The sun., 1893-06-30
A HOTFIGHT IN THE COMMONS
THE TORIES BITTERLY coNTEsr,THE
CLOSURE RESOLUTION

THE TORIES BITTERLY coNTEsr,zHE
CLOSURE RESOLUTION
They Accuse Gladstons or Chokine or De
bate on Proposed Change In the Cou-
stitution Motion after Motion TO Aa-
Journ-stin st It Early this Naorrips-The
House Finally Adiourns at A NJ.
LONDON, June 29.-In the House OF Com mons
to-day Mr.. Gladstone moved the adoption OF
the resolution, the terms Of which were read In
in the House yesterday. providing for the
quicker passage OF the Home Rule bill. In
speaking to his motion Mr.. Gladstone said that
tho Government would not feel justified in
sanctioning any intermssion in the business
Of the House by proroRuinR or adjournipR
Parliament until the Home Rule bill was
passed and supply voted. The resolution was
absolutely necessary. 1t was as considerate
as he could possibly contrive. Without re-
sorting to some method OF closure. 1t would
take more than twelve months to pass the bill
in Committee Of tho Whole. The character Of
the amendments was such that II they were
accepted they would destroy tho bill. The
Government had other important measures
which he hoped the House would have time to
deal with.
The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour. tho leader OF
the Opposition in the House. here asked
How can proposals curtailing the liberty Of
discussion Of the Homo Rule bill be necessity
when the Primo Minister In the same breath
says thnt there is plenty time to settle other
Questonsp"
Continuing. Mr. Balfour said II was arty ex-
pediency and not parliamentary necessity that
inspired the resolution. Nothing but the whole
energies Of Parliament during the whole Sos
slon were adequate TO the Home Rule bill The
Government wished to evade discussion OF q
new Constitution affecting the United King
dom.
Mr.. Balfour denied that there was parallel
between the closure resolutions OF tho Con-
servatives In 1887 and the present resolutions.
The Crimes bill OF 1887 was urgent. while the
Home Rule bill is not. He defended the
amendments to the BILL saying that though
they were numerous mono OF them were OBJ
structive. Never had debates conducted In
Committee Of the Whole shown more regard
for the rules OF the House. nor had amend
ments offered more relevancy to the subject
matter OF the bill they were proposed to i'm
prove
T. W. Russell. champion OF the men OF Ulster.
moved the rejection OF the resolution.
John Cham berlain. loader OF the Liberal
Unionists. spoke at length against the Gov
ernments plan for curtailing the debate In the
committee stage. In 1887. he said. the Liber-
ais had resisted the Governments closure pro-
posals MS cutting the roots of parliamentary
the Liberal party forgotten the Indignation
and alarm to which they then gaye utterance?
mstod shnt
used by the Government in 1882 Where
could they find an excuse for shutting Off de-
Ho9s Re.e on as b Whies the life Of
the country. which abolished the treaty Of
and Ireland for ninety years? The oblect Of
the resolution was virtually to gag the chief
monstrous had ever been proposed IN the
House.
noticing the arguments of the Unionists This
silence: he said: was such @ piece @ 81 paria, han
recorded. 1t was the evidence OF political
Mr.. CHAPLIN. President Of the Board OF Agri-
culture under the last Salisbury Administra.
tion. criticised the Ministers hardly less
tion. and eventually moved that. as protest
against the conduct o! the Ministry an ad-
Sir %ilIi.m Hsrsaart replied briefly to tn.
said; had fully explained The object Of the
resei reasons Tor III" introdu:ins it. The Arguments
given in his speech had rendered supernuous
,ssa M yots %osG 5 ts & doMSTn M Eusse fe
@Ssae ~ss by TO n f0'e
oluSn lin asf1!s % Gn r
Bordesley division OF Birmingham. declared
that in sitting amendments the G2ve1nment
might hide another gigantic error ke tho one
that rendered necessary the revision Of the
financial clauses OF tho Home Rule bill. He
ferdinand de RothseIid. LIBERAL, tnionist
Shire i e. moved m that i he House adjourn: Every
body was anxious he said. to follow the Prime
Mopds srss2sa sh snd s9e Of
from the Liberals. and the Speaker reproved
Sir william Harcourt reminded the House
sion shortened the time in which the bill must
In urging the Government to assent to an ad-
journment Joseph Chan oorlain ri made cut
and somebody shouted Judas" The Speaker
!nterrupted the discussion to rebuke the un-
Mr.: Bsiiour made Anslappesl to the Govern
ment to accept the Rothschild motion to .ia ad-
which was defeated by a vote OF 2s3 to 257.,
yiscount Cranbournc: :ConservMstiye. M loved to
not in condition at that late hour to give dis
to the
srSpSiSsa; sna potSers SPOKE s on The NOTION; A. .
Thomas SEXTON ant. paTa,sllits, for North
kssy ss shs Of 10
then trying to back out
On division the Cranboarne motion nc to adjourn
Charles. Conybeare, Radical for, Northwest
Cornwall, moved the closure. The Speaker
refused fiatly to put the question. and the de-
bate on tho original resolution WI was resumed
agreed to conclude the Offering OF amend
ments at o'clock to-day. and Sir William
Harcourt consented to adjourn the House The
members arose few minutes after A. NJ
baron Reveistokers Art Treasures.
roxnoN Jpna oa-The aale of tho art collec-