The Indianapolis journal., 1891-10-24
Lord ROsebery Induced TO Push the Measure
in the Upper Branch Of Parliament After
Conference with Liberal Leaders.
Kilkenny TO Be the Scene of Another
Great Battle for a Seat in Parliament.
Michael D.yitt TO Be the McCarihyite Candi-
date-JOhn RedmOnd's Qualifications for the
Leadership Of the Parnellite Party.
NEW HOME-RULE BILL.
Mr.. Gladstone Revises His Old Measure IN
Behalf of Ireland.

Mr.. Gladstone Revises His Old Measure In
Behalf of Ireland.
lCopyrglit 1901. by the New York Associated Press1
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Mr. Gladstone has re-
vised his home-rule dill, matured during u
long period of consideration by himself,
and discussed in detail by probable col
leagues of the next Liberal Ministry. The
measure has now assumed such definite
form as TO enable Mr.. Gladstone at any mo-
ment to place it before the country. Earl
Spencer, Mr.. Morley and Sir William Yer
non Harcourt have aided him ia shaping
the political features. while Lord Herschsll
especially attended to the legal and consti
tutional form of the scheme. Lord Rose
berry, though continually advised as TO the
progress of the bill. tacitly declined TO as
sist or interfere till recently. when
he was informed that he must define
his attitude toward the project of the Lib
eral leaders. He then assented to confer
upon the matter. Sir Wm. Vernon Har-
court and Mr.. Morley accordingly visited
Lord Roseberry at Montmore this week
and obtained his adhesion to the project.
Had he refused his assistance the services
of some other peer must have been obtained
to lead the party in the House of Lords.
AS to what time the scheme IN detail will
he divulged depends upon the fate and
character of the governments Irish local
government measure. but the fact that the
scheme has been perfected and is expected
TO be announced by Mr.. Morley next week,
will deprive the Unionists of their stock
argument that Mr.. Gladstone has no def
mite idea Of what the bill will be aud that
his colleagues throughout the country, re-
lying upon him, would take
leap in the dark. If dissolution
published with such completeness as would
leave the Conservatives no chance to say
that the country had been deceived on any
important point. When the general elec-
definitely declared bome-rule lines. If the
popular vote places MIR. Gladstone in power
the course thus adopted will pnralyze the
opposition. The House of Lords will not
dare to reject the bill OIL the ground that
the vote of the electorate had not been
especially taken thereon.
Regarding the principles of the new
measure, enough has been officially ascer-
tanned to enable one to state that il gives
the proposed Irish h legislature foller 30 wsrs
lower and upper houses of tho Irish
Parliament, vests the appointment of the
judiciary in the Irish executive and main
tains larger representation Of Ireland IN
tue lmpcElal Inc
questions of financial relations and the
control of the police are also settled.
Mr. Balfour, in q speech ut Bury tonight,
asserted that tho causes that produced the
Liberal split were still working, and that
there was every Indication that the Union
ist alliance was becoming still closer.
Mr.. Balfour spoke in justification of "oppor-
tunism." 1t was inevitably produced. he
said. by the development and evolution of
society, which wanted new changes to meet
hu In &c
wise statesmen. and it had been the Con-
servatIve policy. Sir William Vernon Har-
court had accused the Conserva-
tives of delaying measures of bene-
fit to the people. Tho fact was
however, that vastly more souud, sober
legislation could be placed to the credit of
the Conservatives during the past half
century than to that of the Liberals. The
speaker Gkened Mr.. GladstOne's Newcastle
programme to that of o music-hall variety
show. In this connection he drew hum
orous picture. concluding with represen-
tation of Sir William Vernon Harcourt
the attack on the House of Lords.
which was to descend into an abyss of
blue fire. 1t was absurd, he said. to talk of
abolishing little anomalies in the electoral
system while allowing the big anomaly of
the over-representatIon of Ireland to con-
time. In conclusion he condemned Mr..
GladstOnes land.refOrm proposals as rails.
ing vain hopes among half-educated peo-
pie, and said that Mr. Gladstone's Newcas-
tie speech had contributed nothing to the
sober and rational treatment of the conf
plex land problems