New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-05
TO WAIT ON GLADSTONE.

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"A COMMITTEE OF HOME RULERS APPOINTED
Under THE CLANCY COMPROMISE.
s,ov,sroys OF THAT AMEyDMENT-No VOTE
TAKEN UPON IT AT YESTERDAYS MEETING
Mr.. MORLEY AND SIR WILLIAM HAIR
COURT ALSO TO BE SEEN
y rnndou. Dec. l.-Thc Nationalist members OF
. a. pouse of Commons met again at noon to-day,
. to consider further the question Of Mr.. farhen
,..derhip. All the Irish members at present In
london were in attendance. Mr.. Parnen occupied
the chair.
AfYer the meeting had been called to order one
.f the members read the manifesto issued yesei-
Iv BY the Catholic Hierarchy in Ireland, deciar-
No that in consequence of the revelations Oh 'ne
O'Shea divorce case. which convict Mr.. farneil
:, on. of the gravest offences known TO religion
"a .na .ociety, Catholic Ireland cannot accept as
,~.a., a man wholly dishonored, and that the
..r.;nusnoe Of his leadership would imperil the
s.u.. of Ireland. The reading of the manifesto
-. erected with cheering by Mr. Parnells op-
'yonents LII,
Ar Clancy then offered his amendment, which
...v;d.d that in view Of the difference of opin-
ian between Mr. Gladstone and Mr.. Parnell as TO
~. accuracy of the latter's recolections Of the
n,restions made to him by Mr. Gladstone at the
Hswarden meeting a year ago, the party whips
h. Instructed to obtain from Mr. Gladstone, Mr..
Morley and Sir William Vernon Harcourt. before
any further consideration Of the main questlons,
information on the departure from the Dill OF 1886
made by Mr. Gladstone in his suggestions affecting
the control of the Irish constabulary and the
settlement of the land question.
A prolonged debate took place on the amend
hent
( Mr.. Parner intimated that if the party took
tie responsibility off his shoulders and would in
sist upon the Liberal leaders promising TO carry
m acceptable Home Rule bill through the House
of Commons, in the face of opposition, he would
retire from the leadership. He asked the meeting
TO accept Mr.. Clancy's resolution, whereupon, he
said. the alliance between the Nationalists and
Liberals would be renewed.
Mr.. Healy refused to submit to Mr.. Parnell's
tstipulations lie declared that they were even
beyond the lines of the compromise suggested at
yesterdays meeting.
Mr. Sexton declared that the majority of the
members were firmly determined to adhere to the
main question: and would simply vote that Mr..
Parnel must gu.
After remaining in session until :45 o'clock
the meeting adjourned. 1t will reassemble at
noon tomorrow.
A rumor was circulated this afternoon to the
effect that o division had been taken by the
Nationalist meeting on Mr. Clancy's amendment,
and that it had been rejected. Inquiry proved
that there was no truth in the rumor. On the
contrary, the latest phase of the situation bids fair
for an agreement, committee having been ap-
pointed to wait upon Mr. Gladstone and endeavor
to obtain from him the assurances desired by Mr..
n De-.
nell, Sexton, Healy, Justin Mccarthy, John Red
mond, Deasy, Power and lccmy Mr. Parnell
will take no part in the negotiations with Mr..
Gladstone.
The committee he'd meeting and decided to
entrust Messrs. Healy, Redmond, Sexton and
'Ieamy with the conduct of the negotiations with
MI Gladstone.
meeting has sent a letter to Mr. Gladstone, asking
hin to open NEGOTIATIONS q future Home-Rule
hH Mr.. Gladstone expressed his willingness to
interchange views with the committee, but re-
served the right to choose the members with
whom to negotiate.
Before the appointment of the committee Mr..
Parnell asked the meeting for an informal show
Of hands on Mr.. Clancy's amendment This dis
closed the fact that only Messrs Barry and Chance
continued to hold out against the amendment.
Sir William Vernon Ilarcourt and Mr.. Morley, and
will endeavor to conclude the negotiations to-
morrow.
AT caucus this morning of the opponents of
Mr.. Parnell, who comprise majority of the men,
bers Of the Nationalist party in the House of Com
mons. a resolution was adopted not to accept the
Clancy compromise at to-day's meeting. but to
force matters to a decisive issue forthwith.
James L. Carew, Member of Parliament for
North Kildare, is i'll, and is confined to his bed
Nevertheless, he has sent message to Mr.. Par
nell saying he will support him.
During yesterdays discussion Mr.. Clancy's
proposed amendment Mr.. Clancy announced that
he had authority for the statement that Mr..
Parnell would retire If the communications with
Mr.; Gladstone had satisfactory result John
Redmond confirmed Mr. Cancy's statement.
Mr.. Sexton said the announcement had given
him great qualification, and enabled him to hope
that Mr.. Parnell would Voluntarily resign his place
under circumstances that would enable those
differing with him now to agree that he had made
his retirement from public life the means of OBJ
tanning advantage for his country. tCheers.)
Timothy Healy.. speaking with emotion, said
that If Mr.. Parnell felt able to meet the party
on the points put forward his voice would be
eonant with the liberties Of his country tp call
Pannell back to his proper place as leader of the
Irish race. This declaration was greeted with
enthusiastic cheers.
Mr. Chance held that Mr.. Clancy's proposal
raised false issue. and could not possibly effect
q settlement-an assertion that brought cries of
dissent from many of the members.
Mr.. Parnel asked the meeting TO pause for
twenty-four hours in order that he might consider
whether his retirement from public life should
ne governed by the decision of the party or by
his own views regarding the nature of the replies
of the English statesmen to vital questions, such
the control of the police, the future powers of
the Irish Parliament, and the land question Upon
this, Mr.. Sexton moved that the meeting adjourn
until to-day.
LORD SALISBURY ON THE IRISH FIGHT.
ATTACKING pARNELLs OPPONENTS AND THE
GLADsToNIANs-HIS ESTIMATE OF