The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-17
In the House OF Commons,

LONDON, Feb. 16.-In the commons to-
day the secretary of war, replying to a
question, said pending the result of legal
proceedings taken by Sir William
Gordon Cummings in the baccarat scandal
the department would not retire any other
officers.
This evening Morley, in accordance with
the notice previously given, moved that
the house adopt a vote censuring the Irish
executive committee for its action in the
Tipperary prosecution. He referred to the
Incarceration of O'Brien and Dillon in
prison and said this was the climax
hostile to the police until after seeing
what pitch and Generalization, brutality
and lawlessness the agents of Balfour had
been brought to by Balfour's standing I'D
for their every act, right or wrong.
Cheers. Referring to the trouble in Tip
perary, which he witnessed, Morley said
the police adopted course on that occasion
for which in England Colonel Caddell and
every man concerned would have been
cashiered. The police used brutal, Zero
clous and absolutely, unprovoked violence,
of which any disciplined force in
the world ought to be ashamed.
He was astounded that Balfour accused
! him OF eXaggeration. He (Morely) was
ready to attest anything in court. 1t was
no fault Of his that an action had not been
brought When the coercion act passed it
was not intended that cases like those in
Tipperary should be withdrawn from a
jury. The bench there was deliberately
packed. The selection of Magistrates
Shannon and Cronin was about the most
monstrous act Balfour ever committed.
| 1t was the prostitution of the tribunal.
| Morley then proceeded to denounce the
vindictiveness of the Irish executive,
whose actions, which would not be for a
moment tolerated in England, had alienated
the people of Ireland. Russell's amend
ment alleging thatthe action of the execu-
tive was made imperative by the activity of
the Irish conspiracy, was an admission Of
| the failure of the coercion act. The time
was rapidly bringing the day near when the
government would be brought to an account.
Russell (unionist ridiculed Morley's
statements and upheld the action of the
Irish executive, insisting that the advice
of Dillon and O'Brien. had turned Upper
airy, once one Of the most prosperous
towns in Ireland, into place us desolate
as If swept by an avenging army.
Gladstone expressed surprise that the
government countenanced evading the
main accusation against Balfour. Assailing
the authors Of the plan of campaign was
not an answer to the charge. BY garbling
the evidence, the government aimed to eX-
clude the people from the protection of a
Jury in order to let the executive work
their will upon their opponents. The gov.
eminent had thus effeo ed the compulsory
exclusion from the house Of two Of the
ablest Irish members at a period when
all sides felt that the country had
special need of their service. Doubtless
the house would again distinguish itself by
voting confidence in the government This
however, would not avert the coming doom
nor obscure the evergrowing evidence thai
the country was determined that theil
fellow subjects in Ireland should soon en-
Joy the same precious and invaluable liberty
possessed by Britain. Great cheers.
Gladstone left the house at the conclusion
of his speech, being indisposed.
/ Debate was continued by Smith, govern
ment leader McNeill, Corbett, Esmond and!
others, but interest tagged until Balfoul
arose, when the house filed up again
Balfour attacked Morley for going to Tip
perary IS wire puller, course which M
privy councillor ever took before Blu
for his presence, the Tipperary riot would
not have occurred. Balfour warml.
defended the magistracy and de
clared if being subject to abuse wa
} held to disqualify magistrate, the Irisl
Agitators would raise such vituprsatio,
that trial would be impossible Who, To-
example, could be selected to try Healy
II the government was defeated at tn
general election, its SUCCESSORS must eithe