Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-05

ton asked by the Earl Of Beauchamp,
said As the report Of the Parnell Com
mission deals with the imputat.Ons against
tine members of the House of Commons 1t
is natural that that body should deal with
it first. As an act Of courtesy we Will
allow the House OF Commons to take
whatever action on tho report 10 may think
fit before We make a movc.' Lord Sails
bury further SAID that he did not see why
the action OF the House OF Lords should
differ materially from that of the House OF
Commons.
HOUSE or COMMONS.
LONDON, March I'm the House of Com
mons today Mr.. Charles Williams Mills,
member for Kent. questioned 1lr Smith,
Government leader IN the House, as 10
whether the British delegate to the Berlin
labor conference would be empowered to
discuss the subject OF the limitation 1t the
working hours in the mines. 1r. Smith
declined 90 answer the question. lie sad
that the reply Of the Government to the
invitation to take part in the conference
would be laid on the table IN the House as
soon as II was given 20 Germany.
IL reply TO question asked by John
O'COnnOr, member from South llpperary,
Mr. Smith said that if general demand
arose for the publication Il the evidence
given before the Parnell Commission 1t
would have 10 be reprinted. This would con-
sumo much time snd be expensive, as tho
type from which It had been printed mas
been di-trl outed.
Mr.. Frank Lockwood Home Ruler,
member for York. resuming the debate on
Gladstones amendment t. Mr.. Smtns
motion that the House adopt the report II
the Paruell Commission. sad that he sup
ported tho amendment because it was ab-
soluteyand literally true.
bIr. Henry Matthews, Home Secretary,
contendcd that the amendment was only u
mart of the truth stated with passionate
and iufammatOry adlectlyes. The Gov
eminent simply proposed 10 record the
findings both for and against the Parnell,
ties, declining to adopt the course or
giving the co-by TO ali the findings against
the Parnellitcs in order simply 70 express
the condemnation in which all shared OF
the falsity and fOuling OF the charges
which had been disproyed. lCheeIs.J
There was nothing against the cha
racter of the tribunal 70 justify
refusal to enter the report IN the
journals Of the House, as 1t was adj
United thai the commission had shown
zeal and industry and honor and good
faith. The report established the truth or
the assertion made by Mr.. Gladstone III
1882 that crime with fatal persistence
dOpced the footsteps Of the league. he
accused Mr.. Gladstone Oflaylng down dan
reroDs and disastrous doctrines that the
land act Of 1881 had been passed on account
Of the agitation of the league, Just a. he had
declared in Midlothian that the Clerken-
well explosion and the shooting or po-
liceman 81 Manchester had brought the as
establishment oil the lnsh Church Wllulh
the range OF practical politics.
L. H. Harrington (NatiOnalist) reminded
Mr.. Matthews OF his former close assO-
citation with pigyOtt and the south OK Ire
land Fsnians when hc was staunchly sup
ported by Patrick Ford. Dir. Huntington
declared that ia The eight years during
which be had been connected with tho
league net q word had gone f0rth thaC
would encourage even boycotting. IN sup
port OF his promise to prove that whhe the
commission was sitting conspiracy Wa
In progress in which the ministers were
deeply involved TO obtain perlured evil
dance 10 DESTROY the character OF the FAR
uollites. he road a series o. kilograms 70
the agents Of the Tins III America wltn re-
ference 20 Millen and Sheridan. Dld the
AttoTuev-Gcneral." he asked, see any OF
these telegrams:"
Mr.. Webster replied: Not one"
Mr.. Harrington, continuing Then you
were BETRAYED by your colleagues. lhese
foleorams prove conspiracy deeper and
fIIitl ifi4u kitf ttlilb i-Rf'.A "f.--'f--
Pamellites. Gross injustice has been done
10 the Attorney-General If his lame was
connected with them without MS know
leIge.n 10 show that the Government was
behind these transactions Mr.. Harrington
read a telegram dated April LIST ana adj
dressed to man named Johnston
in New York to the effect that
tle British Consul was authorized
H. rive him the names Of the informers.
The reply came from Johnston that the
Consul was unable b. assist him. The next
day another telegram told Johnston that
authe informers' reports since 1881 he'd
passed through the COnsuPs hands. and II
he did not know the names himself he
could refer to those who did. Was tho
british Minister responsible for this mat
ter the speaker asked. Continuing, he
rad further n telegram showing that
even after Sir Richard Webster had
apologized for the forgeries the
Ttnes still endeayored to procure
evidence through sheridan to establish
their authenticity. While the Times was
Offering rs much as 100000 as a brlbe
for periured testimony, nobody con-
uected with the respondents paid penny
for the evidence. He said he must decline
10 saw how he obtained the kilograms I'M
less the committee of inquiry were
Granted, in whicheyent still more would Dc
forthcoming.