The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-02
THE HOME. RULE BILL.
Final Discussion in the House Of
Commons.
PASSED BY A VOTE OF ao1 TO 2s7.

Mr. Gladstone Gives the First Vote for
the Measure and MIR. Morley the Last.
The Welsh Party Demands Disestab-
Iishment of the Church In Wales.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Yesterday afternoon
the house OF commons agreed to suspend
the IL o'clock rule In order that the third
reading of the home rule bill might be
concluded before adjournment.
Justin Mccarthy, leader OF the anti
Parnellites, was the first speaker. lie
said that, although the bill did not have
the pedantic character Of flnality, which
Its opponents commended any home rule
measure must have, 1t contained finality
in principle. When Ireland world get
her national parliament it would include
hnality In the true sense Of the term.
Irishmen so accepted the measure az a
final adjustment Of their leading griev-
ance against Great Britain.
Joseph Chamberlain, leader Of the LIB
eral Unionists, doubted the sincerity OF
the Irish members in accepting the bill as
q fnality and said: "If this bill ever be
passed you will have the Irish coming to
Parliament demanding more and more,
and putting pressure on ministry after
ministry, until at last some minister will
be found weak enough or base enough to
buy Irish votes by granting final separa-
ton. The bill is now about to go to
another place We probably never shall
see it again. But whether we see it or not,
am convinced that the British people
will give the policy embodied In it death
blow at the first opportunity offered
them"
Mr. Balfour, Conservative leader, said
Al.ut AI at 1san puadt hran
fourths of the home rule bill either in com
mittee or in the report stage. The present
bill was an absolute reversal of the consti
ton. 1t involved change of every fun
damental principle Of the constitution.
The present bill was o mockery Of legisla-
ton. Every one voting for 1t knew some
thing Of its worthlessness and to pass 1t
was trying to put life In dead carcass.
John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland,
held that the opposition to the bill under
discussion had been conducted in bad
faith. If obstruction was patriotism, he
said, closure was patriotism. In conclud-
ing Mr.. Morley said that after seven and
half years of controversy this popular as
sembly, which was virtually supreme, was
about to pass the home rule bill for Ire
land. Whatever might be done elsewhere
to delay, resist or obstruct the bill, this
solemn declaration could never be can
celed or recalled. Wherever Englishmen
toiled, hoped, yearned-wherever there
were Englishmen and Scotcbmen weary Of
the inveterate stain on the fame aud honor
OF the country they would presently know
that this house had taken the final steps
towards the true incorporation of Ireland
into a united people. At the close of his
speech enthusiastic cheers were given for
Mr.. Morley.
The time having arrived for the third
reading of the bill. the speaker formally
put motion and ordered o division of the
house. Mr.. Gladstone was the first to re-
cord his vote and Mr.. Morley was the last.
Each was accorded an ovation, as was also
Mr.. Balfour. The division resulted; For
the motion 8o1; against 287. When the
figures were announced the Irish men,
bers sprang to their feet and cheered
wildly, waving hats, handkerchiefs and
the like, while the opposition members
raised counter cheers and shouts Of IRE
sign, resign" The house then adjourned.
Immediately after the sitting Of the house
of Lords was resumed and five minutes
later the home rule bill passed the first
reading
On the liberal side of the house Will
lam Saunders, member for the Walworth
division of Newington, voted against the
government Mr.. Wallace abstained from
voting and William Rathbone, member
for Carnarvonshire, was absent On the
Unionist side Sir Edward Watkin and
Baron Henry De Worms were absent.
The WEIGH party, at q meeting today
carried a resolution demanding that the
disestsblishment of the church in Wales
be the primary item on the government
program for 1884,