The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-13

IN THE COM MONS.
Gladstone Speaks in the Debate on the Ad-
dress.

uress.
LONDON. Aug. 9-The house of COM
mons was crowded to its full capacity
before the business of the day was COM
menced. as it was expected that Glad
stone would resume debate on the ad-
dress in reply to the queens speech. His
appearance in the house was the signal
for ringing cheers from his adherents on
the floor and his admirers in the CALLER
les. The first matter taken up was the
case of Egan, the invincible, who was
sentenced to imprisonment under the
crimes act Home Secretary Matthews
said he could not hold out hopes of
Egan's speedy release. Mr.. Lowther,
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office, announced that the British East
Africa company had been instructed
to leave Uganda by Dec. 81
He also added that Capt. Lugard
in command of the company's forces in
Uganda, had consented to IA division of
territory, it being provided that armed
French Catholics should stay in speci.
fed locality though Uganda itself should
be free to all religions.
After Mr.. Lowther had finished Mr.
Gladstone arose and was greeted with
loud and prolonged cheering by the
members of the opposition.
Mr.. Gladstone opened his speech by
referring to the procedure of the govern
ment in departing from precedents in
country was against them. The house
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they did not know for what. (Cheers)
The queens speech was read. Was
it fact, he said, that the judgment of
the nation was without appeal? Was
the house Of commons to fight the bat
ties of the last six years over again?
Never had there been great issue sub
mitted to the country that had been SO
fully discussed as the issue decided at
the last general election. The govern
ment was perfectly aware of that They
had come prepared to give effect to the
verdict of their constituents. Cheersl.
They could not do otherwise.
Turning to the matter of home rule.
amid wild cheers by the Irish members.
Mr.. Gladstone said the claims of Ireland
had been tor years at the front of the
The principles of his home rule bill were
pretty well known. BY its provisions
there would be full and effectual main
tenance of imperial supremacy while
Ireland would be given the conduct of
her own affairs Irish representation in
the house of commons was also contem-
plated under certain conditions. As to
the form in which these principles would
be embodied it was the duty of the lib
erals to select the best form but not un-
til they had been placed in power
Mr. Gladstone further said that ne en-
tertained no doubt about the duty of a
liberal government in the event of re-
lection OF the same home rule bill OBJ
lection would not terminate their duty.
Cheers At the same time it would be
necessary. even in the year 1893. to deal
with considerable portion of British
wants. Cries of "hear, hear!'O.
Mr.. Balfour followed Mr.. Gladstone in
speech in which he maintained that
the house had a right to know
before entrusting the government to
the liberals what their policy was es-
pecially when the party upon which Mr..
Gladstone relied was broken into at
least three divisions each owning a diff
ferent leader. Referring to the policy
OF the present government Mr.. BaIfour
SAID that would be judged by historians.
Assured as to what the
verdict would be. lie would neither
anticipate nor defend it.