The Portland daily press., 1886-04-07
FOREIGN.
Gladstone Submits His Scheme for
Home Rule for ireland.
An Irish Statutory Parliament with
Small Fiscal Powers.
Further Demands Made by the Milan
Rioters.
Twenty-Five Gases of Cholera Re-
ported in Brittany.

LONDON, April 6-Mr. Gladstone laid be-
fore the Cabinet today his scheme for home
rule for Ireland, and it is said it met with
great opposition. 1t is also reported that
Earl Kimberly, Mr.. Childers, Sir William
Vernon Harcourt and Mr.. Mundella will re-
sign from the Cabinet if Gladstone does not
modify his proposals, but Gladstone is said
to stand firm. The Liberal opponents Of
Gladstone's Irish policy are steadily increas-
ing their strength, and are working for CO.
alition with the Conservatives.
LATER.
LONDON, April 6.-The Cabinet feud has
temporarily abated. Gladstone modifes his
proposals regarding customs control by CIV
ing the English Parliament the right to veto
all fiscal enactments of Ireland, providing
the imperial receiver shall collect the GUS
toms and excise, and making imperial claims
first charges on the revenues. The malcon-
tents consequently withhold their resigna-
tionS. Gladstone is in robust health and
good voice, and is confident of success.
Especial Cablegram to the Boston Evening Record]
LONDON, April Gas the fateful Thurs
day approaches, public opinion grows more
anxious and eager, and Mr.. Gladstone's OPP
ponents more bitter Today, Mr.. Childers is
regarded as wavering, and it is not impossi-
BILE that he may resign after today's Cabinet
council. Nothing whatever authoritative is
yet learned about the scheme, but the follow
ing outline, furnished by a well-placed in
f0rmant, will be found not far from the
scheme submitted to the Cabinet this after
noon. give it with reserve:
Mr.. Gladstone proposes to establish at Dublin a
statutory liiSh national parliament of single
chamber, elected largely by the same franchise as
the existing representation. Special guarantees
will be taken to secure the presence of an ade-
quate proportion Of Protestant members. Mr..
fhn ant oh
least 75 out of a house of 800 members shall be
allotted to the Protestants. To this parliament
will be handed over the whole administration OF
Ireland, together with the exclusive right of leg
islation on Irish affairs. An Irish ministry will
control the magistrates and the police, undertake
the enforcement of the law and have supreme au-
thority in all Irish affairs except the militia ry
forces of the Grown, which will remain under the
exclusive control of the Viceroy. The Viceroy
will be appointed by the Crown, and VIII probably
be nOn-political, as the VicerOy of India now is.
He will not have seat In the imperial cabinet,
nor will he go in and out Of office with each change
Of party as at Westminster. The existing con-
sabulary so far as an armed and drilled military
force, will be under the direct orders OF the Vice
| roy. as the other imperial troops garrisoned in
| Ireland. Provision viii be made for the gradual
conversion OF the constabulary into civilian OF
municipal force.
ana collect all taxes levied in Ireland and defray
from the same the cost of local administration.
The whole of the customs excise will be in the
hands Of the Irish parliament The only limitation
imposed upon the fiscal powers of the new body
| forbids the imposition of a protective tariff
which would close Irish markets to English
| goods. The customs, excise and other taxes lev
fed by the Irish parliament will be collected by
Irish officials, but an imperial receiver viii be ap-
pointed, who will be empowered to receive the
proceeds of the customs excise to satisfy various
preferential charges in the shape of an imperial
tribute and interest on guaranteed loans. The
tribute and interest will be first charge upon
the Irish revenue. The tribute will be fixed in
advance, and will be collected by receiver. 1t
will be fixed before the statutory parliament is
established, and will govern the number of Irish
members to be chosen to the imperial Parliament.
The number Of Irish members will not
sit in the House Of Commons when
questions involving imperial considerations are
Under discussion. When the business before the
house is exclusively English or Scotch no Irish
member will be admitted The House of Commons
will not be allowed to pass any laws for Ireland
or Interfere in any way with Irish affairs, except
when the Irish delegation is present. veto up
all acts of the Irish legislature is to be vested
in the crown and exercised by advice of the impe-
rial ministry If the House of Commons wishes to
challenge the exercise of this veto, or to cenSure
a minister for not advising its exercise, the Irish
members will be admitted before the debate takes
place.
There is no truth in the report that the statute
rY Parliament will have power to substitute dol
lars and cents for pounds, ShillingS and pence as
the currency of Ireland The arrangement for
buying out the landlords has receded into the
background but will be pressed, otherwise Earl
Spencer will resign. The capital sum involved,
as / cabed, will not exceed GI20, 100000, its ad-
vance to be spread over term Of years.