Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-01
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cheers began I'M q sneering tone gen.
eral criticism of the Government.
Mr.. Balfour denounced the Evicted
Tenants Commission as so unfairly con-
stituted that they were incapable OF
presenting a trustworthy report. de
demanded that the Home Secretary
should say whether or not the release
of Egan and Callan, the Irish
dynamiiters was part OF
a policy of amnesty intended to involve
the release Of all the Irish dynamiters,
and he charged Mr.. Morley, Irish Sec
retary. with having used the crown
prerogative for political purposes.
Mr. Gladstone was cheered loudly
when he rose to answer Mr.. Balfour.
He reproached Mr.. Balfour for assailing
with iDllammatory criticisms bill not
vet introduced, and for doing his ut
most to prejudice the minds OF his tol-
lowers against plan OF Home Rule OF
which he was stillsignorant.
In conclusion, Mr.. Gladstone repeated
his appeal to the House not TO be moved
by premature denunciations OF the
Home Rule bill.
After Mr.. Gladstone's speech, the
House adjourned.
In the House of Lords several new
peers, including Lord Playfair, took the
oath prescribed for new members OF the
House. The Prince cf Wales and his
son, the Duke of York, had seats on
the cross. bench. They remained
through part Of the debate on the ad-
dress in reply TO the Queens speech :,
Lord Brassey moved the Eooptlon OF
the address. His motion was seconded
by Lord ThrIng. Both movers and
seconders spoke in support OF the GOV
ernment.
Lord Salisbury, who to-day appeared
in opposition, after passing compll-
ment on Lord Thrlng, said he de-
clined, in the meantime, to question
the foreign policy OF the Government.
So far as known, in the absence or oth-
cial papers, the policy Of the new Min
istry seemed to be founded on sound
principle and to be executed with iudg-
ment and skill. Events in Egypt rem
dered the difficulties surrounding the
British occupation more numerous.
The Government must postpone the
withdrawal of British troops, but this
in nowise modified the assurances that
had been given to foreign powers con-
cerning Egypt
Touching upon the question OF Home
Rule for Ireland, Lord Salisbury said
that the one object of the government
during the past SIX months had been to
get the support of class OF men who,
hitherto, no politicians had to concii-
late. The keynote Of the Irish policy
of the government was to get the sup
port of the criminal classes.
The reference in the Queens speech
to Home Rule was the most peculiar
sentence he had ever seen in public
document. 1t seemed to indicate that
the government opinion Of the whole
Irish question, with which Parliament
had to deal, was that it was right for
one portion of the Irish to place their
heel upon the neck Of the Protestant
population.
With regard to the other measures
indicated in the Queens speech, Lord
! Salisbury declared that nobody believed
that they would ever be undertaken.
They were simply a repetition OF the
programme adopted by the Liberal con-
ference at New Castle.
The Earl of Kimberly mildly remon-
strated with Lord Salisbury for accus-
ing the government Of having sympathy
for Irish criminals. He promised to in
troduce the Home Rule bill in the House
of Lords as soon as 1t passed the House
of Commons. When the promise was
heard faint laughter rlppled over the
| honoboo Tho Earl NJ KimhprlV al ls0
| promised that the Home Rule bill would
not be milk and wafer measure.
Upon the motion Of the Marquis OF
Londonderry the debate was then ad-
| iourned.