Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-23
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Gladstone Introduces in the House of Com
mons His Scheme for Irish Home Rule
! A Dual Parliament to BE Established Mt
FV)ublin-The Viceroy's Office to BE Con-
tinued-The C~onstabulary to mai the
Same-Tho Power to Impose Taxes to BE
Vested in the Local Le~gfslature-The
Empires Fiscal Unity to BE Preserved
Liberty in Religion Provided for-Par-
nell Partially Endorses the Plan.
LONDON, April 9.-Mr. Gladstone slept
we'll Wednesday night. He rose early, III
excellent health and fine spirits. His
voice was fresh, strong n evidently en-
during. Immediately after his breakfast
MI. Gladstone repaired to his official rooms.
MI. Gladstone was manifestly interested
in every thing which showed popular con-
Germ in the work before him.
Before the night watchmen in the House
were relieved or the lights were extln-
guished a number of members of Parlia,
ment, gentlemen possessed OF an assured
ndmittance, began to arrive to make them
selves doubly certain of their privileges by
getting to their seats eleven hours before
Mr. Gladstone would reach the House, and
retaining them during the long interval.
1t was not long before all the Pas'nellltes
best places in the locality invaded by Mr..
Sullivan, and all got places to front MI.
Gladstone during his speech.
The thrush of the British members fol
lowed close upon the advent Of the Parnell-
ties. 1t was yet early in the morning when
all the seats ON the floor were taken. The
Parnellites were in Il particularly happy
frame Of mind, acting as If, to use an eX-
preston of one of them, "they had a sure
thing on q day for Ireland"
without hope to influence feeling against
the orator of the day, even in the last
available moment, for they, too, had sand
wich men and placed bearers among the
crowd carrying. such appeals as Let US
Consolidate and Not Dismember the EN-
pire."
1t was ascertained that no less than $50
of the go member had entered and
secured their seats before twelve o'clock.
The Rt. Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel, the
Speaker of the House, took the chair
promptly at four O'Clock. The Chamber at
the time was packed to the very extreme
limit of its capacity, and every doorway
showed that the Railways were crammed
with people, all craning to see and to hear.
Catholic. priests were conspicuously
numerous in the crowd, and no fewer than
thirty-five branches Of the London organ
ization of the Irish National League were
represented by full deputations whose
identity was easily established, even at q
distance, by their green Iegalias. Political
clubs beyond numbering were also present
to take part in the popular demonstration.
Before going to the House of Commons
Mr.. Gladstone took a drive through st.
james Park, going away from the crowdby
the west end Of Downing street, He desired
to be awhile in the fresh air before go
ing to Parliament. He returned to his
residence, and in a few moments
emerged on his way. to the House of
Commons. The police had opened u way
for him to Parliament street and down
that across Bridge street to the House.
They had to work hard to make this pas
sage-way, and harder yet to keep it open.
Mr.. Gladstone wentin an open carriage, and
cheers. The enthusiasm of the people all the
woy from the doors of his house
to the Commons entrance was spontaneous
and thrilling. 1t vented itself at the be-
ginning, of the journey in a roar of ap-
most statesmen dizzy, and When the whole
immense multitude caught the signal, one
tremendous long, sustained cheer was sent
up, the like of which was never before
heard in London, and which was plainly
ing continued until long after Mr..
Gladstone had entered the Par
lament buildings. Within the buildings
the Prime Minister'S reception, though less
demonstrative, was equally enthusiastic
with that he just had without. He was APP
palently in the best of spirits, and bowed
right and left to his acquaintance as he
| passed them.
AS soon as the usual fOrnalities attend
ing the opening of Parliament were over it
was voted to postpone the reading and
answering all questions on the notice
paper. Hardly had this been done, when,
at 30 p; III. Nj. Gladstone entered the
house. His entrance was followed by loud
and prolonged cheers, which were contin-
ued fully several minutes. Among the
Liberals and Parnellites the widest sort of
enthusiasm prevailed and it is safe to say
that no such scene was ever witnessed be-
fore in the House of Commons.
AS soon as the cheering had ceased, Mr..
Gladstone rose and moved for permission
to introduce a bill to amend previous legis-
~lation, and to make provision for the future
government of Ireland. On making this
motion MI. Gladstone said
1.-The time has arrived when both honor
end duty require Parliament to come to a
decisive resolution. 1t should be the en-
deavor to liberate Parliament from the re-
%straints under which, during the years, it
has Intellectually struggled and to restore
legislation to its unimpeded course, 1t is
between Great Britain and Ireland on q
footing of free institutions, in which En-
glishmen, Scotchmen and Irishmen have o
like interest"
longed cheers. AS soon as quiet was re-
stored Mr.. Gladstone entered upon a brief
review of the general features of past legis-
lation for Ireland. He dwclt upon the CO.
efclve ana represSlve measures which had
been put in force from time to time, and
deprecated any further resort to the rude
remedies of intimidation. ''Since the year
1888" he said, only two years AVE passed
without coercive legislation for Ireland;
and. in spite of all this, the law continues
to be disregarded, because it is invested, in
the eyes of the Irish, with a foreign aspect.
We're further coercion to 30 successful.
it would require two conditions
autocracy of the Government and the
secrecy, of public transactions. [Parnellite
cheers. Tie handspring of the law in En-
gland is felt to be English: in Scotland to
be Scotch; but in Ireland it is not felt to
be Irish.
1t was time that something was done to
restore in Ireland the first conditions of
civil life-the free course of law, the liber-
ty of every individual in the exercise of
every legal right, their confidence in the
law and their sympathy with the law,
apart from which no country can be
called a civilized country.
Mr.. Gladstone said that all preparations
Tor the settlement of tue question deserved
fair consideration, and the free discussion
that would follew the introduction of the
present bill might lead to the discovery of
ono plan which had a predominating
amount of support, and the Government
would dc its best to adopt the plan that
seemed likely to give general satisfaction.
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