St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-07
TALKING AGAINST TIME.
British ParIiamentarians Are
Doing Nothing But Jawsmith-

British Pariiamentarians Are
Doing Nothing But Jawsmith-
ing.
LONDON, Dec. Elm the house of
commons tonight Edward Harrington
asked Mr.. Balfour whether there was
any guarantee that persons collecting
evidence in Ireland for the Parnell COM
mission would not be interfered with
by the police. Mr.. Balfour guaranteed
in reply that no one would be prevented
from collecting evidence. Mr.. La
der to discuss the bad state of public
business. 1t was disgrace, he main
tanned, that parliament was still debat-
ing the estimates. He denied that it
had been due to obstruction, for there
had been none by the opposition.
Henry Chaplin, Conservative, said that
it was not surprising that Mr.. Labou-
chere felt it necessary to revert to the
matter of blocking public business.
The real cause of the block was the fact
that certain members insisted upon
talking to such an extent that
if all availed themselves of the
same right it would render bust
ess impossible. Five members of the
opposition had within tWenty-three
working days of the session made 1873
speeches. Mr.. Labouchere himself made
forty-three speeches, and those iHustri-
GUS members, Messrs. Conybeare and
Tanner, made thirty and thirty-eight
respectively. Hear, hear. MI. Smith
declared that the discussion on the esti
mates had exceeded all previous expe-
rience, and that the government would
be compelled to make new arrangements
in order to take up the estimates earlier
in the session. The motion was with
drawn. The Conservatives admit that
fiat failure from a business point of
view, and declare that the hardness
with which the business of the session
is being transacted will undoubtedly be
hurtful to their interests in the pending
elections at Maidstone and StOcktOn-On
Lees. The voting of the supplies is now
the principal remaining measure to be
passed upon at the present session, and
this is so far backward as to seriously
threaten their retention in Office.
When the vote for criminal prosecutions
in Ireland came up for discussion Sir
William Vernon Harcourt commented
strongly on criminal procedure in Ire
land, where, he said, the queens sub
jects might be slain almost with I'M
punity. The government, in addition
to failing to institute an inquiry. placed
every obstacle in the way Of an inquiry
being made. Refuting similar charges
brought by Mr.. Balfour against the
Gladstone government, the speaker
said that even if the charges were true
it would only prove that the traditions
of the Irish government had always
been evil. Mr.. Balfour adhered to his
statement against the Gladstone govern
ment. He coDtended that cOroners'
juries in Ireland were often nothing but
a conspiracy to assasSinate and that the
government would be parties to the con-
spiracy if, when they knew a jury to be
corrupt, they allowed the matter to go
on. He concluded by vigorously de-
neuncing agitators who melted tine
people to attack the police. Mr.. Dillon
challenged Mr.. Balfour to prove the
latter assertion by single instance.
The chairman here interposed, saying
the gentlemen were depressing from the
subject under consideration.