St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-21
OPPOSED TO IRISH WEAPONS,
The Arms Bill Read Second Time
by the House.

ny t1ke 1uOnSes
LONDON, May 20.-The house of COM
mons this evening after heated debate re-
jected by vote of 30 to 1863 the Dundalk
gas bill. as elaborated by committee
which consisted of four English members.
The bill increased the powers of private
gas company, whereas the municipal au-
thorltleS wish to take the task of lighting
the town into their own hands in order to
be as economical as possible. In the
course of the debate Mr.. Sexton said that
Irish private business ought to be suspended
until the home rule question had been set
tied, and that at any rate the bill
under consideration ought to be dealt
with by committee of Irishmen
instead Of Englishmen. Lord John Man
ners, Conservative, said that the debate
showed the temper with which business
would be conducted in the Irish parliament.
MI. Dillon retorted that the Irish parlia-
ment would at least be composed of mem
bers who know where Dundalk is situated.
The bill was supported by the Conserva-
tives, and by Mr.. Leonard Hartney, Lib
eral. while Messrs. Gladstone, Childers and
Stensfeld OF the ministry, and all the Par
nellites
OPPOSED THE MEASURE.
The announcement of the result was re-
ceived with loud cheers by the Irish mem
bers. Mr.. John Morley, chief secretary for
Ireland, moved the second reading of the
arms act. He explained that the act was
intended to restrict the possessing, carrying
and importing of arms. Nobody in pro-
claimed district could carry arms without a
license. Although cases of outrage had
greatly diminished in number since
1881, it was necessary to prolong the
act of that year in view of
the present excited state of party feeling
in the North of Ireland. No act could
prevent the commission of a deliberately
planned murder. The true use Of the act
was to prevent the growth of the. practice
OF carrying arms on the occasions of fairs,
markets, professions, etc. In conclusion
he asked all lovers of order to support the
measure. Mr.. Parnell complained that the
powers of the act had been injurious by
disuse in two directions; first, to harass and
annoy nationalist, second to deprive
farmers of guns intended for soaring birds
away from growing crops. Conservative
laughter.) He urged that the
ACT BE APPLIED IMPARTIALLY
IN dlSarmlng Orangemen as well as nation
alists. (Cheers.) Orangemen had shown
by their acts and by the utterances of their
leaders that they were disposed to slaughter,
or to attempt to slaughter those
who differed from them i'll politi-
cal opinion. Irish cheers.) He would
not say that Lord Salisbury, Lord Randolph
Churchill and Mr.. Chamberlain really in
tended to promote murder, but their words
would certainly have no other effect Mr..
Bradlaugh condemned Lord Randolph
Churchilfs speeches in Ulster as danger
Gus and reasonable. Lord Randolph
Churchill repudiated the insinuation that
he had melted the people of Ulster to muir
der. He had merely pointed out that the
placing of the UlsteristS in the power of
Dublin parliament must result in civil war.
He quoted speeches of Mr.. Gladstone and
Sir Henry James, in an effort to prove that
the people were justified in refusing to
submit to the transfer of authority from
| an efficient to an inefficient government.
The arms act passed the second reading by
vote of 303 to SO.
URGING ULSTERITES TO ARM.
Col. Warning, member of parliament for
Down county, has written letter urging
! Obstetrics to organize and prepare to resist
home rule. ''For Gods sake" he says,
Let us have deeds, not words"
MIR. CHAMBERLAIN
writes to his constituents thanking them
| fol their vote of confidence. He says he
| hopes that even now means will be found
| to reunite the Liberals, provided the home
rule bill, which he declares is admitted to
be defective shall be withdrawn and he is
| Sangulne that with more time for discussion
! and consideration something like a general
agreement can be affected.