The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-04-12


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we are called on to sanctiO this night
| 1t is proceeding that would have beer
gladly resorted to by the Tudors or tht
Stuarts. 1t is, l think,in every sense
of the word. All Elizabethan proceeding
(Cheers) It is a procedure of5an arbi
itrary and tyrannical nature against in.
diYlduals who are the political oppo.
Inents Of the government Of the day--.a
procedure such as parliament for cen
turies and generat1ons struggled against
Ia procedure which we hoped that il
these happy days parliament had lover.
come. It is q procedure which would
have considerably alarmed Lord EldOn,
against which Lord BIougham and
Lord LyndhuIst would alike have pro-
tested, and which, il the great lawyer.
Lord Cairns, had lived, the Tory party
would never have resorted to. Cheers
But a Nemesis attends government
which adopts unconstitutional courses.
What has been the result of all thisi
Pigott? Loud cheers from the irish
members.) The same fate will, hope,
attend every British government that
departs from constitutional courses. /
have said that the motion is sanction
Of proceedings Of illegality by the act Of
parliament appointing the commission.
THE GOVERNMENT VIOLATED THE
CONSTITUTION,
and by this motion hold they are
violating their own law. To three
Judges were delegated the functions Of
parliament TO inquire iuto the truth Of
these charges. The judgment of the
commission was to be final so far as the
house of Commons was concerned.
That was undeniably so, because by the
terms Of the act the tribunal set up had
conferred upon it all the powers. rights
and privileges Of high court of justice,
or any judge thereof. The first and
most essential privilege of a high court
of justice is that its proceedings in the
administration of the law shall not be
interfered with .bv parliament: shall
not be brought under the review of
parliament, either for the purpose OF
blame or praise. and That its findings
and it's judgment cannot under any Cir
.cumstsnces whatever be Questioned IA
,pafliament. BY this motion, however,
the house Of commons is asked to CON
stitute itself q court of4reviews Of the
findings of a tribunal with equal rights
and equal privileges. II the Irish menu
bers were TO attempt to bring under the
review Of the house proceedings Of the
high court Of justice. such an attempt
would be sternly rejected, but now we
have a British government inviting the
house Of commons to confirm the juGg-
ment of the high court Of Justice. and
naturally inviting and challenging their
opponents to reject the Judgment. II
this motion is adopted / assert upon
high legal authority that there is hardly
any judgment or finding of any Judge
or jury administering the law in the
high court which may not be brought
under the notice of parliament either
to be
ADOPTEDo OR CONDEMNED
What is to become of ftheadministration
of Justice in this country? How are
you to look for an indepe endent Judiciary
.if the findings and the Judgment Of
Judges are to be subjected to 9 par
l1amentary debate, to censnre or appro.
val? What is to become OF the admin
istratiou of Justice II the Judgments of
the high court are to be adopted by q
party majority when they happen to be
convenient (eheers). and be rejected
or troublesomei It the judges had de-
liyered their Judgment in their own:
court, I maintain. the unconstitu
ality Of the right honorable gentleman
would have been apparent to the mean
est intellect. Furthermore, the first
lord Of the treasury SAWS he wishes to
do absolute justice to all Let ns ex-
anime that proposition. He asks the
house of commons to adopt the report,
and if we do so make the report our
own we condemn certain persons on
certain charges, and we acault them ons
others. hut do we condemn all the
guilty parties concerned ia this matter2.
Opposition cheers Do we condemn
all the parties who. to use q mild sex 5ss
preston, have been guilty of mfsde-s
meanor? We condemn, it is true. the
Irish members on certain charges. But
we do condemn the Times newspaper,
which has been found to be
GUILTY or An ATRocIoUs LIBEL
upon members OF this house? There is
not q word in your report or ii the
motion cOndemninQ the convicted de-
hnauent, the Times Can Yau call that
dealing ont absolute justice to all !? The
I Unionist majority now has fallen To
about seventy; and it caunOt be denied
chat by-eleutlons, though dangerous III
YOU gather too much deduction from.
one OF from two. as a whole show agreats
shifting Of public opiniona n WhichS fear
will not sbe favorable to the prospects OF
Che UniOnist party. If nv words have
fallen upon deaf ears. il the counseIs3
which ImOst humbly submit are be-
s.T1Sad Atlf7 saf.nrland then