The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
contains clause making one hundred

contains clause making one hundred
votes instead Of forty necessary TO mo-
ton to adjourn before business, II Is pos.
sible that 1t may prove the downfall oil
the ministry, because the Parneliites be-
lieye il is intended to deprive their eighty
six members of their present power TO
lawfully obstruct business, and Will op'
pose it and insist on the Liberals helping
them defeat the Government. Salisbury
has declared that he will resign the mo
ment the Parnellites and Liberals COM
bine, and they will perhaps give him an
opportunity of carrying out his desire 10
relinquish office.
Lord Harrington, Secretary for war III
Mr.. Gladstone's Cabinet, has decided 10
adopt an Independent course ON the lrlsh
question. Much fuss Is being made oy
the Conservatives over this, and they pre-
tend to believe that Harrington will dis
rupt the Liberal party. Lord Harrington
has. however, less influence In the Liberal
party than even Sir Charles Dixie, ana MS
loss of power has been due also TO prl-
vate scandal, liable to be made public AT
anv time, Neither gentleman can AFFORD
to make himself very obstreperous Just
now. Mr.. Gladstone long ago decided 10
exclude Harrington from any cabinet ne
might be called upon to form and TINS de-
cision undoubtedly has Influenced the err
ing mans present political course as much
as ANYTHING else. 1t is known that Mr.
Gladstone, with view TO emergencies,
has been busily engaged for some DAYS
in selecting men for possible Liberal
Cabinet and securing an understanding
with them. He has resolved to secure
unity, and will require from every Minis.
ter a full and unqualified acceptance oil
certain proposals for solution OF the
home rule question, including amend
ments to the Irish land act and the land
purchase act. 1t can be said on good au-
thority that Mr.. Gladstone mas matnred
scheme for granting tenants in Ireland
a perpetui:y of tenure. The scheme, II
is said, will make all holdings copy
hold, and the rents reducible In exact
proportion to the full values OF their
agricultural produce. 1t will also en-
power tenants to redeem quit rents at a
fixed price and obtain from the govern
ment cash advances on easy terms. The
entire plan will comprise an attempt to
include so many and such extensive re-
forms that it may either be acceptable to
the Parnellites in place of more nominal
else secure the support Of the Wings in
the event of the failure of a more radical
measure.
The Right Hon. William Henry Smith,
the present millionaire Chief Secretary
for ireland, has prepared for the Govern
ment a bill having for its object the car
rying out of the Salisbury plan of buying
ont the landlords of Ireland. The bill es-
..f .
throughout the country to enable tenants
to borrow money from the Government
at low rates and on long terms for the
purpose of purchasing the fees to their
holding, the prices of the latter to be
computed at twenty years rental at pres.
ent rates, the tenants TO refund In yearly
payments, amounting to half the present
rentals, the payments to be in lieu OF
taxes and be used TO defray
the local government expenses. Mt.
Smith has come out in strong
opposition to any revival OF coercion In
Ireland He has advised the Govern
ment to refrain from all attempts to re-
press the National League as con-
spiracy, taking the ground that 1t Is q
legitimate and proper political organza-
tion. Mr.. Smith urges the Government
to conciliate the Parnellite members as
much as possible in dealing with the Irish
question, both as a matter of policy and
good sense.
The headquarters Of the executive
committee Of the National League will
soon be removed TO Liverpool. This
change is deemed necessary In view
of 1.-The increased necessity for Mr..
Parnell and his chief lieutenants to re.
main closely in London.
Late last night Mr. Gladstone stated
that his promise TO the Queen TO help
the Government maintain peace and
order in Ireland bound him to judiclous-
ly assist the ministry in securing reform
in the procedure rules. But, he added,
it did not bind him to help secure the
passage of the l00-member clause. He
said he could not look upon that as neces-
sary to the maintenance of peace Ire
land and he would oppose 1t.
Mr.. W. II. Smith, the newly appointed
Chief Secretary for Ireland, has started
for Dublin.