Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-26
MORLEY AND BALFOUR.
in Ireland as Harsh, Unjust and OPP
pressivs-Balfour's Reply.

The Former Condemns the Government
in Ireland rs Harsh, Unjust and Op
pressivs-Balfour's Reply.
LONDON, February 25.-In the House
of Commons, this afternoon, Mr.. Sextor
gave notice that he would introduce bill
10 amend the law relating to contempt ol
court. The announcement was received
with cheers. Mr.. Morley moved the adop.
tion of his amendment to the address in
reply to the Queens speech, condemnine
the administration in Ireland ss harsh,
unjust and oppressive, and Ssking that
measures to content the Irish and re.
establish a real union of Great Britain and
Ireland be adopted.
In his speech in support Of his motion,
Mr.. Morley asked why, if the condition OF
Ireland was better, as claimed by the gov
ernment, proceedings sgainst Irish men,
bers of the House Of Commons were more
frequent. These proceedings to him
seemed a sign of alarm and dismay instead
OF confidence.
Mr.. Morley strongly condemned the
singular lack of prudence and foresight
that has been shown by the administration
in Ireland during the last few months
The arrest OF Father McFadden at
Gweedor, he said, was marked 10y every
bad quality that could accompany Judi
cial act 1t was worthy of the worst ex-
PLOTS OF the ruffian Judge in Scotland, who
a century ago said: Give me prisoner
and Tll find law"
Mr.. Morley referred at length To the re-
cent arrests in Ireland, and ridiculed the
idea OF arresting men for such of1euses as
cheering Mr.. William O'Brien, etc. Re-
ferring 10 the imprisoned members OF Par
lament, he urged that while their offenses
were limited to speaking aud writing
treason they should he treated as first class
INSIDERS. Cheers
The time was coming when an irresisti-
ble appeal would ascend from the nation,
asking Her Majesty to recur TO the sense
of the people, so that they might decide
the great Issue nOw dividing the govern
ment and the opposition. Cheers The
opposition required the fullest explanation
regarding the employment of Irish magis-
trates crown solicitors, and police in franz
ing the Times case
They demanded to know why docaments
were handed to the Times for the purpose
of plot TO which it might be proven the
government had infatuatedly become the
dupes and accessories. Cheers.
Referring TO the case OF Father McFad-
den, Mr.. Morley said that Balfour had
tacitly admitted that the police erred IN
Arrestipg the priest.
The speaker contended that the arrests
at Trslee on the occasion of O'Brien's
trial were illegal. No Home Secretary or
English magistrate would venture TO as act
though the arrests were in conformity with
English law. Cheers. He urged Mr..
Balfour to regard the popular sympathy
with the impri,oned members of PAIlia-
ment. Mr.. BalfOur, upon rising TO reply,
was greeted with cries Of "Pigott." This
was continued until tie speaker peremp.
torily insisted upon the HOuee coming 10
order
In opening his speech, Mr. Balfour said
that the opposition would have shown by
themselves unworthy Of their position if
they bad not taken the earliest opportu-
nifty to bring forward their accusations for
rivals Of which in bitterness they might
vainly search history. lie admitted that
the prison rules had been relaxed in cases
Of priests, but the House knew tina. he had
always been doubtful whether, in relaxing
the rules, he was not straining the crimeo
actr Mr.. Bslfour declared that assuming
that prisoners under the crimes act ought
to be treated as ordinary criminals, the
charges against the government were un-
founded