St. Paul daily globe., 1886-06-01
The Home Rule Issue.

LONDON, May 31.-Mr. Gladstone has
received letter signed by 500 Protestant
residents of Ulster in favor of Irish home
rule. They say that they are convinced
that native parliament will be conducive
to prosperity, contentment and observance
OF the law in Ireland. The letter has given
Mr.. Gladstone much qualification. In the
house OF commons this evening Mr.. Glad
stone, replying to question by Mr..
Heneage, said that the government did not
intend to proceed with the land purchase
bill Immediately after the second reading
OF the home rule bill. The debate
on the home rule bill was resumed
by Mr.. Henry Fowler. who spoke
i'll favor OF the measure. Lord John
Manners. Conservative, opposed the bill.
AT the meeting of
THE CHAMBERLAIN PARTY
to-day, ffty-five members of the house of
commons were present. Of these ffty-tw
resolved to vote against the second reading
of the home rule bill, only three supporting
Mr.. Gladstones Irish measure. MI. Cham
berlain read letter from Mr.. John Bright.
in which the writer vehemently condemned
the bill, pledged himself to vote against it.
and urged others to do likewise 1t is
thought the letter will have a great in
fuence|i inducing members not to abstain
from voting on the measure. The decision
OF the meeting, it is believed, insures the
defeat OF the government. A corrected analy-
sis shows that tifty-four members attended
the Chamberlain meeting, and that On the
division forty-six decided to vote against
the Irish home rule bill; five refused to
pledge themselves and three declared that
they would support the bill. The news of
the result of the Chamberlain meeting
Intn
the house of commons. Ministerialists ad-
mitted that defeat was inevitable. and there
was general rush of members to the tele-
graph offices to send orders to their election
agents to prepare for an immediate disso-
luton of parliament. The Conservative
whips estimate the Conservative vote at
252, and the vote of the Harrington and
Chamberlain section at 96; the Liberal alb
stentions at 25. and the vote of the Glad
stonians and ParnelliteS at 297, making
majority against the bill of ST. Mr..
Chamberlain, in the course of his speech at
the meeting of his followers to-day, assured
the wayererS that the result of a general
election would be the
DEFEAT OF THE GLADSTONE MEN.
Reports from all quarter, he said, indicated
that the county was awakening to the fact
that it was menaced with ruin Several
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at the meeting. They referred to the
plans of the Liberal unionists to fight every
disunion candidate. The attention of mem
bers tonight centered more in the talk of
The lobby than in the debate. After Mr.
Chamberlain speaks Tomorrow an effort
will be made to induce Mr.. Gladstone to re-
ply and close the debate. The ministerial
lists insist that the government, if defeated.
will appeal to the country, while the
members of the opposition assert that if
the majority against the bill be large. Mr.
Gladstone must resign, in which event they
expect THAT Lord Harrington will be sum-
moned to form new ministry. The meet
ing OF the Harrington party has been posts
poned until tomorrow. Lord Hartingtons
followers remain intact in their opposi-
ton to the home rule bill. Mr.. Chambella lain
moved the adjournment in the house of
commons tonight and will open the debate
tomorrow when Mr.. Bright is also ex-
pected to speak. The discussion promises
to be of unusual interest.