Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-31
TRANSATLANTIC.
The Tribunal That Will Try
Parnell.
ONE OF THEM OF BIASED MIND
The Kick Against Justice Day.
Sharp Debate in the Commons.
Cable Flashes.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

moved to increase the number of judge
on the Commission to five. If it was Il
inquire into the whole history of th'
National League, extending over nin'
years, three judges were not sufficient
unless the inquiry was limited.
Matthews said the Government coulc
not accept the amendment. There woulo
be nothing gained by increasing the
number of judges.
Sexton then reminded Matthews tina,
the Commission dealt with charges fol
murder and outrage, and that everything
might turn upon the examination of wit.
nesses in New York and Australia. He
had nothing to say against two of the
Commissioners, but he was surprised at
the nomination Of Justice Day after his
conduct during the inquiry of the Belfast
riots.
Anderson said he was astonished that
the Government dared to propose tri-
bunal that was to have power to appoint
other Commissioners to take evidence
abroad.
Parnell urged the House to recollect
that they were discussing proposal to
provide substitute for the jury. While
in England jury of twelve was always
provided, it was proposed that the settle
ment of the important, far-reaching Irish
issues which will be involved in the in
quiry, was to depend on the verdict OF
two men. Hear! Hear There was
no precedent for such action. Hedenied
that it was any favor to the members
on the contrary it was waving their
ordinary position as citizens in
accepting the Commission. The lead
ing London Conservative papers of
to-day had declared that the question
was no longer as to his innocence or
guilt, but as to the best means to prove
him guilty. Hear, hear.] Was he to
be held responsible tor everything Pat
rick Ford said or did in America, while
the Government were not held respon-
sible for what their organs did ?
[Cheers.]
The amendment was then voted down.
Smith having proposed that the Commits
sion consist OF Justices Hannah, Day
and Smith.
Labouchere protested against the selec-
ton of Justice Day.
Smith said he believed the Judges
name had the complete approval OF the
English bar and every body of judicial
knowledge.
Goschen explained that the Govern
I, ,o1o &oI i,yAr
political parties whenever they had been
in Parliament. He trusted the House
would endorse this view.
the Governments difficulty in altering
the composition of the Commission, but
that made no difference. Nothing had
been said against Justice Hannah and
Smith. Regarding Justice Day he said
he had received letter from an abso
lutely reliable source, from gentleman
having means of knowing Justice Days
mind upon Irish affairs, and he had told
Smith the name of his informant, who
wrote that Justice Day was man Of the
Seventeenth century in his views con-
cerning the Catholics. Like Torquemada,
he was a Tory of the hieh-fyer, nom
Juror type. Hear! Hear j He nightly
rails against Parnell and his friends. He
regards them as infidels and rebels and
led astray by Catholic nation. He be-
lieves them guilty of any crime. Morley
said he would not publicly give the name
of his informant. but he proved his good
faith by telling Smith. Sure in the face
of a feeling OF that kind toward Justice
Day, the Government would not retain
him on a Commission against which
there ought to be no whisper raised.
He must vote against the nomination.
[Cheers.
Balfour held that Morley had gone too
far to maintain any reticence about the
writer of the letter. Justice Day had the
right to ask the name of his traducer.
[Cheers.]
Morley assured the House there was
nothing sinister in his Withholding the
name Of his correspondent. The person
in question was colleague of Justice
Day upon the Belfast Riot Commission
and was q barrister named Adams.
Gladstone said he felt it his duty to
support Morley. After the information
of the Government regarding Justice
Days bias, and giving them chance
to altar the Commission, it was right
when then refused to make change to
communicate the facts to Parliament
Also the Government might readily have
another Judge, one to whom there should
be no objection.
Goschen said Morley had not shown the
letter to any Minister until to-day.
Morley declared he only got the Letter
last Saturday.
Goschen said the Government had NJ
time to communicate with Justice Day t
ask about the accuracy of the reported
private conversations of Adams. Cheers.
The Government was entirely ignorant O
the politics Of Justice Day.
Parnell said he had heard every off
cial accused of jury-packing declare h'
knew nothing about the politics or re
ligion of the jurors, but somehow it al
ways happened that Orangemen wer,
the Jurors put on juries to try National
lists and Catholics. The Government
could no longer plead ignorance in re
gard to the Commission composed of tw,
Conservatives and one Unionist, and th'
world would know tomorrow that tn
Governments idea of fairness was tina
the Nationals should be tried by jur
of three of their English political oppG
nents. Cheers.I
Upon division the vote stood, for Jui
tice Day 269, against him 180. Th
names Of Justice Hannah and Justic
Smith were agreed to without division.
Anderson moved to omit the wor
No1Io0otionv II, tho c1ausa omDOW0riD