The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-11
IRISH BILLS ON A SIDING.
THE HOUSE GIVES GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS PRECEDENCE.

BUSINESS PRECEDENCE.
An Effort to be Made to Push the
Country Bill Through The Tory
Press of Course Takes No Stock in
Parnelrs Request-Position of the
Priests.
LONDON, July 10.-In the house of COM
mons this evening Mr. Smith moved that
precedence be given daily to government
business during the remainder Of the ses
sion. He asked the house to assist i'll max
ing the country bill workable. Many
| clauses of the measure stood entirely apart
from party politics, and their adoption
would result in great improvement in the
| government. He hoped it would pass next
week. If members lent their aid to facili-
tate business the government would be en-
abled to adhere to their programme of pro-
Tnoting bills for the imperial defense, for
1.-THE reforms, for the creation of ministry
of agriculture and several Irish measures.
TO ADJOURN IN AUGUST.
If work was progressed parliament would
| adjourn in the early part of August and
reaSsemble in October.
| Arthur O'Connor (Parnellite) protested
against the government absorbing the
| whole time of the house, and said that such
a course would be unfair to the interests
represented by the Parnelites. He moved
that the house proceed with the orders of
! the day.
Mr.. Labouchere objected to an autumn
session. He charged the government with
wasting the time of the session.
Lord Churchill said that he con-
sidered it improbable that the country
bill would pass so soon. He said its dis
cussion, with that of the supply bill, would
take eight weeks.
| OUGHT TO BE DEFERRED.
1t ought to be deferred until autumn,
when the energies of the members would be
| recuperated.
Mr.. Gladstone saw the difficulty arising
from Lord Randolph's suggestion. No time,
| he said, should be lost in passing the coun-
try bill, so that the machinery of the meas
ure might speedily be put in operation. The
| wisest course was to accept the proposals
of Mr.. Smith. He trusted the government
would shorten the session by dropping the
life peers bill.
Mr.. Smith gave assurance that the peers
bill would not be proceeded with.
Mr.. Smiths motion was then agreed to
| without division.
| PART OF THE PRELATES.
| O'Brien called the attention of the govern
ment to the resolutions of the Catholic
| prelates of Ireland in reference to the griev-
| ances, demanding immediate legal redress,
| and asked if the government would take
| any measures to give effect to their repre-
sentations. He also asked whether the gov
ernment had received any communications,
| direct or indirect, from the pope in refer
| ence to Ireland.
Mr.. Balfour, in behalf of the government,
replied that he was not aware of any repre-
sentations from the Irish prelates, but if any
had been made from such quarters that he
would receive them and give them re-
spectful attention. In the house of lords
| the life ''peerage bill' was read the second
time. Lord Granville alluded to the prom
ise Of Mr.. Smith, the leader of the house of
commons, that the government would not
proceed with the bill this session.
PRESS OPINIONS ON PARNELL.
Most of the Tory journals agree in saying
that Mr.. ParnelPs demand for the appoint
meut of parliamentary inquiry into the au-
thentcity of the letters charging him with
crime is unfortunately timed, unhappily
conceived and i;admssble. They taunt
him with declaring before the O'Donnell
trial that he was ready to testify, and they
say it is bewildering to now hear him ex-
| press distrust of British tribunals. The
Daily NetOs says it presumes the govern
ment will shrink from the infamy of refus-
ing Mr. Parnells demand for parliament
| ary inquiry.
The Star accuses Mr. Walter, the owner,
and Mr.. Buckle, the editor of the Times, of
uttering forgeries which they knew to be
| forgerles.
PARNELL ON THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
In an interview to-day, Mr.. Parnell said
that he believed that the home rule move
H.. IL = .G
an imperial parliament in which England,
Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the colonies
would be represented. Each country would
| have a separate legislature to manage its
local affairs. The imperial parliament, he
thought, would supplant the house of
lords. Mr.. Parnell said he also believed
that the next general election would result
in the return to the house of commons Of
majority Of l20 Gladstonians
MR. DILLoN's HERLTH.
Private letters received by the Parnellite
leaders give a satisfactory account of Mr..
Dillon's health. He is receiving careful
treatment at the hands Of the prison Off
| cials, who, it Is believed, have taken warn
ing from the death of Mr. Mandevile The
| Parnelites believe that at the autumn ses-
sion Of parliament they will be able TO
checkmate Mr. Balfour's workings in Ire-
land. Mr. Balfour is personally anxious to
return to Dublin. The work Of his office is
greatly in arrears since the late Col. King
Harmon retired.
BRUTAL INHUMANITY.
Mr.. Parnell said to-day that an inquest
would reveal the fact that Mr.. Mandevllle
was terribly ll-treated while in prison. He
was compelled to pass the night lying on
plank bed, and was deprived even of
| blanket For days he subsisted on bread
and water He passed his time in solitary
confinement in cell unit for habitation
Mr.. Parnell declared that no prison in Iro-
land was habitable The dark cell IN XII
mainham jail was frightful place, being
situated on a ccsspool.
IRISH WORLDS SEIZED.
QUEENSTOWN, July 1O.-Detectivo5 TO-
day seized several copies Of the Irish World
while searching passenger named Charles
| Brennan on his landing from the steamer