Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-02
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
More Hot Shot Fired at the
Tories.
MELBOURNE EXPOSITION OPENED
Blaine Embarks for New York.
Emin Bey Heard From.
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EHlu bey heard from.
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Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
LONDON, August lon the resump
ton of the debate in House of Common
to-day on the Parnell Commission bill
Balfour, Chief Secretary tor Ireland, sale
that the speech Of Home Secretary Mat
thews last night, in which he said the
Jud dges already had the power to selec
such of the charges as they deemed wor
thy of an inquiry, contained what the
Government had all along stated.
Sir Lyon Playfair (Liberal) contended
that Matthews had extended the
scope of the bill to an enor.
nous extent. Playfair added thai
Matthews now said the inquiry was into
an organization which induced crime
whereas the House had been led to be.
lieve that the bill was intended to enable
certain members to clear their charac-
ters.
Mr.. Bradlaugh declared that Matthews
had made out an absolutely new case.
Chamberlain repeated his statement
that he would be glad if the range of the
proposed injury had been limiled, but he
said he had never suggested a limit re-
garding persons.
Gladstone said the Governments cove
nant had been entirely and absolutely
changed.
Balfour said Gladstone's remarks were
most improper. He denied that the
Government had altered the bill or
hanged their position.
Reid (Liberal) offered an amendment
providing that the Commission shall in
quire into the crimes and allegations
only in 80 far as the same may bear upon
the charges and allegations against the
members.
Matthews said the prime object of the
bill is to secure an investigation into the
charges of what had been improperly
described as a catalogue of melancholy
and disgraceful crimes, regarding which
the Government thought it of public i'm
portance that the whole truth should be
known. The inquiry is not into the con-
duct of the members as members of the
Commons, but in their capacity as men,
bers of an outside organization, It
should have been thought that in order
to completely establish their innocence
they should have desired the inquiry to
be full and complete.
Mr.. O'Donnell, in published letter,
said Frank Byrne was only the agent of
more guilty and more wicked persons.
TIP. O'Connor-Does the right honor
able member state that to insinuate that
be means us? [Cries of order and
hear
The Speaker called O'Connor to order
and Matthews continued. He said he had
conveyed no insinuations against any
one. If he had intended to make a per-
sonal charge he would have made it in
plain terms.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt said if
the protraction of the bill required any
justification it would be found in Mat
thews' speech. 1t was only by persistent
pressure that the opposition were at last
beginning to detect the real meaning of
the bill. [Cheers.] 1t now appeared
that the Governments object in creating
the Commission was not to give the Par,
nellite members an opportunity to clear
tucLuSolfOS VI 1Oul duu CdlutQnlOuS
charges, but to inquire into a
political organization. If that were so
whv had not the Government instituted
inquiry long ago? [Cheers.] The Gov
ernment, wishing to escape the RESPONSE
bility for the Commission, asserted that
its formation was proposed at the in
stance of Parnell; yet the House were
now told that its object was to inquire
into political organization.
Balfour admitted that a committee of
the Cabinet on July 10th decided to in
clude "any others" for reference to the
Commission, and next day the whole
Cabinet assented. If Smith, in announc.
ing the reference to the House, did not
read the words, "and other PERSONS" it
was doubtless slip.
Gladstone said he thought the conduct
of the members in sitting silent when
Smith announced the Commission, leav.
ing out all important words, deserve
severe censure.
A division on Reid's amendment was
then taken and it was rejected, 241 to
1874.
Goschen in the absence of Smith, who
was absent attending the funeral of his
Admiral Coderington, stated
if the bill had not passed by the close Of
sitting, he would move that
the remainder of the clauses and amend
ments be forthwith put.