The Irish standard., 1891-05-30
its practical effect IL ever applied. The
immediate practical conseq quence
would be protracted squabbling over.

| vided all the clauses were disposed o1
except Balfour's. Goschen became Wis
IDLY angry. His inability TO control his
temper insults him for the government
lead adershipin the House Of Commons
When the House adjourned there were
still many clauses to be considered.
Sexton offered to drop all the National
List clauses except his own. bat Goschen
still refused. The House was disap.
pointed over the curtailment Of the re-
cess, but the Conservatives applauded
IHoschen's frmness.
There are fair prospects that Balf0ur
may accept some proposal, in the nat
ure Of Parnell's, to reinsJate In their
holdings, under the land purchase bill.
all eyicted tenants Who would agree to
purchase and to pay two years arrears.
"a deputation from these tenants had an
interview with 3alfour on Friday. He
received them favorably and promised
nothing, but from his questions and
the knowledge he showed of the facts ii
was clear to the deputation that he had
been studying their case. Parnell's
amendment has been ruled out Of order
but he hopes to get it made admissible
b7 a special motion. However, it is
one of the numerous complications oi
the present situation that if Balfoul
fancies that a reconciliation of the Irish
rections is impending he would certain
II not do ANYTHING for the evicted ten
ants. The only reason why he would
assist them would be because he ap.
j pears to be under no obligation to do SO
The McC cCarthyites say they are disposed
to accept Parnell's amendment because
| it would assist Parnell, but the latter
| probably does not care what Balfour's
motives are 80 long as he gains his
polnt. It has been suggested that i
SParnell could get this eyicted tenants
trouble disposed Of he might then very
fairly consent to retire, at least for the
present. but those who know Parnell
best say that he will never retire
Among his own supporters there is q
feeling that he is losing rather than
gaining ground.
The land bill will require another
week before it is finally disposed Of,
and after that the Wearled influenza
weakened Legislators will have to pass
the free education bill and millions of
supplies before the promised pr0roga-
tiOn in July.
The electoral contest caused bvs Capt.
Verney's disgrace and ruin, has. COM
menced in North Bucks with great
show of vlgor. The Liberals held the
seat in 1885 by a majority of 1856, lost
it in the following year through Liber-
al abstentions by q majority of II, and
regained 1t in 1889 bv majority Of 2Os.
The general belief now is that the
Tories must WIN the seat vacated by
the Liberals in such disgraceful cir.
cumstances, but we do not share this
dependency. believing that measures
and not men will prevail
Another vacancy has been caused at
Paisley bv the death Of the Liberal
member, Mr.. William Boyle Barbour,
one OF the many victims Of influenza,
and the Tories talk of fighting for the
seat with a strong local candidate. If
they do so they will be 1soundlY beaten,
and the Liberals will be much sur
5prised If they do not increase their ma
jorltY. 4. ID IA !.
5 Mr. Balfour. chief secretary for Ire
land, in answer to question put BY
Mr.. Sexton, member for West Belfast,
the other day, said that the government
had no choice put to levy on the bail
$3.50 forfeited by Messrs. Dillon and
O'Brien when they escaped from Ire
land in order to avoid standing trial for
the share they took in melting the ten
ants on the Smith Barry estates not to
pay rent. MIR. Balf0ur added that the
defendants had entered into obligations
to surrender themselves TO the police
when required to do 50. and that they
had failed to carry out their obligations.
:n ever bail ongnt to be enforced it
should be III their case. 81. n
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sayage brutal man Of = youth who likes
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horrible suspicion that it's your own
funeral march .sHs
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