The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-11
SEXTON AND SALISBURY.
TIE PREMIER SAID TO HAVE COR
RESPONDED WITH PIGOIT.

Secretary Balfour Indignantly Denies
the Insinuation. and Challenges the
Publication of the Alleged Letter
Sexton Offers to Submit it to Com
miStee OF Inquiry.
LONDON, March 10.-The House Of Com
mons to-day agreed to the motion made by
W. H. Smith, the government leader in the
House, 20 resume the debate on the motion
asking the house TO accept the report of the
Parnell commission. The motion TO resume
the debate was rendered necessary by the
counting out of the house Friday last dur
ing the debate.
Mr.. Sexton protested against placing on
tie records of the House the judges dis
torted and perverted views of the evidence
submitted to them. The conservatives, he
said, were bound to accept Mr.. Gladstone's
amendment as an act Of moral restitution.
Mr.. Sexton was followed by Messrs. Ho-
worth and Gourley. Afterward the debate
lauguished.
Finally, Mr.. Gladstone's amendment was
rejected by a vote of $50 TO 26S.
MIR. Jennings amendment will be taken
up tomorrow.
A SLAP AT SALISBURY.
In the course of his speech Mr. Sex
ton said he had letter marked 'privaten
from Lord Salisbury to PIgott
Secretary Balfour, rising, declared that a
viler calunmy was never uttered than the
insinuation that Lord Salisbury was con-
nected with the forgeries. He had the
prime minister's authority to challenge Mr..
Sexton TO publish the letter referred to, and
he dared him to read it.
MIR. Sexton retorted that he was ready TO
submit the letter and others with it TO
committee Of inquiry.
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE DENIED.
Secretary Balfour, continuing, denied
that the government assisted the Times to
procure evidence in America He accused
the Parnellites Of Withholding from the
commissioner every source of au hentic
evidence. The government made no charges
against the Parnellites, and he failed to see
why the government ought to apologize.
Mr.. Parnel had obtained damages, but he
had asked no apology from the Times. He
(Balfour) would be the last TO attempt
to palliate the means employed
to injure Mr.. Parnell. They naturally
reacted in his favor. But Mr.. Parnell him
self was largely responsible for their effect,
because, had the Parnellites adequately de-
nounced the Phoenix park murders nobody
would have discredited the leaders. He
denied that any uuionist member Of posi-
ton had used the forged letters to make
political capital. THIS Times had been
guilty of culpable credulity, but the Parnell-
ties were not less guilty In allowing suspi-
cious circumstances to point TO their sym
pathy with rather than TO their abhorrence
of crime.
OFFERED NO REWARDS.
While the Parnellites failed to show a
single instance of their Offering a reward for
the detection of crime, they accepted dona-
tions from the Clan-na-Gael and turned
their speeches to conciliate that organiza-
tion. The leaders Of party that did such
things incurred personal dishonor. He con-
cluded with a general attack upon the Par
nellites.
Sir William Vernon-Harcourt maintained
that the forged letters helped the govern
ment TO pass the crimes act The country,
perhaps, had become weary of the debate,
but that was because it regarded the gov
ernment's action against the acquitted men
as vindictive and ungenerous.
Coming to the Carnarvon negotiations,
Secretary Balfour interposed to the effect
that Lord Salisbury had told Lord Carnar-
Won that he might see Mr.. Parnell, but that
he must saw nothing. Laughter.
Sir William, continuing, asked whether
Lord Harrington, Sir Henry James or Mr.
Goschen had apologized for their structures
on those negotiations After denying the
authority of the judges on political ques-
tions, he asked what the government hoped
to reap from this shabby persecution, which
would neither injure the Parnellite party
nor assist the government He proposed a
remedial policy. Instead of policy of ir-
ritation the government should pursue "a
policy of peace and generosity.
The majority against Mr.. Gladstone's
amendment consisted of 283 conservatives
ard SO liberal unionists Seventy ave
Parnellites voted with the minority.