Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-09
INQUIRING TORIES.
Want to Know What Home
Rule Is Now.
IRISH MEMBERS IN THE SAME FIX.

IRISH MEMBERS In The SAME FIX.
But the First Days Debate In Parlia-
ment the Address to the Throne
Develops Nothfng-Tories Hold on Un-
til No Confidence Is Voted - Glad
stones Health a Matter of Anxiety to
His Friends-Consul Ryder Seems To
BE in a Bad Corner.
LONDON, Aug. 9.-The scenes around the
house of parliament yesterday were almost
a repetition of those witnessed on the
opening day. The streets were crowded
with people curious to see the new MEM
bers as they arrived, and the lobbies were
full of persons having business, or pre-
tending to have it, with the legislators.
The house of commons seats about 500
people. There were fully 600 present
The overflow found accommodations on
the steps, or stood around the entrances.
The galleries, not very spacious, We're
crowded. Among the notabilities to be
seen were Prince Christian, Minister Lin
coin and numerous European diplomats.
That Bumptious Labor Member.
Keir Hardie, the bumptious labor men,
Der, showed his thick-skinned defiance of
public opinion by again wearing his cap,
eyes of his fellow members if it had at
least the merit of cleanliness. Hardie did
not remove the cap even while the mace
was passing. This was more than one of
the members standing near could endure,
and with a sweep of his arm knocked the
Objectionable covering off Harde's head.
Hardie turned angrily to resent the in
suit and the member who had Undated
i'm do hot
the action was unintentional, but of
fered no apology. 1t looked as if blows
would result, but other mem bers stepped
between the two disputants and the mat
ter was dropped. Hardie picked up his
cap and began struttinG about again with
it on his ill-shaped head as if proud of the
very cheap notoriety he was obtaining.
Preliminary to IA Lively Debate.
The queens speech was read with the
usual formalities, and simply informs par
lament that there is no business to attend
to and no lie, essiJy for parliament to con-
tinue its session at an unusual period of
the year. Then Barton, Conservative,
moved the add~eSs in reply to the speech
indorsing thc : of the late parliament.
Cross, Consec,; .- seconded the otion,
and AsGuith, 80 ',,-= : b"r;lI, moved to
amend TO the IL, - - country and
house had no co he present
Ca binet, and the del nary to the
turning out of the SaI'. cabinet was
begun Burt, Liberal, :, ,cuaded the mo-
tlon of Asquith.
Goschen Wants to Know the Issue.
Goschen ope ned the de bate by expressing
the hope that the opposition would realize
that the time had come for setting forth
their mysterious policy toward Ireland.
He then reviewed the course of the gem
eral election, maintaining that the voters
had been hoodwinked by the Gladstonians
with minor issues adapted to local con-
sumption, and that therefore no fair re-
turn of popular opinion on home rule had
been obtained. In Wales much of the
fight had been made by the Gladstonians
on disestablishment, and this issue had
counted there for more than home rule in
determining the results. To the rural
electors, the Gladstonians had whispered
about the "dear Loaf and the promises of
better times had counted there, too more
than home 1ule in influencing votes.
Mccarthy Also Wants to Know.
Justin Mccarthy, the anti-Parnellite
leader, replied to Goschen. He reviewed
Goschen's attack upon the opposition.
The whole Unionist policy, he said, might ,
be summed up in one word, coercion.
Mccarthy admitted that he wished to be
well assured what the successor of the
present government would do for Ireland
If the present bill when explained should
prove acceptable to the Irish people the
Irish members would support it; if it
should be unsatisfactory the Irish mem
bers would be against it.
PaineIlite View by Redmond.
John Redmond. Parnellite for Waterford
City, spoke of the interestof every Nation
alist in facilitating the eviction of the pres
ent government, and expressed his regret
that the house must be kept in ignorance
of the home rule bill until next February
The Irish parliament to be granted by the
bill, he said, must not be subject to re-
vision and repeal. He demanded the re-
lease of the Irishmen imprisoned at the
time of the dynamite panic and the REIN
statement of evicted tenants. Were these
demands not granted by the bill he would !
not support it. Vscount Wolmer, Liberal !
Unionist for Edinburgh, closed the de- |
bate and the hon nd IL .rranl