Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-06
LAID THEM OUT COLD
Home Rule Opponents Meet a
Stiff Setback.
GLADSTONE IS VICTORIOUS
After the Itout leak aa0 fAans.
Hearted Attack Was Made On
the Ninth Clause.

LONDON. May Sin the house ~ com
mons today the RI Hon. W l. jackson
asked whether the government would
print and circulate forthwith the amend
ments IL the financial clause Of the
Irish home rule ball
Prime Minister Gladstone replied that
when the house in committee should
reach that stage for the home rule hlil
the government inte.ndsd 10 move 10
postpone the financial clause.
The Right Hon. Jostph Chamberlain
said Docs the cd kernment propose
any change therein.
Mr.. Gladstone None AZ present.
Mr.. Chamberlain Does the govern
ment adhere 10 the financial clauses as
they stand!
Mr. Gladstone-I cannot say For
instance. the possible increase of the ex.
else must be regarded. IL is merely the
assertion Of a principle of lreland's liza
bility In certain charges. The govern
ment has not intended {, depart from
the proposal :o retain the customs du.
ties. The financial clauses will remain
open in committee.
The TT Hon. A. J. Balfour asked the
speaker Ia state his views regarding the
thirteen instructions to the committee
regarding the home rule bill. which
were standing on the paper. The speaker
declared that the instructions were
all out IL order. excepting that offered
by Mr.. L. Gibson Bowlcs. conser-
vative member for Kings Lynn.
proposing that the home rule
bill should be separated and the
part relating To Irish representation in
the imperial parliament made distinct
bill.
Evils Of the Present Plan.
Sir Charles Dixie, radical. moved that
the power of appointing county magis
trates be transferred from the lords To
the lords lieutenants. John Dillon. anti
Parnellite for East Mayo. supported the
motion. The present system 81 appointing.
he said. WAS AT the root of the Irish dis
content and agitation FOR home rule. A
man daring To s.mpathizc with the
politics of the majority of Ireland was
debarred from the bench. Irishmen
were looking To the government To
redress this wrong and to provide a
foundation on which lrishmen could
base respect for the law.
Mr.. AsIuith. home secretary. said
that since the present government came
into power the number of catholics in
the Irish magistracy had been increased.
There was no ground for suspecting the
impartialty of the great majority of the
magistrates yet II was TO bc hoped that
the house would respond Ia the present
appeal Ia give the declaration. without
l.. A. 81 L. Il -.
self unjustified in setting aside prac-
tice Of long standing.
MIR. Balfour. leader 81 the unioniets
said he Judged from the tone Of the
home secretary's remark that the gov
eminent did not desire 10 improve the
administration of justice. but 10 in
crease their patronage. The radical party
did not have the courage to attack the
magistracy openly. They wished Ia
make il ridiculous and thus prepare for
the ultimate destruction of II.
Charles Dilke's motion was carried 10y
a vote Of .3 Ia 2i0.
Was q Great SURPRISE.
The rejection of the instructions was
a great surprise to the house. Most 81
the thirteen had been prepared 10y the
mos; practiced parliamentarians. and
there had been no general doubt as To
their being in order.
Immediately after the speaker made his
declaration. the opposition met in a com
mittee room to decide upon a united
course 81 action. Colonel Ssundcrson, the
Ulster loyalist. presided. and Mr.. Balfour.
Mr.. Chamberlain and Lord Randolph
Churchill did most of the talking. Assoon
as decision was reached the members
returned Ia their places. Mr.. Chamber
lain gave notice that on Monday he
would ask Mr.. Gladstone whether or
not the government intended to adhere
to clause = of the home rule bill.
This clause concerns Irish representa-
tion at Westminster. 10 he reduced To
eighty members 10y the hill as IL stands.
hut to be left intact. or with loi mem
bcrs according To a Parnellite amend