Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-19

He Criticises the Home Rule Bill in the
House Of Co,nmOns.

House of Commons.
The debate on the second reading Of the
horne RUE bill was resumed Yesterday In the
British parliament
Lord Randolph Churchill started the debate
by declaring ia: the crucial test Of the bill
was the provision FOR tire uuimpaired suprem-
scy OF the imperial parliament. Ostersibly
such supremacy was preserved, as every sub
ject that would come before the Irish parlia-
ment remained within the cognizance of the
imperial parliament. but really the supremacy
of the imperial parliament was rendered i'm
potent by Its being deprived of all control Of
the Irish executive and control OF the vote Of
supply for raising taxes.
The creation OF separate fiscal systems would
reduce the British government TO a position of
great instability. Hear, Eesr1
Then the Irish members when present in the
imperial Parliament might decide in favor of
one policy. and the house OF commons in their
absence might decide IN favor Of entirely
different policy. IL was rhilcsop hic absurdity
TO try TO create one body with two centers of
gravity.
THE IRISH LEGIsLATURE.
Lord Randolph then proceeded to consider
the functions Of the Irish legislature to be
created BY the home rule bill lie said that the
restrictions upon the legislation Of the pro-
posed IRISH parliament were 70 extraordinary
that ninety PER cent OF the Irish laws might be
declared invalid. The-e might be an appeal to
the priyy council. bat II questionable
whether its decision world bind the parties.
The existing ordinary law so Ear as ii concerned
treGso-.-'c.o=r. aii-uace. naturalization and
tra1- C,lt a. ir~'7:..l. was m planted / . the
TetsFtIcs q s-Si, eases - TIE eSchcQuCr tn
bds g.. with g-a - he r--vy council. 30
TIA. "cy -l,.v -r- b. tired FOR treason Before
81 er-usC:-~ j;Idss T.;uoai the ghost OF jury.
ffflEr' l,-s~'r
I..-h Cn.ec Secretary, Nrre~-Tae clause
nstg: tLst eases q: thai ;.r'. ri.ld go before
al eNsi-s11-r j. =. I--te-i ~ an ordinary
i:l-e. OtAs-ss,e lie p-'re!;-e l. 70 te the
saa.c.
lor,: Randolph CL;.. sii.l,-'r Then why dill no:
u. tl'.s-y 80: = i ssls:.:a It means nothing
q. '..a -usg. : it-s- : ID, mentioned - IL.
I-..f-i Randolph vsU- uI :1 -s~U-s h" e&er
else q: the Ve.V power II rG- VIc"roy. lie
pointed oct tina; i was very obscure according
I-l..~ii government TIE vs--~ur Of I.e.a7d
might be clicked with ever p~ev,-a-ive o. zoe
crown. for 10 cicSG on - \ :. g. ia-'1: wa lea
e. the ilge-,ai parliament
Ln-d ;a=lciuh coateudcd shat upon exam -
inG t.e constitution Of the Uruc- chamber @.
the I~I-h Iar.iaIs-c-t II was evident that thirty
oCt 81 L. .C-:y-eISht members would repre-
sent ;he tenant farmers. who wouid thus be-
come paramount over every other class. It
was koreless 80 exI e.; chamber SO formed TO
HEOtcCs I'm VI tut l"lAOAO4dN VI VI nc
unions: minority IL Ireland.
The bill Lord Randolph concluded, was a
mass Of b.Unders. The instincts OF self
preservation forbade Great britain 20 app-ove
OF Irish home ruIe while Offering to Ireland
every jIsI concession Wuen the controversy
had passed lie p-l.ical atmosphere would be
clearer aad lrish home rule would become 4
mere recoiectiC::-
Hearsy chee-s from the conservatives and
observation-disclosures greeted the close of Lord
RandOlIh's address
IE. MORLEY REPLIES.
Ir. Morley. chef secretary f0- Ireland.
piled TO Lo=d Randolph Churchill. The oppc-
sit.On had answered arguments for tine home
rule bill. he said almost exclusively with
prophecies. To al 5Eese predictions OF evil
there was one adequate reply. ~ 60 Eot believe
you-' No sa:tE-iG-ds WITHIN TIE COMPASS of
human ingenuity woc,l su1cc 20 restrain the
evils which the IEsCina;.Ons OF the opposition
hal coz ju-ed up. l.ucn had been said about
sangrine liberal hopes. Ee could 10; perceive
why liberal hOSe5 We're mo- q le..s. as zuOsts.--
tial u Unionist fears. ICEeers.l
Only those VINO hoped. rot thoze who feared.
saw into tEe future o. civilized communities.
ICheerS.l His right honorable friend Lord
Rladciph Cha=ckiiD had asked vine ;her there
existed q constitution IMPOSING -pOn a leSlSia-
ture such restrictions l. the home =1le bin pro
posed should be imposed upon the Irish legis-
lnture.
The answer was tine easiest o-e in the world
A person had Only TO look to the United States
Of America TO Canada to frd instances of
such restriction.
Ike two most important restrictions of the
bill concerned the endowment of religious
bodies and the imposition OF customs duties.
Similar restrictions were IMPOSED UPON every
state IN tha Union. His right honorable friend
had seemed 10 think that the prime minister
had sinister design to abolish trial by jury.
in fac. ms bill did not override co,nrOn law
common sense. Tie right honorable mem
hers legal acumen apparently was just suf-
fcieat TO lead him 20 discover a mare nest
lLaughter.l