The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-22
IRISH FINANCES.
The New Clauses OF the Home Rule
Bill Under Consideration.

London July 2l.-In the House of Com
mons to-day Premier Gladstone moved
consideration of the now financial clause
of the home rule bill, the only clause to
be discussed prior to the passage of the
bill by the house. Tho motion was
adopted and tho house went into COM
mittee of the whole,
Joseph Chamberlain, the liberal uni0nist
leader, objected to the provision that
certain surplus OF money should be given
to Ireland That country, he declared
ought not to receive any surplus. Ireland
was called upon to pay too little, and
Great Britain too much. The
estimates being based upon the years
returns, could not be regarded as equit-
able. Mr.. Chamberlain said he dreaded
future, which, together with the probable
increase of imperial expenditures, would
cast increased burdens on the British
tax payers. The plan proposed by the
government would also alter the imperial
budget by depriving Great Britain
of the proper control Of her own
taxation. II would deprive tho
Irish of all freedom Of action
regarding financial matters and would
induce constant conflicts between Ireland
and Great Britain. He Admitted that
the proposal that any special tax, for in
stance q war levy, should be imposed on
Ireland the same as Great Britain, was a
much better one than the proposal on the
same subject contained in the home rule
bill of 1886. But the basis Of the whole
scheme, he maintained, was indefensiblc,
since under il Ireland would pay R543,-
900 less than she pays now and ei 900, 900
less than she ought to pay. This amount
of money Mr. Chamberlain declared, was
the price that tho British were asked to
pay for Irish homo rule.
HENRY FowLER's CLAIMS.
President Henry Fowler, of tho local
government board said that in fixing the
future charges TO be paid by ireland il
was essential to regard the subject from
the point of the common interests Of the
two countries, since ireland would not
ceuse to be an integral part of the United
Kingdom. Ireland's contribution would
amount to one thirty-seventh part of the
Imperial expenditures, Suppose the home
rule bill should be defeated, Great Britain
would still have to grant subventions to
railways and other public works which
would cost quite as much as tho pro-
posed surplus that was TO 90 to Ire
land ireland was poor country. He
was convinced that the British would
deal generously and literally with her,
especially during the first years of the
new government.
John Redmond, Parnellito, said that he
regretted that the scheme was not
more liberal and more siust. 1t
was humiliating to Ireland to be
deprived of all control Of the collection
Of taxes for six years Ircland's contri-
button in that period ought not to be
more than one quarter Of her income.
She did not want in the future, as in
the past, to be robbed because
of her connection with Great Britain.
This declaration elected cheers from
the Irish members. Continuing Mr.. Red
rnond said that the scheme was unjust.
A royal commission had been promised
and it ought to be appointed forthwith.
It would doubtless show that the pro-
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