The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-26
IRELAND'S GOVERNMENT.
MORLEY MAKES AN ATTACK ON
BALFOUR's METHODS.

mons TINS AFTERNOON MT. oe1tOu gave AOtiSo
that he would introduce bill to amend the
law relating TO contempt of court. This
announ oement was received with cheers.
Mr.. Morley moved the adoption Of his
amendment to the address 10 reply TO Ihe
queens spe sch condemning the admlnlstra-
ton in Ireland as harsh, unjust and oppTes-
sive, and asking that measures to content
the Irish and re-establish real unlon or
Great Britain and Ireland be adopted. Mr..
Morley strongly condemned the singular
lsck OF prudence, foresight and care that
had been shown by the administration in
ireland during the last few months. The
arrest Of Father McFadden. he said, was
marked by every bad quality that could
ACCOMPANY judicial act 1t was worthy
of the worst exploits of the ruffiau judge in
Scotland. who, a century ago, said: Give
me- the prisoner, and I'll find the law"
RECENT ARRESTS IN IRELAND.
Mr.. Morley referred at length to recent
arrests in Ireland, and ridlculed the IDEA Of
arreSting men for such oHe9ses as cheering
William O'Brien etc. Referring to the
imprisoned members of parliament, he
urged that while their offenses we're limited
to speaking and writing treason, they
should be treated as first-cass INSIDERS.
LCheers The time was swiftly coming
when an irresistible appeal would ascend
from the nation, asking her majesty to re-
cur to the sense of the people so that they
might decide the great issues now dividing
the government and opposition. CHEERS
The opposition required the fullest
explanation regarding the employ
solicitors and police in framing the Times
case Mr.. Morley asked why, If the cOndi-
ton of Ireland was better, as claimed by
the government, proceedings against Irish
inemuers of the House of Commons were
more frequent. These proceedings, to him,
seemed a sign of alarm and dismay, instead
of confidence.
INFATUATED DUPES.
Mr.. Morley demanded to know why doc
uments were handed To the Times for the
purpose of plot TO which 1T might be
proved the government had infatuatedly
become dupes and accessories. Cheers.
Referring again to the case of Father
McFadden, Mr.. Morley said that Mr.. Bal
four had admitted that the police tactically
erred in arresting the priest The speaker
commended that the arrests at Tralee on the
occasion of Mr.. O'Brien's trial were illegal.
No home secretary or English magistrate
would venture to act as though the arrests
were in conformity with the English law.
ICheers.l
NOT ON THE GROUND OF HUMANITY.
Mr.. Balfour had seat a doctor to Mr.
and not on the ground of humanity. He
quoted a speech in which Mr.. BalfOur said
that he did not think he should allow Mr..
O'Brien 10 ruin his constitution for the
purpose of injuring the government. Mr..
Balfour had asserted that he (Mr Balfour),
had no power to relax the prison rules, but
he did relax them in the cases of Catholic
clergymeu Tor fear of woundlng or insult
ing the religious sentiment of the people.
He urged Mr.. Balfour also to regard popular
sympathy with the imprisoned members OF
parliament
BALFoUR'S WARM GREETING.
Mr.. Bafour, upon rising to reply, was
greeted with cries of "Piggott.n This was
continued until the speaker peremptorily
insisted upon the House coming to order.
In opening his speech Mr.. Balfour said that
the opposition would have shown them
selves unworthy OF their position if they
had not taken the earliest opportunity
to bring forward their accusations
for rivals of which in bitterness they might
calmly search history. He was not sur
prsed that Mr. Morley had taken advaH-
tage of his position to make charges against
the government, at time when he knew
his words would pass current in the coun-
try because the government could not pos
sibly take up his challenges.
HORRIBLE CHARGES OVERLOOKED.
He twitted Mr.. Morley with alluding to
the Parnell commission and Ignoring the
most horrible charges of cruelty, inhuman-
ity and cynical savageness with which his
(Mr Balfour's waste basket had been
flooded during the recess Possibly
it bad begun to dawn upon the minds
Of the opposition that they had been
duped by imaginary reports concerning the
treatment of Mr.. O'Brien. [Cries of "Oh,
obi He ADM ted that the prison rules
had been relaxed in the case of priests, but
the House knew that he had always beel
doubtful whether, in relaxing the rules, ne
was not straining the crimes act.
CUTTING OF HAIR.
The rule regarding the cutting Of priso-
ner's hair was never relaxed except in cases
of disease.
"What disease prevented my hair being
cutF inquired Mr.. Dillon, amid much
laughter.
"You were in the hospital during your
imprisonment, responded Mr.. Bafour.
Mr.. Balfour declared that, assuming that
the prisoners under the crimes act ought to
be treated as ordinary criminals, the
charges against the government were un-
founded.
FATHER STEPHENS REMANDED.
DUBLIN, Feb. 25.-- Father Stephens, who
was arrested yesterday for advising the
tenants en- the Olphert estate not to pay
their rents. was arraigned to-day. He was
remanded for trial, bail being refused.
POLITICAL OFFENDERS.
Admitting that ia a certain sense offend
ers against the crimes act were political
offenders, If they were treated differently
on that account the same treatment ought
= be conceded t. the dynamiter ami politi-
cal assassin MIR. Balfour contended that
the state of Ireland was improving
wherever the plan of campaign had not
penetrated. Mr.. Morley had called the
sentence Of Harrington "moustrous" Why
did not Harrington appeal from that sen
tencei Ironical Parnellite laughter
There were at the present moment 10000
persons in the ordinary prisons Of the king
dom, while only 100 were imprisoned in
Ireland under the crimes act. II the object
Of punishment was to prevent crime never
had so great a result been attained at the
cost Of 30 little suffering.
THE CONSPIRACY.
The couspiracy-(Cries Of "PiggottrD-
which began in Ireland last August ire
newed cries Of "Piggott'0 showed signs of
aoating. The statistics of agragrian crime
showed marvellous improvement IN the
Of the country since the crimes
act was passed If O'Connell were still
alive be would shrink from the means EN-
ployed by the gentlemen below the gang
way TO render government impossi-
Bile. What would be the future Of
Ireland when the happy day arrived
for the gentlemen opposite to conduct, in
stead OF crilciZing the government Of