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second Reading Of th~ nm DeaiIng ma
Charges tGaIHsf Them.


second Reading Of me nm Deailng MA
Charges IgaiH1 Them.
LONDON, July 23,-In the commons IA.
day Smith moved the second reading Of Ina
bill dealing with the charges aud allso..
tons against members Of parliament. II.
said the government offered the eommission
inquiry upon preeedents. II rested win
the house to say how compls.
the powers OF the commission should
be. Sir James Hannah would h
president, aud Justices Day and Smith
would be the other two members Of ths
commission,
Parnsll said II seemed that Smith bad
had friendly hint from the counsel for Tie
Times, in consequence Of which the inquiry
was to be extended not only into his personsl
conduct, but into the acts OF the leagu,
ia America Ireland and Great Britaln. Ii
was eyidsA. the case as regards the forged
letters Was going to break down. lie ds.
manded that the government limit The
scope OF tho commission To what smith
originally nrOpossd, namely, the charges
against himself aud other Irish membea.
Tue allegations against tho league eonld
not come before the commission AZ
affecting him. They were the most cfusl
aud infamous charges ever made agaiast
public man Hs could demonstrate that
tho letters were iOrgettea. tie ADMITTED
hs had had communications with J0ha
Dewey, but thOsa communications were
solely ia regard 10 political matters, aud
were open ~ fullest seFuuny HE ala
admitted making speerh al Euha
10 iayOr Of boyeoltlng. lie believed bgy.
cotI.ug did good then, but had crasel 10
advocate Il after tic passage OF the arrears
bill Of ls-2 10 make the inquty ID,
dlciAl the government onght dennaIsiy 10
specify the charges. aud also ~ provide ias
scrutiny Of the documents upon which tbs
charges arc based. IL WAS Of vital In.
posIAaes to the Irish msmbeEs 10 SEQ shsss
dO.umenta before the commission began 70
eft.
Here there was an expselAht pause, der.
ing which cries weFo raised ios the aStng.
neS general. No member OF tho govern.
meut responding. Gladstone expressed
surprise that tho government did %.
answer rArnsli, and declared there
must BE- 40 answer lie was nos prsEAfs4
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tho mlssiOn which SMtlh appeared h
entertain. Ii Was 10 tho power Of the GOV.
srnment 20 make better selection Of con.
naiasionera--a selection which would have
commented warm KcClAmAgion from e4sfy.
body The g1YefnmshE ought TO make
definite charges against dsaalls
psr.aas. There ought 10 DO 10
Stalking. The letters we're really
the Only new charges. and PAruslI naa
have an opportunity " examine Ihrn, ia
order to iAes tar accusations. A mora Do
piorabls efgug wAa never made than ahta
the attorney general undertook 10 c3Rdnt
the case OF Tho Tines Uulsas Pasnslls
conditions wrtv conceded the country woaA
BE- driven TO the conclusion that the pFepo.
sails were made 10 be refused
Matthews, home secretary. maIntHissa
that Hha,ryer Webster said was solely ID
his capacity A. counsel for tho 1imFa The
commission surely could BE- trusted to deal
impartialIy. Matthews afRtsd Ihs
charges were tnsspaFabis Doubtless
When sesktas 10 iaatcs paaishmsss
the charges against tho aeeutsd
ahould 10 uIuas specific and duansd. bet
when thc object ia limited to discover II
the truth such defining IL unnecessary.
loud lErDe,lits laughter Tho prsasHs
attitude Of tho ParnelliIss cAusoi tho saf
ptcion that they dgsircd 10 orads inquiry,
OF nj least 10 hamper aud ohs,rurt The SiIuFsa
10 get at the truth. Ono Of tho capital
points Of The change was that mombcra pso.
fsssing To carry on constitutional asifttioa
bad arranged basis Of operations with tho
dynamite faction. Would tho country b
satisfied " thoas charges we're not fully
probcdf The government. thoaghi moi.
aud could uds consent 20 limit the iaquity.
Sir Charles Russell said he would prefer
libel Rc,iou before tho most blgnlsd pAtti.
San jury in London TO trial by a tribunal
constituted upon the unfair aud disadsan.
tagsous terms proposed by the gnyrgs-
mem, the object Of which appeard 10
not to bring guilt home to individuals, bat
10 discredit party.
After vigorous spssch by T. +. O'Coa.
nor, tho debate adjourned on motion Of
LAboachcra