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HOME RULE DEFEATED.
A MAJORITY OF THIRTY VOTES
AGAINST THE BILL,
Tie Government Defeats 1t on its Second
Reading-Parnell Takes Goschen TO
Task and hampions the Meas
ure-An Extended Debate.


the bill passed, tremendous struggle
would be inaugurated by the Catholic
clergy of Ireland for the control of educa-
ton in that country Parnell was the
next speaker, and was loudly cheered by
his followers. He said without in
tending any disrespect | could not help
thinking while listening to his speech
that in all the lost causes wherewith
| have seen Mr.. Goschen connected,
during many years past, he was never so
little effective as when contending against
the bill we hope to read second time to-
night. Goschen sought, think, very I'M
fairly to cast lurid light on the situat-
ton by his reference to those unhappy
outrages in Kerry join in the express
sion of contempt for these cowardly prac.
tees do not say SO because evictiOns
have been so much more numerous in
Kerry than in all the rest of Munster
during the month past that they consti-
tute any excuse, though 1t may supply us
with the cause of them But when | de
nounce the outrages denounce every part
of Ireland, whether in Munster or Kerry,
lhear, hear. GOSchen is certainly far
from reproach He has not joined Lord
Randolph Churchill and Chamberlain in
the use of reckless language with refer
ence to the affairs of country
which is not their country. Cheers.
My colleagues have in times past been re
preached because they have not been care
full in looking at the effect of their Ian
guage and the doctrine of indirect respon-
sibility has been whirled against them.
Lord Randolph Churchill ought to plead
the cause that he deuounCes, hence he can
not expect any great Importance to he at
taChed to his declarations. W lille Cham
berlin might have said, and truly, that he
was absolutely ignorant of all the Clrcum-
stances of Ireland, his celebrated project
ed visit there last autumn not having
come off, he could not know what would
be the effect Of the language However,
we have the result now in one murder al
ready committed in Belfast trust that
all future members will remember the
importance and gravity of the occurrences
which may follow in Ulster Those &C
currences cannot 90 further outside than
outrage and assassination, but they will
depend very much upon what Is said on
this subject and the amount of Importance
given it. We do say and admit that these
occurrences are wrong and should he
stopped, but while Lord Randolph
Churchill and Goschen say they must be
ended by resorting to coercion. which he
and his friend have been using for many
years. we would say with Gladstone try the
effect of f-government. Cheers. Then
if the Kerry men resort to OutrageS they
will very soon find that the rest of us will
put a stop to it. Cheers Referring to
the recent outrages III Belfast, Par
nell claimed they were due to local
sectionalism, which had no bearing
on the imperial issues III stake. Speak
ing further of the Belfast outrage
Parnell laid, Il do not attempt to justify
the occurrence because it was very sad
one Mr. GO~chen spoke about the soVer-
eighty OF parliament upon this point We
have always known, since this bill was in
PRODUCED, the difference between a CO.
ordinate and subordinate parliament
Icheers We know that the legislature
the premier wishes To constitute, is sub
ordinate parliament: not like Graf
tons, which was co-equal, arising out
of the same constitution with it,
We should have preferred a restitution
of the Grafton Parliament IPanelIite
cheers. 1t would have been in accord
with the sentiments of the Irish people
and sentiment goes long way with Il
people like the Irish, Cheers. AT the
same time am bound to say that there
are practicable advantages in the pro-
posals now before us. 1t may be of even
greater advantage to the Irish than Par
lament like Gratton's, and much more
likely to be the final settlement of the
question. Cheers Grattons Paria-
ment had many disadvantages. First it
had a House of Lords. We get rid of that
House under Gladstone's constitution.
lCheers True there is to be in its place
a first order, ii very salutary provision. |
do not pledge myself to this, but
| say generally that the first order is
a very salutary provision which VIII tend
to prevent rash legislation, | would
rather see the bill hung up ten years by
a body of the first order in Ireland. than
see it hung up for single "a hours by
this imperial Parliament. Cheers |
venture to express the opinion that the
existent action of the imperial Parliament
would not be SO acceptable to the Irish
people, as the measure now proposed,
lCheersl Indeed Chamberlan's propo-
sails would be mischeveous and dangerous
and would prevent any settlement
being arrived al, which would be
satisfactory to the Irish people. |
will say no more on this point, but my
words have been singularly JUSTIFIED Par
nellite, Cheers. We have had the meas
IRE accepted by all the leaders of every
section of national feeling in Ireland and
America, and in every country where the
Irish people are found Cheers. We have
not heard single voice raised against the
bill Mr.. Goschen fairly told his fears as
to the abuse of power by the British
priesthood, regarding education. He has
not followed the example of other illus
trious speakers by indulging in eXtrava-
giant language regarding this Catholic
question" Speaking of the references to
Ulster, Parnell said one would think that
Protestant Ireland was going to he hand.
ed over TO the tender mercles of thngs'and
bandits Parnell attacked Chamberlain :
plan OF separate parliament, in order to
snow that 1t would take from the major
ity of the Irish, their just representation
and said that in the great experiment pro
posed by Gladstone, every Irish vote was
needed.
Trevelyan said there was no halfway
house between separation and executive
autonomy for the Irish people | say
there is no halfway house between
granting legislative autonomy to Ire
land and Northumberland and dis
severance Of that country, but | re-
fuse to believe that those will come
Great Jubiiation Over the Defeat of the
Government.
The excitement during the division hai
had no parallel in the history of the House
Of Commons. Lord Churchill was tn,
first to discover that the government was
defeated and by waving his hat and Other
joyful demonstrations he aroused The
enthusiasm of the members of the
opposition, who, rising, waved thei