Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-22
BALFOUR'S
He Replies to O'Briea and Is Followed by
Gladstone.

ne 1a0pA1e6 10 O6rl00 ana H EO1AOW0O ID!
Gladstone.
LONDON, February 17.-In the Commons
this evening Balfour resumed the debate OF
the address in reply to the Queens speech
acter of O'Brien's remarks last evening, and
said it was nothing but what he had been
accustomed to from the same quarter. He
consoled himself with the reflection that
attacks of even q worse character had beer
made against O'Brien's allies. United Ire
land had compared Trevellyan to a skunk,
cutie fish and hangman. O'Brien had like.
wise drawn q comparison between Glad
stone and Judas Iscariot, and for a contin-
uous series OF weeks United Ireland more
thar insinuated that Trevellyan and Lord
Spencer conspired to shield men guilty o.
the most horrible and nameless crimes.
O'Brien: l stated the result of their
misguided action was to shield those per.
sons, but I never alleged they did so vii.
full y.
Balfour said he would refer to United
Ireland to prove his statements, but in
reply to cries of "Quote! quote!" said he
would never think of
HIS LIPS
by repeating such language as had been
used. He denied totally the allegations
that Earl Carnarvon favored a Dublin Par.
lament and had opened negotiations with
Parnell with the knowledge of Salisbury.
Proceeding to compare the crimes act of
1882, and 1887, Balfour maintained that
the latter did not while the former did
Els sd7nieess ts651 tR 9ssA people Sisr II M Gti
combined with the public opinion Of Eng
land saved the people from wholesale evic-
ton. Government action, Balfour declared.
had been modified by neither. Balfour re.
ferrlng to the imprisonment OF members
OF the House, twitted Trevelyan with max.
q weak remark to the effect that it wa
a slckening thing for members of Parlia.
ment to be imprisoned. It was a sickeninp
thing they should deserve it, eaid Baliour
and it would be much worse if the Govern
ment had given leading violators OF the
law a special privilege to defy it. Com.
plant had been made of q letter he wrote
durlng O'Brien's imprisonment. All it
stated, ne said. was that O'Brien was sui
lcrlng from weak lungs and an excitable
disposition. Regarding alleged
ToRrUREs IN PRISONS
1e requested the prison inspectors to make
'peclal inquiry with a resultant report. |
moving it to be utterly untrue. As a. mat
'er OF TACT O'Brien's health improved in
prison. Hear, hear.] He was two pounds |
leavler when he left than when he went in.
O'Brien: That is inaccurate, I was Ave
lighter.
turning to the operation of the crimes
ct. Baltour contended the condition of Ire
and was immensely improved comnared
'ith the period OF the Gladstone Govern.
lent. What a spectacle did the
liberals now present! Who, a short
ago, would suppose a single man
n the opposition bench would
dvocate iorclble resistance to the police.
le vas palned at the progress of degreda.
IN the Liberal party. the members of
hlch now rose to the delight o~findienation
niy when %denouneing judges, magistrates
police. who, under great dificnItiaa
between society in Ireland and inter
IN ana fearIessly executed their duties.
they had their reward in the respect
ia admiration OF every true friend OF lib.
y and order. prolonged cheering.1 6
Mr; maidstone followed Balfour. He s
una little In the Chief Sscretarv's speech |
at tended to assist them in getting at the &
oth OF the question before the house. e
'ere was a question whether the Con. '
rvatlve leaders had communicated With a
'fuen On Ine SUBJECT of home rule Depials .
IKE by Balfour did not get rid OF the t
members assertions. Parnell had ]
ated ne had found himself in entire agree t
mt with Lord Carnarvon on the home o
question; that had not been denied IL
3alfour Interpreting said the letter from
rnarvon clearly replied he did not
press an opinion upon home rule. a
replied Carnarvon had never tt
denied Parnell's statement. con. a
ulnG ne said the Liberals were called te
'aratists, because they wished to eive d
ct to the national aspirations of ire- n
d. while having "a supreme )
pre-. Some remarks OF Balfour'a. y.
dstone said, had apparently been leveled al
himself. His (Gladstone) Nottingham r.
cen had been absolutely misrepresented. -
to the statement regarding the Irish al
'utive practice of obtaining Information al
permitting the police to concoct crime. W.
then as now against practice or
dangerous to society and odious in nj