St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-18
Governments Continued Con-
eessions Denounced by a
Parnellite.
Unionists Delighted at the
Signs Of the Majority's
Disruption.
Erin's Representatives Disap-
prove Gladstone's Finan-
eial Proposals.


open revolt by the Irish members OF
expedite the bill and cease accepting
offensive opposition amendments. 1t
may be pointed out that the obstructive
policy followed by the Conservatives
and Liberal Unionists is identical with
that followed by the Irish members
when they were in opposition, and that
the then government found the policy
of obstruction equally as aggravating
as they now find it. Murmurings of dis
content were heard during the debate
on clause of the bill, which, after the
adoption of two or three trivial amend
ments, and the rejection of dozens OF
frivolous ones, was finally adopted on
Tuesday last; and now, when the next
clause is under discussion and it is pro-
posed to submit six printed pages of
amendments to the clause, the Irish
members think 1t time for the govern
ment to call halt in the consideration
of amendments aud bring the bill to its
final passage.
A striking episode that occurred dur
ing the last night debate disclosed the
growth of Irish hostility toward the gov
eminent. An amendment was offered
adding to the words without due proc
ess of law" which occur in the provis-
ion that the powers of Irish Legislature
shall not extend to the making of
Any Law Affecting Liberty
or property. The use of the words is
as old as the Magma Charta, but they
have not been used for long time in
England. and are better known through
their use in American law. Therefore,
Mr.. Balfour. who represents the Central
division of Leeds in Conservative inter-
est and who is q brother Of the II on. A.
j. Balfour, the opposition leader in the
house, proposed to define the process of
law by adding the words I'm accordance
with the settled principles and prec-
edents of the United Kingdom" The
clause thus amended read:
'The powers of the Irish legislature
shall not extend to the making of any
law whereby any person may be de-
prived of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law in connection
with the settled principles and prece-
dents of the United Kingdom, or may
be denied the equal protection of the
laws, or whereby private property may
be taken without just compensation"
The government accepted the addi-
tional words. WhereupOn Thomas Sex
ton, Anti Parnellite for North Kerry. and
undoubtedly the most important member
of the Irish party!so far as parliamentary
knowledge is concerned, opposed the
addition to the clause. On the division
of the house Mr.. Sexton was defeated,
the Conservatives combining with the
Liberals, vino supported the amendment,
padi lie nd IriC m
berS, who opposed 1T. The storm burst
then. J.. j. Clancy, Parnellite member
for the north division of County Dublin.
denounced the governments continuous
concessions to the opposition. The bill,
he said, was already the least Parnell-
ties would accept, and he asked what
was
The object of Legislation
if it did not upset settled presidents?
Mr.. Sexton declared that the unaccount-
able faulty of the government had al
ready imperiled the measure, and it was
alternating the people of Ireland. III
savage accents Mr.. Sexton blamed Hon.
James Bryce, chancellor of the duchy
OF Lancaster, for permitting the words
of the amendment to be dragged by the
heels from the constitution of the
| United States and showed into the home
rule bill. Mr.. Bryce is the author of
1.-The American Commonwealth" which
created considerable discussion on its
publication in 1883. Other Irish men,
| bers followed in opposition to the
| amendment, and division was taken.
| combined to defeat the Radicals and
| Irish members. When the result was
announced, Justin Mccarthy, leader of
| the Anti ParnelliteS, in a short but Sa-
| tirical address, suggested that MIR. Glad
| stone ought now to withdraw the bill.
| The Unionists are of course delighted
| at the signs of disruption III Mr.. Glad
stones slight majority, and some OF
them express confidence of the ultimate
defeat of the measure through the with
drawal of Irish support. An unpreju-
diced view of the situation shows. how
| ever, that the position is not necessarily
so bad for home rule as the Unonists
pretend to believe. But it is true that
the relations between the Irish leaders
and Mr.. Gladstone have been strained
to the point of rupture. Besides the
discomfort over the sloWness of discus
sion of clauses of the bill. profound
disagreement has arisen concerning
| Mr.. Gladstone'S
Revised Financial Proposals.
These were submitted to Messrs. Sex
ton and Mccarthy on Wednesday last,
and were, at the first glance, seen by
them to be unacceptable. To cover the
! Irish excise, Mr.. Gladstone proposes in
creased taxation of the sources of the
Irish revenue, instead of decreasing
| Ireland'S contribution to the imperial
treasury as demanded by the Irish lead
ers. These tinaDcial clauses, so far as
the continued adhesion of the Irish
party to Mr.. Gladstone is concerned,
have become the crux of the situation.
Until Mr.. Gladsene recastS his latest
proposals on fairer terms the Irish
members will withdraw that support
which is essential to keep Mr.. Glad
stone in power.
If the new financial settlement did
not involve a further drain upon the
Irish resources-for instance, gave the
Irish exchequer a part of the customs
revenue, which is now assigned ex-
| clusively to the imperial excheQuer-
then the last real difficulty to the pass
age of the bill would be solved, and the
government could go ahead and drive
the measure through the house with uo
regard for the obstruction tactics of its
enemies. The main cause of the slow.
ness and hesitancy of the government
is this financial trouble, and little rush
ing may be looked for until an under
standing in regard to money matters is
reached between the Irish leaders and
Mr. Gladstone. A section of the Radt
Gals want a portion of the bill to be
passed at this session, and to let the
financial proposals await adoption until
the session of next year. The ministers
however, agree that the measure must
be completed. no matter to what length
the session Is protracted.