St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
One Of the Principal Features
Is the Penalty for
Contempt.
Partisan Rioters AmuSe Them
selves by Smashing Win
dowS With Stones.
The Order Of Foresters Draws
the Line at Ne
grOes.

commons this evening W. Ii. Smith, the
government leader, moved that, if the
Parnellite inquiry bill were not passed
by midnight, the 70 o'clock rule be sus-
pended. The motion was adopted, and
the house proceeded to the considera-
| ton of the bill as amended. Mr.. Nat
| thews, home secretary, moved to insert
| the following:
If any person having been served with
summons under this act shall fail to appear
the commission shall have power to issue a
warrant for the arrest of such person.
He supported the motion by stating
that when the committee stage of the
bill was drawing toward a conclusion,
Mr.. Parnell intimated that special evil
dence might be addueed to
prove that the letters published
by the Times were forgerieS.
Mr.. Sexton and Mr.. Charles Russell
agreed that the insertion of such a
clause was advisable, and the motion
was adopted.
MIR. Matthews next moved that any
body who is summoned to attend before
the commission, and who refuses OF fails
to attend. shall be liable to
PUNISHMENT FOR CONTEMPT
of the high court of justice. of England.
Mr.. Molloy QiberaD suggested that the
giving OF evidence ought to be compul-
sorry. Mr.. Parnell moved an amend
ment to the effect that any person. refuS-
ing to make a full and true diSclos-
ure touching all matters in respect of
which he might be examined, should be
liable to punishment by the high court
of justice. The amendment was re-
ceived with cheers. Mr.. Parnell ex-
planned that his object was to compel
the Times to produce the person who
SUPPLIED THE LETTERS
that had been aScriDed to himSel. Mr..
Matthews held that failure to make
full disclosure in reply to any questions
asked would be contempt of the COM
mission, which had full power to
deal with witness. The amend
ment. therefore, was needless.
The commission had the alb
sOlute powers of the high court
of justice. Sir John Simon IiberaD
supported Mr.. Parnel's amendment on
the ground that protection ought to be
given to all witnesses, from whatever
quarter and however involved. Z. p.
O'ConnOr said that Irish members
would neither:ask nor accept a certif-
icate of indemnity from the commission.
Mr.. ParnelfS amendment was rejected
by vote of 191 to 100. An amendment
empowering the commission to report
from time to time, was accepted by the
government and adopted.
A long discussion enSued on pro-
p0sal by w. A. Hunter UiberaD to
compel the Times to formulate its
charges before the opening of the in
quiry by the commission. Mr.. Hunter
said that the governments reception Of
his proposal would show whether their
object was to get the Times out of a
scrape or to get the
PARNELLITES INTO A SCRAPE.
Sir Edward Clarke, solicitor general,
opposed MIR. Clancy's proposition on
that ground that it would place the
The proposal was rejected. Mr.. Healy
moved that no Irish member of Darlia-
ment should be detained in
prison under the crimes act dur
ing the sitting of the commission.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt spoke at
length in support of the motion, and
was followed by the solicitor general,
who accused him of coming in after an
absence of three hours for the purpose
of inf1aming a discussion which had
previously been calm and bust
ness-like. The judges, the solic-
itor general said, might safely
W VI u'OSu w NO liO w dDSGII
men. l.. II. Courtney Niberal-Union-
iSt) suggested that Mr.. Healy's object
might be attained by means of another
proyiso securing the attendance of
ACCUSED PERSONS.
The government leader accepted the
proposal and Mr.. Healy Withdrew his
motion. Several amendments, consist
ing mainly Of minor instructions to the
commission, were rejected. Some com
ment was caused by statement
by Mr.. Matthews to that the eff
feet that there were many allegations
in the ParnelliSm and crime articles. in
support of which it was possible no ev-
idence was to be adduced At 2 am.
Mr.. La5ouchere moved to adjourn the
debate. The motion was opposed by
Mr.. Smith, who appealed to the house
to make further progress with the bill.
Mr.. Smith also asked if an understand
ing could be arrived at as to the hour
at which the bill could be read the third
time. After few remarks by Mr.. Par
nell, Mr.. Labouchere withdrew his mo-
ton. Other new clauses were then de-
bated, and the house adjourned at 2:4O
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