The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-15
CRITICISED BY BALFOUR
Reply 10 Gladstone's Presentation Of tho
HOms Rule Bill.
DEBATE IN THE COMMONS
Views OF Members on tho Pro-
visions OF the Measures
Position OF tho !mperlal
Government.

LONDON, Feb. li.-In the commons to-
day Lord George Hamilton asked Glad
stone when no proposed TO introduce n
bill dealing with the Irish land tenure.
Gladstone declined To commit the govern
ment to any pledge TO introduce a land
bill. BaIfour then. amid loud upionist
cheers. began u reply to Gladstone's
speech last evening. He said
The house first OF all has
the right Of inquiry into why
any bill. good or bad. bc required.
The prime minister must SEQ that bill
Of this magnitude. hardly justified by any
condition Of affairs like that from which
the necessity of the crimes act arose. II
is criminal to attempt to set In Ireland
legislature practically independent of tho
imperial parliament. Ulster at least de-
served exceptional treatment for which no
provision appeared in the bill. Balfour
contcnded that the plan outlined for deal
ing with tho constabulary with the civil
servant government would certainly lead
TO the iniliciion Of great harlships.
Balfour then proceeded to criticise the
plan creating threc constituencies OF diff
fercnt forms In Ireland. Tho adoption of
such scheme would, he declared, plunge
affairs into u condition OF hopeless entan-
clement. Hear! Hcar!l As to the cNcr-
else of power by the imperial government In
parliament, Balfour held such n provision
would lead to q Legislative deadlock in
either the English or Irish Parliament. 1t
has even been said that there would I've
imperial supremacy In the bargain entered
by the imperial government and tho Irish
parliament. Speaking for those honor
ablc members who agreed with him In po-
ltical matters. Mr.. Balfour declared that
no such bargain Is possible or would be
given. Chccrs.l II the supremacy of
the British parliament is TO bc preserved
il must he by form OF supremacy which
would bc imperative. As TO the financial
proposals. why ought this country give
ireland eli, 10000? "The only reason
which can conceive" said
Balfour, 'is the confession we arc BEATEN
aud must pay the amount as a sort Of war
indemnity. [Laughtcr.l The federal gov
ernment Of the colonial government may
be good; tho British constitution as IL
stands may Inc good, but this bastard COM
bination of them is ludicrous and impossi-
BILE. The prime minister asks us to re-
trace our steps; 10 make progress towards
disintegration. do not let us within this
United Kingdom cndeayor 10 bring about
a state of things which We see will be so
scvcrally productive OF national weakn css.
ireland is now IN process of being united
TO Great Britain more closely in bond of
common national affection than ever be-
FORE" [Repeated unionist cheers
Brice, clanrellor of tho Duchy OF La n
caster. replying to Balfour. declared that
the governments justification for bring
| ing tho bill forward was the failure of Co
ercion. In regard to Ulster, the house
| ought not judge the situation by the blus-
ter Of certain members.
John Redmond, Parnellite, while in
sympathy with tho broad principles ~ the
bill, found in II grave blots and fclt Il i'm.
| perative TO press for an amendment of
many OF its provisions. lrishfnen always
have disputed tho validity OF the act Of
| union, and IL they accepted tho bill and
with Il tho supremacy OF the imperial par
lament based upon the act of union. they
| must have some guarantee that the Brit.
| ish parliament would not exercise it's right
| 10 leyislatc over the heads Of the Irish par.
lament in local matters.
| Il. w. Russell. unionist, said Ulster
would oppose the pill to the last. On mo
tion of Lord Randolph Churchill. the de-
bate then adjourned.
Morley stated tonight In reply to q
question by John Redmond, that the Irisl
| constabulary would remain under impe
rial control for six years. according to tho
bill. Redmond hintcd had this beer
known before schism In tho Irisl
party might have been closed. Thi,
union Of the factions.