The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-31
The House of Commons.

bill to investigate the charges against
PaFnell. Sexton moved to increase the
number of judges to FIVE, il it was to
inquire into the whole history OF the
National League extending over nine
years. three judges were not sufficient
unless the inquiry is 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 dealt with charges for
murder and outrage. and that every
thing might turn upon an examin-
alton of the witnesses in New York
and Australia. He had nothing 10
say against two of the commits
sioners, but he was surprised
at the nomination of Justice Day after
his conduct daring the inquiry into the
/ Belfast riots. Anderson said he was
sstonished the government dared TO
propose tribunal 30 have the power to
appoint other commissioners to take
evidence abroad. Parnell urged the
House TO recollect they were discussing
a proposal To provide substitute
for the jury. While in England,
jury of twelve was always pro
vided, ii was proposed that the
| settlement of the important, far
! reaching Irish issues be inyolV, in
inquiry to depend upon the verdict Of
two men, (Hear, Hesr.} There was
no precedent. He denied it was any
favor to Irish mem bers of the contrary,
it u as waving their ordinary position
80 citizens in accepting the commission.
The leading Lordon conservative
paper of to day had declared that
the question was no longer as
10 his innocence or guilt
but IS to the best means
to prove him guilty. lHesr. Hear.)
Was be 10 be he'd responsible for every
thing Patrick Ford said or did in
America while the government were not
responsible forsswhat their organs did?
Irish Cheersl.
The amendment was voted down,
Smith having proposed that the Com
mission consist OF Justices Hannen,
Day and Smith.
Labouchere protested against the Sc
lection OF Justice Day.
Smith said he believed the judges
named had the complete approval OF
GuO 4AN OFOi HOhJ Va
judicial knowledge.
Goscaen explained the government
had selected these judges as non politi-
cal parties who never had been in Par
lament. He trusted that the House
would er doFse this view.
John Morley said he quite under
stood the governments ditti-
Guilty in altering the compost
ton of the, commission. bnt that
made DO difference. Nothing bad
an said against Justice Hannen
and s-r;;.h. Regarding Justice boy, he
said he har1 SO iVed a letter from an
absolutely reliable SERGE, gentieman
having peculiar means OF KuSSWlns Jus
tee Day ~ mind upon Irish aEatr rs, .,,pd
he had told smith the name of his in
f0rmspt who wrote that Justice Day
was man Of the seventeenth
century in his views cCncern-
ing Catholics. Like Torquemads, he
WAS Tory of the high flyer,
non-juror type. (Hear, Hear.) He made
nightly raids against Parnell and his
friends. He regards them as inideis
and rebels and led astray by the Catho-
lie nation. He believes them guilty OF
any crime.
Morley said he would not publicly
give the name. He proved his good
faith by telling Smith. Surely in the
race of q feeling of that KIND toward
Justice l ay the government wonld not
retain him On the commission, against
which there ought TO be no whisper
raised. He must vote against the
nomination. (Cheers.)
Balfour held that Marley had gone
too far to maintain any reticence about
the writer OF the letter. Justice Day
had right TO ask the name OF his ira
Queer (Cheers).
Morley assured the House there was
nothing sinister in his withholding the
name of his correspondent. The per-
son in question WIS colleague OF JUS
tioe Day, upon the Belfast Riot Com
mission, and was barrlster, named
Adams.
Gladstone aid he felt it his duty to
support Morley. After informing the
governm eut regarding Justice Day s bias
aud giving them a chance to alter the
commission, it was right when they re-
fused to make q change to communi-
cate the facts to Parliament also. The
governmental 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 got the letter
Saturday.
Goschen said the government had no
time to communicate with Justice Day
to ask about the accuracy of the reports
of private concentrations OF Adams.
(Cheers.) The government WAS entirely
ignorant Of the politics of Justice Day.
Parnell said he had heard every Of
6cial accused Of jury packing declare
he knew nothing about the politics or re-
liglon of the jurors; but, somehow, it
always happened that Orangemen
were jurors put on juries to try
Nationals and Catholics. The govern
ment could no longer plead ignorance
in regard to the commission composed
of two Conservatives and one Union
ist and the world would know to-
morrow that the government idea of |
fairness was that the Nationals should |
be tried by a jury of three English |
political opponents. (Cheers.)
Upon division, the vote stood for |
Justice Day. 1853. against him $50.
The names of Justice Hammer and |
Justice Smith were agreed to without
division.
Anderson moved to omit the word
allegations in the clause empower
ing a commission to inquire into the
charges aud allegations against certain