The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-12

stone party alone, and said the charge that
the Times had acted with a view
10 influencing the Judgment of the House
was calumny. II that had been its
object it would have had better
prospect of success by quoting freely from
Mr.. Gladstones and Sir William Harcourt's
| denunclations Of Mr.. Parnell and the land
league. He objected TO the ancient, cum
brous and often misused machinery of the
breach Of privilege.
MIR. Labouchere expressed his surprise at
the petty and paltry arguments advanced by
Secretary Balfour and Mr.. Gorst. 1t had
been proved that the Times had supplied
Plggott with bank notes to provide
for his family within ten days of
the time when he had absconded.
lie could understand the reticence of Mr..
Smith on this subject. He could not defend
his oldfriend, Mr.. Walter, and was natur-
ally not inclined to attack him. He should
remember, however, that he is the leader of
the House of Commons
Mr.. Bradaugh said that as the Times
assisted the government to pass its infamous
measure, the breach of privilege was
against the whole House as well as against
| Mr.. Parnell.
Sir Edward Clark, solicitor general, adj
vanced numerous precedents for the course
of the government in this case, and declared
that 1t was inconsistent with the principles
OF Justice to prosecute the Times again for
such proceeding would be the corollary
of the adoption of the motion.
PARNELL POINTS TO PRECEDENT.
Mr.. Parnell, who was enthusiastically
cheered as he took tho floor, said Sir Ed
ward Clarke had not ventured to present
delay as a reason against a vote on the
breach Of privilege, for he well knew that
dansard's debates contained many pre-
cedents of the House inquiring at great
length, and very carefully before
iuhloting penalty for breach of privilege.
Why did not the government grant the
commission Of inquiry we asked for in the
| beginningl That would have made it pos
slble to prove that the letters were forgeres
in forty-eight hours. | never determined
not to submit the facts to the
jury, but always considered it absolutely
necessary to discover from whom the Times
obtained its letters. recognized, however,
that 1t was impossible to compel the Times
to diyulge this in any ordinary court of
justice The case Of O'Donnell VS.. Walter
proved that was justified therein. With
out knowing from whom the letters came
would not have been able to prove they
were forgeries.
WISE IN WHAT HE DID.
should have been left with the opinion of
all trained experts in the country against
me. There would have been only my own
word TO convince the jury that certain let
ters, advanced and printed as mine upon
the great authority of the Times were
forged. think, therefore, was wise in
what did. / asked for select committee
because to compel its agen
to testify before such body was the only
method of forcing the Times to divulge
| that secret. AS this was refused, we are
not to blame for the delay. But who is to
| blamei Can you answer thata You
wanted to 10 these letters as a
political engine, not caring whether
they were or we're not forgeries
| You thought it was impossible for us to
prove they were forgeries very speedily and
that meanwhile they would be useful to
| you in the elections You used them to make
capital against us, and as a suitable engine
| for obtaining an inquiry into ouch wider
| question which you would never have OBJ
tanned apart from the letters that were
forged for the purpose.
Administering the severe reproof to Sir
Richard Webster, Mr.. Parnell, continues:
II, the leader of the party that must al
ways be in the minority here, should be
sorry to treat my most powerful opponents
with the incredible meanness and
cowardice with which have
been treated by them. Even
now am further insuted by the terms OF
amendments which insinuate that the
forged letters may after all be genuine. If
you believe those letters were forged, have
the courage and frankness to declare it. |
move to place the word forged before the
wo d letters In tho amendment to the
motion"
Mr.. Smith, in behalf Of the whole govern
ment and his party, expressed himself
satisfied that Mr.. Parnell had proved the
letters to be forgeries, and consented that
the word forged should be inserted as Mr..
Parnell proposed.
The motion offered by Sir William Vernon
Harcourt was then rejected by vote Of 260
to 2l2, and Sir John Gorst's amendment
was adopted.
PARNELLITE MEMBERS MEET.
The Parnellite members Of parliament
held meeting to-day and reelected Mr..
Parnell as chairman. A vote Of confidence
in Mr.. Parnell was adopted. The refolution
expressed the lasting gratitude of the party
for its leaders defense of the Irish cause.
Mr.. Parnell, in speech, said he hoped the
present session would bring nearer the legis-
lative Independence Of Ireland
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