The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-05
DEBATES IN PARLIAMENT.
Vigorous Attacks Made on Balfour by
the irish Members.

LONDON, Dec. 4.--In the House of Lords
to-day Lord Ashburne moved second read
ing of the bill providing for an extension
of the land-purchase act Earl Spencer
introduced an amendment and made a
speech in which he attacked the salient
features of the bill. His amendment was
defea ed without division.
In the House of Commons, Mr.. O'Brien,
resuming tho Irish debate, made a long and
vigorous attack upon Mr.. Balfour tor his
treatment of John Mandeville He accused
Mr.. Balfour of shooting poisoned AFRO vs. at
his prisoners AID then induiging IN pealS OF
laughter at the requiem over their graves
The governments defense depended mainly
upon Mr.. Mandevilles speech, in which he
stated that he was not affected by his i'm
priSonment. Was ever so unge use
made of . brave mans cheerful description
Of his trea ment. He defied Mr. Balfour to
face the English people and try to put to
death Parnellites WAC acknowledged them
selves as miscreantS. If MIR. Balfour was
afraid to DO this, let him not imagine that
such wrongs as Mr.. Mandeville's could be
disposed ofsby the ssrcas,ns of a giri-oi the
period stamp. The hour of his condeguna-
ton and fan would surely come for his
levity and cowar lice.
BALFoUR's REPLY.
Mr.. Balfour. replying, said he failed to
understand how a gentleman using such
flowers of rhetoric as those employed by Mr..
O'Brien could accuse others of using coarse
and brutal language. He denied that he
had described Mr.. Mandeville as a drunkard.
The medical evidence showed that Mr..
Vaudeville could not have contracted
his disease In prison, while
nothing was more likely to cause disease
than the life led by him after his relea g.
In conclusion, he said that the matter had
now been thoroughly threshed, and it might
safely be left to the Judgment of the coun-
try.
I'll O'Connor followed. His speech was
on the same lines as those of the remarks of
Mr.. O'Brien and Sir William Vernon Har-
| court. He denied various statements made
by Mr.. Balfour with reference to Earl Spen-
GERS treatment of prisoners.
Mr. Harrington denounced the Mitchell
town affair, into which, he said, sufficient
inquiry had not been made
BALFoUR GROWS HUMOROUS.
Mr. Balfour described Mr. Hlrrington's
| speech as a rechaufe Of a rechdu6e of a
rechda6e. This remark was greeted with
much laughter. He further held that Sir
| William Harcourt's legal contentious were
entirely wrong, and that Earl Spencer
| acted both illegally and unofficially when
he relaxed the prison rules.
Mr.. Harrington said that the debate had
resolved itself into a conversation between
Messrs. Balfour and Morley regarding tue
legal aspects Of the public inquiry into
affairs like the Mitchellstown affair in
reference to the power of secretaries of state
| over the prison rulss.
| Mr.. Ellis motion relative to reduction
of the Irish appropriations was rejected by
a vote of 233 to 1871.
sHEEHY's ARREST.
The committee of the House of Common,
| investigating the circumstances of the ar
rest within the precincts of tue House o.
Commons of Mr.. Sbeehy, NJ. p, will repor
that the officer, who made the arrest, com
mited breach of privilege