The Irish standard., 1892-08-13
THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.


THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
The lords and commons Of the Cnited
Kingdom assembled in the House OF
Lords on Monday to listen to the reading
Of the Queens speech. The document
was read in q few minutes and contained
nothing of Importance. 1t was the
briefest speech from the throne on record
and merely informed the "lords and
gentlemen that they had not met to
transact any business, for the reason that
they must feel fatigued after the labors
of the preceding session and the excite
ment of the campaign. Therefore her
majesty favored an adjournment and e1-
pressed the hope that when they reas-
sembled after their vacation they would
direct their attention to measures OF
social and domestic improvement. The
address instead Of being applauded was
vigorously Kissed by the Liberals and
Irish Nationalist. One of the Liberal
members moved an amendment to the
speech declaring that the House of Com
mons had no confidence in the govern
ment, and then the fun began. Goschen,
the renegade Liberal who is chancellor
of the exchequer under Salisbury, made
q speech haunting the Liberals with be-
ing indebted to the Irish for their
victory and desired to hear something
definite about Home Rule. He was
answered by Justin Mccarthy from the
Irish benches. The Irish leader said
that he too wished to hear what the
present government would do for Ire
land, and that if the Home Rule bill
would prove acceptable to- the Irish peo-
pie. the Irish members would support it,
but if it proved unsatisfactory they
would oppose it. On Tuesday Mr.. Glad
stone made a stirring address which
ELECTED great applause from his followers.
He said the Queens speech had told them
nothing. He then referred to the ques-
ton of Home Rule and said it would pro-
vide for imperial supremacy while Ire
land would be given the control OF her
local affairs. He did not explain the
nature of the bill further but declared it
to be the duty of the Liberals to select
the best form in which it's principles
would be embodied, but not until they
had been placed in power. Much has
been said as to che kind of Home Rule to
be given to Ireland. If the imperial
parliament will pronounce upon the bills
passed in the Irish house it is necessary
that ireland should have it's present rep-
in London. According to the
Home Bake bill of seven years ago the
Irish members were to remain in Dublin,
but it is thought that it is better to have
two sets of members-onefo for Dublin and
one for London. The Irish party will
insist upon having 103 members in Lon
don, so that the imperial parliament in
their absence would not veto certain bills
passed in the home parliament. In our
opinion it will be difficult matter to
draft bill that will satisfy the Irish and
Liberal members alike, and there is
great danger of another secession from
Gladstone in the event of the Irish ask
ing too much. The question of the
finances to maintain an Irish government,
and contribute to the support of the i'm
perial government at the same time is
one very difficult to adjust satisfactorily,
to both parties to the arrangement. Then
The judiciary and constabularly and the
British army in Ireland have to be con-
sidered. We await with anxiety the
full text of the bill before We can discuss
it's merits or imperfections. Ireland is
E,rtunate in having an able body of men
representing her interests at this time.
Such men as O'Brien, Dillon, Davitt,
Healy, Blake, Mccarthy, Sexton and
Redmond can be relied on to
get for Ireland the best measure
possible. Not only the Irish race
out the friends of liberty all over
The earth. are watching this last effort
If Gladstone to do justice to an op~
pressed people. When Ireland gets her
own parliament from Gladstone it wi
never be taken away from her. No Irish
men will occupy seats in the old house
IN College Green to sell their country
or mess of pottage as the venal repre-
'entatives did in Grattan's parliament
1inety-two years ago. Corrupt as that
parliament was, however, the country
was prosperous during the eighteen years
If it's existence. The country will again
become prosperous and happy under the
care Of patriotic men who have
devoted their lives to free it from oppres-
sion. The Emerald Isle has bright
future before her, and we hope her
troubles are nearly at an end.