Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
The Discussion on the Home Rule Ques.
tiOn Resumed-The House of Commons
Again Crowded With SpectatOrs-The
Debate to Close on Monday.
LONDON. April

AT the opening of Commons today several
conservatives presented petitions against
granting separate Parliament to Ireland.
Gladstone entered the House at 80. He
was greeted with loud and hearty cheers by
the Parnellite and radical members.
Mr.. Gladstone said he hoped to finish the
debate on home rule on Monday next. He
announced that the budget would be intro
duced Tuesday and the Irish lsnd bill on
Thursday, the latter being necessary sup
plement to the home rule bill He proposed
that the House adjourn for weeks holiday at
Easter.
The House was again crowded tonight.
Among the visitors were the Dukes of Con-
naught and Cambridge and many peers aud
ambassadors. Although the large attend
ance tonight showed the intense interest that
is taken in the progress of debate on the
Irish bill the public excitement over the sub
Ject has somewhat abated.
Gladstone was heartily cheered when he
arose to intimate that the debate would be
continued until Monday, when he hoped to
close the discussion.
Chamberlain was received with faint cheers
upon rising 10 resume the debate. He said
that when he was asked to join the govern
ment he told MIR. Gladstone that he didn't
think ii possible to create 4 separate Parlia
ment at Dublin as demanded by the Irish
members, with condition of full guarantees
for security OF the Empire, and Gladstone in
form d him that all he wanted was an independ
ent inquiry into the subject of the governt-
ment of Ireland He wrote a letter to Glad
stone, Jan. Sd, in which he explained that he
could not consent to the establishment of a
separate Parliament in Dublin, and it was on
that understanding that he consented to Join
I . l., had
Gladstone told him that the whole cabinet
would proceed step by step in consultation to
build scheme of home rule not involving
separation. 1t was not until March 18th thai
Gladstone stated to the cabinet his scheme OF
involving issue of Sl50.000,000 in consols
| At this point Gladstone interrupting, re-
minded Chamberlain that he had not received
permission OF the government to reveal the
land proposals.
Chamberlain asked if he might be permit
ted to read his letter to Gladstone.
Here an angry discussion took took place
between Chamberlain and Gladstone. The
latter declared he couldn't 90 bevond the
limits OF permission given Chamberlain, who
thereupon complained that his explanation
would be lame and incomplete; he woulC
never be able to justify his conduct to tn,
| House and country. He took four principal
! objections to the scheme for the government
of Ireland:
| The first was to propose to exclude th'
| Irish members from Westminster; %, to re
/ nouncing the exercise of the right of Imperia
taxation: 81, to the surrender of the appoint
ment of judges and magistrates; and fnall,
| to supreme authority given the Irish Parlia
ment IN matters not specially excluded from
its authority.
He asserted that Ireland was being asker
to occupy a degrading position which th
people never would accept. The scheme, i
accepted, would be accepted grudgiugly an'
in the course of two years there would De a,
attempt to revise or alter it. For himself
| rather than face the future agitation vhicl
would be certain to prevail between the twt
| countries. rather than face distraction. am
foreign complications which would arise b,
having quasi independent government, h
would vote for separation pure and simp
| loud cheers
Cbamberlains speech was read with mark e,
GOODNESS. Healey taunted Chamberlain will
using his five years OF experience to attacl
the minister
| Marquis Harrington rose to speak at II
p. NJ. and was loudly cheered. 1t required
he said, no prolonged examination of tht
scheme submitted last night with so muc!
eloquence and ability to say the project TO
establishing the future relation between thi
country and Ireland was one which would b,
absolutely impossible for them to make the m
selves party to.
On motion of Lord Churchill the debat,
was then adjourned.
Jno. Morley on arising was greeted will
vociferous cheers by the Parnellites.