Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-27
HOT W0Rl SIN THE HOUSE
GLADSTONE GIVES JOSEPH CHAM
BERLAlN BLOW FOR BLOW.
With Reference to Mr.. Cha berlain's
Opposition to the Financial Proposals
OF the Homo Rule BIZ, the Premier
Declares His Attitude That of the
Devils Advocate.

LONDON, July 25.-The House OF Com
mons, sitting as committee of the whole,
continued this evening the discussion of the
financial proposals in the home rule bill.
John Redmond, leader of the Parnellites,
moved an amendment to the effect that the
Irish legislature should receive immediate
control of Irish taxes, as was proposed
originally by MIR. Gladstone, instead OF be-
ing forced to leave the taxes in British
hands for six years as was stipulated In the
financial scheme.
Mr.. Gladstone said the government could
not accept the amendment. Mr.. Balfour,
leader Of the unionists, supported the gov
ernmont in its opposition to the amend
ment.
Eventually the Parnelites had their way
and the division taken. The amend
ment was lost by vote of 249 to SO. The
ti-Parnolites voted against
Joseph Chamberlain, leader of the liberal
uuionists, moved to make permanent the
provisional agreement that Irish taxes
should be collected for six years by the inn
perlal government.
Mr.. Chamberlain denounced the govern
ment for trucking to the nationalists.
These gentlemen, he said, would be masters
OF the situation nfter six years and would
be able to do pretty much they pleased.
The Irish government would conduct Irish
finances so as to give good pretext for
wringing still moro favorable tern. from
the imperial government.
Mr.. Gledstone replied to Mr. Chamber
lain, saying bis attitude toward the bill was
tho proverbal attitude of the DEVILS ad-
vocate, whose function it was, he said. to
seize eagerly on every buman failing and to
niSponstrila ayarytbiur
struction.
After repellng the charge that the Irish
might eventually do as they pleased under
the provisions of tho bill and that it in
reality settled nothing, tue premier
turned toward Mr.. Chamberlain and in a
voice of anger and indignation said: "1he
right honorable gentleman has brought into
public life one of the most mischievous
practices-the practice Of continually and
deliberately, with the utmost conf dence in
his own fallity, ascribng to men who have
the right to stand on the same level, who
at one time wore supposed to his friends
motives for their acts which they indig-
nantly disclaim. Prolonged cheering. BY
what gift of infallbility is the right honor
able gentleman enabled to pronounce on the
state of things in Ireland six years hence ?
Ihe Irish members of the house now num-
ber l03, yet nobody will contend that they
are omGipotent. Loud "Or from Lord
Randolph Churchill They will return in
diminished numbers after the passing of the
bill, yet we hear the argument that they
will prevail against $40 English and Scotc
members. [Cneers.
Mr.. Gladstone described Mr.. Chamber
lain's exaggerntion of facts as gross and
habitual.
As soon as the cheering, counter cheer
ing subsided, Mr.. BaIfour rose to thu de-
Tense Of Mr.. Chamberlain and his speech.
Not another man in the house he said.
would have been permitted to dverge from
the subject as the prime minister had done.
ICries of "Oh" aud "Chairman."l The
term ''settled, " in reference to the pro-
visions of the bill was hardly appropriate.
The normal course In the House was to de-
bato and divide on a measure. The prime
minister had seen fit, however, to omit the
first OF these processes. Derisive Irish
cheers. The committee rose shortly after
Mr.. Balfour's speech.