The morning call., 1893-04-22
HOME RULE WON.
Only the Lords Can Stop
1t Now.
PASSED ITS SECOND READING.
Gladstone Has Scored tie Most Nota-
bic Victory Ever Gained for
the Cause of ireland.
Special to THE MoRNrxe CALL.

| LONDON, April 21.-The House of Com
| mons was crowded to-day with people
| anxious to witness the final contest on the
second reading of the heme-rule bill. Dr.
| Tanner, Nationalist. for Middle Cork, was
on hand early, bearing with him q beautiful
bouquet OF flowers for Gladstone. the bor-
| quet having been sent from Ireland and
| being accompanied by the inscription: "All
| 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 sur
passes the ingenuity of man in deyising
proposals to bring the law into contempt.
IL was simply measure to enable a Sec
tion Of Irish agitatOrs to deal as they may
choose with the county.
Balfour spoke at length on the bill He
would not believe that this childish imla-
ton OF the United States constitution
would ever commend itself TO the Judgment
OF the British people He therefore put
federation aside as not material to the dis
cussion. He said that the bill was a de-
clSlye step toward separation, though not
hnal one. 10 make 1t a law would lead
Ultimately to the disintegraton of the EN-
plre. Irish ambitious would center in the
new Dublin Parliament, and Irishmen
would regard the imperial Parliament as
foreign and defeated body
In closing, Balfour said: "If you commit
this great political crime you make your
selves responsible for irreparable national
disaster, and all hope for peaceful aud
united Ireland vanishps forever"
Prolonged cheers greeted Gladstone when
he arose to address the House. lie was in
splendid form. his voice clear and full.
The principal weapons of the opposition,
he said. were bold assertion, persistent
eXaggeration, constant misconstruction and
eOplous, arbitrary and baseless prophecies.
True there were conflicting financial ar
rangements to be dealt with, but among tine
difficulties nothing existed which oug t to
abash or terrify men deSirous of the ac-
complishment of a great object. The op-
position evaded steadfastlY the real ques-
tion Of the second reading How mlst
Ireland be governed if this bill be rejected?
When the boon Of self-g0vernment was
given TO the British colonies was ireland
alone to be excepted from its blessings?
To deny Ireland home rule was to say that
she lacked the ordinary faculties Of hu-
mainly.
In closing Gladstone said: "You cannot
be surprised that we have undertaken the
solutions of this great question, and as. on
the one hand, it is not the least of the
arduous efforts of the Liberal party; so, on
the other hand, it will have its place in
bistory-aye and not in remote but in
early historY-as not the least durable,
fruitful and blessed among its accomplished
ac's"
Before the cheering ceased, George Bart
ley, Conservative for North Isington, rose
10 continue the debate.
Morley, Caief Secretary for Ireland,
moved closure, and twas adopted THEN
vote was taken, and the announcement that
tie bill had passed its second reading by a
vote II 34I TO 30l was the signal for more
cheers and hat waving. There was another
demonstration when Gladstone left the
House