Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-14

see that II Ia posslble 10 exclude irish
members from voting on the great
subject Of confidence IA the govern.
meat Next, unless the Itlsh mrmbors
vote on oil questions, you break par.
lianieOtsry tradition.
"Now comes reason against uniyereal
voting powers. IL would be a great
anomaly " these eighty lrlsh menters
should come here continually to inter-
vene tn question: pufuly Rnd abso-
lulely British. Tho whole subject In
full Of thoins aud brambips, bu, our
object ia the autonomy aud self.gov.
ernment OF Ireland on all matters
properly lslsh. The Ifish people Ger.
tainly did not raise "A difficulty over
the retention OF Irish members ia the
house. This lei secondary matter In
thoir cyep, anu ought not TO Interfere
with the principle, and IN tbs iace Of
the unco tginty over the question OF
the retention of the lrifh Dotnorrs, We
have suillxei 10 y paragraph coucern.
ing the question the worls, Excepting
and until parliament shall ue,erlnine
coming financial lcgislation.'
81 wish to supply a keynote TO tho
hunnc'ai paft OF the legiFlptiun. The
= IA
there Is 70 he bu. ons ayttrni " lezlsla.
tion for all the kingdoms 40 far az ex-
ternai things are concerned. Tnis In
cludes customs aud excise duties,
posioilice and telegraph. By adopting
this keynote we can attain tue most
valuable results aud will be liKoly to
avoid tho clashiug Of The agents OF tho
Imperial aud the agents OF tho irish
government We can make, undor
cover OF this proposal, larger and
more liberal transfer 10 Ireland In tho
management Of ner own eilsirs than
We could make II we proceeded on any
other principles. We hope 10 escape IN
this way nil collection in the interior
OF Ireland Of any revenue whatever BY
imperial authority.
zine principle to which We are com.
mlttcd makes Ireland bear
nKR FAIR sHARE
Ct imperial expenditure. ('Hoar,
hear!'J There are three modes In
which this may be attained. The iirst
method is the lump sum OF payment
adopted In 1885. Another method
may be described ns tho method OF pro
rata; but the third method, which one
We adopt, Is the method of deiu ting
from the IRISH revenues the amount
due England. We provide that the
revenue levied IN Ireland shall be
revenue really belonging to Ireland.
With the customs there "a largo
debt from Ireland 10 this country. 4
do not know what the house would
consider tho hight amount duo Eng
land. Judgments might iluctuate, but
the amount IL G2, $4,000 yearly, anu
eD0,UJ0 allowed fog collection leaves
e2,3T0,0O0 net. Though rates of excise
aad post and Telegraph ratce will be
Fixed, the authority and whole con.
troll over them will DO absolutely IN the
hands Of Irish officers.
ave AFRO assured that We shall oh.
tain from Ireland fair share OF
assistancs In q great imperial emer-
gency. myself sm bound 10 say that
there In very little TO fear from trusting
the patriotism and liberty Of nn irish
legislature. [Opposi.ion cries OF ooh,
oh " anu ch.ris rom members on tho
benches. Stinginess wis
never vice Of the Irish people, aud n
We look forward very much am afraid
her suffering viii DO due TO generous
extravagance rather than meanness.
"When VIC come 10 state OF war we
have 10 look to three sources, customs,
exoise and income tax. With regard
10 custome, we propose TO leave them ia
our hands 20 there eau be no difficulty
Ia adopting contributions 10 TAR as
are concerned. With regard to
excise. We have In view a proposition
10 retain Considerable control In our
d. l.t. All ~
TO make suro ot having AID from lre-
land II she thinks such provision
THE IRISH BALANCE SHEET
stands thus: Gu the credit side would
appear: Excise, e3,200,0O0 willis
the taxation which goes over
stamps an income tax on
excise license which arc el, 495.,
300, postal revenue GTiJ,00O, crown
lands e55, 900, miscellaneous el4O, 900,
makes total Of E5,65O,OOO. On tins
other side, Ireland takes over the
whole civil charges with the exception
81 constabulary charges, e3,ll0,O00;
inland revenues, el 900, 900, aud postal
service, e)0J,0OO. We propose that
Ireland shall take a part OF the con.
itabulary charges amounting to eiO0,.
100. This would bring the Irish
charges to e5,lBO,00O. We propose
hat she shall receive against that the
TENS | have put TO her creuit amount.
ing 10 IS 100000. Thus she will have
! clear Aurplus OF ESQ, 0O0 with which
o start on her mission.
81 will now release the house from
he painful confederation OF the details
which It has pursued with unexam.
lied patience. l have tried TO convey
lac conception and spirit OF the
Although there may be
friendly aud unfricndly criticisms, 1 |
lOpe | shall not give oilrnse when 4
Express my deep conviction that a plan |
oilOwed closely resembling this may
hortly become law. There Is one
isk; that ~, II the controversy be
lnduly and unwarrantediy prolonged.
he law for seli.government In Irish |
ithifs may become demand tor the |
epeal OF tho union ana the re.estnb-
ishment OF dual supremacy In these
Stands. hope tho ship OF state viii be
teered from that rock"
"IIeland ever since 1886, II not be- |
ore, but unequivocally aud nationally
luce, has abandoned tho whole argu-
nont perhaps she was entitled to make
u the subject OF the net OF union.
he asked you to cave for yourselves
very imperial power, shs consented TO
ccopt the house OF commons and the
Universal supremacy OF the empire. In
etuTn sbo askod Of you only tho man
cement Of her own affairs which rea.
On aud justice combined with
LOVE OF HER PEOPLE,
hope win soon move this nation TO
~ how soon 1t slall be awarded her.