Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-07-31
FOREIGN T0PfG8.
WARM DEBATE OYEX THE PAR,
NELL COMMISSICN Ball.
The Striking French NavpSes-stan-
iey's Fate Still in Mystery
Frederick's Papers
Il POOR SHOW.

is7EcEAL Drs,ArcEEs 70 THE REcoRD-rss1oE.I
A POOR SHOW.
Parnedls Plea for Justice spurned by 81 &
Government.
LoNpcE, July 3eth.-The Commons wen
into Committee tonight on the bill to in
vestlgate the charges against Parnell.
Sexton moved to increase the number of
Judges III the Commission to five, if it wss
to inquire into the whole history of the
National Aeague, extending over years.
Three Judges were not sufficient. unless
the inquiry were limited
Mathews said the Government could not
accept the amendment There would be
nothing gained by increasing the number
of Judges.
| Sexton then reminded Mathews that the
! Commission deait with charges for murder
and outrage, and that everything might
turn upon the examination of witnesses in
New York and australia. He had nothing
to say against two of the Commissioners,
but be was surprised at the nomination of
justice Day, after his conduct during the
inquiry into the Belfast riots.
Anderson said he was estonished that
the Government dared to propose a tribu-
nal to have power to appoint other Com
mlssioners to take eyidence abroad.
THE IRISH 1E8DER spEazs.
Parnell urged the House to recollect that
they were discussing proposal to provide
substitute for the jury. While in Eng
land jury OF twelve was always provided
1t was proposed that the settlement of i'm
portant, far-reaching irish issues be in
yolved in an inquiry to depend upon the
verdict OF two men. Hear, hear.n There
was no precedent. He denied that it was
any favor to the Irish members. On the
contrary, it was waving their ordinary DO
sltion as citizens in accepting the Commits
sion. The leading London Conservative
paper OF to-day had declared that the ques-
tion was no longer as to his innocence or
guilt, but as to the best mesns-to prove him
geilty. ["Hear, hear."] Yves he to, be held
responsible for everything that Patrick
bord said or did in America whilst the
Government were not responsible for what
their organs did? Irish cheers
The amendment was then voted down.
PRE-PREJUDIoED JUDGES.
Smith then proposed that the Commits
sion consist of Justices Hannen, Day and
Smith
Labouchere protested against the selec-
ton of Justice Day.
Smith said he believed the Judges named
had the complete approval of the English
bar and everybody OF judicial knowledge,
Goschen explained that the Government
had selected these Judges as non-political
parties, who had never been in Parliament
He trusted the House would indorse this
view.
MORLEY CREATES A SENSATION.
John Morley said he quite understood
the Governments difficulty in altering the
composition of the Commission, but that
made no difference. Nothing had been
said against Justices Hannen and Smith.
Regarding Justice Day, he said he had re-
ceiyed letter from an absolutely reliable
source-a gentleman having peculiar means
of knowing Justice DAYS mind on Irish af-
fairs land he had told Smith the name of
his informant)-who said that Justice Day
was man of the seventeenth century
in his views concerning Catholics Like
Torquemada, he was Tory OF the high
flyer, no,-juAer type. u Hear, hear He
nightly rails against Parnel and his friends
He regards them as infidels and rebels, led
astray by Catholic nation. He believes
them capable OF any crime. Morley said
he would not publicly give his name. He
proved his good faith by telling Smith
Surely, in the face of a feeling of that kind
toward Justice Day, the Government would
not retain him on a Commission against
which there ought to be no whisper raised
He must vote against the nomination.
[Cheers
Balfour held that Morley had gone too
Tar 10 maintain any reticence about the
writer of that letter. Justice Day had
right to ask the name of his traducer.
[Cheers
Morley assured the House that there was
nothing sinister in his Withholding the
name OF his correspondent. The person in
question was a colleague of Justice Day
upon the Belfast riot Commission, and was
barrister named Adams
GLADSTONE sUsTAINs MORLEY.
Gladstone said that he felt it his duty to
support Morley. After informing the
Government regarding Justice Days bias,
and giving them chance 10 alter the Com
mission, it was right-when they refused
70 make a change-to communicate the
facts to Parliament. The Government
might readily have selected another Judge,
one to whom there could be no objection.
Goschen said Morley had not shown the
letter to any Minister until to-day.
Morley declared he only gothic letter On
Saturday.
Goschen said the Government had no
time to communicate with Justice Day, to
ask about the accuracy of reported private
conversations of Adams. [Cheers The
Government was entirely ignorant of the
politics OF Justice Day.
Parnell said he had heard every official
accused of jury packing declare that he
knew nothing about the politics or religion
of the jurors, but somehow it always hap
pened that Orangemen were, the jurors put
on juries to try Nationals. and Catholics.
The Government could no longer plead
| ignorance IN regard to Commission COM
posed of two Conservatives and one Union
| ist and they would know tomorrow that
the Governments idea of fairness was that
Nationals should be tried by jury of their
| English political opponents. [Cheers.]
THE GOVERNMENT, MEMORABLE
Upon division, the. vote stood: For
| Justice Day, 269, against him 1S0
The names of Justice Eannen and JUS
| tice Smith were agreed 10 without diyi-
sion.
Anderson moved TO omit the word allie
cations in the elsusa. empowering the
| Commission to inquire into charges and
allegations against certain members of the
Commons.
Sir William Dernon Harcourt challenged
the Government to explain the meaning of
the word allegations"
| Solicitor General Clark declined to do SO,
whereupon Sir William said
1.-THE object of the retention of the word
| appears to be to- admit every kind of
calumny, unrestrained by any judis sial
principles"
After nearly three. hours discussion the
amendment was rsjeeied-265 to 200.
| Reid (Liberai1 proposed an amendment
I restricting the inquiry 10 accusations of
completely in murder or violence.
Matthews reminded the House that the
charges were not confined to completely in
crime, but extended to condemnation and
connivances.
CHAMBERLAIN CHIPS Isis
Chamberlain opposed the amendment.
i The object, be said, was not to inquire into
the plan of campaign, nor bo7cotting, exc
cspt SO far as necessary to show completely
n crime. Although he was no lawyer, he
Yentured to say that if the amendment
carried ID would be impossible to inQnire
into the 6rst letter which she Times aitrib-
4 uted to, Parnell, and it would shut out
great many of the Iiazses charges.
PARNELLs s soATHzsS REJoINDzR,
Parnen said he had not befors had ar
opportunity to acknowledge the comph