The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-26
OVER THE SEAS.
Doings in the House Of Commons.
The Irish County Government Bill
Brought Up Again.
This Is in Opposition to the Present
Landlord System.
Gladstone, Always Wise, Speaks
Sound Sense on This.
The Measure Is Rejected-Tho Queen
Visits the Emperor Again-Her
Doings in Berlin-The Bou-
langist Movement.

LONDON, April 25.-In the House Of
Commons today Mr.. j. l.. Carew, nation
alist, moved the second reading Of the
Irish county government bill. lie urged
that public opinion was at the back of the
promoters Of the bill. The present system
was landlords systemIand in the land
lords interest.
The grand iuries nominated by the high
sheriff were a select circle, acting for them
selves. The principle of the bill was to
give the people control of strictly local af-
fairs through directly elected councils.
Sir Charles Lewis Conservative, mem
Der for North Autriam, and others con-
tended that the bill was incorrectly framed,
and that ii had been introduced at a
wrong time. The councils proposed, they
said, were not likely to lead to good re-
suits. Mr.. Gladstone said that TO do Ire
land justice, the proper mode OF amend
ing public business was TO commence not
with local but with central institutions. The
government could not plead that the state
OF Ireland was now worse than IL was at
the last election; yet they had withdrawn
their promises aud declared that until Ire
land forcgocs her natural aspirations, and
withdraws her claims To central authority
at Dublin, no local government bill will be
presented 10 the House. ANY man, +"
said Mr.. Gladstone, who refuses 10 vote
for this bill becomes party 10 the dcclara-
ton"
Mr.. Baliour said the debate had turned
principally upon the working Of the pres
ont institutions. Every one knew that
the local government Of Ireland was bad
exactly in the proportion that the oX-of.
ficio element was excluded from il. lCrics
Of no, none from the Parncllitos.
Cheers from the government benches. ]
The dercliction in local management in
/ Ireland was due to the cN-olicio yielding
OF elected members 90 the demands OF
constituents, owing TO the tyranny Of the
| league. Politics in Ireland was different
from politics in England. As long as th,
| present acute controversy existed Parlia
mcpt could not extend local government
90 Ireland. But lac believed the present
| condition Of social warfare could not con
| tinue, and when there was an equality d
| conditions hc would be one Of tie first Il
carry ont what was desired. Cheers.
Lord Randolph Churchill said that III,
government in 1856 pledged themselves {,
extend TO Ireland the same amount o
local liberty. That pledge was the foun
daton Of the Unionist party and the only
platform upon which they could resist
repeal. II the government relied merely
upon the executive powers, and II they
were going To preach that the Irish must
he looked upon rs inferior they
might for a time hold that po
sition, but only for u very
short time. Pamellitc cheers. There
was not sufficient interruption Of the gov
eminent policy. n Ireland had TO wait IN
the hands Of the executive, the Conserya
tivcs must take care that they did not cx.
pose themselves 10 well directed ipdici.
mcnt OF reaction. Mr.. Chamberlain said
that, without adopting the vow that moth
ing should be done within reasonable
period, he was opposed to the bill bccaus,
the English aud Irish local government
questions could not be- dealt with In th,
same session.
The bill was rcjccied-yeas 2S2, nay
4 49,