New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-10

rxrpcv AND PoWEE-MR BALFOUR'S RE-
prv-ruE IRISH MEMBERS SATISFIED.
Iorlon Aug. 9.-Tfe House of Commons was
.-owded 10 its full capacity to-day before the
business of the day was begun, as 1t was expected
that Mr. Gladstone would resume the debate on
,be address in reply to the Queens speech His
sppearance in the liouse was the signal for ring
ing cheers from his adherents on the floor and
his admirers in the galleries.
The first business taken up was the case OF
Egan. the Invincible who was sentenced 10 i'm
nrisonment under the Grimes act Timothy 1lar-
ripo+on member for the Harbor Division of Dub
lin asked a question concerning the release OF
Esan TO which Henry Matthews, the Home Sec
retary replied that he had again considered the
case. but could not hold out hopes of Egan's
speedy release.
]. w. Lowther, Parliame ntary Secretary of the
Foreign Office announced that the British East
Africa Company had instructed it's officers to leave
tTeanda BY December 81. He added that Captain
Iugad, in command Of the companys FORCES III
Uganda had consented to a division OF territory
It being provided that the armed French Catholics
should stay in specified locality though ugaho"
itself should BE- free TO all religions
After Mr.. Lowiher had finished MI Ulaus'one
arose and was greeted with loud and prolonged
cheering by the members of the Opposition MI
Gladstone opened his speech by referring 10 the
proccdurc of the Government in departing from
precedents in not resignng when the verdict OF
the country was against them. The House had
met, Mr. Gladstone said, but they dld not know
for what tCheers) The Queens speech 'oiu
them nothing Was il fact, ne asked, that tne
iudgment Of the Nation was without appeal
Was the House of Commons to fight the battie
Of the last six years over again? Never had
there been q great issue submitted to the country
that had been 50 fully discussed as the issue
lecided at the last general election lhe TOW
.rnment was perfectly aware of that They knew
we'll that majority of the House had come
prepared 10 give effect to the verdict Of tier
constituents Cheers They could not do other
Mise.
THE IRISH MAJORITY.
Mr.. Goschen had said that Home Rule must be
carried by an Irish majority if it were carried at
all In point of fact, the majority in the House
WAS no more Irish than Scotch or Welsh. Nobody
had any title to distinguish votes for the purpose
of invalidatng the decision of the House or coun-
trv. Such an argument struck at the root OF the
Constitution of the United Kingdom. There GER
tainly was a sense in which Parliament was listl-
fed in examining votes that when scheme
was proposed that affected fundamentally any part
Of the country For example. il was customary
land The observations about AN Irish majority
vvere in Difference to a bad tradition. Those max
inc them would not venture 10 make similar ones
about apy other part of the United Kingdom
The fact that the majority was Irish was rec
ommendation rather than otherwise. Cheers from
the Irish members
As 70 the coming Government, Mr.. Gladstone
ssid 10 would be time 10 critiise its words and
deeds when it came into office. not while II re-
mained a nebulous hypothesis. The Conservatives
said that in the Liberals speeches Home Rnle
was not always prominent. The verdict OF 'he
country had shown that the people meant 1t 70
he prominent, and therefore 10 put an end to the
present Governments. The supporters OF the
Government made much of the peace now pre-
vailing In Ireland, holding that 1t was due 10
coercion The tendency toward peace began IN
1855 with the better prospect OF Iome hune'
TrIe after the present Government came INTO
nower t,ere was a bad slate of affairs in 1886,
partly arising from agricultural depression.
Mr. Gladstone added that in justice TO the
Government he must say they were entitled 70
credit for what they did toward relieving the
sistress by the Land Act of ss7, but that came
too late II not associated with the admlhls-
fratdon Of laws in harmony with the sympathies
Of the people A perpetual coercion act not only
violated civil rights between Englishmen and
Ir,shmen but was in the highest degree injurious
N respect for the law and its administration
As he mad been asked questions respecting the
continuance Of coercion, he would reply at once
that the Coercion bill ought not 10 bc retained
~, tho statute book longer than required by par
lamentary usage. Cries of /" Hear! Hear ,
Nr Gladstone then referred to the Governments
legislation He credited them with the conversion
AZ the National debt, but complained that they
had inflicted on Ireland a gross wrong in making
bt-a
bill too limited TO satisfy lrSh wants OF 'o o'er
apy solution of the Irish troubles
rr,rr-REs OF THE HOME RULE BILL.
Passing from these matters Mr.. GIahstohe ac-
knowledoed that the debate could not he a'o-
gether Retrospective. The House must nave Some
Ucht upon the future. lie would not ahIcip''c
who would govern when the present hu'','''-
trati6h Was displaced. 1t was NOT poSSioic ioi
Liberal Government TO say what measures '"oH
would submit to Parliament SIN hoh''e i'"''
In regard 10 the suggested holding oil se>sioh III
November he could only say that any government
taxing ,ba, course would show an inadequate sense
Of the magnitude and variety OF the suoJeo's II
had TO deal with Attempts had been made 70
contrast the claims of Ireland, against the
claims OF Great Britain, TO the attention oil rar-
lament Much could he said both sides, Dnt
the claims of Ireland had for years been III 'he
forefront Of the battle and still held that position
Opposition cheers.
The principles of his Home Rule bill were
,rctty well-known. BY its provisions there would
he a full and efcctual maintenance of Imperial
snnernacy whilc Ireland should have the conduct
NJ her own affairs. Irish representation in the
Uouse of Commons also contemplated under
certain conditions. As to the form in which
the,e principles would be embodied, it was the
duty Of the Liberals to select the best form, but
not until they had been placed in power.
,rs rArE In THE HOUSE OF LORDS.