Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-22
THE HOME RULE BILL,
Irish Members and Their Support of
the Tories.
kUTINY IN TEE COLDSTREAM GUARDS.
Destructive Rain and Hail Storm
in the Northwest.
TROOP A AT CHARLESTOwN.
TORIES AND HOME RULE.
Ihe Attitude of the Irish Party Creates
Comment in England.

The Attitude Of the Irish Party Creates
Comment in England.
LONDON, July 22.-The surprising willingness
shown by the members of the Irish party in
parliament to accept local government bill
from the tories, and particularly bill framed
by Mr.. Balfour, has furnished political circles
with an abundance Of material for discussion
and comment. Precisely what the bill con-
templated by Mr.. Balfour will grant to Ireland
is of course a matter of conjecture merely but
if it is broadly based the lines of the English
and the Scotch acts, as the chief secretary has
intimated 1t will be, tho Irish members cannot
consistently refuse to support il, no matter
who may be their leader
1t is contended by conservatives members
and admitted by Irish commoners that
Ireland cannot justly ask for more liberty
of action than England and Scotland are
content with, and indeed il has all along
been asserted by the Irish members that
with the same privileges and the same
Scotland enjoy ireland would be satisfied.
The amazing change Of attitude OF the Irish
members toward the government party, and
any Irish measure emanating therefrom is gen.
orally ascribed as, no doubt rightly, TO the fact
that Mr.. Parnell is no longer the leader Of the
Irish national party or OF any considerable por-
tion of it.
Were Mr.. Parnell still in the possession of the
confidence of the entire Irish party as he once
was there is no doubt that he would have
thrown cold water upon Mr.. Balfour's advances
and led his followers away from home rule as
he has often done before. An Irish member
declared in the lobby OF the house last evening
that the conviction was now dawning upon him
as well as upon many of mis- colleages that Mr..
Parnell has actually stood in the way Of home
rule for several years past. In the councils of
his party he had steadily opposed every sugges-
lon Wit tnr Norfy i'm
curing some slight advantage for ireland from
time to time. yet when he was repudiated by
the liberals and deserted by a large majority of
the national party he sought to make terms
with the conservatives and would have done SO
had he been able to command a respectable
following. There is today a widespread feel
ing among Irishmen that by the downfall of Mr..
Parnel the most serious obstacle in the way Of
home rule, which must come gradually has
been removed.
AID FoR IRELAND.
The house Of commons today, in COMMITTEES
Of supply, voted the sum Of $500 900 as salaries
and expenses for the relief of the suffering
poor Of ireland. The chief secretary for Ire
land, Mr.. Balfour, made q detailed state
ment in regard to this relief, saying
that 1t was the governments intention
that the works should be a permanent
means of promoting the welfare Of the inhab-
itants. Mr.. Balfour added that when they con
sidered the difficulties of the vast system from
the extreme north to the south OF Ireland il
must be acknowledged that the governmen,
was not wanting in appreciation Of its duty.
[Cheers.l
Mr.. Timothy Healy. member for north Lang
ford. acknowledged that the government was
doing very useful work, but he said Donegal
was neglected.
Mr.. Alfred Webb, member for the west division
Of Waterford, gave credit 70 Mr.. Balfour for
having, from his own observation, realized the
necessities of the case, and congratulated him
upon the success of his efforts. Still he Mr..
Webb felt bitter humiliation as an Irishmau
at the tact that these constant grants were
necessary. Mr.. Webb also said that he regarded
them as showing how wrong the present system
Of government was.
Mr.. Balfour later on approved the sugges.
ton made to establish an agricultural depart
ment for giving instructions in farming to the
youth Of the congested districts saying that he
hoped to be able to assist the Irish land com.
missioner with money tc continue the work al
ready begun.