New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-31
AN OBNOXIOUS JUDGE TO SIT.
PARSELLITE PROTESTS VOTED DOWN.
JUSTICE DAY WILL BE ON THE "T1MEs'- PAR.
NELL coMMIssIoN-A SPIRITED DEBATE IN
TEE COMMONS.

NELL COMMISSIONED SPIRITED DEBATE IN
TEE COMMONS.
London. July 3o.-The House OF Commons went
into committee tonight on the bill to investigate
the charges against Mr. Psrnell Mr.. Sexton
moved TO increase the number of judges in the
Commission to five, IL it was TO inquire into
the whole history Of the National League, extend
ins over nine years. II the League embraced
members in every part of the world il would
take several years before the inquiry could be
finished. Much evidence might have TO be sought
abroad
Mr. Matthews in reply said that the Govern
ment could not accept the amendment Doubt
less the course OF the inquiry would lead to
investigations abroad: but there would be no
difficulty In taking such evidence Mr.. Sexton
then reminded Mr.. Matthews that the Commission
dealt with charges for murder and outrage, and
that everything might turn upon the examination
OF witnesses in New-Yorl1 and Australia. He
had nothing to say against two Of the commission
ers but he surprised at the nomination Of
Justice Day, after his conduct during the inquiry
into the Belfast riots.
Mr.. pamel urged the House TO recollect that
they were discussing proposal to provide sub
stitutc for tho jury. While in England Jury Of
twelve always provided. it proposed that
the settlement of important, far-reachng Irish is
sues be involved in an inquiry to depend upon the
verdict Of two {" Hear, Hear") There
was no precedent for the Commission. lie denied
that IL was any favor TO the Irish members On
the contrary, it waiving their ordinary posi-
ton as citizens in accepting the Commission
They put the public under obligation. While
the inquiry was pending he ought TO be protected
from press attacks. The leading London Conserva-
tive paper Of to-day had declared that the Ques-
ton no longer as to his innocence or guilt, bat
n { IN the hest m him Ouiltv Hpari
Hearr) Was he to be held responsible for every
thing Patrick Ford said or did in America. while
the Government were not responsible for what
their organs did? Irish cheers)
Mr.. Labouchere called in question Justice Days
fitness TO serve in the Commission, because, in a
recent trial of three Irishmen for assault, held in
Liverpool, Justice Day had said such dastardly,
cowardly and brutal crime would not have hap
pcned in England, except among the Irish
The amendment was voted down by majority
of 43 votes the vote standing 90 yeas and 233
nays
Mr. Smith having proposed that the Commission
consist Of Justices Hannen, Day and Smith, Mr..
Labouchere protested against the selection of
Justice Day.
Mr. John Morley said that he had received a
letter from an absolutely reliable source gentle
man having peculiar means Of knowing Justice
Days mind upon Irish affairs, who wrote that
Justice Day is of the seventeenth century
in his views concerning Catholics. Like Torque-
mada, he was Tory of the high-fyer, non-uror
type He nightly rails against Mr.. Parncl and
his friends lie regards them infdels aud
rebels, and as led astray by a Catholic nation
he believes them guilty Of any crime. Cries of
Name') Mr.. Morley said he would not publicly
give the name Of the writer He had proved his
good faith, however, by telling Mr.. Smith
Mr. Balfour held that Mr. Morley had gone too
far to maintain any reticence about the writer of
the letter Justice Day had right TO ask the
name Of his traducer. lCheers.l
yiscount Wolmer Liberal-Unionist) protested
against the conduct of Mr.. Morley in reading an
anonymous letter malgning member of the
Commission.
Mr. Morley assured the House that there was
nothing sinister in his Withholding the name Of
his correspondent The person in question was
a colleague of Justice Days upon the Belfast
Riot Commission. and was barrister named |
Adams Cheers.
Mr. Gladstone said he felt that it was his
Xr Goschen said that Mr.. Morley had not
shown the letter to any Minister untll to-aay.
II the letter was intended TO have any effect |
upon the Governments selection 1t ought to have |
been shown earlier.
Mr. Morley declared that he only got the letter
Mr. Goschen said that the Government were |
entirely ignorant of the politics Of Justice Day;
to the Bench under Mr.. Gladstone's Government
Mr. Parnell said he had heard every official
accused Of jury-paclxine declare that ne knew
nothing about the politics or religion Of the luIhs
But somehow it always happened that Qrae ge-
men were the jurors put on Iurles 10 Try Na1on-
longer plead ignorance in regard to commission /
composed of two Conservatives and enc Unlonist
The world would know tomorrow that the Coy
ernment's idea of fairness was that the Nationals
should be tried by jury Of three English political
opponents. Cheers.
Upon division the vote stood: for Justice Day
269 against him. 80. The names Of Justice
Hammer and Justice Smith were agreed to without
Q division
EMPEROR WILLIAM AT CoPENHAGEN.