Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-30
THE HOME-RULE BILL
STATUS OF mR. GLADsToNe's GREAT
MEASURE FOR IRELAND.
The Committee stage to BE Reached on
Tbursday-One Thousand Opposition
Amendments Drafted Already.
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IoyDox, April 2a-The UnionIsr leaders we're
plainly intent upon game Of blun when tney
held their FIRST conference at Devonshire House
this week. Neither their resolution at this meet
ing nor tho sm:in. decision Of the Irish Loyal
ists to abstain from proposals to amend the
homo-rule bill In committee viii be followed by
tho opposition. Tho mock herolcs spoken by
tho English Uniouis,s and repeated moro dra-
matlcaily by Colonel saunderson and his
nre-ea;eis concerning the utterly unamend-
ia0le badness Of Mr.. GlGdstones mea-
sure were intended for the provinces
AMI Ornngcmen. INT lacked the endorsement OF
the men who fathered them. The humbig was
apparent AZ once 10 Liberals Radicals, and Ma
tonallsts. and evoked abundant rdcule from
the press q the three allied parties Eyen the
more earnest members Of the Parliamentary
opposition deprecated the folly implied by the
declarations. ana began Immediately o. call Tor
n plan of action moro consonant with the grayl-
~ II the issue. Their protests against covering
tho attacks 81 the nionists under palpabls
mask were 80 earnest that az the second oppos-
ton conference, for whose action the Baliour
c0utir gent hote tho rcspOnsi llity. there was a
virtual though not formal reyorssl OF what had
been done.
NE oFFERGN0 or AMENDMENT.
Lord Randolph Churchill who maintains his
position stu in tho shadow OF the leadership,
had felt IN the mean time the pulse Oi the parry
AM WAS ready with vast number ot ptece-
tfIIe 70 III lily me IefNlaiHNt NitoilAs " oNAE
ments. The most important Instance ~ Whlrh
parliamentary history Afforded him Tor MS put-
pose was The struggle IN the House 81 commons
against the hr3t reform bill, Whl'n Lotu nan
d0lph described as a much moro abhorrent mee-
sure than even tho homo rule. in that Struggle
the Tory Lenders fought for seventy days pro-
posing amendment after Amendment and OK
hau-ting the arguments end eloqnoncc o. every
speaker IN the party. A soon as Il Was decileu
10 l-t Lord RaniOlph'a coun'es prevail MI
Bafour. NJ Chamberlain, and sir Henry James
set about preparing the motions Which Will 10
produced 10 committee as amendments endorsed
by tho Uuignlsis.
THE CGsrEENEN.
Tho representatives OF the men OF Ulster have
fastened to execute tho same somers7ult
Colonel SlundcrsOn presidod az o meeting III
which they repeated tho manWuvres ot ther
| Tory and Liberal Unicnlst allies, aud win tho
( mi Of Il. vs.. Russell, carried ont LORD hau-
/ d0lpi3 wishes, despite some Keen oppo'llloh'
| The loader NJ the malcontenis was me Mhte.tlS
o. Londonderry, who urgently admonshei me
L0yalists that tho only logical attitude was one
! OF complete negation, and thar by concedihg
! 'Lu ameldo tlity OF the home-rule Ol' .uey
would glye the Ito to al their previous uu,i'
| ances against home rule. he added tnat we
| idea Of shifting the'r responsibility Tor inc
| amendments 20 tao lay members o. tho oppOsl-
| ton was ridiculous, a. every debate ana every
division must necessarily be conducted uLder
/ the guidance OF the per.ys chosen iealeIS
TIE COMMITTEE STAGE.
! Tho I'm will enter the committee stage next
! THURSDAY. How long It will remain there lew
/ dgrc even 20 predict. Already the NUMBER OF
amendments drafted Is almost Que t1ou-Hnl'
/ although tie piOusts are far from eXhhutiiiK
/ their list The Pamellites AMI Liberals and
/ Radicals viii propose hundreds 81 alterations IN
/ the bill. ONLY the anti-PaTnellltes nave Az
/ stained from preparing motions iney n ,'ss
| held their pence while the Parneilites anu o 10"
| Liberals have prepared the wOrk Tor then'
sOME AMENDMENTS DEFINED
The ParnelIite amendments affecting vital
! portions o., the dill have attracted excepVonluy
! strong outside support. those concerning inc
! constitution Of the Dublin Parliament, the re-
! tenti0n Of an the lob Irish members at W esi-
minister, and the financial clauses OF mo blil VII
/ b. advocated by TabOIchero and large part oi
( ms Radical following az well as by Justin Ai-
/ Carthy and majority Of his Ani-Parnel,l g.
| Tho Liberals, who Object to giving the Itl'h
| members lull control Of their own AFFAIRS COM
/ IlnrI with parliamentary control OF lmperlal
! affairs. VIII ODER umid opposition 70 motlou
that the IRISH representation III the House DO lelt
/ unchanged. u r. certain, however, tnht MI
! ola lstouo "a disposed 90 assent 10 mo amenh-
! meut IN question, ~ u Will CONFORM WNu mo
| Uerz0nal pledge gwen by MN 70 Jh3lh Nc
/ Carfby ami John Dillon during the carly negO-
/ t!atious tor tho bill. Tho most CONSPICUOUS Oh
/ Labou .hete . proposals. il TO amend VITA 2. mo-
! ticn thet the irish Parliament sholl nave no So
| cond chamber. Ihis motion VIII De- resisted sue
! ce-sfui'v 10y the government Je-to 'nuht-'
Liberal uionist, viii De put mp by Joseph OhAih-
q lcr!atu ana hl- immediate colleagues - ptopV7e
.
Of fgo tl N case majority " the Ulster electors
} vote in favor OF such exclusion. The lstor Con-
, seryatives regard this proposed amenimeht
with distrU5t and declare they WISH u snare the
tate OF their orange brethren throughout Ireland
The truth undoubtedly Us that th~y fear pleuis-
{ cite in Ulster would show big majority IVI
J homo rule.
TrE MINISTERIAL CALCULATION.
The Ministry calculate that the enormous ana
Notwithstanding number OF amendments WlI
! kecu the bill IN committee Tor three months
| and consequently tax OF a winter session mas
| begun already. II will be Impossible T. me
hoine.ruls bill 10 roach the House Of Lords 10
/ fore August some say u will not leave the
Commons earlier than October.
Tho rejection q the bill, Liberals continue
10 argue, would not lead necessarily 10 diss0ll-
/ ton, "a the government could proceed WIN
/ other bills. AZ the Conservative Carton NluD D
/ Is a matter Of current report tina, IN the eventu
7 ality OF the rejection OF the nome-rule bill no
/ snch easy way would be- lett open 10 the govern
mont, as In order 20 iOrrc an appeal 20 the cuun
. try on the hOme-rulc issue the Lords would de-
/ feat wiihout courtesy or debate eyery min'ste-
nal measure subsequently, sent 20 them from the
/ Commons. II this plan Is followed next autumn
| Will bring with Il another general election