Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-24
PARNELL'S LAND BILL
HE ARGUES FOR 1T BEFORE THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Urges Them to do for ireland Like Irish
men-The Provisions of the Bill Ex-
plained-A Temporary Remedy
wanted -GIadstone's Ovation

LONDON, Sept 20 -tiladstone attended
this evenings session of the House of
Commons. A crowd had assembled out
side tosee him and gave HIM au ovation.
He was received in the same way by the
house when he appeared on the floor
Gladstone looks as if enjoying robust
health. Lord Randolph Churchill an.
nounced that the government would at
the next session introduce Il bill to facili-
tate the transfer of land reducing the
legal costs, which was received with
cheers. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chief
secretary for Ireland, replying to an in
terrogatory of parnell, said since June 10
1000 families, comprising 53ll persons, had
been eviCted in Ireland land that of hese $50
families including 1926 persons had been
readmitted to their former premises as
care.takers. Parnell in moving IL sec
ond reading of his land bill, said the recent
elections conveyed a mandate to the House
of Commons that it should show itself
willing and able to provide for the wants
of Ireland equally as if it was an
Irish parliament. Cheers 1t was useless
to talk about the lateness of the session
The House was only six weeks Old,
the majority of the new members were
young, fresh and not overworked, and
they did not require holiday. a state of
urgency existed with reference to the re-
lations between the landlords and the
Irish tenants. Parnell here explained the
provisions of the bill. The first clause he
said was the most important because it
dealt with most urgent subject. 1t
enacted that any statutory tenant whose
rent was fixed prior to the last day Of
! unnlV n az.
cUrdance with the provisions of the bill.
| 1t was 20 he II temporary measure. With
| the exception of the second clause it was
intended to provide for what he hoped
would be only temporary emergency,
l. e. to meet the depression III prices.
He could not tell now whether the
depression was likely to continue.
1t commenced in 1850 and had con.
tinued unaDated ever since. There are
no signs of recovery SAID Parnell,' in
deed signs for the future are growing
worse, but | only ASK the house to take ac-
/ zion with regard to rents falling due next
November ultil the house Is aole to take
action on the report OF the royal com
mission which will abstain entirely from
pre- JUDGING the government proposals.
/ But we do know that since the
/ bulk of judicial rents has been
fixed, there has been a great depression in
/ prices. The potato blight has spread to
an alarming extent; therefore it behoOves
the House to apply Il temporary remedy
| now and not wait Tor Il royal commission
10 report, or tor the government to take
action thereon which Will be impossible
before November, 1857.
The number of evictions had become
alarming. The present viceroy,' said
| Parnell, lis Il noble lord of whom little i,
known except what is bad. Cheers. The
present chief secretary, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach says he is going to leave the ten
ants to their fate, rs III no case must the
loss be borne by the landlords The
speaker disputed the accuracy of Sin
Michael Hicks Beach's eviction figures
The quarter ending the present month
would show Il higher average of evic
tons than any quarter since lo5l
The government armed with this bill
should stay evictons in Kerry. 1t woulC
do more To restore peace than all the Gen
eral Buffers put together (cheers.) liz
claimed that the bill was essentially mod
crate and calculated to pull natter
smoothly through the winter, and con
cluded by earnestly entreating the hOus
to allow Il second reading of the bill
which he said would benefit the landlord
themselves.
Parnel's speech occupied one hour ant
twenty minutes in delivery.