The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-23
THE IRISH LAND BILL.
Gladstone Introduces the Measure for I'll
Relief of the Tenants of Ireland.

Gladstone Introduces the Measure for the
Relief of the Tenants of Ireland.
LONDON, April 17.-Mr. Gladstone pro-
pounded his Irish Land bill to the House
of Commons last evening. There was
hardly any excitement attending the event
compared with the unprecedented enthE-
sasm which attended the memorable pro-
ceedings Of yesterday week when the 10 me-
rule measure was proposed
By the conditions of the measures DUR
chase would be made through the issues of
$500 900 sterling already Authorized, for
which three per cent. stock would be issued
conSols might, with the consent
of the treasury be communi-
Gated for stock of lower denominations
If, however: it was found inexpedIent to is
sue the proposed stock forth sfith; scrip of
equal value could be issued. The object or
purpose of the act was to give to
landlords an opinion to sell out. The
authority of the State acting between
peasant and landlord would purchase the
land and pit the peasant in possession as
an absolute proprietor subject only to the
rent charge until the final paynieht of the
purchase money had been made. The
State would also have the power to decide
Wu0lHeI Tue 08pIOpItdtIOu OL lduuIOIOS
should or should not be compulsory.
The land commission would be empow
cred to refuse applications. The basis of
prices would depend upeh the rental for q
fixed period. Twenty years rental would
be nominal purthasei in exceptional
cases twenty-five years rental Would make
a purchase. Applications for sale would
not be received after March l, 1899. Ten
million ponds of the stock would be issued
during 1887, &20, 0JG,O0o in 1888, and 100000
900 in 1889.
The charge upon the Irish exchedder
would be e. 0J0,0O0 year, to meet which it
would be able to levy for rents amounting
to e. 800, 900 year, and this sum would b.
the first charge on the rents and taxes
raised BY The Irish government. Adding
to this the Imperial Contribution, the
sum paid to England by ireland
would be &c, 242 900 a year, secured
on revenue amounting to e10, $50, 000,
no portion of which would be APP
piled to any purpose until 96,0O0,oOO was
paid into the English exchequer. The pres
sent contribution Of the Irish. taxpayers
to England was 81, $4,000, Of which En-
gland paid back in the Irish civil service
and in the service of collection e. 600
The residue, which seemed to repre-
sent an imperial contribution for
imperial civil charges, was G2,0S5, 600.
What did England do with it, AS an in
stance, she sent an army of 10000 men to
Ireland and kept them there at an annual
cost of $4,000, 900, 99l50J0 more than the
balance mentioned. That was specimen
Of the economy of the system the speaker
wanted to root Up.
Mr.. Gladstone commended the scheme to
the strict, Jealous, careful, unbiased exam
ination of Englishmen. He was convinced
it would be recognized as a fitting part OF
the great suspicious effort to sustain the
plans of the British Legislature for the well
fare of what had long been, and the speak
er hoped, would ever be, under cireum.
stances far happier than heretofore, an
Integral part OF her Maiesty's dominion.