Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-11
TYRANNICAL TORIES.
The Irish Land Bill Being
Rushed Through.
Debate Shut Off by the Odious
ClOture Rule.
Gladstone Succeeds in Organizing
the Opposition Forces.
Few Labor Men on the Labor Commits,
sion-Parnell Still Dallying
with Mrs. O'Shea.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated PreSS dispatches.
LONDON, April 10. -[Copyrighted, 1891,
by the New York Associated Press. i
The government having succeeded in
rushing the Irish land bill through the
first stages when the Irish party were
fighting on the question of leadership,
show determination to follow SIM
liar policy with the bill in the commit
tee. Balfour's action in using the
weapon of closure to abridge the debate
on the first clause, is as tyrannical an
application as the present government
have given. Gladstone held confer
ence today with several McCarthyites,
and the result OF the meeting promises
to restore concerted action among
the opposition, instead of every man
fighting on his individual responsibility.
Summed up the Liberal amendments
upon which the struggle will proceed
for several weeks to come, include oppo-
sition to the use OF local funds as guar
antees for loans, and objection to the
tenants insurance fund, and to the pro-
posal to levy the amount of any deficien-
cy on county rates, and to the exclusion
of grading farms from the operation of
the measure. None of these amend
ments are acceptable to the government,
and after much talk each will be de-
feated in turn.
A close scrutiny of the personnel of
the labor commission, confirms the be-
lief that the government do not intend
to permit hazardous questions as to
the basis of the relations of labor and
capital, to be considered. Roughly clas-
siied, capital has fourteen representa-
tives and labor thirteen. The Radicals
and labor members Of the commons,
complain that the list contains only six
genuine labor representatives against
eleven large employers, whilst the sym
pathies of the other members are on
the side of capital. The notable omis-
sion of agricultural troubles and the abb
sence of an allusion of the terms in ref
erence to the land question, stamp the
commission as the creation of cabi-
net of landlords. Whatever work is
done will apply to immediate remedial
legislation of a practical character.
Mr.. Shaw is unwilling to re-enter par
| lament, even with chance of resum-
ing the leadership of the anti-Parnell-
ties. The struggle is too much en-
bittered.
The canard involving Miss O'Shea
and Parnell has ceased to be heard
Parnell comes to the commons direct
from Brighton. Captain O'Shea contin-
ues to reside at West End of Brighton.
Mrs. O'Shea is still at West End, which
is now known as Fire Escape Terrace. I"
She drives out with Parnell.
Gladstone having been privately
asked for statement in reply to Par
nells charge that Gladstone gave an in
terview to American dynamiters at
Hawarden, says his denial alone ought
to suffice.
In the commons today on the Irish
land bill, Labouchere moved to omit the
word guaranteed" from the clause pro-
posing that advances be made by the
issue of guaranteed land stock equal in
nominal amount to the sum awarded.
He denounced the scope and principle
of the bill. A long debate followed,
participated in, by Balfour, Gladstone,
Timothy Healy and others. Balfour
moved the closure, which was carried
and Labouchere's motion was rejected.
In the commons, tonight, the annual
motion against allowing the opium
traffic in India, was made and carried
by vote of 100 to 1870; the members of
the opposition greeting the govern
ment's reduced majority with loud