The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-24

sented the bill, claimed that the act has
been a great benefit, there having been
since the passage Of the act l4,33S signed
agreements for the purchase ef land, OF
which S.632 has been completed. Now,
however, II Is necessary TO enlarge IT.
operations by the further purchase OF lands
/ or 20 abandon the scheme entirely. MIR
Gladstone on Monday opposed the bill for
the first reason that the amount, f25 ,OOO,O
was unnecessarily large, and for the further
and mere weighty reason that II was the
evident intestion Of the government by the
adoption Of this bill both 10 have parlia-
ment approve is land purchase scheme
and 20 withdraw the subject OF Irish land
from the View Of parliament for several
years. He therefore offered an amend.
ment 20 the proposal that" In lieu Of
voting E50OO,OO0 Il Ia expedient, In view
OF the lamentable sufferings arising from
recent evictions In Ireland, 10 extend the
Land Law Of 1887 ~ as 10 empower the
courts 70 reduce or cancel arrears OF rent
that are found 70 be excessive" He Oh
jected 70 the Ashbourne act because Its
tendency 10 10 make the government the
landlord by inevitably putting the land
lUtD LHt HhIIu5 VI ss0tVs ~ shV
existing landlords 10 bring up rents instead
OF having, Is the Land Law has, the ten.
dency 80 lower them; II puts the landlords
ahead Of the peasants, whereas the order
should be reversed; and at best the Ash
bourne act eu.l les but mere handful Of
the peasantry TO acquire holdings. "If
the government had the tenants welfare
earnestly At heart" he said; II instead Of
supporting the landlords, they meant to
relieve distressed tenants, they would deal
with arrears instead OF pressing danger
Gus measure which provided machinery
for preventing reduction Of rent and
which afforded facilities for augmenting
rents and multiplying evictons, with all
their horrible Incidents He asked the
house 10 intervene and prevent recurrence
of mischief too certain 10 ensue, perhaps
on a greatly augmented scale, under the
governments policy. Let them do justice
10 Ireland 10 the matter Of arrears.
On Thursday Mr. Parnell opened the
debate on the bill. He opposed the bill;
because II Is entirely In the interests OF the
landlords and will cause loss 10 the
national treasury without effectlng the OBJ
ject for which II Is urged. Ii leaves to the
landlords TO say what tenancies are deslra-
bic for purchase, who are also able 10
at inflated prices. His own prop
ostlon was 20 have the land commission
purchase at fair price, reselling 10 peas
ants who shall pay therefor annually for 40
years sum equal to four per cent upon
the capitalized value.
The German Reichstag began It's session
on Thursday, the Kaiser opening the ses-
sion by . speech from the throne. The
budget includes large appropriations for
10 the war navy OF the empire.
A carpet trust has been organized In |
New Y ork and an advance In prices 10 Ger
ain 20 come next spring. Prices IN In.
grains had advanced 2s55 cents yard At
Philadelphia, and the newly organized
rust at New York ordered that advance
doubled. on Thursday
A party OF fifty mormon converts left
Alabama on Thursday for Utah. OF whom
eighteen were young women, under eigh-
con years OF age, and sixteen between
wenty and forty years OF age Only nine
4 the fifty were able 20 read and write.
The local switchman OF indianapolis
I'd shorter hours.
The Grand Lodge Of | o. o. + has been
n aession at Springfield this week.
The national board Of trade closed It's
essons at Chicago On Friday last by pass
NJ resolutions fav ring Q) reduction of
he national revenue 10 avoid surplus;
y preventive measures against immigra-
ion; GU subsidies To steamships; (D
toppage Of Uore silver coinage; (5) penny
(G) and appropriations for naval
eserve.
The annual report of First Assistant
postmaster General Stevenson shows that
uring the fiscal year fourth-class post
masters were appointed as follows: On
nsigDatons and commissions expired {, 52l
n removals, ga on deaths of postmast
r., 81: on establishment of new post
illces, 1863?
The meeting OF the National Cattle
irowers' Association at Chicago on Tues
Az, adopted resolutions fOraving national
lspectirn law providing that 1t should ne {
nlawful TO transport from one state into 5
mother state or foreign country any beef
ork, mutton, or veal, to be sold for human
God, which has not been inspected alive q
{ the siaughterng place by the inspector {
( the United States, and found healthy
nd that special bureau for such inspec.
on should be created In the department
{ agriculture Also resolution that the {
ssoCiation continue tests relating 10 the
and discrimination Of the
isease known as Texas fever
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