Telegram-herald., 1886-04-17
THE PREMIER AGAIN
C8581l At TIC HOUSE Or COMMONS



......e ta- terms .l h-- Iaad Purchase t.u
aF .aefe eas ina lesser Hree rspe-
a at -rel-- enacted n ulI aa.a. .tar
House ~. Commons Iaar.ay ATr S,
attending l.e aFos sH et a- Home
Ha.e ueasIa Yfl- aem aa- .sase
attendance .l a..ah.e, aaI ma.h .foaalHe.
t4sr- a., an absence of lhaf intensity of
a.f..e-t eal.. es, p.ana esll.ur u bome
-l.- THE House began uliae ap rsr.s aaI
aa, .raa.ea q. i,s fullest eap4aty e.ore 3
.r.a.s. Gladstone appearance aas tle
signal or Is..I enthusiasm and cheering iu
sl..l t.e voices 0l tle Iauelule meme
aer- uIe..oa..Ist-i gladstone rose lo
speak l1 tae introduction uI tae hlll at 5.-5
s.. nI.. IuI al, greeted H.tl renewed clr.I-
.us ll.t ui- effort. ot tLe p.-t trw iays
have made lurJai- upon lue Premier
strength Wa- evident Fam the hu-siut~- of
tH. voice which aa- loW and weak at the
beginning Tie said e H4s ile paramount
aIll ~ Glaze government Zoo the introduction
of measure looking to tle relief COZ lre-
.aut t1 formulate plans directed to llc cone
teutmeut of the irish people aud to the
restoration ol social order boz that unhappy
country By the term- 0f the proposed
would be considerably enhanced but tne
landlord. would receive the principal
utuell The speaker thought however.
tlIt many landlords would oppose che
Government policy from tht outset lt was
not bis intention t0 ask either -cotchmcu
or Euslshmen t0 a--ume amy pecuniary
risk ior lhe Irish landlords. The history
ut Ireland virtually amounts to one
long Indictment against tle landlords.
ID. .. .... |a
had Increased under the abseuteeism OF
Irish landlords from ther possessions
England could nor Gladstone said. clear
herself oi responsibility for tbe dred- ot ihe
IRISH landlords After the passage of the
act of anlon when a1,euteeism became gem
crai. national sentiment bad ceased % have
a-heuehcial Influence ur9n the existing re-
aHou- between landlord and tenant 1T
Aas tle intention ot the Government that
the land act slould become operative stimuli
taueou-ly with tie home rHle meas .rr
and one should not pass without
the other The Irish legislature
would be- empowered % appoint
commission duly authorized to deal with
ali matters relating o. landed estates and be
empowered to mediate between veudcr and
purchaser. By fhe conditions of the meas
ufe the purchase would Doc made through
thc issue ot tbe -l~0 1000 UU0, for which - per
cent. stock would be- issued at It's par value.
These uew Irish consols might with the
consent 0f tac treasurer De committed i-r
.to OF lower denominations III however
30 wls found ineXpedient To ISSUE the pro-
posed stock forthwith. scrIp of equal value
could be issued The object ~ the act was
to give the landlords "a portion % sell 0ut.
The act iu lbs provisions. was confined eX-
ciusiyeIy t0 agricultural districts and did
NOT include mansions nav u1 demcsnes aud
woods The authority ot tIc state, acting
between peasant and landlord would pur-
chase the iau1 and pat The peasant in pos
session as an absolute proprietor subject
only to rent charge until the final pay
ment of the purchase money had been
made ~ was not the intention of the
state 90 force small 0coupiers 20 become
pr1prietor- in districts where there existed
am excess of population. The state would
also have power tO direct whether the ex-
preparation of landlords should 0r should
not be- compulsory. 40 one except ara im-
mediate landlord would have an option 90
sell out on ara encumbauce under fore
closure and such sale would not bee
0p,ioned with the land ord alone. Appl-
cation Tor a sale must come from all OF the
tenants on the estate, all applications for
a sale bv foreclosure must De registered and
applicants must give security for costs, the
price az which such sales are 10 be made
must depend entirely upon the rental for a
fixed period OF the land 20 be sold. the
judicial rate Of rental established in lsi5 20
be the one adopted. ln cases where
the rate was not liked al that time. the
commission would determine the charges
ON similar basis. The normal limit of the
time fixed upon Tor the completion Of the
purchase would be- % years. in exceptional
cases Ot - years would be permissible. Ap-
piicati0us for purchases would not be re-
ceiVed after MaCsu 81 $500 stock 90 the
amount oi 100000 pou nds sterling would
ee issued during the year Of lsS7. Dp0o.
0a0 pounds in lS-7 and 31NoUoU pounds in
l~,9 Gladstone said wt ed these proposals
were first placed before his colleagues
it was his intention to raise 10000,
go pounds Immediately, bat Chamberlain
aud Trevelyan having objected to the whole
saie issue ot stock on TIE ground that the
/ inevitable result would be- fo cause q depre-
ciafi0n 81 values Ile therefore took oc-
/ casion to thank them for giving him
Opportunity 90 reconsider what
/ BE- was now convinced was an
/ error as be regarded t as unwise to ask tor
tbe Immediate issue ot anything like the
amount originally the outside estimate off
| the -um that would be- required bv adv0oaf-
INK "a Receiver General for rents armed with
sufficient authority. bar without coming
I into immediate confact with the new proper
tion The repayment of the purchase money
[ would ne amply svcure. The charge upon
[ fhe Irish exeheQuer W1u.d be .lpHHI
annually. t0 meet which the state would ~
able % lew rents amounting t0 E r1 ie0
psr aunum. This -asl w0gld be 6rst ON
I the rents and taxes raised hy che irsh gov
/ eminent adding Ireland imperial customs
/ lo this 8mouUf The animal sum uaid Eng
.aad would he E61fl HFt secured on rev
enue am01nt t'ne to $50 -tsfnoH na portion
~ wHicn Womb he Applied go any purpose
anai E8.ffo fog bad been paid irto the
/ fue sh eEeheouer. The present confnbu-
/ tom oI Irish raxTaveTs fe England vas
4 Ef sslftn of which hrtEsn1 paid back in
+ i~isa cirii serrite and collections - 1lsst
/ TIE ravnenf of fhe re.a11e wb.rn seemed
/ Co represent che imperial contribution for
Il fhe srnsT aud navy nafgns 3eht and im-
\ eer8si riFl charges wa- Etr5 a. What
II asa xe 81 wita assea tae speaker Ar
II seuf Ireland 81 srmF rr - o"I men, eostira
4 - eea olo ger sHnur-- s-fl50N uare shsr
/ ihe balance ue1tUrsu shove Ihst rs-
/ the system 20 econcfrr 60 usrtei reoted
un En conclusion = sst8staue ss.d He eorf
Z mende@ fais sfaene s.i srrtct earefn sn
4 Unbiased examination havuz tae eanve
+ Gcr rhet woa.d fre recaerised ~ frfir.
I per of great nd s1srteers e -
Z to susfaia rIars n tie BrEish Isesis.ars
I fer she vel neag f meaf l0rg hsd aesn
+ sn3. ss as hoFel pauta ever -, s1a un5e'
+ al circumstances fsr kapFte~ sGaa nersta
+ tore. s-i iateersi peri 81 Her MaRstvs -
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