St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-24
IN PARLIAMENT.
The House of Comm ons Has a Lively
Debate on the Irish Question.

DCUSaSO OH LAe question:
LONDON, Aug. 23.-In the house of COM
mons tonight Sir Michael Hicks-Beach.
chief secretary for ireland, replying to Mr..
Sexton said that the commission appointed
to inquire into the Belfast riots. consisted
of Gen. Sir Redvers Butler and two Irish
barristerS, Messrs. French and Adams
He also said that the government proposed
to add to the commission an officer of eX-
perience, namely Chief Constable McHardy.
The Right Hon. Edward Stanhope, colonial
secretary, in reply to Mr.. Howarth said
that the report that the government had an
neXed the Ellice Islands was unfounded.
Mr.. Labouchere, reSumng The debate on
the address in reply to the queens speech,
said that Lord Randolph Churchills recent
electoral manifesto
WAS AN INSULT
to the Radical party. He Labouchere)
was surprised that the Hartlngtoniaus had
never repudiated the language applied by
Churchill to Gladstone. He tainted the
Wings with being disguised Tories. Be-
sides the Wings, he continued, there was
the Birmingham gang under the leadership
of Chamberlain. The family of the latter
had doubtless done efficient service and
Birmingham, therefore, out of sheer graft
tude, had Subordinated imperial interests to
municipal gratitude. Outside of Birning-
ham the Chamberlainites had no influence
whatever. Chamberlain thought that no
scheme could be good one unless he him
self was the author OF it. Laughter.
Chamberlain would
CONTINUE HIS DOWNWARD CAREER
until he could be gazetted as Lord Cham
berlain. Laughter. The speaker urged
Irishmen to continue their efforts by legiti-
mate means to obtain their rights as a ma
ton struggling to be free. Cheers. The
followers of Parnell had right to be proud
OF their leader. The accusation that they
were mercenarV in receiving aid from
America came with ill grace from
English members who are not above
receiving pecuniary aid from ducal
houses in the last election. Continuing, he
said that winter was approaching, and the
military were assisting in the evictions of
the people, many of whom were cast out
upon the roadside. Irishmen could not be
blamed if they refused to submit tamely to
such treatment. but he warned him that the
disorders would only serve as an excuse for
refusing home rule and would ensure CO.
ercion. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach said it
was the duty Of the government to restore
order, and administer the government in
Ireland with the law as they found it.
Why. he asked, did not Sir William Har-
court move an amendment to the address
instead of attempting to stab the govern
ment behind the back? If it was true that
the government had encouraged outrage
and promoted disorder in Ireland, they
ought to be impeached. The policy of the
government was plain and sober one It
was to promote the social and material well
fare of Ireland, and to assist the Irish IN
obtaining rest from the ceaseless political
agitation to which they had so long been
subjected. Laughter and cheers. The
government therefore proposed to insti-
tute all inquiry into the develop
ment of the material resources
of Ireland. Sir William Vernon
Harcourt'S theory, that social disorders
could not be treated with success unless
the causes were treated. was a modern
invention. He (the speaker) could re-
member when Sir William Harcourt de-
nounced the land league doctrine as
A DOCTRINE OF ASSASSINATION,
and took an active part in the adoption of
measures for the repression of the league
without considering remedial measures.
Cheers. He (the Speaker) believed that
the troubles in Belfast were due to the I'M
fortunate proposals of the late government.
lCheers. Were the disorders in Belfast
and Kerry to be allowed to continue until
the electorate changed their minds and re-
turned parliament pledged to Gladstone's
policy? If not. why did Sir William Har-
court sheer at the present government for
trying to do their duty-to suppress crime?
Whenever the government should find the
laws harsh or unjust they would remedy
them. Cheers. Sir William Harcourt
was afraid to attack the government
openly and move an amendment to the
address, but he chalked the wall with the
motto, mo Rent" aud then ran away.
Loud cheers. The government proposed
two things, to administer the law and to
consider carefully a scheme of decentrali-
cation in the direction OF self-government
framed upon popular basis. Parnellite
laughter The latter scheme would be
framed as far as possible to meet the ex-
1gencies of Ireland. Cheers. The gov
eminent hoped that when their tenure of
Office closed they would leave Ireland more
peaceful. orderly and prosperous than they
mad found it. Cheers.
Lord Harrington maintained that the
Unlonists had not forfeited their claim to
be Liberals because they were unable to
accept opinions which, until recently, were
not held by any considerable section of the