St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-26
THE IRISH BILL.
Gladstone's Terrific Denunciation
of Joseph Chamberlain.

LONDON, July 25.-The house of COM
whole, continued this evening the dis
cussion of the financial propositions in
the home rule bill. John Redmond,
leader of the Parnellites, moved an
amendment to the effect that the Irish
legislature should receive immediate
control OF Irish taxes, as was proposed
| originally by Mr.. Gladstone, instead of
being forced to leave the taxes in Brit
iSh hands for six years, as was stipu-
lated in the new financial scheme
Mr.. Gladstone said the government
could not accept the amendment. Such
| change would not accord with the re-
viSed and simplitied plan. Mr.. Balfour.
leader OF the UnioniSts, supported the
| government in its opposition to the
amendment. John Clancy, Parnellite
for North Dublin county, said in sup
port of Mr.. Redmond that unforeseen
| difficulties would multiply both inside
and outside of the Irish legislature in
case the power OF collecting taxes in
| Ireland were reserved by the imperial
| government.
Thomas Sexton, anti-Parnellite.
argued that the transitional provisions
of the financial scheme probably would
be advantageous to Ireland. He ap-
| pealed to John Redmond not to push
the amendment to division. William
| Redmond, Parnellite, argued for his
brothers proposal. Eventually the
Parnellites had their way and on divis-
| ion the amendment was lost. 245 to so.
The anti-Parnellites voted against it.
Many Unionists refrained from voting.
| Joseph Chamberlain, leader of the
| Liberal-UnioniSts, moved to make per-
manent the provisional arrangement
| that Irish taxes should be collected for
six years by the imperial government.
In speaking to his motion, Mr.. Chamber
| lain denounced the government for
trucking to the Natlonalists.
These gentlemen, he said, would be
masters of the situation after six years.
aud would be able to do pretty much as
they pleased. The Irish government
would then conduct Irish finances so as
to give good preteXt for wringing still
more favorable terms from the imperial
| government. The financial plan, as
I presented now by the government, put
a premium on eXtravagant administra-
ton under the Irish legislature.
The house filled rapidly during Mr..
Chamberlain's speech, as it was known
that Mr.. Gladstone would reply at
length. When the premier rose few
seats were vacant.
| Mr.Gladstone began by comparing Mr..
| Chamberlain's attitude towards the bill
with the proverbial attitude of the
devils advocate, whose function it was,
he said, to seize eagerly on every. human
| failing and to misconStrue everything
capable of misconstruction. This fling
at Chamberlain pleased the Irish MEM
bers immensely, and they greeted it
with load cheering. Several shouted
"DeviFs advocate" across the house at
Mr.. Chamberlain, and others repeated
the gibe frequently during the rest of
Mir. GladstOne's crushing denunciation
of his former friend and political ally.
After repelling the charge that the Irish
might eventually do as they pleased
under the provisions of the bill, and
that it in reality settled nothing, the
premier turned toward Mr.. Chamber
lain, and, in voice of anger and indig-
nation, said: The right honorable
! gentleman has brought into public life