The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-22

LoSDoS, April 2L-IbH mtmbe" OF
tho house OF commons locked 20 secure
seats for tho hnal encounter over the
second reading OF tho Irish horle rule
bill. Dr. c. X Tanner nationa'i5tmcm'
Der for Middle Cork, was thc hrst to ar
rive, being present. as early as o o'clock
this morning, Several other national'
ists and several representatives ol tho
Ulster Uuiouists followed Dr. Tanner
closely and many oIhor msmber' wera
in their seats much more promptly than
usual, Dr.. Tanuer had a special reason
Tor being early, beside, his interost in
the home rule bill lie WAS intruNod
with the pleasing duty OF presenting 70
Primo Minister Gladstone, rs soon AZ
Mr. Gladstone should arrive, peauu.
iul boquet OF flowers sent from Ireland
and accompanied by tho lnscriptlNn;
"All blessings aud power 10 the lylend
OF poor and distressed Ireland. May
God prosper you"
Tho Right Hon. Sir Henry James,
Liberal unionist, addressed the house
In opposition 10 the home rule bill
Early in the evening thu debate was
monopolzed by minor mombers. Az 10
o'clock Mr.. Gladstone entered Aurricdly
aud amid cheers.
At 1880 Blliour was received With
cheors. All the members had mean
t.mo taken there places, aud the house
waited eXpectaut,y iog the heavy guns
OF the final debate on the second read
reading Mr.. Bailour rose shortly be.
before ii o'clock. a longer period had
never been occupied with the sreoud
reading Of bill, he said, than had been
allowed Tor the present debate.
The bill, II raasod, would entail loss
and hardship upon all classes in lTo'
land. Irish ambitions would center in
the new Dublin parliament, lrl0hmen
would regard tho imperial parliament
as foreign aud defeated body. The
Irish people would drink from tho bit
ter and polluted strenm OF Irish history
instead Of the pure dream oi EagIish
history Laughter
III you commit this great political
crimo,o said MIR. Balfour, in closing hia
speech, you make yourselves response
bic for an irreparable national disaster
and all hopes Of peaceful and united
Ireland will vanish forever"
Prolonged cheers and counter cheers
followed this pororntion.
As Mr.. Gladstone rosO to address tho
house tho cheering was renewed.
The principal weapons Of the opposi-
sition, he said, wcre bold assertions,
persistent oxaggorAtion, constant mis-.
construction and Copious, arbitrary and
baseoss prophecies. True, there were
conflicting financial arrangements TO bO
dealt with but, among tho difficulties,
nothing existed which ought to abash
or terriiy men dosirous to accomplish q
great object
Mr.. Gladstone's olosing words we're;
"You cannot be surprised that We
have undertaken tho solution OF this
great question. and as on the one hand,
IL is not the least OF the arduous efforts
Of the Libercl party; 40, on tho othor
land, II will have it's place in history
ave, and not remote, but early history
--as not the least durable, fruitful and
blessed among its accomplished act 4"
Mr.. Morley, chief secretary for Ire
land, moved the closure and it was
adopted.
William Saunders, radical member
for tho Walworth division Of Newing.
ton, who threatened to bolt to the OPP
position, changed his mind at the last
moment and went into tho lobby with
the ministorialists. As Mr.. Gladstone
returned from tho lobby liberals and
nationalista rose, cheerod and waved
their hats. John Redmond shouted:
"Three cheers for ParHeIl" but the
only response was laughter Tho an.
nouucomcnt that the bill had passed
the second reading by vote Of 3l7 to
30l was the signal for more cheers and
hat waving. There was another demon-
stration whom Mr. Gladstone left tho
house. Crowds had gathered outside
tho building and as the prime minister
rode away he was followed by their
cheers. The division was taken on
strict party lines. Every nationalist
member voted with the majority. The
dissident liberals, to man, went with
tho opposition. The prince Of Wnlos
remained until the result OF tho dlvis.
t,N man uuunuupnI