Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-25
THI5 ENGLISH COMMONS.
Resumption ofthc Debate on the Conn
mission BiIi.

mission tsili.
LoSpoN, July "A In the commons to.
night Labouchero resumed the debate on the
commission bill No three Judges, he said
could so well adiudcatc these questions as
the house of commons. The commission had
the power to identify any runian who would
criminatc himself, provided he wds. accom-
modating enough to criminatc someone else.
1t was evident that the commission intended
to cvadc the real issue to be decided. Egan
and Bymc, for instance. could not appear,
vet in their absence the commission was TO
investigate their conduct and listen to the
charges. Matthews had said that u wide
scope of inquiry might reveal
some undiscovered murder, Did that
mean that the members against
whom the bill was directed were murdcroust &
Would the house tolerate these vague mslu-
uatious! Never was the cffrOntcry of The
the government so complete as when they
sa,d the commission was granted AT the re
quest of the Parnellltcs, while III the mean
time the government was arranging with the
Times what sort of commission ShuDld he
proposed and what ought to bC the scope of
its inquiry, The opposition wanted an IN
Qutry into the conduct of the government.
They wanted TO know about the murders At
MitChCltoWn and about the murder OF Man
dcville. Cries of Hear, Hear.
Chambcrait, on arising said that he him
self had formed an opinion of Parneti' char
aCter which would max" him slow to accept
the charges against him. The only tnn- That
shook his confidence was ParnClls rcluct-
ancc to face the charges. ,CncCr. and shouts
of "No."1 1t was surprising If Parnell
could not trust an English jury to do justice
that he did not go before "a Dunlln jury,
This was an extraordinary Judicial proceed
ing. If it was restricted ii might be used TO
shield the guilty parties. How was Parnc!l
going to show himself and his friends lnno-
rt.uulcss an inquiry inquired the relations
between him and the persons outside VINO
We're accused of crime:
The Parnclitcs. Chamberlain added, ought
not to bcerudge prolonged inquiry to bring
out the truth. He did not believe that they
thought the government party to the accu-
sations of the Times Cries of oh, Ohl.
Sir William Vernon HarcOurt said that the
government cvaded the question in regard to
| these letters, and tried. under cover of an in.
0uiry, to make AN attack upon its political
| opponents. If Attorney General Webster
believed one single charge he had tried to
| fix upon Parnell as the counsel
| of the Times, it was his duty, as attorney for
| the crown, to indict ParneN The proof that
| he did not believe the charges is found in the
| fact that he did not advise the government
| to risk a prosecution. The attorney general S
extraordinary and unjustihablc course was
entirely contrary to the traditions of the bar.
| The real object was to blast the reputation OF
| the leaders of the irish national party.
Was Mr.. Smith prepared TO answer
the charge that he had "A personal interview
with the proprietor of the Times and ar
| ranged the charges against the Pamellitos
| aud agreed to the appointment. of com
! mission to be worked as subsidiary agent
to the coercion aCtt AS now framed the
| bill was violation of every form of judicial
nquiry-thoroughly unfarto the accused
| and must be amended IN committee
T. NJ, kealey denounced Attorney General
| Webster for making "A series of infamous
| charges and in failing to prove them.
| AttnrnpN WnhGffp