Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-25
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. MIR. GLADSTONE SPEAKS. His Views of the<LocaI Gov-
 ernment Bill. MINISTER COOLIDGE BAHoUETED. New England and the
 Worlds Fair. NO CHANGE IN TIVE GRANITE STRIKE. New Haven Wins From
 Syracuse.
NO CHANGE N THE GRANITE STRIKE.
PASSED THE SECOND READING.

Il ' E D MT. Gladstone's Views of the Irish Local Government Bill - Promises Made by Tories a Dead Letter-Ire. l land Would Not Regret the Loss of the Bill Now Presented.
 LONDON, May 24.-The discussion of the Irish local government bill was resumed to-day in the commons. MT. Gladstone in
 house was in the singular position of discussing bill that it was improbable
 would be proceeded with. In 1886 both
 MT. Chamberlain and the Duke of Devon
 shire (then Lord Hartington) had prom
 ised Ireland much beyond local institu-
 tions. They had, in fact, promised every
 thing short of an independent parliament.
 They then spoke of provincial assemblies eand of radically reconstructing the whole
 administrative system. They also spoke
 of large devolution of national power to
 an Irish assembly. [Cries of "hear, hear."]
 Now all these promises are dissolved in
 the present meager bill which
 stamped Ireland with inequality as
 compared with England and Scotland, and
 falsifed the miserable relics of those en-
 agreements which were taken by the coun-
 try as the basis of the commission entrust- ed to the present government in 1886.
 Ireland, MT. Gladstone said, had not been signing during the last six years for a local government bill, nor would she regret the loss of the measure now presented. The leader of the govern ment had warned the Irish members in parliament that if they did not take this bill instead of the larger measure prom ised, if they prosecuted the object dearest to their heart, 1t would be at the cost of civil war. Liberal cheers.
 Lord Salisbury's language, MT. Glad stone said, distinctly encouraged civil war. It should be disclosed whether the cabinet were generally of the same opinion as Lord Salisbury. Did the min isters believe the people of Ulster would 1 rebel against the decision of parliament or that the employment of the forces of the | crown to suppress such rebellion would l be such an outrage as would rend society | in twain? [Cries of s'hear, hear."l If | Lord Salisbury's language meant | anything it was plain indictment of | a few misguided men to resort to violence | to resist the authority of parliament. MT. | Gladstone criticised the leading provis- | ions of the bill and declared the bill bore | throughout the brand of inj justice for | Ireland. The bill might be | called refuse political legislation. The | bill conferred on the liberals one great ad- vantage as tending to clear issue. It | gave the people power to measure and de- termine exactly the value of the splendid | conservative promises of absolute equality. | Was Ireland wrong, Mir. Gladstone asked, | in rejecting the measure? No; the stamp | of inequality was the brand of degradation. | Cheers. If Ireland was capable of &C., cepting measure so stamped she was un- worthy of the great men who had led her | in times of diversity, unworthy of that | happy, better destiny he trusted and be- | fieved she was about to accomplish. | Cheers.
 After further debate the Irish local gov bill passed the second reading by 8 vote of 339 to 247.