The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-26
CONTROL OF IRISH TAXES.
An Amendment TO the Home Rule
Bill Defeated.

1t Proposed to Take Control of the
Funds Away from the Imperial
Government and Give Them to the
Irish Legislature-Mr Gladstone
Was Against the Amendment-The
Premier Makes a Spirited Reply
to Speech by Mr.. Chamber
lain.
London, July 25.-The House of Com
mons, sitting as committe of the whole,
continued this evening discussion of the
financial proposals in the home rule bill.
John Redmond, leader of the Parnellites,
moved an amend ment to the effect that
the Irish legislature should receive inn
mediate control of tho Irish taxes, as was
proposed originally by Mr.. Gladstone, in
stead Of being forced to leave the taxes in
British hands for six years as was stipu-
lated in the new financial clause.
Mr. Gladstone said that the govern
ment could not accept the amendment.
Mr.. BalfOur, leader of the unionists,
supported the government in its opposi-
ton to the amendment.
Thomas Sexton, anti-Parnellite, ap-
pealed to Mr. Redmond not to push the
amendment to a division
Eventually the Parnellites had their
way and a division was taken. The
amendment was lost by vote of 249 to
53
CHAMBERLAIN WANTS IT PERMANENT.
Joseph Chamberlain, leader of the lib
eral unionists, moved to make permanent
the provisional arrangement that Irish
taxes should be collected for six years by
the uimperia! government. In speaking
to his motion Mr.. Chamberlain denounc-
ed the government for trucking to the
nationalists
The House filed rapidly during Mr..
Chamberlain's speech, as it was known
that Mr.. Gladstone would reply at length.
When the premier rose few of the seats
were vacant Mr.. Gladstone began by
comparing Mr. Chamberlain's attitude to-
wards the bill with the proverbial attitude
of the DEVILS advocate, whose function it
was, he said to seize eagerly on every hui
man failing, and to misconstrue every
thing capable of mlscoustructiOn. The
premier turned toward Mr. Cham
berlain and in voice Of anger and indig-
nation said: "The right Hon. gentleman
has brought into public life one of his mis-
chievOus praCtices-the practices OF CON
tinually and deliberately, with the ut
most confidence in his own infallibility,
ascrtbing to men who have right TO
stand on the same level with him,
who were at one time his col
leagues, and were supposed to
be his friends motives for their acts
which they Indignantly disclaim. pro
longed cheers,) BY what gift of infalli-
biity is the right honorable gentleman
enabled to pronounce on the state OF
things in Ireland six years hencei
The Irish members in the House
now number 10S, yet nobody Will
contend that they are omnipotent. "a loud
'ohl" from Lord Randolph Churchill. }
They will return in diminished numbers
after the passage of the bill, yet we hear
the argument that they will prevail
against $40 English and Scotchish mem
bers' (cheers).
After describing Mr.. Chamberlain's ex-
aggeratiOn of facts, as "gross and habitu-
al, f." Mr. Gladstone closed his speech with
a declaration that the government was
satisfied their proposals would meet the
approval of the tax payers of the country.
Mr. Balfour replied to Gladstone in a
fiery speech and the committee rose.