The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-22
PARNELL'S LAND BILL.
Speeches by MIR. Morley, Lord Harrington and
Others-The Measure Defeated. o

Speeches by Mr.. Morley, Lord Hartin gton and
Others-The Measure Defeated. q
LONDON, Sept 2l.-Mr. John Morley resumed
the debate on the second reading of the Parnell
land bill. He thought, he said. that Mr.. Par
nell, in his speech last night had proved his case
in regard to the fall In prices of Irish farm
products Mr. Morley contended that the bill
provided better machinery and better method
of answering the governments own question as
to the necessity of relieving the Irish tenants in
some form than the appointment of any royal
commission. He also believed that the land
lords of Ireland, and not for the first time in
their history, were making a grievous mistake
In allowing the bill to be rejected. Irish cheers. |
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, stated that the government commission
to inquire into the working of the land act of
1881 would consist of Earl Cowper, chairman;
Earl Miltown, Sir James Card, Judge OHagan
and George Foett.
Mr.. Morley, continuing said he regretted that
Mr. Matthews 10 his first speech, had not offered
hopes of conciliaton. 1t was generally admit
ted there had been heavy fall in prices since
the judicial rents were fixed. The onus pro-
bandi of inability to pay rent devolved upon the
tenants. If the proposed deposit of so per cent
was too small the government could propose to
raise the amount in committee Cheers, If it
was true that the inability of tenants was due to
the excessive use of whisky or to subscriptions
to the league. it would be easy to insert an
amendment requiring the tenant to show q sat-
isfactory cause of his inability to pay
rent rendering dishonesty impossible. What
had the landlords to fear if their cause is just7
Cheers. A vicious land system in Ireland had
prevented tenants from reaping the fruits of
their industry. He would vote for Mr.. Parnells
bill because he believed it would create smooth
calm interval between sessions, and enable them
to consider the Irish question generally.
Mr. Chaplin, Conservative, opposed the BILL
He tainted Gladstone and Morley with again
using the argument of fear. The Parnell bill
was the most impudent proposal ever sub.
mitted to Parliament 1t involved reduction
of so per cent for an indefinite period. [Cheers
Lord Harrington regretted that he was unable
to support Gladstone"s conclusions. He said
there was little doubt that the time had arrived
for full inquiry into the agrarian question in
Ireland, and the government was about
to institute such an inquiry; yet,
was prepared to act on the Parnell bill in way
which, only last August, he [Gladstonel argued
would be unfair. Cheers The existing iu-
dicial rents were fixed during period of great
depression, and it had not yet been proved that
the land courts had failed to make due allow
ances for the state of things that had arisen
since. Parliament would incur great RESPONSE
hility Ii it rejected the governments proposals
for the preservation of order, as such action
would encourage socialistic and communslic
ideas in the interest Of certain class of per-