Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-02-25
FOREIGN MATTERS.


Sudden Collapse OF the French Ministry-
A New Measure For Irish Local Govern
ment introduced In Parliament-The Hill
Criticised.
PARIS, Feb. ia great sensation
was created last evening when the
ministers in a body presented their
designations to President Carnot The
cause of the resignation was the action
of the chamber of deputies in connec-
ton with the bill, aling with associa-
tons
In the afternoon NJ Hubbard demand
ed urgency for the bill as a reply to
the attitude of the French bishops. NJ.
de Cassagnac described the bill as in
iquitous.
M. De Freycinet denied that the meas.
ure was intended as an act OF persecu-
ton of the church or that it need be re-
garded as a precursor of the separation
of church and state. He warmly COM
mended the conciliatory spirit Of the
pope, who. he said. was to give evidence
of sympathetic sentiments toward
France. He continued: 1--WE will doubt
less be called upon some day to treat
with the vatican on the religious ques-
ton portion of the clergy may pos
sibly refuse to enter upon the path
pointed out to them, but universal suf-
frage will judge between the two pol
icies." In conclusion he gave his assent
to the demands for urgency, though he
said that would not give the measure
the significance that NJ. Hubbard de-
sired.
An excited discussion ensued. Finally
NJ de Freycinet again arose and de-
manded that an order of the day be
given stating the views of the chamber
on the subject. Accordingly Nj. Beis-
serin moved that the government be
requested to continue its republican
policy.
M. de Freycinet accepted the motion
and intimated that he considered it a
cabinet question.
. The vote of the cham Der having been
taken, M. Boisserin's motion was re-
jected by vote of 3OS to 2O2. The
ministers, recognizing their defeat, i'm
mediately left the house in body and
the cham Der rejected the urgency mo-
ton by a vote of $50 to 2l6.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR IRELAND.
LONDON. Feb. 19.-The long talked
of Irish local government bill was in
troduced in the commons yesterday by
eminent supporters He said that ever
since the formation of the present gov
eminent, and even before, the exten-
sion of local government to every part
of the united kingdom had been a car
dinal point of the conservative policy.
That intention he declared had been
constantly adhered to by the govern
ment. They had introduced local gov
erEment bills for England and Scot
land. If they had not done the same
for Ireland it must have been because
great specific and obvious dangers at
tended such a course. The present bill
was not merely a county councils bill,
but it was what in England would be
described as a district and counties
bill. By its provisions administrative
duties would be given to baronial
councils. leaving wholly untouched the
judicial duties now entrusted to the
grand jury.
Justin Mccarthy advised the govern
ment to burn the bill. declaring that
the nationals would re iect it ''as an I'M
clean thing"
Mr.. Healy said he never knew of a
more contemplate bill. 1t was an alb
solute failure, and died in the mouth of
its proposer.
Sir vii lam Vernon Harcourt
said that bill more insult
ing to the Irish he could not conceive
of. He ridicuied the idea of county
council of trial Judges.
Mr.. Balfour denied that the bib was
insulting to Ireland. The opposition
speeches showed the insincerity of the
.cry of local government for Ireland.
If. owing 10 obstruction, the present
bill should not be passed local govern
ment for Ireland would be indefni ly
postponed.
The bill passed the first reading and
Mr.. Balfour fixed the second reading
for March g.