Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-26

tribunal to pass upon the matters
in question. The commission proposed
was merely fishing commission INTENDED
to evade the real issues. Mr.. Eagan ana
Mr.. O'Brieu could not appear before lhe
commission, yet in their absence that
body was to investigate them. Never,
he declared, had the effrontery OF the
government been so complete as when IL
said the commission was granted at the
wish of the PRrnellites, while all the
time the government was arranging Win
the Times as to what sort of commls-
sion to have appointed, and what was to
be its scope. The opposition demanded
an inquiry, it was true, but the inquiry
they demanded was concerning the
murder at Mitchellstown, and regarding
the treatment of Mr. Vaudeville. Par
nellite and Liberal cries of Hear! Hear j
Mr.. Labouchere said that he had pro
posed moving the second reading OF the
bill to this 2ay six months, but that MI
Parnell, anxious to bring about an IN
vestigation, had urged him not to do SO,
though he had no hope that the Dill
would be revised in committee, the ques-
tion would be seriously considered at It's
third reading whether Mr., Parneu and
his friends ought to be allowed to walk
into trap.
Mr., Chamberlain said that Mr.. La
bouchere was usually cynical in imput-
ing to his political opponents mean and
unworthy motives. He {Chamberlain)
had a high opinion of Mr. Parnell's
character, had aided in securing his re-
lease from Kilmainham Jail, and would
be slow to accept the charges made
against him. The only thing that could
shake his confidence was Mr.. Parnell's
reluctance to face them. [Cheers and
shouts of s'No."I Why, Mr.. Chamber
lain asked, should Mr.. Parnell not trust
an English jury? Surely such jury
could be trusted to do justice. II not,
Mr.. Parneu could have gone before a
Dublin jury, and it was surprising that
he did not do so. How were Mr.. Par
nell's friends to prove his Innocence of
the crimes charged unless the inquiry
covered his relations with members of
the house and outsiders accused of
crime. Regarding the idea of definite
charges being necessary, Mr.. Chamberlain
said that to formulate specific charge
would make the government party to
the Indictment and, whatever the Par
| nellite members might say in the heat OF
debate, he did not believe they thought
the government parry to the Times &C
cusations
Sir William Harcourt said that in the
defense of the bill offered in behalf OF
the government there was the least pos
sible reference to the letters. The
government had eyaded the question OF
the letters and tried to render the in
quiry so as as to make it an attack
upon its political opponents. He argued
in favor of specific charges and declared
that if Mr.. Webster believed one single
charge which he had tried rs counsel fol-
the Times to af1ix to Mr.. Parnell, it was
his duty as government counsel to indict
Mr. Parnell. He denounced the bill as
now framed as violation of every form
of judicial inquiry.
Mr.. j. P. B. Robertson, solicitor gen
| eral for Scotland, replied to Mr.. Har
!, court, reproving him for the impdtation!
he had cast upon the competence Of thu
| commission.
Mr.. T. M. Healy said the Irish mem
| bers must not allow a fishing inquiry.
Randall.
| WASHINGTON, July 25.-Mr. Randall
| continues to improve. He passed quiet
| day, reading and talking with members
| of the family.
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