Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-03

Nr. HealY having spoken, Nr. aoschen said that the government did not desire to OCCUPY the short time left and would make no reply to the numerous attacks that had been made. These attacks could easily be refuted and the government preferred to leave them to the
 judgment of their countrymen.
 MT. Labouchere's amendment was defeated -281 to 203.
 MT. Healy moved to add proviso to the
 effect that the commissioners should make a separate report in regard to the charges
 against each individual subscriber where de- cisions are adverse. He declared that he did not trust the commission, either trinity
 The home secretary said that no govern ment with the slightest self-respect would accept such an offer. The Irish members knew when they voted for the second reading of the bill that the commission would be se- lected by Tory lord chancellor.
 T. P. O'Connor wanted to know when no- tice was given. It was complaint of the Gladstonians, he said, that the judges had been chosen without consulting them. 4r. Parnell desired to say few words. It was vain to deny that he approached the com- mission with ranking sense of injustice. He did not object to the principle of the commission in it's inception and would not have complained of the extension of its scope to 8 political organization if 8 fair hearing and notice of the charges against them had been secured. But that was not the case. They were approach ing an inquiry shaped by superior force by the party without a chance of stating their views with the fullness which the gravity of the case required. There were men now in London who if placed in the witness box would be forced to admit that they were guilty of forgery. Amendments to secure the attendance of these persons and insure their punishment if they He'd were excluded. What would the forgers care for the action of the government if by stepping across the Channel during the inquiry they could draw an impenetrable veil over the origin of the lettersa- The Irish members were entitled to such 8 hearing as Parliament had never yet denied to individuals. He believed his friends would come out of that scrutiny untarnished and triumphant, but 8 majority would have tarnished the traditions of the House by refusing the Irish members the right of assisting in shaping the most important measure ever devised for obtain ing judgment upon men on whom the inter- ests of the nation which they represent were absolutely dependent. MT. Malley's amend ment was defeated-283 to POI.
 The Parnellites having left the House, the chairman put the remaining clauses, which were carried without division. The report on the stage of the commission bill was fixed for Monday next.
 MT. Labouchere moved that the letters be inquired into and reported upon before other matters. He did not think that any member of the government was so vile and base Qaughter) as to refuse this reasonable conces- sion. If the government did refuse it he would recommend MT. Parnen to wash his hands of the commission and sue the Times for libel solely on the letters.
 Major Saunderson said that what the Par nellites feared was evidently not an inquiry into the letters. They knew and everybody knew that it was almest impossible to prove the authenticity of the letters. Loud cheers and Parnellite cry, ''Now the murders out'1