The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-31
WEB OF THE TORY SPIDER
IRISH MEMBERS TOO SHARP TO
RUSH INTO IT'S MESHES.

Justice Days Anti-1rish Record Smells
Too Loud to Make Him Good Bait to
Put Out for the Parnellites - The
Inquiry to Cover the Earth.
LONDON, July 30.-The house of commons
went into committee tonight on the bill to
investigate the charges against Mr.. Parnell.
Mr., Sexton moved to increase the number
OF judges in the commission to five it was to
inquire into the whole history of the national
league extending over four years. If the
league embraced members in every part of
the world it would take several years before
the inquiry could be finished. Much evil
dence might have to be sought abroad.
Three judges were not sufficient unless the
inquiry were limited
Mr. Matthews, in reply, said that the
government could not accept the amend
ment and that Mr.. Sexton had exaggerated
the task before the commission. Doubtless
the course of the inquiry would lead to IN
vestigations abroad but there would be no
difficulty in taking such evidence. There
would be nothing gained by increasing the
number of judges
OBJECTS TO JUSTICE DAY.
Mr. Sexton then reminded Mr.. Matthews
murder and outrage and that everything
might turn upon the examination of wit
nesses in New York or Australia. He had
nothing to say against two of the commits
sioners, but he was surprised at the nomi-
nation of Justice Day after his conduct
during the inquiry into the Belfast riots.
Mr.. Anderson said he was astOniShed
that the government dared to prepare a
tribunal to have power to appoint other
commissioners m tokn puidonpa a abroad
Mr.. Parnell urged the house to recollect
that they were discussing a proposal to pro-
vide substitute for a Jury. While in
England jury of twelve was always pro
vided, it was proposed that the settlement
of important and far-reaching Irish issues
be involved in an inquiry to depend on the
verdict of two men. Hear hear!l There
was no precedent for the commission.
NOT A FAVOR.
He denied that it was any favor to the
Irish members. On the contrary it was
waving their ordinary position as oitize1s
in accepting the commission. They put the
public under an obligation While
the inquiry was pending he ought
to be protected from press attacks.
A leading London conservative paper 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, hearl Was he to be held responsible
for everything Patrick Ford said or did in
America, while the government were not
responsible for what their organs did. Irish
cheers.
ONE OF DAYS OUTBREAKS.
Mr.. Labouchere called in question Justice
Days fitness to serve on the commission,
because in the recent trial of three Irish
men held in Liverpool, he had said that such
dastardly, cowardly and brutal crime
could not have happened in England except
among the Irish.
The speaker then reminded Mr.. Labou-
chere that the committee was not discuss
ing the qualifications of the members of the
commission.
Mr. Labouchere, in reply, explained that
he desired to show the necessity of neutral
izing the influence of Justice Day by in
creasng the number of judges. The amend
ment was then voted down by a majority
of 43, the vote standing 100 yeas to 233
nays Conservative cheers
BALFoUR STICKS UP FOR BARR.
In replying to number of questions
from Parnellites, Secretary Balfour de-
Tended the fitness of DR.. Barr to inspect
Irish political prisoners. He would not
suspend HIM. An English doctor was
selected TO visit the Irish prisoners becau g
Irish doctors would be subjected to the
S'N NtItSb lAlllllllNluLlOn IlS NtiNliCO VI Ji6
Mitchellstown jury was entirely unwar-
ranted. Every effort would be made to
bring the real truth about the Vaudeville
case before the country. [Cheers.l
Replying to the suggestion of Mr.. Par
nell, the solicitor general for Ireland agreed
to adjourn the trial of Mr.. O'Kelly to get
vote on the commisson bill.
Mr.. Smith having proposed that the
commission consist of Justices Hannah,
,,I TOau Mr. oh "A
against the selection Of Justice Day.
T. P. O'Connor suggested that the gov
ernment substitute another English
Judge. He said there was not
single judge known as
having sympathy with those they were to
try.
Mr.. Smith said he believed the judges
named had the complete approval of the
English bar and everybody Of judicial
knowledge.
GosCHEN's EXPLANATION
Mr. Goschen explained that the govern
ment had selected these judges as non
political parties who had never been in par
lament. He trusted that the house would
indorse his views. They were good Judge
and thoroughly reliable for their impair
TALLY.
John Morley said he quite understood the
governments difficulty in altering the com
mission, but that made no difference. The
fact was that it had been njudiciously
selected [I1ear, hearl Tho inquiry was
not strictly Of the judicial kind Justice
Day was not expected to act il he were on
the bench. Nothing had been said against
Justices Harmhn and Smith, their i'm
partiality was unquestioned.
A BITTER PARTISAN
Regarding Justice Day, he said that he
had received letter from an absolutely re
liable source, the gentleman having peculiar
means Of knowing Justice Days mind upon
the Irish, and he had told Mr.. Smith the
name Of his informant who wrote that
Justice Day is man Of the seven
teenth century in his views
concerning Catholics. Like Torque-
mada he was tory Of the high-hyer
non-juror type. Hear hear j He nightly
rails against Mr.. Parnell and his friends.
lie regards them as intidels and rebels, and
a. led astray by the Catholic nation. He
believes thom guilty Of any crime [Crios
Of Name. " Mr.. Morley said he would
not publicly give the name. Hs proved
his good faith by telling Mr.. Smith [Cri.s
Of "Oh! ohHl Surely, In the face Of feel
ing Of that kind toward Justice Day. the
government would not retain him on a
commission against which there ought 20
be- nO whisper raiso1 He must vote agaILat
the nomination. lCheorsl
nALFoUR DEMANDS THE NAME.
Mr. Balfour held that Mr Morley had
gone TOO far % maintain any ret.cenco
aDout tre writer u tho letter Justice Day