Omaha daily bee., 1893-06-02
IN ENGLAND'S PARLIAMENT.
Relations with Uganda-Increase of Crime
in ireland.

Relations with Uganda-Increase of Crime
in ireland.
LONDON juno LIN the House of Com
mons today Mr.. Labouchere, M. p, for
Northampton, addressed series Of ques-
tions to the government with a view of OBJ
tanning definite information as to whether
the foreign Office had authorized Sir Gerald
Portal to proclaim British protectorate in
Uganda.
Sir Edward Grey under secretary to the
foreign office, persisted in reply TO Mr..
Labouchere, in effect referring Mr.. La
bouchere to the published instructions given
to Sir Gerald Portal when he went on his
mission.
In response to inquiries as to the relations
between Great Britain and the triple alli-
ance, Sir Edward Grey stated that no pledge
unknown TO Parliament had been given to
any power that was member of the triple
alliance.
MIR. Arnold Forster, liberal unionist, mem-
Der of Parliament for West Belfast made
motion to adjourn in order to obtain an OPP
portunity for debate on. the growth
and Limerick, Ireland, and the al
legged failure of the Irish executive
to check the increase OF outlawry Mr.
Arnold-Forster accused Chief Secretary
Morley of being apathetic toward the in
crease of crime in Ireland, and he pointed
out that there had been seventeen cases of
outrage by moonlighters in the county of
Limerick since Mr.. Morley had taken Office,
as against only one during the preceding
twelve months.
Chief Secretary Morley, in reply, admitted
the increase of crime in Limerick, but con-
tested the accuracy of Mr. Arnod-Forster's
figures. Since April, he said, there had not
been single moonlight outrage.
Home Rule Bill.
The division on Mr. Arnold -Forsters mo-
tion to adjourn resulted in it's defeat by a
vote of 24l to 203. The House then went into
committee on the home rule bill.
Mr. Gladstone then accepted the proposed
amendment that the right to interfere in
hostilites between foreign countries be ex-
cepted from the powers of the Irish legisa-
ture.
George Wyndham, conservative, proposed
to exclude from the control of the Irish
authorities all Irish police, except the local
forces under local officials.
Mr.. Gladstone opposed the motion.
Mr.. Balfour, the leader of the unionists,
spoke at length in support of MIR. Wyndham's
amendment. Clause 8, he said, was supposed
to provide that the Irish legislature should
not have power to make laws concerning
military or naval forces, or the defense
of the realm Unless some such check
as that suggested by the member for
Dover were adopted, however. half the
provision must remain as worthless as the
paper it was printed on. Unless the amend
ment were adopted there would be nothing
to prevent the Irish government from form
ing an army of its own under pretense of re-
organizing or developing this constabulary.
In sanctioning clause under which such
things were possible, Parliament would
virtually grant to Ireland the disposition Of
semi-military organization which in
critical days of the government might push
Great Britain to severe straights.
Police Not Under Central Authority.
Mr.. Morley, replying to Mr.. Balfour, re-
minded the members that The bill did not
place the Irish police under the central
authority in Dublin. In fact he said. it ex-
pressly stipulated that such should be the
case.
Mr.. Balfour-Nothing in the bill prevents
the formation of new consta bulary.
Mr.. Morley-It would be in direct contra
vention of the bill if the Irish legislature
thing like military lines.
MIR. Gladstone said he was satisfied that
no semi military force under the name of tho
police could be legally constituted in Ireland
under the bill. Nevertheless, if the prohibi-
tions already proposed appeared to be insult
fcient he was willing to insert in the bill
words to meet the case beyond all doubt.
l"Hear, hear"
After this declaration Mr.. Wyndham, In
accordance with Mr.. Balfour's advice, with
drew his amendment.
Somewhat later Mr.. Morley accepted for
the government an amendment excepting
from the control of the Irish government the
magazines, arsenals, naval dock yards and
other similar means of defense of the realm.