Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-10
CHAMBERLAIN EXPLAINS.
A FIERY PASSAGE WITH THE
PREMIER OVER THE SCHEME.

The Grand Old Man Charged With Hood
winking and Then Suddenly Startling
the Cabinet-The Financial Proposal
Criticised-A Federation Proposed
Separation Preferred to the Present
Plan,
LONDON, April 9.-Wheu Edward He
neage, who last evening resigned the
Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster
entered the House of Commons this after
noon, he was cheered by the Conserva-
tives. He took back seat below the
gangway.
On the opening or the House several
Conservatives presented petitions against
granting a separate Parliament to Ireland.
Mr.. Gladstone entered the House at D
O'Clock. He was greeted with loud and
hearty cheers by the Parnellte and Radi-
cal members. Mr.. Gladstone said that he
hoped to finish the debate on the home
rule bill on Monday next. lie announced
that the budget would be introduced
Tuesday and the Irish land bill Thurs
day, the latter being a necessary supple
ment TO the home rule bill. He proposed
that the House adjourn for aweeks holt
day at Easter.
CHARACTERISTICS EXPLANATION.
MIR. Chamberlain was received with
faint cheers upon rising TO resume the de-
bate. He said that he rose more for the
purpose Of making a personal explana-
tiOn than with the object OF entering upon
detailed discussion Of the speech Of Mr..
Gladstone. Continuing he said that when
he was asked to join the government he
told Mr.. Gladstone that be did not think
10 m la q, 20
ment at Dublin, as demanded by the
Irish members, with the conditions Of full
guarantees for the security Of the em-
pire. and Mr.. Gladstone informed him that
all he wanted was an Independent inqui-
ry into the subject OF the government Of
Ireland. He wrote a letter TO Mr.. Glad
stone on Jan. 8, in which he explained
that he could not consent to the establish
ment OF separate Parliament in Dublin,
and It was on that understanding that he
consented to join the Cabinet.
STARTLING TIE CABINET.
He had presumed, from what Mr.. Glad.
stone told MIN, that the whole Cabinet
would proceed, step by step, in consulta-
ton, to build a scheme Of home rule, not
involving separation. IL was not until
March 13 that Mr., Gladstone startled the
Cabinet by bringing forward q scheme, in
volving an issue Of 4150.0o0,0O0 in consOls.
At this point Mr.. Gladstone, interrupt
ing, reminded Mr.. Chamberlain that he
had not received permission of her Maj
esty's government Joreveal the land pro-
pOsals.
Mr.. Chamberlain, continuing. said that
he would reserve his explanation. He
did not resign on the land purchase pro-
pOsals alone, but on the whole scheme.
Still, he asked, how could he explain his
position if his hands were tied. Conser-
VatiVe cheers.
AN ANGRY TILT.
He asked if he might be permitted to
read his letter to Mr.. Gladstone.
Here an angry discussion took place
between Mr.. Cham berlain and Mr.. Glad
stone. The latter declared that he could
not 90 beyond the limits OF the permits
sion given. MIR. Chamberlain, who here
upon complained that his explanation
would be lame and incomplete. He would
never be able to Justf his conduct to the
House and country. He took four prin-
cipal objections to the scheme for the
government OF Ireland. The first was
to the proposal to exclude Irish members
from WestminsteT. His second Objec-
ton was to renouncing, as proposed, the
exercise OF the right Of imperial taxation.
In the third place he objected to the sur
render of appointments OF judges and
magistrates; and finally he objected to
the supreme authority given to the Irish
Parliament in matters not specially ex-
cluded from its authority.
RECENT CHANGES.
Since he has left the Cabinet, he said,
an important change had been made by
retaining power over customs and excise
duties; but the proposal now appeared
utterly inconsistent with the principle
that taxation and representation should
90 together. He further objected to any
scheme that laid upon the British tax
payer tremendous liability with excessive
risk, as such project could only be
looked upon as a Dribe to modify the hos
tlity of the Irish landowners TO home
rule. He did not believe that the Irish
people would agree 20 be deprived OF all
voice in the control Of matters and policies
in which they were deeply interested, and
he asserted that Ireland WAS being asked
to occupy a degrading position which the
people would never accept
THE FINANCES.
Further, the contribution which Ire
land was to be called on TO pay to the i'm
peral Treasury was fixed by the scheme,
and could not be increased even in case
the United Kingdom should be placed In
apOsitiOn OF direct peril, and where then.
he asked, was the integrity Of the empire 2
The finance question, he continued. de
yded i.sef into two parts. The English
taxpayer would object 10 any additional
burden being thrown on BIN to make good
Irish deficiencies, and Irish taxpayers, il
there were deficiency in the budget
owing to failure Of the excise and Gus
toms duties, would be called on 10 pay
new taxes, failing in which the govern
ment would be obliged 10 repudiate their
obligations.
The scheme would be accepted
grudgingly, aud in the course OF two
years there would be an attempt to revise
or alter II.
PREFERS SEPARATION.
As for himself, rather than face the fu-
ture agitation which would be certain TO
prevail between the two countries, rather
than face distractions and foreign COM
plicatiOns which would arise by having a
quasi-independen government, he would
vote for separation, pure aud simple.
Loud cheers. The opponents OF
the government scheme were told
that the only alternative
was coercion. That was not bis alterna-
tive. Agrarian discomfort had arisen
chiefly through eyictiOns by landlords.
He would propose 10 deprive landlords OF
the power TO evict for SIX months, guaran-
teeing them six mouths rent, land being
the security for the sum advanced. Dur
ing this period peace commission, com.
represented In Parliament, could
conduct an exhaustive inquiry
into the land question. Besides
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