The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-25
A BILL FRAMED BY THE TIMES.
Labouchere's Attack on the Govern.
ment's Proposed comnIssIon.s s-s
ParneII and Webster Help Make
Ithe Session Lively one.
The czar Takes a Sail on the Royal
German Yacht.

LONDON, July 24.-In the Commons to-
night, Mr.. Labouehere resumed the debate on
the commission bill. The commission, he
said, was not as good tribunal as Parlia-
ment. The commission had power 10 In
demnify any ruflian who would criminate
himself, provided he was accommodating
enough to incriminate some one else Mr.
Matthews had said the widened scope Of the
inquiry might reveal some undiscovered
murder. Did that mean that members Of
Parliament, against whom the bin was d.
rected, were murderers2 Never was the
efirontery Of the government so complete as
when they said the commission was granted
at the request Of the Parnellites. The bin
was actually framed by the Times and pre-
sented Dy the government TO direct attention
from the mlsehiev0us proceedings In Ireland.
The opposition wanted inquiry. but 10 was
-lptQ the conduct Of the government. They
wantedo know about the murders at
MItcheiat ~ ,s,s=@E4 the murder Of Vaudeville.
M. CbambesIsin S - that Mr.. Parnel felt
he could NOT trust n an SSI Fnsi,s Jury. Par
nell could have gone before D1Dtp Jury
lt was surprising he did not do so. m
Sir William Harcourt said that IL Sir Rich
ard Webster believed one single charge he
tried 70 fix upon Mr.. Parnell as counsel for
the Crown to indict Mr. Parnell. Proof that
he did not believe the charges was found in
the fact that he had not advised the govern
ment 10 risk prosecution. His real object
was TO blast the reputation Of the leader Of
the Irish National Party
Sir Richard Webster said the part he had
taken in the O'Donnell action precluded his
taking part in the debate. In regard 70 the
charges against him, he was content 10 leave
MS conduct to the. Judgment Of those who
nad acquaintance OF him in his profession.
He said he should have been unworthy 10
be a member OF the bar II he had used infor-
nation obtained as counsel for the Times 10
institute prosecution In his official capac-
ity.
Mr.. Parnell asked: "Are we to understand
that information was put into the hands
OF the learned gentlemen as counsel for the
Times which is not available for purposes Of
; M sirl Richard G Webster: This observation
does not IN the least bear on the matter"
Parnelllte cries of ''answer the question:"
compelled the speaker to call for order.
At the conclusion Of Sir Richard Web
Ster speech, the bill passed to its second
reading without division.
The Visiting Royalties.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 24.-The Car and
Czarina, and Grand Dukes Vladimir,
Michael Nicholas and their wives, today
proceeded on the yacht Alexandria to the
German yacht Hohenzollen, and were re-
ceiVed on board the latter by Prince Henry,
who presented bouquets to the Czarina and
the Grand Duchesses After a cruise among
the German vessels comprising Emperor
Williams escort, luncheon was served on
board the HohenzOllern. After the farewells
were taken the Russian royalties re-embark-
ed on the Alexandria, which remained along
std9 the Hohenzollern until the German
yacht was under weigh, the forts and fleets
ig the meantime firing salutes.
Fighting the BaIlIffs.
DoUBLIN, July 24.=The eviction Of ten
ants was resumed on the Vandelare estate,
county Clare, today. All tenants elected
0nered stout resistance, blocking their doors
with beams and b0ulders. A force Of the
police and soldiers protected the bailiffs who
used battering rams advancing to the attack
under under showers OF dirty water and stones.
rights occurred In many cases after the
oalliffs had effected an entrance. Seven
persons were wounded. Neighbors who as
sisted the tenants were arrested.
Successful Incendlaries.
HAVANA, July 24.-Adyices received here
about the recent fires in Port au Prince.
Hayti, say that the loss by that Of the fourth
instant was s3.OO0,OO0. The fire was un-
doubtedly Of incendiary origin. Between
eVV anu JoO WcEc ut5LEUyeu III the
upper part of the city which Is not the busi-
ness section. The fire Of the seventh broke
out In four different places at the same time.
The whole thing had been anticipated and
foreseen.
Foreign Notes.
Mr.. OConnell, chief clerk OF the New
York court OF common pleas, now travelling
IN Ireland. has lodged a complaint with the
Queenstown authorities, in which he saws
his steps are constantly logged by detectives
and asks to be relieved Of this unwarranted
surveillance. He says everywhere he has
gone detectives have shadOwed him.
"a despatch from Cairo says that a messen-
ger from Omdurman reports that the Mahdi
IS preparing to oppose the white pasha who
Is supposed to be Emin Pasha.