The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-09

The Measure Overwhelmingly De-
feated by the Peers.
THE VOTE STOOD 4lo TO Al.

The Announcement Of the Result Re
ceived with Laughter and some Cheer
ing-Lord Salisbury Delivers the Clos
ing Debate Against the Bnl.
LONDON Sept. 9.--Although it was gen
orally understood that the house Of lords
would reject the home rule bill last night
the house did not ill 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 Baron Halls
bury, Baron Herschell, Baron Monkswell
aud the bishop Of Ripon had spoken to
half filled benches After o'clock the
scene outside and inside the house livened
up rs members and visitors began stream.
Ing in. The archbishop Of Canterbury, the
bishop Of London, the bishop of Oxford
and every notable church dignitary were
present. The lobbies 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 10 assemble at 10
o'clock. Some hint of their intention hav-
ing reached the Radical workiugmen's
clubs and Irish societies, small detachments
Of these soon appeared on the scene. As a
brawl was feared, the police, having been
re-enforced, broke up the different groups
aud kept them moving.
The debate in the house reached the
acme of dullness in the Earl Of Morley's
maunderings against the bill A number
of other peers were to speak, but a sense
OF WEAKNESS affected them rs well as
the house generally. So Lord salisbury
sezing a chance during n momentary
pause, rose at 1920 o'clock amid rapturous
cheers and began his speech.
Lord Salisbury said he felt that there
was satisfaction in occupying the position
he did-that of the last person to speak
against home rule in the course of the
present session. But, although it was
| position Of much distinction, it had many
Inconvenience. In particular, the ground
J of debate had already been so fully occu-
pied that there was little new left for him
to say. Throughout the debate one ques-
tion constantly present in his mind was:
| Why had the government introduced such
a bill2 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 Herschell,
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 Westmnster-wh
was an outrage on England so enor-
nous and so grotesque that 1t was sur
prisng that It had ever found place in a
proposal emenating from a responsible
! mt ha Lord p,onaa1lars hnH a a.
cared that he was not inclined to asso-
ciate himself with so desperate a clause
but would prefer some other arrangement
Then, in dealing with the abandonment of
the landlords, the lord chancellor had ad
mitted that their fate would be terrible,
but said they had brought it on them
selves.
Finally the lord chancellor had finished
his account OF his own intellectual posi-
ton by protesting with vigor thoroughly
sincere against anybody desiring to know
the real opinion of any cabinet member
upon a cabinet bill. The secretary of for
sign affairs Qord 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 that
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 OPP
pressive heat in the chamber. The Earl
of Kimberly, lord president Of the council
and secretary Of state for India, briefly re-
piled to Lord Salisbury.
The lord chalcelloT then put the motion
for second reading of the bill He caused
some meriment by crying: 81 think the
contents have IT," Very loud and de-
termined was the rival cry 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 Al.
The Marquis of Waterford voted sitting
and the Earl Of Galloway voted while ly,
ing at full length on a 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
iority. The announcement of the result
was received with laughter and some
cheering. The house then cleared of spec
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