Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-19
BALFOUR's IRISH BILL.
The Tory Scheme Of Local GevsruuAsu
Described.

| $500 "o" was instoouced In the house OF com
| mons Yesterday. as announced in TIE SrAs',
cable dispatcAss, was received with the cheer,
| OF the government supporters. In Introducing
| the bill Mr.. Bslfour said that ever since the
formation of the present government, ani
even before, the extension of local ooyern.
ment to every part of the united kingdom hsf
| been cardinal point of the conservative
policy That intention, he declared, had BEEN
constantly adhered to and reiterated since BY
the government. They had introduced loca
government bills for England and Scotland
| III they had not done the same for Ireland il
I! must nave been because great specific and OBJ
Vions dangers attended such q course.
line present bill was not merely countycoun.
ch sbiii, but it was what in England would be
described as district and counties bill By its
provisions administrative duties will be given
| to baronial councils, leaving wholly untouched
the Judicial duties now intrusted to the grand
jury The members of the county and bnr.
onial councils will be elected every three years.
Inc governments proposed following the
| Scotch rather than the English measures.
DANCER OF CORRUPTION.
There undoubtedly existed large body of
people in Ireland who dreaded measure OF
this kind. 1t was only due to those persons to
examine the fear they entertained. They
feared the new system would result in extrav-
agance. possibly corruption. They were afraid
they would be plundered and oppressed by the
new bodies. Mr.. Balfour did not think there
was any weight to these arguments, which
would not stand the brunt of hostile criticism
In the first county councils, he said, there
would be four -ofhcio membership lord
lieutenant Of the county. the sheriff, q nominee
OF the grand jury and a nominee Of the pre-
sentiment sessions. The franchises of the county
councils would be identical with that Of the
baronlal councils Both would be identical
with the parliamentary franchises except that
they would include women and peers. Laugh
ter.I The franchise would exclude illiterate
persons and those who did not pay county
taxes.
MIR. Balfour said that the county councils
would have the combined duties of county and
presentment councils and of grand juries. Re-
garding administrative affairs they will also be
empowered, II necessary, TO take over the du-
ties OF rural sanitary authorities. The councils
WILL appoint tie county cOroners. They will be
empowered 10 acquire woods and plantations.
and thus assist the operation of the land pur-
chase act Thirteen existing municipal Dor
oughs viii be made separate counties, having
al the powers OF counties. The council where
county Is too large viii be divided to cor
respond with divisions of the county, each di-
vision eiecting fifteen members
PROTECTION FcR MrNoRIrIEs.
Inc system OF franchise suggested, said Mr..
BaIfour: would give the minority "a vote in the
county councils The councils might use their
power TO Cypress small minority and might
De guilty Of wiilfui and persistent corruption.
Irish leers.I The history Of Ireland proved
dangers did not exist in Eurlud Provision
was made to allow twenty cessnavcrs tn onnIv
10 a Justice OF us,izes tor leave to ne,,tion for
the removal OF the councillors of a barony or
count lIIonIcal oppositioE cheersl on the
ground that the conn.illors yy,rn cniItv Of
persistent ,Iisobediencc of tbo law coprunIio,,
or oppression. Iho m.tFer woniS 10 trio : liz
all election petition and if Tho cbar.,a MS ,..
tai iished The vuiltr counciIInrs wanI5 I've ra-
placed by nominees of the lord Hentcnaut
IlrouicaI cheersl If n,,lv.T.,f,nn 80 go,
son were possible II was the amy of the Lnnse
to provide an adequate remedy. Such dangers
existed q IN Ireland TO an extent unknown in
bill won,d provid.. tb.t I,n,i,rrlI SH'-nI1 -
a deciding yoic, in ,,rmIttiny ca,i,aI ax,ar,i;-
lures as distinct from cnrrsnf exff.an,;tniss i,
was propossd that c,m,nitte, AZ. am, o,ntsd
which wonlu consist of seven ,,,mt,r, nnn,
mated by the council and .eyen nnninat,d ~
the grand iury onI ,b.ritf If rhe rouuIv ~
could not CONCEIVE of any do,1.r nj :b,. ,oun-
ellis becoming center, Of poIiticai ngi,n,inn To
further the views of am tur,icpIar r,,rtv
AM iAAAiioN Nor AffEcfGp.
IN reply 10 question asked by MI Heaiy
1Ai. Dui.OuT sdiu mat tuo Dill WOulu not
affect the police system of Ireland ana that
the ipc;de,ca ~ +axo,;,u ,,,,l, ~o,,,.;, -. ;.
was ~ nresent H.. Ill w. r.l''nI ~ III,
as Of eonal imrortanca nth tbe Ie"d ant ~. ui
Other i'm, ortdnt nossrrss In, 10 tLarnh,
tb.t ~ ,.o,,,I =, ~" 80 80 ue'
togeths- ali .1.ssa. ~ ~. ..,,,, uu A"i' '''so'
H. I,oifnnr - ~, ~ -
minn,eS He ssid - noroi,,s;n ahI ioiH
NOT nretend tbat the Iii woD,id na,a.' ~ ~
Irs,appa hr. ha a;.'.. o ., .eseneia.e
Ir,sb r,tenavsrs baa 80, =" t sn". WIG
maasrra ~ - o.ns,ss . W eiai.n lhe same
T'.',1s 90 sss s."h'eo 40 tne ra'epayers In
mandad tha h;II 80 ,L. ,.no.Lia .eeonir
the house.
pEYouNcISG THE BILL
The Right Hon. John Morley, liberal MEM
Der for Newcastle-on- Tyne, strongly objected
to the bill and ash ed the government TO 90 to
the .op,,rv ~, .ha r,easnra
M Worer cLarao,ar;.oJ ,ho Lii, ,..,
rotten.st GOD The Ir,ah n,;nn.;., i as .ne
Let on To- tha r..ant;n M n"o 0r9f
Jaoiarnd ,ba. a. ,'a.a,,1n - oi p,i'e6ee. he
Int diS,rnst ~ tha Ir;sh $500 ~ ~ aoso
,bs ,sSnn,r.;ar' a. e. Isl p.oPie.in L"ct, on
Tha uia,a nnnn.;,;un 49, t eo"sea neio's.
NJ pDTIoa oi Wv Me- iortn in.o cheers
90 before the con ntrv On the messure In con-
Guiding be affirmed that the bill was a mockery
offered to the house. that it was a Justification
81 lhe pieuges Oh 'ne government and that 1t
fnr,her ;rr;fa,ion ;n Irnl,na "NA'e''"''oh Vi
NJ Jobn = RaJmanJ par,au;.a
w al ii.e MeWoeI ioT