The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-22
HOME RULE VICTORY.
The Commons Passes the Bill
at Second Reading.
cLAosroNE's ABLE SPEECH.
The Duchess Of Dutherland Finally
proves Uaivsrsal Suffrage Bnl. =

LONDON, April N.-The commons was
crowded today with people anxious 70 Wit.
ness the final contest Of the second read.
ing Of the home rule bill DR.. Tanner.
Nationalist for Middle Cork, was on hand
early, bearing With him . beautiful bon.
quet Of flowers for Gladstone. sent from
Ireland and accompanied BY the inscrip-
ton: "Ail blessing and power to the
friend of poor and distressed Ireland.
May God prosper you"
Sir Henry James, Liberal Unionist,
spoke in opposition to the bill, which, he
said, surpassed the ingenuity Of man IN
dsvising proposals to bring the Law into
contempt It 10 simply . measure 70 en-.
able . section Of Irish agitstors to deal -
they may choose with the country.
Balfour spoke ct length on the bill. He
could not believe that this childish imita-
ton of the United States constitution
would ever commend itself to the judg-
ment Of the British people. He therefore
put the federation aside ~ not entitled to
immediate discussion. He said the bill
was . decisive step toward separation,
though not the final one. To make it law
would lead ultimately to the disintegra-
ton of the empire. Irish ambitions would
center in the new Dublin parliament.
Irishmen would regard the imperial par
Lament % foreign and defeated body. In
closing, Balfour said:
make yourselves responsible for irreparable
national disaster, and all hopes Of peaceful
and united ireland vanish forever
Prolonged cheers greeted Gladstone
when he arose to address the house. He
was in splendid form, and his voice was
clear and full. He said:-
The principal weapons Of the opposition were
bold assertion, persistent exaggeratton, constant
misconstruction and copious arbitrary and base
less prophecies. 1t il true that there were con-
dcting financial arrangements to be dealt with,
but among the difficulties nothing existed
which ought to abash or terrify men DESTROYS of
accomplishing . great object The opposition
evaded steadfastly the real question of the Sec
ond reading. How must Ireland be governed if
this bill be rejectedf When the boon OF self
government was given to the British Colonies,
was Ireland alone to Be excepted from its bless.
ingf To deny Ireland home rule was to say she
lacked the ordinary faculties of humanity.
In closing Gladstone said:
You cannot be surprised that We have under
taken . solution Of this great question and a..
on the one hand it 10 not the least of the ardu-
Gus efforts of the Liberal party. 20 on the other
manu- ~ WAiA nave Ite place Al nAetOIys aye Suu
not remote but early history. not the least Of
the durable. fruitful and blessed among its &C.
complished acta
Before the cheering had ceased, George
BARLEY. Conservative member for North
lslington, rose to continue the debate.
Morley, chief secretary for ireland, moved
closure, and it was adopted and the vote
taken. The announcement that the bill
had passed the second reading by vote of
S47 to 3O4 was the signal for more cheers
and hat waving. There was another DEM
onstration when Gladstone left the house.