The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-07-28
TIE PARNELL COMMISSION,
Is Not Without an Amusing Feature
Chamberlain Posing as the
Friend of Parne]l.

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Chamberlain Posing as the
Friend Of Parnell.
DUBLIN, July 25.-The excheque1
court, on application Of Mr.. Timothy
Healy, a member Of parliament, has
granted a conditional order of habeas
corpus for the release from prison OF
John Dillon, on the ground that, owing
to informalities, the county judge who
sentenced Mr.. Dillon on appeal had no
jurisdiction to rehear the case.
LONDON, July 25.-The committee Of
the Parnellite party has drafted amend
ments to the Parnell commission bill.
The leading one instructs the commits
sion to inquire how the Times obtained
it's alleged information. Another
amendment REG lures that the names of
the "other persons referred to in the
bill shall be stated. Mr.. Labouchere
will give notice in parliament that he
will propose an amendment to the COM
mission bill, providing that the commits.
sion shall inquire into the charges of
MIR. Parnell against the Times as well
as into those of the Times against Mr..
Parnell; also an amendment excluding
from the operation Of the ide1nnity
clause the publishers and authors of the
libels.
LONDON. July 25.-The Parnell COM
mission of inquiry bill is likely, from
appearances, to pass III almost it's pres
ent shape, the government probably as
senting to verbal alterations that don't
impair the radical purpose of the
measure. The probability Of this result
has heeu secured by Mr.. Labouchere, at
Mr.. ParneIl's special request, having
abstained from moving the rejection Of
the bill or it's long postponement, and
MIR. Parnell himself having refrained
from challenging G. division. This liz
sures the adoption, it is believed, Of
substantially the bill as it stands. The
one notable difference will be the pro-
vision which Mr.. Chamberlain proposed
last night, namely, that the nation pay
the expenses of the triumphant party.
Mr.. Chamberlain is just now more or
less entertaining himself and amusing
others by posing as the frank and candid
friend Of Parneil, This attitude On his
part, although 1t is unpalatable to the
Parnellites, was point greatly favor
able to the other side of the question,
and apt to really aid them. Mr.. Cham
Derlain's expression of his belief in Mr..
Parnell's innocence of the grave charge
made against him, his regret that the
government had requested the select
committee. auC his conviction that il
the letters put forward by the Times
were proved to be torgeries this result
would greatly prejudice the remainder
of the cases which the government are
trying to make out against the Parne)l-
ties, These arguments are all a very
ST. ong assistance to the opposition and
cannot fail to have q powerful effect.
Further, Mr.. Chamberlain admits
frankly that everything ought to be ex-
Guided from the scope OF the bin except
the accusations Of direct completely in
murder, violence or outrage in the
course of the fight for Home Rule in
ireland. 1t is possible that Mr.. Cham
berlain's attitude may induce the gov
ernmeur to consent to slightly modify
the bill in committee, Notwithstanding
the negative position which they have
taken. Many Liberals on their side are
of the opinion that policy Of halnpering
the bill in it's passing will have dam
aging effect on their party and they will
therefore use their influence to make
the progress Of the measure easier. 1t
is certain that the less obstruction that
is offered to the efforts to pass the bill.
the more the Parnellites will enlist the
sympathy of the public, and the fact is
pretty we'll recognized by most Of them.
Sir Richard Webster's snsistence that
he only used the Times instructions in
the conduct Of the O'Donnell case, and
that he did not use any personal knowl-
edge which he might lave as a member
of the government, has given great
satisfaction tc the Gladstonians. The
Times in to-day's issue finds itself
obliged TO apologize to MIR. Morley for
stating that he appointed Justice Day
on the Belfast riots commission when
he was Chief Secretary for Ireland in
MIR. Gladstone's last administration.
It was Sir Michael Hicks Beach who
appointed Justice Day IN that commits
sion.
A Good Priest.
The sad announcement of the unex-
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