Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-30
HOME RULE OPPONENTS YIELD.
They Agree to End the Offering OF Amend
ments to the Bill.

They Agree to End the Offering OF Amend
ments to the Bill.
In the British house OF commons last night
Mr.. Gladstone moved the adoption Of the reso-
luton, the terms Of which were read in the
house Wednesday, providing for the quicker
passage Of the home rule bill
In speaking to his M otion Mr.. Gladstone said
that the government would not feel justified in
sanctioning any intermission in the business Of
the house by proroguing or adjourning parlia-
ment until the home rule bill was passed and
supply voted. The resolution was absolutely
necessary. 1t was considerats es he could
possibly contrive. Without resorting to some
method Of closure il would take more than
twelve months to pass the bill in committee Of
was such that II they were accepted they would
destroy the bill. The government had other
important measures which. he hoped, the house
would have time to deal with.
Mr. BALFouR OBJECTS.
Mr.. Balfour here asked, How can promo
sails curtailing the liberty Of discussion Of ths
home rule bill be Q necessity when the prime
minister in the same breath etates that there il
plenty OF time to settle other questions?"
Continuing, Mr.. Balfour said it was party ex-
pediency and not parliamentary necessity that
inspired the resolution. Nothing but the whole
energies OF parliament during the whole ses-
sion were adequate to the home rule bill. The
government wished to evade discussion on q
new constitution affecting the united kingdom
Mr.. Balfour denied that there was parallel
between the closure resolutions OF the con-
servatives in 1887 and the present resolutions.
The crime bills Of 1887 was urgent, while the
home rule bill was not. He defended the
amendments to the bill saying that thoaRh
they were numerous. none Of them were OBJ
structive. Never had debates conducted In COM
mittee OF the whole more regard for the rules
OF the house, nor had amendments offered more
relevancy 10 the subject matter of the bin shsy
were prepared to improve.
I. W. Russell, champion Of the men Of
Ulster, moved the rejection Of the resolution.
Mr.. Chamberlain spoke at length against the
governments plan for curtailing the debate In
the committee stage. In 1857, he said, the
liberals had resisted the governments closure
proposals as cutting the roots Of parliamentary
institutions. Had the gentlemen now leading
the liberal party forgotten the indignation and
alarm to which they then gave utterance? II
not, how could they justify themselves in
adopting o much harsher method than that
used by the government in 1887? The object
Of the resolution was virtually 10 gag the chief
contracting party to the union. Nothing more
monstrous had ever been proposed In the
house.
Sir Edward Clarke. conservative for piy.
mouth, denounced the government for nos
noticing the arguments OF the unionistx while
Mr.. Chaplin criticised the ministers hardly lees
sharply for their refusal to debate the resolu-
ton, and eventually moved that, e. protest
against the conduct Of the ministry, An adj
journment be taken.
Sir William Harcourt replied briefly to the
opposition speaker. The prime minister. he
said, had fully explained the object Of the res
olution aud had stated the governments rsa-
sons for introducing it. The arguments
given in his speech had rendered superfuous
any further discussion on the part Of the
government.
Mr.. Chapiin's motion TO adjourn was defeated
by vote of sos to 279. Mr.. Russelrs motion
TO amend practically 90 to reject vas d.
feated by vote OF BOG to 279.
AN ALL-NIoHr SESSION.
Ferdinand de Rothschild moved that the
house adjourn In urging the government to
assent to an adjournment Mr.. Chamberlain
made q cutting remark concerning Mr.. Glad.
stone.
Twenty liberal and Irish members cried
'-Shame" and somebody shouted Judas"
MIR. Baifour made final appeal 10 the gov
ernment to accept the Rothschild motion 10
adjourn. The house then divided on the mo-
ton. which was defeated by vote OF 283 70 Isl.
viscount Cranbourne, conservative, moved to
adjourn for the reason that the ministers were
not in condition at that late hour TO give dis
passionate consideration to the amendments
proposed.
Thomas Sexton accused the opposition Of
trying to force an all-night sitting upon the
house and then trying to back out On divi-
sion the Crsnbourne motion to adjourn vas
lost by q vote OF 270 to 242
AN AGREEMENT REACHED
At $50 O'Clock Charles Conybears, radical
for Northwest Cornwall, moved the closure.
The speaker refused fatty to put the quss-
ton and the debate on the original resolution
was resumed.
After some further discussion Mr.. Balfour
agreed to conclude the Offering OF amendments
at O'Clock today, and Sir William HarcourS
consented TO adjourn the house. The members
rose few minutes after O'Clock.