Wichita eagle., 1888-07-17
NO SHOW FOR IRELAND.
PARNELL GIVEN NO CHANCE TO
YINDICATE HIMSELF.
Speaker Smith Uses Every Means
to Prevent the Irish Home
Ruler
From Making any Defense Against the
Crimes Charged up to Him-Ger-
many Sends Collection
For Exhibition at the Cincinnati EXPO
sition-The Gar and the Emper-
or to Meet at Cr0ustadt.
OVER THE OCEAN.
ENGLAND.

mons this evening Mr.. Sommels. Liberal
asked whether the government had he'll
any communication with counsel for tn
| Times in the case or O'Donnell agaius
that paper
Mr.. Smith, the government leader, re
piled that if the question was intended t.
suggest that the government had received
from the attorney general any communi
cation whatever respecting matters whiel
had come to his (the attorney generals
knowledge as counsel, he must distinctl
say that there was not the slightest foun
dation for any such assertion.
Attorney General Webster followed Mr.
Smith with the assertion tn a
he had neitherreceived any communication
from the government nor given the
government any information, either direct
or indirect, in reference to the matter re
| ferred to-
Mr. Sexton asked whether the attorney
generarwas not consulted in preparing the
motion of framing the bill in regard to the
proposed commission of inquiry into tn,
Times charges. [Hear.l
| Mr. Smith answered: "The bill drawn
AMI there has been no necessity to consult
the attorney general" conservative
cheers.
Mr.. Parnell expressed dissatisfaction
with Mr.. Smiths explanation, and for the
| purpose of obtaining d full debate on the
| subject, he moved an ad journment.
The speaker said it wauli be violation
OF the rules TO proceed with the debate
when a motion relating to the same ques
ton was already recorded.
Mr.. Parnell responded: My motion re-
fers to the position on the paper of the
/ Il 70 fha, nf ha hill nj
desire that the house. as the representative
of the English and Irish nations, should
discuss the measure"
The speaker Order; obey my ruling. y
Mr.. Parnell-"What, against my motion
to adjourn"
The speaker-''It is quite out of order. y
Mr.. Gladstone here asked if a vote on
the motion for leave to introduce bill for
the appointment OF a commission OF In
quiry would be taken tonight.
Mr.. Smith said he had hoped it would,
but if it was opposed it could not be taken.
'it was for Mr.. Parnell to say" he said
whether he accepts the proposals of the
government. We do not desire to debate
the bill. Ii the proposals are received
copies of the bill will be Immediately cir
cuated among the members. / will then
fix d time for the second reading, but
must frankly say that l Will not make any
arrangements for debating bill of this
kind Parnellite cries of "Oh, oh."l /
certainly will not occupy the time of the
house at any length in discussing the
measure"
Mr.. Parnell-'Does the right honorable
gentleman (referring TO Mr.. Smith mean
to say that we are not to be allowed to de-
bate the bill, but must accept like sheep
the Judgment of jury of butchers?"
Irish cheers.
Mr. Smith-''H there is opposition to
the bill, it will probably hinder.a vote be-
ing taken tonight; vote cannot be taken
after II o'clock"
The Parnellite members here left the
house to consult on the course to pursue
Nj. Parnell was interviewed in the lobby
and stated that the position assumed by
the government was intolerable and
unheard of. They had offered him,
as an alleged criminal, a tribunal
Of their choosing and constituted In ac-
sought to debar him from debating their
position, merely asking him to accept or
reject their offer. Whoever heard of a
man accused of crimes being called upon
to approve of the court proposed to try
MIN. Mr.. Parnell said he must examine
every possible bearing of the bill before he
would permit it to proceed in the house
Il intended in my remarks in the house,
said Mr.. Parnell, ito cast no reflections
upon English judges. / merely wished to
emphasize my objection to have a jury Sc
lected and the nature of the reference de-
termined by the government and the
Times who naturally bear toward using
this matter the relation of a butcher to u
sheep
After midnight Mr. Smith formally
moved that the house permit the introduc-
ton of the bill.
Mr.. Parnell vigorously opposed the
motion. During the course of his speech
he was interrupted by loud laughter from
the conservatives, leading the speaker to
cry loudly, ''order, order" while Parnell-
lite was heard to spout, sure, they are
OILY a pack of cads."
Amid the excitement, one of the
the members arose for the purpose Of
naming the offending member. but the
speaker ignored the matter Mr. Parnell
continued, saying: Il shall claim my
right to enforce the judgment of the house
on those details, but for the present l de
cline to bargain with Mr.. Smith" (Cheers1.
Mr.. Smith, replying, said that he had
given in the terms OF the motion the fullest
description of the measure, and that on sec
ond reading the Parnellites would have an
adeaate Chance OF discUSsing the measure.
a. also in committee, when the names of
the iudgcyworlfdrt given. Replying to
Mr.. Sexton, Mr.. Smith promised that the
bill would be printed on Wednesday and
that the second reading would be moved
on the following Monday He expressed
the hope that the debate would not be pro-
longed.