Telegram-herald., 1890-02-13
VOTED DOWN.
The British Commons Refuses 70
oensare the "Trraes
GLADSTONE AID PlRsELI SPEAR.
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, IospoS, Fsh "a In ny House -
Commons Monday Mr Ralfaar an
nounoea that on Monday neEt he
would introduce he Irish lsno purchase
bill One clause q the tiil provides s..
the creation q land department
Sir William Vernon Hsroouri onered
e motion declaring that the london
Tunes IN publishing the forgec ilgoft
letters ~ss gailty oi hrescs Of priv
ileee. and oontenasd thst . tTeach ~
privilege committed daring enc session
could be' punished during another see
son Ne urged thsi all sides shoula
unite o. brand Nth the stigma of Pa.
liamenlsry reprohauoH THE practice cf
ne at 81 political forgery. Cheers
Sir John Eldon eorst ndeI Ascre.
tary Tor India. said the uHe vas PASSED
fof the discussion of the breach Of priv
ilege Moreover such discussion
would he iuopportune While the report
n the psrnel commission Wss pending
He moved that the House decline 10 ooR-
sider the molten Of breach a. privilege
Mr Gladstone, who vas loudly
cheered a. he arose. said he could not
consider than TIE Times oreuse against
tie house had been pureed by the spol-
ogies which had been made be-
fore the parnell CON mission through
S'r Richard Webster. which apollo.
gies grossly exaggerated the original
ofense. Hear. hear lie was sur
prised that sir Richard Webster b al al
lowed himself 20 be made the vehicle
OF such an apology This was the earli-
est chance the House had ha al and 3 was
the most opportune moment foT 10 to ex-
press rs indignation over the puhllca-
t.on of the forRerles II the conspiracy
against Mr. psrncll had been successful
the result 70 hin would have been
absolute political death. and the mortal
blow struck al him would have been
felt throughout the lrlsb nation.
ICheers The Times had aimed 10 a.
feet the judgment Of the House, and 10
had really had in that direction
a temporary success he did not wish
20 dwell upon the horrible and
loathsome character OF the whole
affair. he trusted the House would
vindicate its right 70 deal with the Of
tense. The Government owed "a 20 -
self TO deal fairly toward Mr.. Psrnell
and the Irish people for the injustice
done 70 both through the forgerieS
Surely the House should not hesitate 70
express its full sense Of the injustice
lCheers. Oa-
Mr.. Balfour and Sir Edward Clarke,
Solicitor-General. opposed the motion
Mr. Parnell. who Was enth usisstioAlly
cheered as he took the floor. said there
were many precedents for the motion.
and asked Why the Government aid
not appoint the con mission of inquiry
asked for in the beginning That would
have made il possible 10 prove that
the letters were forgeries IN forty-eight
hours. The real reason. be "a Z ss
because the Government saw that q
was impossi bic for as 10 prove that TIE
letters were forgeries very speedily. and
that meanwbil. they would be usef.l !n
the elections. IN conclusion Mr.. Psrnell
said:
4 the leader a. parry that must slvay, 30
in the minority here should be sorry &c treat
NY most powerful ospousnts viii the
incredible mesnn-ss AID covarcice with
which I have heer fr-sted by Their.
Even now further insultec 6a
the terms ~ ihe amendment which II
sinuzte that the forged letters nay. after al.
be genuine II you believe those letters ver.
forged have the courage snc The frsrkness 10
declare H. ! move 20 place the worc forged
before The word letters
Mr.. Smith. in behalf Of the whole Cow
eminent and BIS party. expressed him
self satisfied that Mr. Pzrnell had
l..oyed tie letters 70 be forgeries, and
4 a ~
be inserted as Nr. Parnell proposed.
The motion offered ~ Siv William
Vernon HsrcoBrt was then rejected hv
$50 20 2i2. and Sir John Gorst's amend
nent was adopted