Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-14
RUSHING THE HOME RULE BILL.
Cl6ture spilled and Many Sections Passed
by the House In a Hurry.


LONDON, July 13.-In the House OF
Commons to-day Mr.. Thomas Sexton
(anti- Parnellite), member for North
Kerry, asked Mr.. Gladstone to grant
day for the discussion Of the motion,
notice of which was given by Mr.. Sex
ton yesterday, declaring that Chairman
Mellor, In suspendlng Mr.. Sexton Tues
day night at the sitting Of the Com
mittee Of the Whole. had exceeded his
authority.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that he doubted
the possibility of promising a day for
the discussion Of the motion. Mr.. Sex
ton thereupon intimated that he would
take the first chance that presented IL
self to obtain the judgment OF the
House on the conduct of Mr.. Mellor.
The House then went into committee
of the whole for further discussion Of
clause nine of the Home Rule bill.
The debate was marked by au attack
on Mr.. Gladstone by a member Of his
own party. Mr.. Robert Wallace, Lib
eral, member for East Edin burgh, was
opposed to the withdrawal of the sin
and-out" subsection Of clause nine, an
nouncement OF which was made by Mr..
Gladstone yesterday, and he spoke at
length against the course Of the Prime
Minister. He said that the withdrawal
Of this subsection gave to the Irish
members retained in the I'm perial Par
lament all the rights and privileges
held by British members, and that this
would deprive Great Britain Of Home
Rule, by making the Irish members
the arbiters of British interests.
Mr. Henry Labouchere, the we'll
known Radical member, said that he,
advocated the total exclusion OF the
Irish from the Imperial Parliament,
but, he added, he would take no course
that would tend to wreck the bill.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, the Liberal
Unionst leader, charged Mr.. Gladstone
with deeeiVing the country and with
breaking his publicly expressed pledge
against the retention Of the power Of
the Irish members to discuss all affairs
of policy and TO vote thereon. The
Government, Mr.. Cham berlain declared,
was now unmasked and he, speaking In
behalf OF the Liberal Unionists, chal-
enged IL to appear before the country
on the issues raised
Mr.. ChambeTlain's remarks were
greeted with cheers by the opposition.
Between nlEe end ten o'clock the gale
ries OF the House were crowded with
persons eager TO watch the work OF the
Government To forcing through clauses
o, 10, 10, 20, %, "a, % and 20 Of the
Home Rule bill. The peers gallery
was filed even earlier. Conspicuous
among the visitors was William Lecky.
At 10 O'Clock Chairman MeilOr applied
the closure to the debate on an amend
meut proposing the omission of the sim
and-out" provision which forbids Irish
members Of the Imperial Parliament to
vote on certain questions. The closure
was carried by vote Of 325 to 29S, amid
loud opposition cheers. Clause (Which
provides for the representation In Par
lament Of Irish counties and boroughs,
was then adopted by a vote OF 326 to 297.
AS Chairman Mellor proceeded to put
the Question on clause 10, the first OF
the financial clauses, the Conservatives,
after cheering derlsively left the House
in body. The Governments proposal
that the consideration Of clause 10 be
postponed was then passed by vote Of
35S to 40. The votes on financial
clauses IL. II. 90 and 81 were postponed
by almost equally heavy majorlties.
Be the time clause 10, concerning the
powers Of the Irish Legislative Assem-
bly, in matters OF money, bills and votes,
was reached the boiling Conservatives
had returned. The clause was carried
by a vote of 32S to 1894
The following clauses were then
rushed through with majorities varying
between % and 30:
Clause 10, concerning the Irish ex-
chequer Judges; clause %, concerning
appeals from Irish Courts; clause %,
concerning provision for decision OF
constitutional questions; clause "a, con
corning the Office of Lord Lieutenant;
clause %, concerning the use Of Crown
funds by the Irish government; clause
&c, concerning tenure Of future Judges.