New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-07

DEBATE GROWING WARM IN PARLIAMENT.
LEADERS IN ENGLISH POLITICS BATTLING
OVER THE REPORT OF THE PAR
NELL COMMISSION.

NELL COMMISSION.
London, March 6.-In the House of Commons
this evening the debate on the Parnell Commission
report was resumed by Professor Bryce, who
praised Mcssrs. Parnell and Davitt for rendering
O great service TO England in bringing about
better feeling between the two countries. Ie
was not surprised, he said that Davitt. early IN
the period of agitation, desired absolute lndepeno-
ence for Ireland
Sir Charles Russell said he could not regard
the Commission Judges as men free from pre-
possessions and prelucices, nor as men "ho o"s"O
10 have been asked 10 deal with the many ques-
tions referred to them. (llear, hear lie was
justified in speaking thus, for the judges them
selves had confessed that they had hot louha
within their mandate given them by Parliament
direction to report upon that part oil the SUD-
,ect without which it was impossible for any one
70 judge of the moral character of acts imputed
IN certain members A bad precedent had been
made in the selection of three judges TO decide
ouestions having chiefly political aspect. lie
had the greatest respect for the opinion
of the Judges on questions that were
capable Of direct disproof but not
when they began to draw inferences. The whole
case was vitated by political bias. 1t was con-
Quoted With pertinacious rancor by the Attorney
General-a manner in which it would not have
been conducted if the political character OF the
Commission had not swept away his Judgment.
Opposition checrs.)
After commenting on part of the evidence as
leaving the origin of the conspiracy against MI
Paruel still obscure the speaker urged both sides
to abandon discussing tie great irish question:
on the ground Of the personal character OF the
men who were for or against Home Rule were
there no men on the Government side, he asked,
enough
the question beyond the lower region OF per-
sonahties into the proper sphere of natural justice
and national principle? Cheers)
Sir r. T. Webster, the Attorney-General, said
he Thought that Sir Charles Russell ought to have
acted himself upon his advice to avoid giving the
debate a personal character Both the debate anu
the case before the Commission had tecmed WIN
personalities lie had been represented throughout
by the speakers OF the Opposition as the Villain
nj the piece although only doing his duty as
counsel IL had even been suggested 'na' ne
ought TO apologize for certain remarNs upon pn .n1
Parnellites. Yet the Parnelhtcs had allow" low,
themselves the greatest license In personal citsl-
rsm As an instance of this, lie mentioned pr
Charles Russclls calling lie Caron hvins ne'
although the Commission declared that II U1-
neved lie CarOn against the oath ol IalHoii'
{" Oh Oh and cheers
Proceeding t. comment upon the fact OF the
Leaguers Withholding their documents ne asAcu
the House to rccollcct that LcaguerS VINO were
inyipcioIcs such as Egan, Sheridan and brennan,
could not face the Commission. As IoT the teie-
grams which Mr Harrington quoted durlng 'le
for the defence in Mr. Parnells libel acton as"lhs,
The Times Throughout the case no step Had
been taken in behalf OF The Times ne uoN.
ernment had aimed solely to throw tne ceaese
possible light Upon the doinSs OF the LeagucrS.
Truth not Misrepresentation had been tnelI ann
II was contended that the findings OF the ON.
mission ought TO be set at nausht tnat an ,Iao o
was new was not true, while all that was true
was well known. But the Commission had Shown.
what the respondents denied, that there was an
intimate connection between the Clan Iacl ana
the Irish Lcagucrs through the American League
II had traced fhe a1iliaton Of crime with Inc
existence Of the Leagnc and II had provides
impartial minds with evidence that JuStlhed The
bulk Of the cuSatlOns against the Parncllltcs.
Continuing, the AttOrney-General sad that MI.
Parnel was unable 10 produce a single speech IN
which he had denounced the use OF dynamite.
Mr. Parncll had made only one remark in Parlla-
mcnt that showed dsapproval of the
policy of Ford. The Commission had
tom to address Fcnians through The Irish
man." which Mr.. Gladstone had described as
miserable and obscure paper, but which bore
Mr. O'Briens name as editor. The Parneites adj
vsed the people to avoid the land courts II WAS
cant 10 claim that the Land Act Of 1881 was II
charter, the ontcomc of the League agitation
1t not for him 10 say much about the forged
letters, but it was not truc that only one expert
had been consulted. He relOiced that the ac-
cused members had been cleared Of the more
heinous charges. He regretted that many charges
But the eXoncration scarcely touched great polii-
cal issues. TO the gravity OF which be was unable
10 shut his eyes The respondents had With
drawn their case, but the fact was that the more
witnesses were called the more The Times )
case was being proved. II was not his province
10 indulge in cloquence such that OF Sir Charles
Russell. 1t was only his duty 10 reply 10 accuSi-
tions as a representative Of The Times - and
leave the matter In the hands Of the House
Major Saunderson thought the ParnellitcS ought
to subscribe for monument 70 Pigott in return
for the sponge lie had given them with which to
oblterate if possible, all the charges against
them. Nothing in the whole inquiry had sirnck
him with such amazement and caused such sorl9w T.,
ard regret as the rccklcssncss with which lhc
Times had accepted Pilotts evidence. The mo-
nent he heard that Pigott was the authority oi
THE Times" be said that the letters might as
well he burned for nobody would hang dog on
Pigott's evidence He regretted that the in
quiry Of the Commission had been limited III
they had gone further back they could have mhnc
q stronger report He described al length what
be called the dual method Of the Parnclntes. 10
their custom, he said, TO collect dynamlt:
funds in America and TO orate on union OF
hearts at home ~,
Continuing. Major Saundcrson accused MI
Dillon Of indirectly encouraging the manning OF
cattle, whereupcn Parnellitc member shouted
The Speaker sternly called for order Subse-
quently Major Saundcrson himself WAS called TO
order. on Mr.. Scatons appeal, for asserting NAV
the Parnelhtes made speeches intended 10 shicl1
them from g.. z,, Criminal responsibility. The MAJOR
twitted Sir William Vernon IIaTCourt with HAVING
cost the country at the rate Of 81 900 yearly for
protection from dynamiers when be was Home
Secrefsry and now his bodyguard was composed
Of Nationalist paid by Ford.
Justin Mccarthy tauntcd Major Saunderson
with the Tory leicat in the St Pancras election
which he said was sufficient reply to the charges
At this point the debate was adjourned
FRANCE AND TIE BERLIN CONFERENCE.
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