The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-22
4 HOME RULE VICTORY.
Mr.. Gladstone's Measure Passes
Second Reading.
roRTY-THREE VOTES TO SPARE

Mr.. Balfour Describes the Bill as IN
Chiidisb Imitation of the United states
Constitution"--sIr. Gladstono's vigor-
Gus Reply.
LONDON, April 22.-The home rule bill
passed to O second reading by vote OF
b4T to 904. and the result was received with
marked demonstrations. There was an
enormous pressure for admission to par
liament. The delegates to the Ulster de-
monstration, who appealed to leading
members to get them seats, were told that
It would be just rs easy to get them peer
ages. The threats of the Conservative
rank and file to make an allnight sitting
did not prevail with the speaker. Both
xfties are practically tired Of the debate, as
they are conscious that were they to speak
for a year 1t would not alter the govern
ment majority.
At 10 o'clock Mr.. Gladstone entered hur-
riedly, and amidst cheers took his seat on
the treasury bench. AT 1890 Mr.. Balfour
was received with cheers. All the mem
bers were In their places, and the house
waited expectantly for the heavy guns Of
the final debate on the second reading.
Mr.. Balfour rose shortly before II o'clock.
The subject was of such importance, he
said, that nobody could say that the dis
sussion had been too much prolonged. He
alluded TO the home rule bill as Childish
Imitation of the United States constitu-
tion." and argued at some length to prove
that coercion in Ireland had been productive
Of beneficent results, and that under the
last Salisbury cabinet the union was be-
coming tranquil. Agrarian crime in Ire
land, he said, was national disease OF
ancient growth. 1t was not q product OF
the union of Ireland and England.
Agrarian crime began before the union,
and after the union it had to be treated
with the methods long used against it.
Under the union the treatment had been
more successful, and agrarian crime .had
decreased.
"If you commit this great political
erine," said Mr.. Balfour in closing his
speech, .'you make yourselves responsible
for an irreparable national disaster, and
al hopes of u peaceful and united ireland
will vanish forever"
Prolonged cheers and counter cheer.
followed this peroration. During the
demonstration several of the Conservatives
left for luncheon and their places wer,
hiled almost instantly by waiting Nation
aiists.
As Mr.. Gladstone rose to address tn
house the cheering was renewed. Th
principal weapons of the opposition, h
said, were bold assertion, persistent exag
geration, constant misconstruction, ant
copious, arbitrary and baseless prophecies
True, there were conflicting financia
arrangements to be dealt with. but anon,
the difficulties nothing existed whicl
onght to abash or terrify men desirous T.
accomplish great object For the frs
time in ninety years the bill would secur
kha If ii a.,
upon right as well as backed by power.
Lord Salisbury had asked for twent
years of coercion, but, as the policy c
converting Ireland to professionalism, In
augurated under Queen Elizabeth, ha
failed, down to the present time, wha
ground was there for hope that in bu
twenty years more 1t would succecds
Mr.. Gladstone's closing words wert
"You cannot be surprised that we hav
undertaken the solution of this great que
tion, and, as on the one hand, it is not th
lsast of the arduous efforts of the Liber,
party: SO, on the other hand, it will hay
Its place in history-aye, and not remot
but early history-as not the least durabl
fruitful and blessed among it's accon
plfshed actsn
Before the cheering ceased George Bar
leg, Conservative for North Islington, ro.
10 continue the debate, but Mr.. More
chief secretary, moved the closure, and
Nas adopted.
The division was taken about midnigh
Only few members were absent owing
unavoidable causes, most of them ber
paired. Mr. W. Saunders constituen
Already have demanded his resignation.
Mr.. Gladstone proposes to go into cor
mittee on the home rule bill on May
The opposition already have prepared
host of amendments, which will be tabl
Immediately.