The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23
GLADSTONE AND IRELAND.
Gladstone Presents IL Scheme Whereby
the Alleged Wrongs of Six Centuries
May be Retrieved-He Outlines His Irish
Home Rule Bill Amid Loud Cheers
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Gladstone Presents IL Scheme whereby
tho Alleged Wrongs of Six Centuries
May be Retrieved-He Outlines His Irish
Home Rule Bin Amid Loud Cheers
from the Parnellites.
There was Il great scene in the British
parliament on the Stl. The Right Hon.
Wellesley Peel, the speaker OF the house,
took the chair promptly at A O'Clock. The
chamber at the time was packed to the
very extreme limit OF it's capacity and ev.
cry doorway showed Railways crammei
with people, all crauing to see and to hear.
Mr.. Gladstone went i'll I'M open carriage,
and his appearance was greeted with deaf
ening cheers. The enthusiasm OF people All
the way IRON the door OF his house to the
entrance was spontaneous and
thrilling. 1t vented itself at the beginning
OF the journey in aroar OF applause, hearty
and great enough to make most statesmen
dizzy, and when the Who'll immense multi
tude caught the signal, one tremendous,
long-sustaiued cheer was sent up which
was plainly audible in the house. The
cheering continued until long after Mr..
Gladstone had entered the parliament
buildings. The prince Of Wales, his son,
Prince Albert Victor. duke OF Cambridge,
Prince Christian and Minister Phelps
occupied seats during the speech in
the front row Of the peers gallery.
Gladstone rose and met with tho most
prolonged outburst OF cheering ever heard
iii the house of He was EVIDENT
ly deeply impressed by this reception, and
when he had spoken a few sentences he
found his voice.
AS soon as the cheering had ceased, Mr..
Gladstoneroseand moved for perm ission to
introduce a bill to amend previous legisla-
ton and to make provision for the future
government OF Ireland. On making this
motion, Mr.. Gladstone spoke three hours
and twenty-five minutes, explaining the
condition OF Ireland and explaining the
provisions OF his bill, which
in substance is about as follows:
lreland's representatives are to
retire from both houses OF the English par
lament. The success OF their ~localgoveru-
ment demands it. The rule that English
and Scotch shall not direct local ~legisln-
ton for Ireland is completed by the rule
that Irish shall not direct local legislation
for England and Scotland. This point
settled, the new Irish legislature is
to be 1t compromise between a
parliament and an American on
eress. 1t will nave two houses, and, in the
upper. the present Irish peers will sit by II
sort OF courtesy. But this upper house is
really 4 senate, its members being chosen
by electors possessing a definite property
qualification. The lower house will be
chosen by the same rules that govern the
election OF member OF the Each
house has Il veto on the other. The powers
OF this legislature reach to everything
that pertains to Ireland alone. From it
is withdrawn control OF all distinctly I'M
perial matters, the army and navy, the
de[enscs, foreign and c~olonial relations, the
coinage and the customs duties. AS com
pensation for the latter, the revenues de-
rived from taxes in Ireland are to be aP.
piled to lrelanl's expenses, and the sur.
/ ,,1Ds nlirp1 a I tho GiEnnSiti,p Of tho nnb.
lin parliament.
The c~onstnbulary are to remain under
present control, the civil service is to be
transferred to the Irish themselves, and n
riceroy, not II political representative and
hence not removable with party changes,
is to represent, with powers and duties
not well defined by the dispatches, the i'm
perial authority.
Mr.. Paraell. wasloudly cheered. He said:
AS to the bill before the house, while re-
serving his full expression OF opinion until
he had seen the bill, Mr.. Parncll congratu-
lated the house on the fact that there was
still living an English statesman who could
devote his attention to this important
matter, and begged to thank Mr.. Gladstone
for what would not only prove a beneficial
move [cheersl from tho Irish point Of view,
but which he tParnelll believed would be
found to be OF equal benefit to England.
FAULT ALREApy FOUND.
The bill nevertheless contained blots
which. the Irish representatives would do
their best to remove One OF these was to
be found in the financial proposals of the
bill, which he regarded US very uniavorabie
to Ireland, especially in regard to the Irish
tribute to the imperial exchequer. He also
complained OF the proposition relative to
the two orders intended to constitute the
Irish parliament, on the ground that the
first order rfrDsistjru of noprs NOT ~ hiprt