The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-07
HOME RULES PROGRESS
Restrictions of the Irish Parlia-
ment Accepted by Gladstone.


LONDON, June z, 1693.-An important
discussion took place today in the House
OF Commons, in which Irish members OF
both factions took ground against any
further yielding to the enemies OF Irish
Home Rule. The Hon. st. John Brodrlck,
who was Financial Secretary to the War
Office in LORD Salisbury's recent ad-
ministration, offered an amend-
ment to the Home Rule bill.
the object of which was to prevent the
Irish legislature from dealing with the
question of immigration and the rights
Of aliens, and from exercising the
right to expel aliens from the coun-
try. The debate feiicited curious
diversity of opipion, and the gov
eminent finally accented the amend ment.
Irish, Chief Secretary Morley suggest
ing that 1t coulc ne met by inserting the
word "aIiens," after alienage'' in SUBJ
section six of clauses, which would then.
as amended, provide that the Irish Legis-
laws respecting treason. treason-felony.
liens or naturalization"
Mr. st. John Broderick assented Co Mr..
Morley's suggestion, whereupon Timothy
Healy, Nationalist Nj. p. for North -Louth,
earnestly protested against the amend
ment. Mr.. Healy said that these
petty amendments wasted time. The
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The proposed amendment, 1t adopted.
might result in causing great trouble
and embarrassment to the Irish Govern
ment. For instance, the workhouse at
Cork was copseantiY charged with pauper
aliens from America. With the amend
ment about aliens adopted. the Irish Gov
ernment could take no steps to abate The
evil.
Thomas Sexton, nationalist, M. P. for
North Kerry, expressed his opposition to
the proposed amendment being inserted
in the claims without notice.
William Redmond, Parnellite, M. p.
for East Glare, said that any necessary
enactment of the Home Rule Bill ought
to be done by its trainers and not by its
wopld-bo destroyers.
The Right Hon. James Lowther, Con-
servative, said that he agreed with the
member from North Louth, that the con-
dition of affairs under which pauper
aliens poured into Ireland from the
United States was monstrous. He Mr. /.
I,owther) believed that the evil amounted
to a bonafide grievance, for the redress
of which Irelaud had an undoubted claim
on the Imperial Parliament.
Mr. John G.. Rigby, Liberal NJ. P. for
Forfarshire, Scotland. said that the iD-
sertion of the amendment would not
affect the Home Rule bill TO an import
ant extent.
Sir Henry James, LlDeraI U01onlSt ana
the Right Hon. Fl. Matthews, the former
Home Secretary, and others contended to
the contrary.
Prime Minister Gladstone appealed to
Irish members not Ito oppose the amend
ment, as it merely insured that imperial
obligations should be confined within
imperial control.
The amendment was carried by vote
of 1928 to 139.
Tv;rt Not cl ;afo
and many Liberals voted against the
Government while all the Conservatives
and Liberal Unionists supported the
Government in its acceptance OF the
amendment.
Mr.. Sexton, of North Kerry. moved, as
he said, for the purpose OF clarifying the
amendment, that it should be made to
read "aliens as such." thus prohibiting
the Irish Legislature from enacting laws
relating to aliens as aliens.
irish Chief Secretary Morley accepted
the proposed change. but Mr.. ST. John
Brodrick, the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamber
lain, the Rt. Hon. II. Matthews
and Sir Henry James spoke iu
opposition to its acceptance. Upon tha
advice, however, of the Conservative
leader, the Right Hon. A. J.
Balfour, the motion WAS agreed
to without division, and
the subsection now provides that the
Irish Legislature is debarred from Iegis-
lating in respect TO treason, treason
felony, aienage. aliens as sucn. or
Naturalization