Little Falls transcript., 1886-04-16
4 GLADSTONE AND IRELAND.

Gladstone Presents Scheme whereby
the Alleged Wrongs Of SIX Centuries
I May be Retrieved He Outlines His Irish
Home Rule Bill Amid Loud Cheers
from the Parnellitos. zf .5s. S$ 55s.=5#
There was a great scene in the British
parliament on Che Sth. The Right Hon.
Wellesley Peel, the speaker OF the house,
took the chair promptly at 4 O'Clock. The
chamber at the time was packed to the,
very extreme limit OF it's capacity and ev-.
cry doorway showed Railways crammed
with people, all crAning to see and to hear
Mr.. Gladstone went in I'm open carriage,
and his appearance was greeted with deal
ening cheers. The enthusiasm Of people al
the way from the door OF his house to the
commons entrance was spontaneous and
thrilling. It 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, one 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
occupied seats during the speech in
the front row OF the peers gallery.
Gladstone rose and met with the most
prolonged outburst OF cheering ever heard
in the house OF commons. He was evident
ly deeply impressed by this reception, and
when be had spoken q few sentences he
found his voice"
AS soon as the cheering had ceased, Mr..
Gladstone rose and moved for permission to
introduce bill to amend previous legisla-
tion and to make provision for the future
Of 1r.o1o and On
motion, Mr.. Gladstone spoke three hours
and twenty-five minutes, explaining the
condition OF Ireland and explaining the
provisions OF his bin 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
n1ent demands it. The rule that English
and Scotch shall not direct loca! legsla-
tion 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 II compromise between a
parliament and an American con.
gress. 1t will have two houses, and, in the
upper, the present Irish peers will sit by 8
sort OF courtesy. But this upper house is
really Il senate, it's members being chosen
by electors possessing a definite property
chosen by the same rules that govern the
election of membe OF the commons. 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 all distinctly i'm
perial matters, the army and navy, the
deienses, foreie n and colonial reia tions, the
coinage and the customs duties. As com.
pensa ton for the latter, the revenues de-
x,cl frD, 4o~r 1ro = L..
piled to 1relant's expenses, and the sur
plus placed at the disposition OF the Dub.
lin parliament.
The constabulary are to remain under
present control, the civil service is to be
transferred to the Irish themselves, and
viceroy, not d 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.. Par.ell. was loudly 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 congratu-
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 beneficial
move [cheersl from the Irish point OF view,
DAO WHICH uS " aiLelli DeIeVGu NOQlQ De
found to be OF equal benefit to England
FAULT ALREADY FOUND.
The bill nevertheless contained blots
which the Irish representatives would do
their best to remove. One OF these was to
be found i'll the financial proposals OF the
bill, which he regarded as very unfav orable
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 be
cheerfully accepted by the Irish people and
their representatives Us a: satisfactory 60
luton OF the long standing dispute between
the two countries aud rs tending to pros
perity and peace in Ireland and to salts
faction in England. [Cheers.]
The whole matter will be the subject OF
discussion for weeks, perhaps months be-
fore, finally brought to d vote.