Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-25
FOREIGN NEWS.
Parnellites Striking Heavy
Blows.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE COMMONS.
The German Fleet Sails for Stock
hOlm-Chance for an I'M
broglio with France.

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LONDON, July 24.-In the Commons to
night Labouchere resumed the debate OF
the Commission Bill. No three judges
he said, could we'll adjudicate these ques
tions. The Commission had the power
to indemnify any rufian who woulo
criminate himself, providing he was &C
commodating enough to criminate some
one else. Eagan and O'Brien could moi
appear yet. In their absence the Com
mission was to investigate their conduct
and listen to the charges. Matthews
had said wide scope of inquiry might
reveal some undiscovered murder. Did
that mean that the members against
whom the bill was directed were murder
ers? Would the House tolerate
these vague insnuations? Never was
the effrontery of the Government SO
complete as when they said the Commits
sion was granted at the request of the
Parnellites,y while in the meantime the
Government was arranging with the
Times what sort of commission should
be proposed and what aught to be the
scope of inquiry. The opposition wanted
an inquiry into the conduct OF the Gov
ernmept. They wanted to know about
the murders at Mitchelltown and about
the murder of Vaudeville. Hear, Hear. ]
Chamberlain, on rising vote, said he
had himself formed an opinion of Par
nell's character which would make him
slow to accept the charges against him.
The only thing that shook his confidence
was Parnell's reluctance to face the
charges. [Cheers and shouts of mol 1t
was surprising that if Parnell could not
trust an English jury to do justice, that
he did not go before a Dublin jury.
This was an extraordinary judicial
proceeding. If it was restricted
it might be used to shield guilty
parties. However, Parnell was
going to show himself and friends inno-
cent unless the inquiry covered the re-
lations between members and persons
outside who were accused OF the crime.
The Parnellites, Chamberlain added,
onght not to grudge prolonged inquiry
to bring out the truth. He did not believe
they thought the Government a party to
the accusations of the Times. [Cries Oh !
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Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt said the
evaded the question in re-
gard to those letters and tried, under the
cover OF an inquiry, to make an attack
upon their political opponents. II At
General Webster believed one
single charge he had tried to fix upon
Parnell, and could counsel for the Times,
it was his duty, as Attorney for the
Crown, to indict Parnell. A proof that
that he did not believe the charges was
found in the fact that he had
not advised the Government to risk
a prosecution. The Attorney Generals
and unjustifable course
was entirely in contrast with the tradi-
tions of the bar. The real object was to
blast the reputation of tho leaders OF the
Irish National party. Was Mr.. Smith
prepared to answer the charge that he
had personal interview with the pro-
prietor of the Times, and arranged the
charges against the Parnellites and
agreed to an appointment of a Commits
sion to be worked as subsidiary agent
OF the Coercion act" AS now framed
the bill was violation of every form Of
judicial inquiry, thoroughly unfair to the
accused and it must be amended in COM
mittee.
T. NJ. Healy denounced Attorney, Gen
eral Webster for making infamous
charges and failing to prove them.
Attorney General Webster arising, said
he was content to leave his conduct to
the Judgment of those who had expert.
ence of him in his profession. Every
step he had taken had been after consul
tation with, and with the full concurrence
of Sir Henry James. Webster denied that
he had used information obtained as
counsel for the Times, to institute a pros
ecution in his official capacity.
Parnell asked if the house was to un-
derstand that information was put in the
hands of the learned gentleman. Web
ster, as counsel for the Times, which is
not available for the purposes of public
justice.
Webster said this observation had no
bearing on the matter. The bill passed
on second reading without division. The
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