New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-27
PARLIAMENTARY SCENES.
.,p cosCuEN AND MR.. PARNELL IN HE
"A' HOME RULE DEBATE.


No a. Eve when Mr. Goscben rose
~. soot at the corner Of tie third bencn
-" On. oan0way on the nisterial SIDE Loio
=" ton N, ms, in front of him at the corner vi
..ooond bench The full muster OF ministers
60. and other. crowded the front behcn 10 It's
$50. c.,acity ana nowhere in the House. vas
- vacant seat. The steps OF inc e"ns"'
,,od their occupants. so had the steps OF '"e
.r,s chair. and on either side OF tha' '""o'
-, for srch il is-stood clusters OF h"hoi""
,,,ors who must perforce stand since 'ne a'o",
.,rr, wisdom of Parliament mas hot ''""s
a. nrov;de seats Tor more than two-tntus v, WI
.ole Uouse. Mr.. Gladstone settled huno', "'''
,ocl in his place: his head went "o"" INV -"
ohest and his shoulders came up 10 MAKE "'I""'".
en's' ,';,n his head. Tie lines of his face grew
harder. the eyes closed--it Is MS nao'' !" Wv
=" ssem 70 sleep when he is widest awake; nio''
~ 49,. r,a,,ant. and bent on comprising the ue-
49,, Of his enemy. And he well knew tha' lie
..hont IN listen to a ptiless and searching cri''
-. =, Tho measure from the purpose ana scope oi
-, bo bao sworn not to depart by mars
,...atb-a criticism he must presently do MS peS'
TO answer. ,sho oc-
AZ, co.cben il not debater who would DE ac
..n,od nv the popu lation OF Arkansas as whas 10
,bere called, believe splendid speaker pu' n0
e. debater. and if you have regard only 10 MO-
1ectual or argumentative power. deoa'ei VI ''o
c.. .rdsr II matters little that his voice lacks
.moothness his manner something OF Tue pei'""
s;ve elegance which captivates an auu'epoe' INV
frat few sentences enough TO convince YOU ''a'
H. =, i; nossession of his subject and OF the House
He wastes no time III passes Oh ceiemon.' "
.roro coes straight at the heart. "On what is TINS
uouse going to voter If you watch MI. u'ao
,tone Won will see slight upward movement OF Tue
l. 10 cnAfp
..t.n him nv surprise "The Prime Minister was
.ud,o,o,t the other day when he was told be was
,o,', 20 reconstruct his bill" The Prime Minister
d;s.n+aroled his head from his shoulders ana
s,,ok il Thought 1T looked like pdlgnatoh'
,loadsd Mr. Go.chen The old Parliamentary mana
cow his chance aud was on his feet before INC
orator lad finished his sentence. turning away
from Mr. Goschen and leaning across tne 'ao'o
coward Lord Rand ,lph Churchill, Mt Gladstone
exclaimed. That is rather gross error. "ha'
the right honorable gentleman thinks looked INC
indignat,on was an eager repatriation DIV lie vi INC
cool statement that had promised to reconstruct
The bill.n Ii was Lord Randolph who had ade inc
COO, statement. The Irishmen cheered-ihahy d
time ere the evening is over Will they cheel '"o
Liberal leader whom a Mr.. Chamberlain rem'nueo
them the other day, they have covered Win caiuin
MES and Insults
MIR Goschcn-amused to see the fire he had Drawn
tnrned opou Lord Randolph, who received IL WIN
twiri of his mustache-walted till the chee's hau
died away: then his remark. " l see the uls'ihc-
ton woke the laughter of the House to whoT
the refnements of Mir Gladstone's mind have long
heen n prcverb. But it was not to end So ME-
Co,cheu has the House of Commons Gift OF thlnk
inc an his feet and of fashoning his reorts to the
nod nj the moment The House will see. then
that the Prime Minister has not promised to recon
strrct his hill Some honorable members though
le had Int we now have distinc; statement tha'
no has mt fear nv right honorable TREND mas
lost a vote by that answer, but that OF course Is
indifferent to him." lie pressed the point. ME-
Glad.tone's uneaslDcss increased ana again III
tur,ied 10 the speaker with gesture that mgh'
mean ANYTHING. "Wcll," said Mr.. Goschen " are
the Government going to stand bv their bill or are
they not 7" And as Mr.. Gladstone abandoned th'
field. his relentless adversary pursued: " I'M
comes of voting not upon tho bill but upon explana
tons"
This is but the first of many incidents in tn
speech and in the debate most OF whlch shli
have to pass in silence There is nothing which thu
House delights in more than such passages al arms
aud mos, of all when Mr.. Gladstone Joins in thu
fray Few are the members who stand up 10 MN
and a nong those few fewer still whose courage /
iustifed py their abilities by their success IL
sncb enterprises Mr.. Goscher is one of the few
There were three Of these skirmishes during hi
sneech: in none of them had he to retreat in tw
nj least ont Of the three the houors OF the feel
remained with him. AS he pressed poiut aitc
point. the resrlessness of the Prime Minister II
creased the speech was framed to the address q
men whose votes were doubtful and IT was clear
telling. These too or most of them must pas
over; whoever still wants a summary OF TINS deba'
must seek it elsewhere. All have to offer YOU is
record of Impressions of what seemed TO spectato
most striking or most characteristic
Throughout. the IRISH did their best to brin
ohout tne discontinue of Mr.. Goschen. l thin
they would admit that in no instance did thew SUI
ceed Mr.. Parnels band is admirably discipline
formany purposes but il is. with well-known exceI
tons band of Parliamentary novices who cannc
be prevelted from making false points. Whe
Ulster was mentioned an 'rsnman cried wit
triumph in his tore, "Wnch Ulster y son
answered Mr. Goscheu IN his most afable name
aif honorable members ask wi at mean by ulsfe
mean precisely the Ulster with regard to "hic
the Prime Minister spoke on the first reading" :
William UArcourt was one of those who by gestul
or exclamation pretty frequently interrupted II
late colleague in the earlier stag OF the evening
When Mr. Goschen came to refer to Mr. Oa'
stones unhappy manifesto about classes. he quote
Ministerial application of the remark-th;
the classes who opposed Home Rule were II
Eswaggeripg classes" @Well" observed NJ
Goschen, among these classes many Congreg
tlonal ministers. Mr.. Sturgeon is one OF them.
want to know. do honorable members think III
Spurgeon a better representative of the swaggerl
classes than, for example, nv right honorab
friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer." Sir vii
lam Harcourt. for some reason. is not populi
with the House. and he had TO endure to hear tn
and many other bard savings underscored
laughter and cheers from ali parts Of the chamber
What made all these retorts so effective was II
fact that in every case they were germane to Il
matter in hand. and but the embroidery
q discourse which from beginning to end was
close argument on the bill, and the policy OF Il
bill. Mr. Goschen's is a mind to which the evaslo
al dilfcnlty is imnnssi bic he will meet II tair