The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-20
WEBSTER'S TWO MASTERS
THE TIMES AND THE GOVERNMENT
BOTH LINE HIS POCKETS.


BOTH LINE HIS POCKETS.
Leader Smith Queried on the Subject
by Liberals and Nationalists-His
Answers Not Satisfactory to the OPP
pOsition-The Eviction War in Ire
! land.
LONDON, July l9-In the house of COM
mons this afternoon Mr.. Summers QiberaD
asked whether in view of the fact that At
torney General Webster acted for the Times
as leading counsel in defending the suit
brought against it by O'Donnell, Mr.. Smith
would undertake that tho attorney general
should not attend another cabinet meeting
at which matters relating to the investiga-
tion of the charges contained in the Times
articles on "Parnellism and Crime" were
considered.
Mr.. Smith answered: 81 decline to give
any such underta king
! HIS FUTURE POSITION NOT DISCLOSED.
Mr.. Summers asked what the future
position of Attorney General Webster
would be in regard to the progress and
| operation of the special commission bill,
| and Sir Wilfred Lawson QiberaD asked
whether Attorney General Webster at
| tended the cabinet meeting on the day that
| Mr.. Smith announced the governments
proposal to appoint commission of judges!
| Mr.. Smith, decline to answer any ques-
ton of that nature, and as to the other
question (Mr. Summers' that must depend
upon the course taken by the members re-
| specting the bill and its operation.
sExTON's QUERIES.
| Mr.. Sexton asked whether it was with At
| tOrney General Webster's assent that the
| government, last year, offered him as coun-
sci to certain members if they would bring
suits against the Times whether it
was with the governments assent
that Attorney General Webster became the
Times counsel, whether the government
| will continue to consult Attorney General
| Webster in reference to the commission bill
| and the constitution of the commission,
whether it would be open to Attorney Gen
eral Webster to appear before the commits
sion as counsel for the Times, and whether
| the governments offer to allot him as
| counsel for the Parnellites was still open.
AS A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL.
Mr.. Smith-The governments offer of
| 1887 was that if the members desired to
take proceedings against the Times they
| could be taken in the name of Attorney
| General Webster and be conducted by any
| counsel the members might name. The
offer was made with Attorney General
| Webster's consent. 1t was not with the
| governments assent or dissent that Attor-
ney General Webster was retained to de-
| fend the suit brought by O'Donnell. He
was retained by the Times in his private
character as counsel The government did
| not supply him with any material for his
| speech. | decline TO make any statement
of the course the government will pursue
in regard to consulting the attorney
| general. 1t will be in the
| nf hn 10
| gage. Attorney General Webster to attend
the inquiries cf the commission in its be-
| half if it thinks it in accordance with pro-
| fessional practice. The governments offer
is no longer open. 1t applied entirely to a
different state of things.
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.
| Mr. Labouchere asked whether the attor-
ney general, as the legal adviser of the
home office, had the opportunity of learn
ing facts which other persons did not
enjoy.
information whatever from the hame office.
! Mr.. Sexton-Will the government con-
| suit the attorney general as to the judges
! who will constitute the commissionl
Mr.. Smith-The government will retain
full liberty of action in that respect.
Replying to Mr.. Parnell Mr.. Smith said
that he proposed to take the question on the
| bill between s and 10 o'clock Monday morn
| ing.
tTHE GOVERNMENT ENJOYABLE.
LONDON July 20, 4 A. M-The Standard,
| in an editorial article, says that the gov
ernment has prepared the names of the
judges to constitute the commission asked
for by Mr.. Parnell on Monday. The govern
ment will not agree to any change. Com
munications are said to be passing between
the government and the opposition with
view to arriving at an agreement in regard
to the limitation of the inquiry. The gov
ernment is indisposed to omit any phrase
in the bill, and will not substitute the
names of other persons A cabinet council
has been summoned to meet tomorrow.
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL.
The house of commons finished the new
clauses of the local government bill this
evening Mr. Conybeare tried to talk
out" second reading of the Bann drainage
bill, but cloture was enforced and the bill
passed its second reading. All the Parnell-
ties, with the exception of Mr.. Biggar,
left the house in body with many radicals
as a protest against the exclusion of de-
bate One of them shouted down with
cloture.n
Mr. Labouchere intends to move rejection
Of the Parnell commission bill.
FIGHTING EvICTIoNs
DUBLIN, July 19.-The work of the bailiffs
tllSdSbu III lldhluB oNlCLlOuS dI
county Glare, is being obstructed by the
population, who have cut all the bridges
between Kilrush and Kilkee and taken other
measures to delay the progress of evictions
Chapel bells are tolling to warn the people
of the approach Of the officers.
The plan of campaign has been adopted
by the tenants on the Murphy estates at
Tralee, county Kerry.
EVICTIONs IN COUNTY CLARE.
The work of evicting tenants was resumed
on the Vandeleur estates in County Clare to-
day. I hree tenants were evicted peacefully
James Madigan, of Carnacalla, had strongly
barrcaded his residence. and he poured cold
water on the cyictors, who used sledge ham
mers, crowbars and axes in eifectng an en-
trance Madigan was arrested together
with two relatives who had assisted him.
Several members of parliament and a num-
Der Of American and English visitors wit
messed the arrest.