New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-17
AMONG THE SPEAKERS.

AMONG THE SPEAKERS.
London, Feb. lG.-In the House OF commons
to-day John Morley, in accordance WIN the ho'lOc
previously given by him, moved that the House
adopt a vote censuring the Irish Executive 1or us
action in the Tipperary prosecutions. MT MOT
,ev,s motion declared that such action on the pdie
~ the Irish Executive was calculated TO bring the
law into contempt and was a violation ol the
rights of citizens. -.
Mr. Morey's motion to censure the irlsh In
pcutive was rejectcd-32O TO 24o
The House was filed from the galleries to the
floor Mr.. Parnell sat below the gangway' DE-
tween Thomas Bailey Potter ana llmothN lie"N
Thomas Sexton sat just behind JUSTIN McN"I"9
on the same bench as Nr. Morley
Mr. Morley. rising amid cheers said that the
motion. instead of tcing put out of date oy re-
rent occurrences, was most opportune III we"
If the fact that two prominent Irish members o'
PARLIAMENT had Just passed, on their way lh'o
,rison within sight of the House. llfear near
1rbe imnriso1nent of these members OF ParIlamch''
continued Mr. Morley, the climax OF tle lip
perary prosecutions. lie appealed 10 inc Hou'1
whether until September last, his attltude to""i
The Irish police had been hostile; but, amer sec7
in Tippcrary the working of the 'rehlehuouS ~
ercion machine, his eyes had been opeheo "' "
what a pitch of decentralization, orulaIN an" ~"
lessncss the AGENTS of Mr.. Calfour had De'h o'ou7'
TO by Mr. Balfour's standing up for every ave- VI
theirs right or wrong Icheers'' creoi'lns ''',S
statement Of the police, and refusing to maze
anv INQUIRY. however strong the evidence against
them. QIear hearJ ~,
After passing ten minutes IN llpperaIS' duuoi
Mr. Morley, he mere cheering ana oooihe
made pretext for the violent dispersal OF small
crowd The police adopted course on that
;ob IN, EnOlan1 Colonel t0UUpIl
and every man concerned in l. would have been
oosbierod The scene at the entrance of the
courthouse was further evidence of police law
,essness II was not the dense, savage crowd
some people supposed, but as quiet and harmless
a crowd as he ever saw. The police used brutal
serocious and absolutely unprOveked violence
of which any disciplined force in the world ou9ht
70 be ashamed Some of the cOnstahles dld seen
20 be ashamed and disguised, 1t was not tha1
he was unnerved by the sight of the broken heaos
brought to the surgeon; broken heads dld hot
alarm him 1t was the spectacle OF agents Vi
the law brutally violating the law lie was
astounded that Mr.. Balfour accused him OF eN-
aggeration. He Morley was ready TO ATTEST ID
everything in court. 1t was no fault OF his tha'
an action had not been brought. (Cheers] Az
this point Mr.. Balfour signifed dissent. and Mr.
Morley asked him if ne meant to say he shTank
from going into court of evidence.
Mr.. Balfour-No; but your friends succeeded IN
postponing the trial until March.
Mr. Morley continuing, said that the Judge held
that the reasons for pOstpOnement were adequate
When the Coercion act was passed. 1t was not III
tended that cases like those in Tipperaly should
be withdrawn fem the jury The bench there
was deliberately packed to try great state case
to which ninety witnesses were suninened.--Ihe
selection of Magistrates Shannon and Irwin was
about the most monstrous act that even Mt
Balfour ever committed. tCheers9 1t was prosti-
tuition of the tribunal.
Mr.. Morley then proceeded to denounce the
Sindctveness of the liish Executive whose ac-
tons he said which would not be for moment
Ireland Abiding 10 r. w. Russell's amendment
alleging that the action of the police executive
was made imperative by the acnvlty ol lhe
Irish conspiracy Mr.. Morley said he concluded
that il was an admission Of the failure of the
Coercion act, and after three years the Govern
ment still confessed It's inability to cope with the
conspiracy. This was probably the last time he
would speak against the Coercion act in the
present Parliament. The noiseless foot of time
was rapidly bringing the day near when the Coy boy
country would then require an explanation as 70
how the Coercion act. a fraud upon the Nation,
had been administered i'll spirit of fraud on Far
T. w Russell Unionist said that Mr. Morley
spent three hours in Tippenry and bolted by the
next train. 1.aughterJ Mr. Russell ridicued the
Tipperary mob, he said. had ever before been held
up to admiration as pacific crowd His amend
ment asked the House TO vindicate the action OF
the police in view OF the conspiracy OF which
Messrs Dillon and O'Brien had been convicted.
Thanks to the Government, honest 1rishmen now
had had better cfance Of pursuing lawful business
Village rufianism had been suppressed.
Mr.. Gladstone expressed surprise that the Gov
eminent countenanced an amendment evading the
main accusation against Mr.: Balfour as assisting
TO violate the civil rights of the people
Assailing the authors of the Plan Of Campaign
was not answer TO the charge. Mr Balfour de-
Tended the officers and the Executive against the
charge of violation Of the law and the use OF Illegal
force against the people. That was not a response
10 the charge that the bench was packed with
magistrates whose justice mpugned. Cheers
Counter-chargeS Of riot were part OF the practice
of the Executive. who were irving 10 Withdraw
matters from the jury. IIear. hearD Mr. Balfour
was always willing To accept wholesale statement,
of officials. 1t was inaecorous OF him TO charge
Mr.. Morley with deliberately supprcssing facts
BY garbling evidence lhc Government aimed to eN-
clude the people from the protection of jury. in
order to let the Executive work their will upon
their opponents Shey (the Government had thus
sccceeded in efIecting co nrusoy exclusion from
the House of two OF the ablcSt and most hOnorcd
Irish members al a period when all sides felt
that the country had special need of their services
Cheers
II was a noble stroke TO close the prison doors
on Messrs. O'Bren and Dillon or the eve of the
discussion of a question on which they were best
entitled to speak. lCbeers Doubtless the House
would again distinguish itself by voting conf
dence in the Government The vote, however,
would not avert their coming doom, nor obscure
ever growing evidence that the country de-
termined that the fclow-subiecs in Ireland should
soon enjoy tie same precious and invaluable
liberties possessed by Britain. Cheers
Mr. Smith First Lord of the Treasury. who
spoke somewhat ndiStinctly, censnrcd the OppO-
sition for leveng general charges at those who
were engaged in administering the law in Ire
land. instead of detailing the charges so as 10
enable the accused TO defend themselves before
Parliament and the country.
Interest then tagged till Mr.. Bolf2gr arose,
when the Benches filed Ir Nj Parnell also re-
turred and leaning back complacently smiled
at Mr.. Balfour's salics against the Liberal lead
crs Mr.. Balfour said thGt al first he WAS un-
bic to suggest any motive for Mr. Morlcys mo-
iion hut the session would br incomplete
without it, lie now found that II
was q continuation Of the personal
dispute between himself ami Mr. Morley. which
appeared 10 have ranked in the latters mind since
November Uadgltcr., lie could rot imagine
a more trivial Ground for n VOte Of ccnsurc than