The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-22

passage of the present measure, provided the
six months allowed bv the act Of 1881 had ex-
pred Power would also be given TO reduce
rent and costs where decree hal been recov-
cred prior to tho passage of the act The irish
people were now at the end of the respite which
the act of 1887 afforded by providing that no.
tees OF eviction should replace actual ejectm ent
for term of SIX months The effect OF that
provision was seen in the fact that whereas, IN
the three months ended with September there
were 1875 evictions, in the three months ended
with December there were only 800. but IN the
latter three months 3. .352 notices OF eviction had
been served. WHAT would happen when these
and probably 100 0 other notices -ore carried
into efrct2 Ireland would be plunged into
sea of disaster and trouble, the end OF which no
ore could forrsea. The question q pressing
one, needing an immeoIate solution. Hitherto,
continued NJ Mr Parnell, the governments great
mistake in dealing with the IaGd question was.
they were invariably 100 late. lCheersl Mr.
Wiliams's amendment asked that rent and
other debts be dealt with on the same footing.
Rent, said Mr.. Parnell, had sireaSy been placed
upon different footing from other debts. Since
the Devon commission. Parliameut had been try
ing to fefter the action of the landlords, bnt lt
had not fels that it was necessary to fetter the
act on Of other creditors. In no cases, however,
had tenants lost their interest in their holdings
or the shelter of roof through the shop keepers
When distress occurred among the class against
which Mr.. Williams asked the House to take
penal proceedings. the shop-keepers were the
only persons who assisted the people by givip1
them credit. If the House plunged the country
into bankruptcy Il would destroy the credit of
JnaEH people. was the House, the speaker
asked going to fly in the face of every recon-
mendation given them bv every representative of
a ropulous Constituency II so, upon their heads
be the responsibility. Cries of hear .'hear. y
Mr.. Parnell promised to consider any amend
ments offered that consistent with the
principle of the bill. and declared that he would
consent to limit it's operation to two years If
the bill WAS rejected it wond be the best proof
of the impossi bllIty OF legislating for Ireland
from Westminster It was said that the Irish
question land question. IL il was so. Why
the "a N AaFnARflV
deal with itl The truth was they were unable
to settle it because they knew nothing about IT,
They went to BIRMINGHAM for guidance instead
OF to Cork and Tyrone. II the bill d1d not en-.
danger the union. why were they afraid OF lt9
He said they could not promise that the settle
ment OF the land question on most just and
generous principles would diminish the demand
for restoration of the Irish Parliament This
statement was greeted with cheers.
The House refused to order the bill to a Sec
ond reading by vote of 328 to 243.
Mr.. Joeeph Powell Williams, member for
South Birmingham, Liberal Unionist, moved
his amendment to Mr.. Parnelfs motion for the
second reading of the arrears Of rent bill. The
amendment declares that no bill would be salts
factory unless il deals also with other than debts
for rent. He argued that if one creditor was to
be compelled to come into court all creditors
should be compelled to do the same thing. He
said 1t would be useless 10 protect the tenant
from the landlord if the tenant were to be sub
iected to oppression from other creditors If
the landlord was disabled from recovering rent
because the rent was excessive was it a fact that
stors-ksepers and money lenders had taken no
extortiorate proft2 The only way to COM
pletely rescue tenants from debt and put them
on a solid footing was to erase all debts
Mr. Russell, member for South Tyrone, a
Liberal Unionist. said that, actuated by strong
sense of duty, he intended TO vota against the
governmeDt and against his own party. He de-
clared that the rejection of the bill would result
in repeal of the union.
Mr.. Chamberlain declared the object of the
bill to illustrate the desirability of home
rule rather than to secure material advantage
to the people. There reason to suppose
that any large proportion of the 6,000 notices
mentioned by Mr.. Parnell would result in evic
tions.
Mesers T. W. Russell Lea. ST. Clair. Frazie.
Macintosh, Hoohonse, Finlay and Dixon, all
Unionis,s supported Mr.. Parnell
Visconnt Ebrington. a Liberal Unionist, Sec
onded Mr.. W;iams's motion
After easter the government will introduce
liNn she finss of Mr.. Williauss amendment,
almost identical with the bankruptcy clauses.