The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-09
HOME RULE TO Be PUSHED.
Schemes Of the 0bStTuCtiOniStS 10 Be
ThWarted.

Not to Be Allowed to Challenge the
Clauses of the Bill Out of Their
Order.
London May SIN the House of Com
mons today Mr.. Gladstone stated in re
ply to Mr.. Chamberlain that he would
propose that the ninth clause of the Irish
home rule bill should be retained with
out alteration This clause provides for
the retention of the Irish members in the
imperial parliament.
The speaker ruled that the instructions
to the committee on the homo rule bill of
fered by Lord Randolph Churchill and
others with a view of defeating the bill
was out of order.
The house went into committee on the
home rule bill.
Mr.. Chamberlain moved to postpone
clause | of the bill, which simply provides
that on and after an appointed day there
should be legislature in Ireland. Mr.
Chamberlain said it was his intention to
move pOStpOnCmCnt of every clause up
to clause 9 in order to begin discussion
of the bill with the most important pro-
posals. The house, he said, had right
to know whether the government meant
to adhere to the main points of the bill.
Otherwise the house might ut any time
find new bill sprung upon it.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that he declined
to allow Mr.. Chamberlain TO reserve to
himself the privilege to challenge the
clauses out of their order The bill was
before the house in particular form and
the government alone had the right TO in
dicate variations from that form.
A. J. Balfour charged Mr. Gladstone
with concealing how he designed to ar
range the representation of the Irish
members at Westminster until he should
find time more propitious for reveal
ing IT,
Mr.. Lowther and other unionists con-
tinued to talk in strain similar TO their
leaders, while the Irish nationalists
cried divide Mr.. Lowthcr, who is u
relative of Lord Salisbury and represents
Middle Cumberland, accused Timothy
Healy of leading organized disorder.
Mr.. Healy replied that the statement
was untrue; the disorder was on the other
side.
Chairman Mellor put an end to the
squabble by calling the disputants to
order and Mr.. Chamberlain amendment
was rejected by a vote of 270 TO 2l3.
AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
Charles J. Darling, conservative, for
Depford, proposed to amend clause one
by rcaf1irming the supremacy of parlia-
ment in local as well as imperial matters.
Mr. Gladstone opposed the motion for
the reason that the supremacy of par
lament had been asserted sufficiently in
the preamble.
Col. Saunderson, the Ulster loyalist,
argued that the amendment was neces-
sary to curb the predatory propensities
Of a squalid Irish parliament with hun
CRY executive floating in whisky
Mr. Balfour, the leader Of the uniOnists
said that the proposed amendment was
preface to future provisions by which the
imperial parliament would be enabled to
control local and personal affairs in Ire
land.
CALLED A SINISTER OMEN.
Mr.. Chamberlain, leader of the liberal
unionists, declared it to be a sinister omen
that the government were unwilling TO
accept the amendment. If it were deemed
desirable TO enforce the supremacy of the
imperial parliament then certainly that
supremacy ought TO be first asserted. He
himself did not believe that the govern
ment wished to assert this supremacy.
Amid the conservative cheers which
greeted this statement the electric lights
in the lObbies and galleries went out, and
the proceedings were suspended.
To shorten the debate the Irish mem
bers a6stained from speaking on Mr..
Darling's amendment, although the con
servative speakers taunted them with
exceptional malignity for the purpose of
involving them in the discussion.
After six hours had been talked away
MIR Morley, chief secretary for Ireland,
moved closure His motion evoked Oppo-
sition, yells and cries of shameful" and
"scandalous," TO which the Irish mem
bers replied; 'Remember what you did
in 1887 "
Closure was carried by vote Of 243
to 1875.
The amendment was lost by vote Of
2S5 to 233.
DAvITT TO RESIGN.
Michael Davitt, -Parnellite, member
for Northeast Cork. has applied for the
Chiltern Hundreds. This means his
resignation OF his seat in parliament.
Although the bankruptcy act allows a
man six months grace after he has been
declared bankrupt, Mr.. Davitt prefers
retiring at once He said to-day that his
conscience would not allow him to remain
in parliament on sufferance. Mr.. Dayitts
financial troubles were caused by the cost
attendant upon the North Meath election
contest.
THE CHAIRMAN ASKED TO REPORT.
Lord Randolph Churchill moved that
the chairman OF the committee report
progress. II was hopeless he said. TO get
was being conducted.
Mr. Gladstone resisted the motion. re-
marking that he was not the author OF
the closure rule
Mr.. Chamberlain said that he could ap-
preciate the prime minister's coolncss.
When the worm was trampled it was not
the trampler who had reason TO become
excited. Nevertheless, the worms feel
ings might be hurt Mr.. Chamberlain
closed with fling at the Irish, whom he
charged with discriminating support Of
the government.
THE HOUSE ~ CPROAR.
How much would it take to square
youl' shouted William Pollard Byles,
Yorkshire liberal
Conservatives shouts for an apology
followed.
The chairman requested Mr. Bylcs TO
apologize. but he refused to do 50.
More shouting and general disorder
swellcd the uprOar, above which could be
heard indistiuctly the protests Of the
Irish that Mr.. Chamberlain was the one
who ought 10 apologize first.
Eventually Mr Gladstone intcrpOsed,
calmed the members and drew from the
chairman statement that he had mis-
understood the facts and wished 10 with
draw his request for an apology from Mr..
Bylcs
The motion 10 report progress was then