The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-09
GLADSTONE RESOLVED.
DETERMINED TO CLOSE DEBATE
ON THE ADDRESS,
40 ~ TO Introduce His Home Rule Bill
Next Monday-A Dilatory Amend
mcnt Defeated.

LONDON. Feb. S.--The House OF COM
,,,ors rcassembled at noon to-day and Mr.
Gladstone ut once announced that he
would Tomorrow or Friday move Tor
suspension OF the rule under when inc
ltonsc rises at midnight. This Is evidence
~ the Prime Minister'S intention to bring
the debate on the address in reply TO the
Oueent speech 10 an end as speedily as
nossible. so that he may Introduce the
Home Rule bill at the time fixea-Monday
next. lie was greeted with cheers by the
suDporters of the Government. me ue-
hate on the address was then resumed.
Jesse Ceilings who represents Boroes-
lev division OF Birmingham, ana VINO
though a Radical. opposes the Home hule
hill. moved that the amendment urging
legislation for the betterment or the con-
dillon OF agriculturists have prec edence
over the Home Rule bill In speaking 10
his motion Ceilings tainted the Liberals
Nth promising TO help agriculturists and
then Forgetting their promise when they
came into power.
After sevt raj members OF no particular
prominence had spoken in behalf Oh MT
Ceilings amendment. Henry Hartley
Fowler. president of the local government
board. replied. Mr.. Fowler spoke In terms
of ridicule Of the proposition by certain
opponents of the Government TO impose a
duty on corn. Mr. Ceilings amendment,
ne said. was unworthy of serious at.en-
,ion. The alleged promises To which Mr..
Ceilings alluded were merely gossip not
confined to one party.
Fowler added that the needs of the
AGRICULTURAL classes would be fully covered
by the various measures which the Gov
eminent had announced.
Mr. Gladstone arose TO complain, he
said of the unusual conduct OF the OPP
position, which had already moved six
votes OF censure 10 the address. This
last motion made a new precedent IL
purported to censure the Government not
for what IL had done. but for what IL
had not dore. The amendment declared
what was entirely untrue The Govern
ment was determined TO persevere in its
own course.
MIR. Gladstone maintained that the
Parish Councils bill was a measure in
behalf Of the agriculturists. giving them
autonomy and enabling them 10 work
reforms in their own behalf. He tainted
Ceilings with having aided the Tories in
1892 to defeat the efforts of the Liberals
TO improve the Small Holding bill No
system for helping the agricultural
classes Mr.. Gladstone said, would be
Of land would be legallzed. (Cheers) The
Government had no desire to shirk the
question. On the contrary, the Govern
ment welcomed II, and believed that the
Government proposals would be most
likely TO promote the interests of the
agriculturists.
Joseph Chamberlain said that he con-
sidered the parish councils plan absurd.
They would be unable to perform their
expected functions for want OF funds
Mr.. Chamberlain reiterated the charge
that the Government was wigging out of
Its promises. The opposition would tell the
agriculturists at the next election. which
was probably near at hand. that the
Liberals were unable and probably never
would be able to remedy their grievances
as long as they put great constitu-
tional question before the interests OF the
laborers (Cheers)
The amendment was defeated by vote
OF 3l2 to 22s, and the result was hailed
the Government.
Parliamentary Elections.
LONDON, Feb. 8.--Michaei Davitt was
to-day elected without opposition TO rep
resent Northeast Cork, one Of the two
seats for which William O'Brien was
chosen I'm the general election. the other
seat being for Cork city, which Mr..
O'Brien preferred to represent.
Viscount Cranbernre, Conservative, son
OF Lord Salisbury. was to-day elected to
Parliament frCm Rochester without oppo-
sition. The vacancy was created by the
unseating of Davies under the corrupt
practice act. The corrupt practices con-