The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-23
ERIN'S NEW LAND BILL.
VITAL CHANGES MADE IN THE
MEASURE BY BALFoUR.

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The Revised Measure Passes the Com
mittee stage in the House of Com
mons-Parnell Twitted for Support
ing the Ralfour Plan-The Newfound-
land Bill Up Again.
tCopyri0hied, 1891, BY the Ne,c York associated
Press)
LONDON. May 22.-Hardly 20 per cent
OF the members Of the House OF Commons
reappeared on the opening Of the House
yesterday. Influenza, the tedium Of the
land bill and discomfort over the briefness
Of the recess combined to present an array
Of empty benches. To-day the attendance
was so meager that the whips were Obliged
to gather members out Of the lobbies and
even to send to the clubs to get o sufficient
number TO make quorum. Yet the final
stage OF the land bill has been the occasion
OF q momentous change, going to the root
OF the whole matter. The WEAKNESS
or the House has enabled Secretary
Balfour, after brief debate, to
transmute the bill and vitality alter its char
aoter. In its original form the measure
applied ESQ, ,000, 600 advanced from the inn
perial exchequer on lines OF the Ashbourne
act TO enable the transfer of larger hold
ings to the advantage Of the great land
lords and wsll-to-do farmers. Secretary
Balfour's new clause at first proposed that
the greater part OF the purchase money be
advanced on holdings under ESQ.
EFFECT OF THE CHANGE.
Mr.. Parnell estimated that the altera>
tion would enable 10000 tenants to come
under the provisions Of the bill who would
otherwise have been excluded. His oalcula-
tion was based upon official statistics show
ing that 99 per cent Of the whole tenantry
paid less than g36 Under pressure from
the Ulster members Secretary Balfour con-
septed to substitute ESQ as the limit. The
change is of small consequence as the number
Of tenants paying between ESQ and
$50 is only z per cent. of the
whole. The transformed bill passed
the committee stage tonight The
opposition presented an odd medley OF Eng
lish radicals, MoCarthyites, liberal union.
lists and Ulster conservatives. The main
body of the liberals supported the govern.
ment, being satisfied that the measure now
gives small tenants the lions share Of the
money advanced.
PARNELL INVITED.
During the debate Messrs. Healy and Sex
ton twitted Mr.. Parnell for upholding tho
proposals of a man whom he had hitherto
denounced as the worst enemy Of Ireland.
Speaking at q league meeting tonight
Mr.. Parnell responded. He said that Ia
the acceptance of the new clause lay
the ultimate solution Of the land question
Though IL was q conservative measure and
was given through q man who had dis
graced his tenure of office, ii was good
clause, and If driven from public life for
supporting 1t he would cheerfully yield,
being convinced that it was among the
greatest services that II had ever fallen to
his lot to render ireland.
THE NEWFOUNDLAND BILL.
Consideration of the Newfoundland bill
in the House of Commons is fixed for
Thursday. In the event of the colonial
legislature requiring tune to discuss their
measure, the government will delay the Inn
perial measure. The ministers appear con-
fident that Newfoundland will pass a
measure in harmony with the imperial
policy.
The letter from Coningsby Disraeli. a
nephew of the late Lord Beaonsfleld, attrib-
uting the recent conservative defeats to the
absence Of an organization similar to that
Of the liberals, has found q general echo
throughout the party. Mr.. Disrasii accuses
the tory electoral executive of neglecting
the constituencies and failing to keep pace
with the Gladstonian tactics. The political
clubs have decided TO inquire into the
ChhIk6o uBniubu bno oAtCubiSO. lu6
present leading wire-pullers, Lord
Abergayenny and Capt. Middleton, will
probably be replaced by a single function.
ary having supreme control over the con-
servative electoral work. similar TO the
power possessed by Mr.. Schnadthorst over
the liberal elections. The conservatives,
however. must first find their Schnadthorss
The open discussion resulting from Mr..
Disraeli's letter has given the liberals an
insight into the disorganization Of the tory
ranks.
THE INFLUENZA.
The bleak weather Is intensifying the In
fuenza epidemic Mr. Moulton, president
of the Wesleyan conference; the Samoan
missionary, DR.. Lurner; Sir James Fergu-
son, Earl Compton, Admiral Fisher, and
Sir Redvers Butler are among those that
have been recently attacked The stats OF
several London daily newspapers are de-
pleted. Dangerous sequels OF the disease
are frequent.
In the House of Commons the report
stage OF the Irish land purchase bill has
been fixed for June l.