The record-union., 1892-08-10
snecial to the REcoRp-UN1oN.


up was the case of Egan, the Invincible,
sentenced to Imprisonment under the
Crimes Act.
The Home Secretary said he could not
hold out hopes for Egan's release soon.
Lowther, the Parliamentary Secretary
of the Foreign Office, announced that
the British East Africa Company had in
structed its officers to leave Uganda by
August 3lst.
Gladstone now began his speech
against the Government. He said: "The
Government has departed from all pre-
cedents in not resigning when the ver-
dict of the country was against them.
The House has now met. But what for
The Queens speech tells us nothing. Is
the House of Commons to fight the bat
ties of the last six years over again?
Never has great issue submitted to the
country been so fully discussed as the
issue decided at the last general election"
Continuing, Gladstone said GOschen's
remark that home rule must be carried
out by the Irish majority, if carried out
at all, was not pertinent, as the majority
in the House was no more Irish than
Scotch or Welsh. Such an argument
struck at the root of the Constitution of
the United Kingdom. The Conservatives
home rule was net always prominent.
The verdict Of the people had shown the
country that it meant it to be prominent,
and therefore put an end to the present
Government. He said the coercion bill
ought not be retained on the statute book
longer than required by Parliamentary
usage.
Gladstone credited the present Govern
ment with aversion to national debt, but
complained that they inflicted on Ireland
a gross wrong in making her pretended
reparation by local government bill too
limited to satisfy the Irish trouble. He
acknowledged that the House must have
some light upon the future, but it was
not possible for the Liberal Government
to say what measure they would submit
to Parliament six months hence.
In regard to the suggested holding of
session in November, he said any govern
ment taking that course would show an
inadequate sense of the magnitude of the
duty and variety of subjects it has to deal
with. Ireland for years had been in the
forefront battle and still held that posi-
zion. 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 Commons was also contemplated I'M
der certain conditions. AS to the form in
which the principles would be embodied,
it was the duty of the Liberals to select
the best, but not until they had been
placed in power. For seven years the
bill had received his first and absorbing
attention, and would so continue till the
end. The House would pass bill giving
Ireland self-government, and it would
then 60 to the Lords. He would not
argue on the probability Of the Lords re-
jecting the bill.
The obligations of the Liberal Govern
ment would utterly forbid acquiescence
in the rejection of obligations to promote
settlement of the great subject. He said
the various measures of reform which
the Liberals endeavored to pass while in
the opposition represented the essential
character of the Liberal policy.
In regard to the eVicted tenants Glad
stone expressed hope that in the au-
tumn a voluntary arrangement between
the landlord and tenant would obviate
the necessity for such legislation as
would become inevitable if no arrange
ments were made.
In concluding his speech Gladstone re-
CURED to the Conservative argument
that the Irish majority was trying to
coerce England. He held that such was
the strength of England in relation to
other Kingdoms that she could never be
coerced by'them.
Baltour followed Gladstone. He main
tanned that the Commons had a right to
know before intrusting the Government
to the Liberals what their policy was.
I'm regard to the proposed vote of no
confidence" continued Balfour, 1.-The
Government might be in the minority
but before the Government resigned they
had right to ask what were the Condi-
tons under which the alliance between
the Liberals and Irish would be main
tanned; what conditions there were be-
tween the nationality who had been
SDTarp1 and those who had NOT haar
squared, and what demands had been
made upon the Liberals when thew came
into power? If disturbances arose in
Ireland, was disorder to have free hand?
Was it a part of the new compact that
DAILY and other convicted dynamiters
should be let loose upon the world ?"
Lieutenant Colonel Edward James
Saunderson Conservative made a ban
tering speech, in which he charged that
Rome would govern Irish affairs, saying
that the chief member of GIadstone's
Cabinet would in reality be Archbishop
Walsh.
Redmond predicted that the Irish Par
lament would be as free from interior
ence on the part of Rome as from inter
terence on the part of the British Parlia-
ment.
Interest in to-night's debate was hight
ened by curiosity as TO how Gladstone
would respond TO the demands formu-
lated by Mccarthy and Redmond for an
assurance on matters of the early sus-
pension of the Coercion Act, relief to
evicted tenants IN Ireland, and release OF
imprisoned Irish dynamiters.
Talk in the lobby charged Mccarthy
with an attempt to EN- barraSs Gladstone,
but as Gladstone proceeded with his
speech it became evident that Mccarthy
had arranged with the Liberal leader to
PROFOUND series of demands sounding
rather pretentious, but requiring no un-
usual deXterity on the part of the greatest
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