Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-09
THE HONE RULE BILL
The Mea,urs stllI Under Discussion In Par
liamout.

LONDON, May SIN the House OF
Commons to-day, Prime Minister Glad
stone, stated In reply to the Right Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, that he would
propose that the ninth clause OF tho
Irish home rule bill should be retained
without alteration. The clause pro-
vides for the retention OF Irish mem
bers In the Imperial Parliament. The
speaker ruled that the instructions 20
the committee on the home rule bill
offered by Lord Randolph Churchill
aud the others with view OF defeat
ing the bill, were out Of order.
The House then went into a commit
tee OF the whole on the bill. The
Right Hon. Joseph Chamber 20 moved
10 postpone tho claA1SSiD6
simply provides that
appointed day there SD
Iature In Ireland. Mr..
said 10 was his intentionS
postponement OF every cN
clause o In order to begin th
OF the bill with the most
propositlon. The House, nc ~
a right TO know whether the q
ment meant 10 adhere 10 the fh3ylI
points Of the bill; otherwise the House
might at any time find new bill sprung
upon them.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that he de-
cllned TO slow Mr.. Chamberlaln 10 re-
serve TO himself the privilege 10 chal-
lenge clauses ont OF their order. The
bill was before the house Ia particular
form and the government alone had a
right TO Indicate variations from that
form.
The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour
charged Mr. Gladstone with conceallng
how he designed 10 arrange tho repre-
sentation OF Irish members.
j. w. L0wther aud other UnIonists
continued TO talk 10 q strafn similar 70
that OF their leaders, while the Irish
NatlopalIsts cried "DIyide." Lowther.
who Is a relative Of Lord Salisbury, apd
represents Middle Cumberland. accused
Timothy Healy Of leading organized
disorder.
Mr.. Healy replied that the statement
was untrue; the disorder was Oh the
other side.
Chairman Mellor put an end to the
sauabble by calling the disputanh 20
order, and Mr. Chamberlain's amend
ment was rejected-270-213.
Charles j. Darling, Conservative for
Department OF Ford proposes 10 amend
clause one by reaffirming the supremacy
OF Parliament ia local as well as Inn
perlal affairs.
Mr.. Gladstone opposed the motion
for the reason that the supremacy OF
Parliament has been asserted suiiici-
entity In the preamble. The Ulster
members stated that the Government
was necessary 10 "curb the predatory
propensItles OF the squalid Irish Parli-
ament with hungry executive. float
ing I'm whlskey. Certainly supremacy
ought 10 be first asserted" He himself
aid not believe that the Government
wished 70 assert that supremacy.
Amid the Conservative cheers which
greeted the statement. electric lights in
the lobbles and galleries went out and
proceedings were suspended.
To shorten the debate the Irish men,
bers abstained from speaking on hr.
DarlIng's amendment, although the
Conservative speakers taunted them
with exceptional maIignity for the pur-
pose OF involving them 10 discussion.
After six hours bad been talked away,
Mr.. Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
moved the closure. His motion evoked
opposition yeIls and cries.
The closure was carried by vote OF
243 70 I95.
The amendment wss lost by vote Of
2s5 70 233.
Mr. Ba four moved that the chairman
leave the chair. The motion was resist
ed By Mr.. Gladstone and was lost By .
vote Of 304 10 257.
The discussion dragged uneventfully
20 the adjournment ~ midnight. The
last two hours had been completely
wasted ia futile sqpabbIing and voting.
TIE MEATHEE.