The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-09-12
HOME RULE REJECTED.
The Measure Overwhelmingly De-
feated by the Peers.
THE VOTE STOOD 41o TO Al

ceivod with Laughter and Some Cheer
ing-Lord Salisbury DoIivors tho Clos
Ing Debate Against tho BILL
LONDON, Sept. 0-Although it was gem
orally understood that the house of lords
would reject the home rule bill last night
tho house did not fill up until after the
dinner hour. popular interest centering in
the speech of the Marquis of Salisbury
who was not expected to rise until toward
midnight. In the meantime Barou Halls
bury, Baron Herschcll, Baron Monkswell
and the bishop Of Ripon had spoken TO
half fllcd benches. After o'clock the
scene outside and inside the house livened
up as members and visitors began stream.
Ing in. The archbishop Of Canterbury, the
bishop of London, the bishop of Oxford
and every notable church dignitary we're
present. The Hobbies held SO many people
that they were impossible until the police
received orders to clear them.
Outside of the parliament houses or
ganized bands from Conservative working
mems clubs, specially formed to incite a
jubilant demonstration on the rejection OF
the home rule bill began to assemble at 10
o'clock. Some hint of their intention hav-
ing REACHED the RADICAL YQrkingrnen's
Clubs and Irish societies. small detachments
or these soon appeared on the scene AZ
brawl was feared, the police, having been
rs-enforced, broke up the different groups
and Kept them flowing.
The debate in the house reached the
acme of dizziness in the Earl of Morley's
maunderings against the bill. A number
OF other peers were to speak, but sense
of WEAKNESS affected them as we'll as
the house generally. So Lord salisbury,
selling chance during a momentary
nj 10.Qn tolo u
cheers and began his speech.
Lord Salisbury said he felt that there
was satisfaction in occupying the position
ne did--that of the last person to speak
against home rule In the course OF the
present session, But, although it was q
position Of much distinction, 1t had many
inconvenience, In particular, the ground
of debate had already been SO fully occu-
pied that there was little new left for him
to say. Throughout the debate one ques-
ton constantly present in his mind was:
Why had the government introduced such
billf On this point the house had re-
ceived no sufficient enlightenment Some
peers who had defended the bill had made
able speeches without much reference to
the real nature of the bill.
The lord chancellor, Lord Iierschell,
had virtually told them that he did
not quite believe with the government on
one subject. In dealing with the retention
of Irish members at Westminster-which
was an outrage on England so enor-
NOUS and 80 grotesque that it was sur
prising that it had ever found place in a
proposal emenating from responsible
government-the lord chancellor had de-
clared that he was not inclined to asso-
ciate himself with so desperate u clause
but would prefer some other Arrangement
Then in den lipu tvitl, ha al, %
the landlords, the lord chancellor had ad
mitted that their fate would be terrible
but said they had brought it OH them
selves
Finally the lord chancellor had finished
his account of his own intellectual posi-
tion by protesting with vigor thoroughly
sincere against anybody desiring to know
the real opinion of any cabinet member
upon cabinet bill The secretary of for
eign affairs Uord Roseberry) also had
avoided the burning subjects underlying
the governments policy. The problem
which the foreign secretary seemed to
have set himself to solve was how in an
hours speech to avoid giving pledges TINT
might be inconvenient in the future, and
he has solved the problem with absolute
success.
Lord Salisbury spoke for an hour and a
quarter. His conclusion was marked by
quiet eloquence Some signs of waning
vigor were noticed in him, but these are
in part at least, attributed to the OBJ
pressive heat in the chamber. The Earl
of Kimberly, lord president of the council
and secretary of state for India, briefly re
p lied to Lord Salisbury
The lord chancellor then put the motion
for second reading of the bill He caused
some mcriment by crying: II think the
contents have it," Very loud and de-
termned WAS the rival cry 1.-The non-con-
tents have it." The house divided at mid
night and the result was the rejection of
the motion by a vote of 40 to fl.
The Marquis of Waterford voted sitting
and the Earl of Galloway voted while ly.
ing at full length on bench Lord Head
ley returned from hunting expedition on
the Zambesi river in order to be able to
vote. All the bishops went with the ma
jority. The announcement Of the result
was received with laughter and some
cheering. The house then cleared of SD &C.
tators and adjourned Immediately
Child Fatally Burned.