, 1893-01-28
THE HOME RULE BILL.

The Press Association SAYS The Cabinet
Council on Saturday was a most mpor ant
one. Mr.. Gladstone considered it advisable
when passing through town 10 summon his
colleagues 30 a council aud all Of them with
out exec )tion, were prese It. Mr.. Gladstone.
as already stated, held O. Friday ate noon a
meeting of the special committee of the Cabi-
net, now engaged in drawing up the Homo
Rule Bill. The members present were: Mr..
Gladstone, Earl Spencer, Mr.. John Morley,
Lord Helschell, Mr.. Campbell Bannerman,
and Mr.. Bryce. The sitting lasted four hours.
but the committee had not matupel their con- ,
sideration of the measure to Law it before
Saturdays Cabinet. Although most Of che
NJ nisttrs attended the Council expecting
that the Home Rule Bill would occupy tho.
prominent part in their deliberations, Satul-
days Cabinet dealt with such proposals as
one man one vote, further powers to local
government authorities, the appointment Of
the Royal Commissio ON the amelioration of
the co edition of the aged poor, the depart
mental questions, such as the national expen-
diture, on which Sir William Harcourt and the
heads.of the two great spending departmental
have ben engaged for some time. Tie reason
why the Home Rule measure was not the prin-
cipal subject at Saturdays Council was that it
was uOG NulLClclOiy dQfdIlCeu III In6 COnm1fteG
of the Cabinet to allow of It's being considered
in the full Council. There will be- ample time
after Mr.. Gladstone's return OF Jan. 10 to
discuss the measure, and there was no necessity
to keep Ministers together on the eve of the
Christmas holidays.
The same news agency is authorised to state
that any word rumoured az to particular
points in the Home TUE Bill must be apoory-
phal. Only tho members Of the Cabinet. who
have been especially asked to observe secrecy,
have the slightest knowledge as to what Mr..
Gladstone is proposing for Ireland, and even
this may be altered i'll the committee which is
now sitting. 1t was noticed that when the
Cabinet broke up at ten minutes to two all the
Ministers who were outside the pale of the
Home Rule Committee left Immediately, while
Earl Spencer, Mr.. Morley, Mr.. Campbell Ban
herman, Lord Herschell, aud Mr.. Bryce remain.
ed with Mr.. Gladstone for a quarter of.an hour,
and left together. Mr.. Gladstone desires that
hiscolleagues should not he further detained in
town, and all further meetings Of the Cabinet
have been adjourned for three weeks, so that
Ministers will certainly not be asked to reas-
ssmble before Jan. 10. With regard to the
Home Rule Bill, the Press Association states
that at present there is complete unanimity as
TO all the clauses which have been considered
Inc OeHtlai news learns tnat the home
Rule Bill is now far advanced towards it's com.
pletion, and in a state satisfactory to Ministers
as a whole. Mr.. Gladstone hopes to introduce
it Immediately upon the Address. In framing
the measure special care has been taken 10
safeguard the interests and rights of TIE mino-
rity, and to this extent the new bill, it is
claimed by its authors, will be- found more
stringent than its predecessor of 1856. Mr..
Gladstone has personally devote ed much spxious
bought to this portion of bis scheme -