Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-27

| LONDON, February 26.-In the House OF
Commons this evening Mr.. Healy asked
whether Home Secretary Matthews had or
dered the arrest Of Richard Pigott and ii
not, why he allowed Pigott to escape. Mr..
Matthews replied that warrant had been
issued against Pigott. Mr.. Healy then
asked whether the Government had taken
measures to prevent Pigott's escape by tele-
graphing a warning to the police authorities
of the various seaport towns of the King
| dom. Pigott, he said, was valuable per-
son. Had any attempt been made to cap
ture him? Mr.. Matthews admitted that as
vet he had taken no steps in the matter.
The knowledge of Pigott's disappearance
had reached him within the past hour. He
promisd that the Government would do their
utmost to capture the fugitive.
A CONSERVATIVE PLEA.
Major Saunderson CONSERVATIVE then re-
sumed the debate on the address in reply to
the Queens speech. Referring to Mr..
Morley's remarks in the House last night,
he charged that gentleman with ignoring
the fact that crime in Ireland has lessened
since the enforcement of the crimes act.
The number of agrarian offenses was less
tion began. o."
The Parnellites complained that they
could freely make speeches in England for
which in Ireland they would be imprisoned.
Quite so. Men might smoke cigar in
many places without offense, but to light it
down in mine would be criminal, as the
act would endanger the lives of others.
TCheers1 The freedom of speech which the
Parnellites wanted was not allowed because
they advocated law breaking, which led to
murder. Parliament had sometimes ac-
ceded to the claims of the Parnellites, but
the House had seen the unwisdom of it.
A cry was now got up to attract the peo-
pie. [Parnellite shouts OF "Pigott Pi-
gottp'l Well, Pigott had amply qualified
himself to be member of the first Home
Rule Ministry. That cry might for mo-
ment be substituted for ranother-"O 'Brien's
Clothes" [Laughter.] The Irish mem
bers ought not to make such Ounces of
themselves bringing down everlasting ridi-
cule upon their country. He could not
find reason why Parnellites should not be
sent to Jail, nor why, when once there, they
should ever be let out. [Laughter.]
DILLoN'S REPLY.
performance less amusing than usual His
boufe-stale jokes, unworthy of the atten-
tion of the House. The question of Ireland
could not be set aside by jest. He en-
phatically repudiated as q calumny any
suggestion that he or his colleagues worked
for the increase of crime. The decrease Of
crime was not due to the coercion act, but
to enormous concessions got for the tenants
through the plan of campaign.
1t was also due to the knowledge of the
increased sympathy of the English people.
The declarations of Mr.. Gladstone and his
followers had more effect in stopping crime
than all the coercion acts ever passed.
[Cheers Regarding the question of prison
garb, they objected to wearing the livery of
crime and associating with forgers and
thieves. [Shouts of "Hear, heari'] Pos
sibly, judging from recent events, certain
members of the opposition did not entertain
the same objection. Parnellite cheers.
He proceeded to criticise Mr.. Baltour's
statements regarding the treatment of pris-
oners, contending that there were manifest
contradictions in the statements making the
whole unworthy of credence.
SHARP DEBATE.
Sir G. o. Trevelyan charged Mr.. Balfour
with causing Parnellites to be arrested in
place and manner calculated to inflict the
ing and opinion. The Government, he de-
clared. were responsible for the melancholy
incidents that attended the arrest of Father
McFadden, and they were especially blame
able for risking q repetition of such incl
dents by the arrest of Father Stephens. The
speaker also attacked Mr.. Balfour on the
subject Of the treatment of political pris-
oners.
In the course of speech in defense of the
Government Mr. Edward Stanhope, who is
a member of the Cabinet, asserted that wher-
ever the plan of ampaign existed the
amount of crime was greatest.
'There is not word of truth in that" ex-
claimed Mr.. Dillon.
Cries of "Oh, OH" greeted Mr.. Dillon's
remark, and Mr.. Stanhope appealed to the
Speaker, whereupon Mr.. Dillon challenged
him to prove his statement. In reply Mr.
Stanhope adduced statistics showing an i'm
proyement in the condition of ireland,
which he claimed was due to the Govern
ment's policy.