideas of good states
manship. The introduction of military Law
always regarded a degradation of the civil
law. To put into the hands of the military the
administration of justice meant danger to the
country fraught with mischief.
Lord Churchill said that Mr. Russell had made
an earnest and exhaustive speech He Mr.
RUSSELL held strong opinions and used strong
language He had warned them that the np-
pointmeut of Sir Redyers Butler would imperil
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presss.Ard the administration of justice and
would yeause-a coufagration over the whole of
Ireland. Supposing that Mr. Russells motion
was carried, what would be the effect2 Why, alb
solutely nothing. The House would adjourn aud
a day be lost, and when the members met again
General Butler would be we'll on his way to Ker-
ry. If Mr.. Russell wished to raise question he
should have moved an amendment to the address
If then, the amendment had been carried, it
would have put an end to General Buffers mis-
sion, and would also have ended the present
government, which was moro to Mr.. Russells
purpose. That would have been rational sens-
BILE course. Continuing, the speaker said that
Mr.. Russell objected to General Butler because
the latter was soldier. implying that he Bull
lerl would treat the Irish like savages. But
only six months ago Mr. Childers made soldier
on the active list-namely, Sir Charles Warren
fill civil position not over savages, but pre-
sumably over the civilized inhabitants of Lon
don.
MIR Sexton (interposinG)-D they make Sir
Charles Warren magistrate!
Lord Randolph Churchill am informed that
he is intrusted with the dntieS of q magistrate
[Cries of moi General Butler has been ap-
pointed because the government believes that
there has been failure of energy on the part of
the constabulary and police in detecting crime
in Kerry. In a similar way the late govern
ment appointed Sir Charles Warren, although
he had relations with foreign tribes to manage
the police of London. Therefore Mr. Russell is
preclnded from obtaining tho support of the op-
position. / am told that this motion was intro
duced in order to interrupt the regular proceed
ings of the House and intervene between the
House and the speech of Mr.. Chamberlain
[Cheers, cries of NO" and a general uproar.
1t seems strange that the strong feeling just
manifested did not explode on previous nights.
but has been carefully pent up until the occasion
when Mr. Chamberlain intended to resume the
debate. It is great compliment to Mr.. Cham
berlain because it shows that the opposition fear
the effects of his arguments. In conclusion
Churchill said: ''The motion will not have a
practical issue. The government refuses to dis
cuss the merits of General Buffers appointment
and will have nothing more to do with the dis
cussion."
Sir William Vernon Harcourt thought the OBJ
lection raised by Lord Randolph Churchill came
with singularly bad grace from one who had
formerly been 80 much in the habit of abusing
the practice of moving an adjournment, and who
had so frequently impeded the business of the
House by so doing. The speaker strongly OBJ
jected to the tone and spirit in which the ap-
pointment had been announced. 1t was ap.
parently meant that General Bnller was going
to deal with armed rebels and to shoot them
without trial Even if the moonlighters were
murderers such action was unjustifiable. Con-
tinuing, he said that the reference to Sir Charles
Warren beside the mark. because that gen.
tleman had no military authority whatever. The
House ought to know the exact relations be-
tween General Butler and the civil authorities;
it ought to know whether or not General Butler
ind Aonk Of fna. inf iucF o0f0 rnfa
stabulary If the government assured the House
that the appointment was not purely military
one, the opinion of the opposition would be ma
terially modified He deprecated the provoca-
tive attitude of the government on this question,
but he hoped Mr. Russell would withdraw his
motion
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chief Secretary for
Ireland. said he would not have taken part in