The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-17
In the Commons.

LONDON, February 16.-In the House
of Commons Labouchers asked further
questions regarding England's position
toward ether nations. Under-Secre-
tary Ferguson again declined to pro-
duce the correspondence between the
government and foreign powers.
Labouchere then gave notice to offer an
amendment TO the address. to the effect
that the House be informed definitely
that no correspondence be exchanged
with Italy which would result in bind
ing the action of the British govern
ment in the event of war between
Italy and France; or if any
assurance has been given, it
may be communicated to the
House. Ferguson further said he was
happy to inform the House that the
fishery treaty had beea signed in
Washington. The government be-
lieved it satisfactory, though yet una
ware as to the precise terms.
William O'Brien resumed the debate
on the address of reply to the Queens
speech. He said Balfour had failed to
mash the Irish organization, weaken
the spirit of the Irish people, or de-
grade them in the eyes OF the worlG.
AFFECT discontinue and disgrace al.
tended the crimes act, the operations vi
which proved it one of the most horr-
BILE measures ever directed against
human liberties. He did not feel
wounded nor in the least disgraced by
his own Imprisonment. While in
prison, he resented and felt
keenly Balfour's stealthy, loatbsome
insinuations that he (O'Brien) sheltered
himself under the plea of illness. Now
they were face to face, and he chal-
lenged the government to produce
prison doctors to prove the truth of the
lnsinuations. (Parnellite cheers } 1t
has been asserted thats the i'm
prisoned Lacquer tried to secure dis
tinction between treatment given him
and the imprisoned peasants, but there
was no foundation for the assertion.
When the government asked them
voluntarily to acknowledge their kid
ship with criminals, they answered:
I'VE will die first" You will have to
learn the difference between representa-
tiyes of the criminal classes and Irish
political prisoners, even if it takes
coroners' juries to announce the dis
tinction.
Attorney General Webster said that
O'Brien's speech was doubtless ami
mated by some real passion, but no
doubt there was good deal OF acting
about it. At any rate, if not acting, it
was neither more or less than incite-
msnt to violations of law. 1t is strange
| TO hear Parnellites profess approval of
| Irish remedial measures after the con-
tempt with which they treated them
last year.
Proceeding to defend the administra-
ton of the critics. act, Webster said the
question was not whether branches of
the league supposed. but whether they
ceased to operate. 1t was certain they
did not now expose men to the popular
odium as before, in fact the meeting
held secretly was great gain
for law and order. Webster was inter
rupted many times by Parnellites.
Morley next took the floor, and com.
mented on Balfour's silence regarding
D Briens charges, though he had risen
once TO repel them. Amid loud cheers
of Parnellites, Morley described
Thomas Russell, member for Tyrone,
as spokesman of the Rump ascondency
party in Ireland, which went
about beating an Orange drum in one
hand, while it pIucked at the sleeve of
Monsignor Perisco with the other.
He refuted the statements o!
Webster regarding the league, and
said the Plan of Campaign con-
tinued to be a success. surely it
was strange doctrine to say it was q
good thing to increase the tendency of
Irishmen toward secret societies which
is the bans of the country. He strongly
condemned the outrages perpetuated
on the dignity of the House last Friday,
by the arrest of two members of Par
lament. The government professed to
be contending against the tyranny of the
league. In reality they were contend
ing against the opinion of the country,
and by their coercion were driving hun
dreds of thousands of citizens of the
idle classes, who hitherto had refraiRed
from politics, to rail- round the Ma
tionalist cause. {rishmen would be
loyal when they had Institutions worth
being loyal TO. In congratulating him
self upon the success of coercion, Bal
four was IN the same fools paradise
that Forster and Lord Spencer had
be n.
Inc House agreed 20 Lord Randolph
Churchill's amendment, asking a
special commission 10 inquire into the
board of public work scandals.
The Daily NelgS, referring to D Brien's
speech. says his display OF wondrous
magnanimity will certainly,sppeal with
Tories will be unable to complain of any
occasion iustifes bitterness.
A Coed Haul.