New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-18
THE REPORT ON PARNELL.
ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT ON THE
COMMISSIONS FINDING.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WILL ACCEPT II
WITH THANKS AND PLACE IT AMONG
THE RECORDS OF PARLIAMENT
IRISH DERATES.
IRISH DEBATES

London. Feb lin the House OF commons
to-day Mr.. Parnell asked for information as 10 Vne
Governments intentions regarding Vhe lePoIO VI
the Special Parnell Commission.
Mr.. Smith. the Government leader, said that
the Government intended to ask the House 10
sdopt the report, and to thank the commission
for its just and impartial conduct.
Mr.. Smiths answer was greeted with cheers
counter-cheers and laughter.
He also said that the Government would ask
the House TO enter the report on It's journal
tCries of "Oh, "Oh!D lie further SAID that ne
hoped subject to the progress OF business IN 'he
House TO make a motion on Monday neAt 10 carry
out the Governments intentions
The debate on the address in reply to the
srsscb from the throne was resumed. William
o,Rrhn was the first speaker. He declared that
the Nationalists had grown stronger under Coer-
zion. During Mr. Balfour's term of office as
Chief Secretary for Ireland 100000 had been
subscribed by the people TO carry out the objects
~ the League The boycott still prevailed every
where. and the Nationalists had triumphed, even
IN the districts in which the Ulster MinstTcls,
v,,h Mr. T. w Russell as "bones" and Major
saunderson as banjo-player, were accustomed 10
perform. -,,...-
r w Russell in reply attacked the Parnellites,
savinr that they now bespattered praise on the
Gladstonians, whom before they had covered Win
the worst epithets. Thus, Earl Spencer was
CHARGED with murder, and every effort made 10
blacken his character. =, ii.
Mr., O'Brien interrupting Mr.. Russell salo
81 certainly would not let any man say that
outside of this House -, ,u~o L.,
Continung Mr.. Russell SAID the charge ne
made against the Parnelites was certainly uue'
Now the Parnelites embrace Earl Spencer 1he
onnosition asserted that Mr. Balfour had enl0rceu
tbe Coercion Law with needless severity. frop-
ahlv the press clause in the Crimes Act was uh,
wise but in other respects Coercion had assisted
IN restore and maintain order IN ireland.
In the House of Commons D. G ShaW-LNieNi,c'
member for Bradford. severely stlgmatlzed 'ue
manner in which he had been subjected 10 sur
veillance during his recent visit TO Ireland ne
felt hound TO confess that he had been prlNl-
ieqed person in one particular, however lor ne
bs6 used language which, if used by any man OF
the Parnell party would have led TO his lmprlsoh-
ment He admitted that the Government CON
tention that Ireland was improved was IiShl az
70 The fact of improvement, but he held thd' III ric
Goyernment was wrong as TO the cause Inc
improyement was not due to COerclOh' IL WAS
entirely due TO a good harvest c.,
Arthur H. Smith Barry, Member 1or Soulh
Unntincdonshire, and the head of the organlza-
ION of Irisl, landlords defended himself al some
Ienrth from Mr. Lefevre's structures. lie charScu
thar the Parnellites had abetted the clergy III
brinpinr about the ruin of 1ipperary. which from
having been formerly thriving county, was no"
rednned 10 most deplorabe condition as 10 ,Iaoe'
and it would be many years before IL couiu IT,