The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-05
VICTORY OF THE IRISH.
THE DEBATE ON The REPORT
STILL IN PROGRESS.

Gladstone's Amendment to the Re
port Home Secretary Matthews
Declares the Amendment Only True
In Part The Order of the Day
Finally Adopted.
LONDON, March An the House of
Lords to-day Lord Salisbury, replying to a
question asked by the Earl of Beauchamp,
said: "As the report OF the Parnell COM
mission deals with imputation, against
members of the House Of Commons it 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 the report IL may think
fib before we make move" Lord Salisbury
further said that he did not see why the
action OF the House of Lords should differ
materially from that Of the House of Com
mons.
STILL UP IN THE COMMONS.
In the Houss of Commons tonight, In
reply TO question asked by John OCon-
nor, member for South Tipperary, MIR.
Smith said that if a general demand arose
for the publication OF the evidence given
before tie Parnen commission it would
have to be reprinted. This would consume
much time and be expensive, as tho type
from which it had been printed had been
distributed.
Fra k Lockwood (home ruler, member
for York, resumed the debate on Mr. Glad
stones amendment to Mr.. Smiths motion
that the House adopt the report of the Par
nell commission. He said lie supported the
amendment because it was absolutely and
literally true.
NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH.
Henry Matthews. home secretary, con-
tended that tho amendment was only part
of the truth stated with passionate and in
fiammatory adjectives. The government
simply proposed to reach the findings both
for and against the Parnellites, declining to
adopt the course of giving the go-by to all
the findings against the Parnellites
IN order simply to express
condemnation, which all shared, of falsity,
and fouling of the charges which had been
dlsproved. [Cheersl There was nothing
against the character Of the tribunal to
justify the refusal to enter tho report in the
journals Of the House. 1t was admitted that
the commission had shown zeal and indus
try, and honor, and good faith.
QUOTING GLADSTONE.
The report established the truth Of the
assertion made by Mr.. Gladstone, in 1882,
that crime with fatal persistence dogged
the footsteps of the league. He accused
uls oluNlSbOuD VI ldl1hk NOWil Jlb udHHOI-
GUS and disastrous doctrine that the land
act of 1881 had been passed ON account of
the agitation OF the league, Just as he had
declared I'm Midlothian that the Clerken-
well explosion and the shooting of policemen
at Manchester had brought the disestablish-
ment of tue Irish church within the range
of practical politics.
MATTHEW'S FORMER ASSOCIATES.
I. II. Harrington (nationalist) reminded
Matthews of his former close ASSOCIATION
with Pigott and the south of Ireland
Fenians, when he was stanchly
supported by Patrick Ford. Mr..
Harrington declared that in the eight
years during which he had been connected
with the league not word had gone forth
that would encourage even boycotting In
support OF his promise to prove that while
the commission was sitting conspiracy was
In progress, in which the ministers we're
deeply involved, to obtain the perjured evil
dence to destroy the character of the Par
nellites, MIR. Harrington read series of
kilograms to agents Of the Times in America
with reference to Millen and Sheridan.
'Did the attorney general" he asked, "see
any of these telegrams~
Mr.. Webster replied: mot one"
Mr.. Harrington, COMMUNICATION you
were betrayed by your colleagues. These
kilograms prove a conspiracy deeper and
fouler than anything proved against the
Parnellites. Gross in justice has been done
to the Attorney General il his name was
connected with them without his knowl-
edge.
THE GOVERNMENT IMPLICATED.
Proceeding to show that tue government
was behind these transa ctions, Mr. Harring-
ton read telegram dated April 1 aud nd-
dressed to O man named Johnston, in New
York, to the effect that the British consul
was authorized TO give him the names Of
the informers. A reply came from John-
ston that the consul was unable to
assist him. The next day another
telegram told Johnston that all the
inforiners' reports since 1884 had
passed through the consul's hands. and If he
did not know the names himself he could
refer TO those who did. Was the British
minister responsible for this ma tterl the
speaker asked. Continuing, he read a
further Telegram showing that even after
Sir Richard Webster had apologizei
for the forgeries the Times still
endeavored to procure evidence through
Sheridan to establish their authority.
While the Times was offering as much as
950000 as a bribe for perjured testimony
nobody connected with the respondents paid
a penny for evidence. esaid he must de-
cline TO say how he obtained tho teleRrams
unless a committee of inquiry were granted.
in which case still more would be forth
coming.
The Irish land bill, which was introduced
in parliament by the government, provides
for siate-aided emigration and abolishes the
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