The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-23
Bonfires and Other Demonstrations in Several
Cities and an Encounter with Protestants
in Which Several Persons We're Shot.
Amendments to the Measure That Will
Be Considered 10 Committee.
Anti. Home Rule Meetings Worked Up with
English Gold-Mr Gladstone Called q
Traitor BY Party of Obstetrics.
THE HOME-RULE BILL.

bies of the House of Commons, after the
division on the second reading Of the home
rule bill last night, went far to prove the
contention of the Liberals that the bitter
ness of the antagonism to homo rule has
abated much in the seven years since Mr..
Gladstone first introduced the proposition.
There was the old crowd of members gath
cred in shifting groups; there was the Same
earnest discussion of the final debate. but
the intense excitement that prevailed when
the first home-rule bill was thrown out
was entirely lacking. The party had cal
culated the result of the division. and tho
vote was known to q man. The fact that
the government was to have f0rty-three
majority was noised about the House be-
fore Q o'clock. Consequently the keen
curiosity which usually attaches to q mat
ter of two or three votes more or less was
satisfied long In advance of the firing
of the final oratorIcal guns. Every party
polled almost its full strength. The
Parnellites and anti-Parnellites did
what never before has been done in
parliamentary bistory-pollsd their full
vote to the last man. 1t was the first time
that the two factions OF Nationalists have
acted In perfect harmony since the formal
disruption of The old party. OF the forty
five Liberal UniOnists. Joseph Chamber.
lain's contingent, fOrty-three voted against
the bill. the other two kept clean the op-
position record of their party by pairing
with Ministerialists before absenting them
selves.
After the division Mr.. Gladstone was the
center of group of jubilant Nationalist.
He had made bis final plea before the dlvi-
sion, with the full voice and fervent en-
crgy OF his younger days. yet he responded
without sign of fatigue to the scOro OF
han0shakings and CONCENTRATIONS offered
By his followers before he left the House.
After Mr.. Gladstones departure many OF
the majority adjourned TO the National
Liberal Club. where the success or the
home.rule bill and the prosperity OF Ireland
as nation were repeatedly proposed
amidst the waving Of handkerchiefs and
napkins and rousing cheers
THE BILL IN COMMITTEE.
The next question is: What Will happen
to the bill in committee; will the Liberal
Unionists remain irreconcilable to the last
or will they accept the main principles of
the bill and try TO amend III Lord Sails
bury will call conference Of the opposi-
ton leaders early in May to decide upon
the details of the campaign against the
measure in committee. The general line of
opposition which then will be Endorsed is,
however. already apparent IL will be
series of amendments proposing TO secure
increased representation OF the Irish MI
n0rity both in the imperial and the Dublin
Parliament. In other words, the
UniOnists Will continue in committee to
faunt the bloody orange shirt. after the
fashion of Mr. Balfour in Belfast and
LORD Randolph Churchill in Liverpool.
Il. w. Russell. who assists Colonel Saun.
derson In talking for the men of Ulster.
will move morrow or, that before the bill
becomes operative the imperial Parliament
shall settle the Irish land question. This
motion already has the sanction of the
= Unionlst leaders. The fact that these
amendments will be offered is regarded as
signifying that the Unionists will accept
the bill ultimately IS law. and that they
propose to mako the best of il. instead of
relying upon the House of Lords to reject
it. The prospect otherwise of q conflict
between the two houses. in which tho
Lords. together with the Tories generally,
would certainly be worsted, has had con.
siderable weight In favor of this line OF
action.
The amendments offered by the Psrnell-
ties but few, but they touch vital
points In the bill. Most of them refer to
the Constitution of the Dublin Parliament
at Westminster. They propose that
In Dublin each House shall have
about double the number of members
which the present provision OF the bill
eighty Irish members beng retained at
Westminster, as advocated By Mr.. Glad
stone. the present Irish delegation OF lob in
the House be left undimlnlshed. The Par
nellltes are willing to leave untouched the
financial clauses. save that the contri-
button of Ireland TO the imperial
exchequer shall be limited to fl,5o0,-
600. Those who wish TO have the
bill altered so as to define precisely the oc-
casion when. in provision for war. the ex-
Increased.
explicitly that in no case ehall moro be OK.
pected from Ireland than accords with her
taxable capacity in comparison with that
of England. Finally, the Parneilltes de-
mand the judges of the excheauer division
of her Majesty's High Court of Justice IN
Ireland shall not sit in the Court OF APP
peals or the Privy Council. and that they
shall be chosen from roll prepared by the
Irish executive and approved by the Vice.
roy. The proposals for the amendments
have the approval of the majority of the
nti-Parneilltes. and therefore may be re-
garded ae incorporating all the demands
of the Nationaiists and indicating the
form in which the bill is likely to become Q
law.
UTILIZATION IN IRELAND.
In Ireland every large town has been
celebrating since early morning the second
reading of the bill. Even in Belfast. the
botbed of Ulsteria. the Homerulers were uD
before day break procisiming the progress
of their cause. CarrIck Hill. the National
ist quarter Of the oity, was illuminated
with bonfires within an hour after the ar
rival of the dispatch announcing the
result of the division. Lights were in
every window. and flags were hung down
tue fronts of sll the large buildings. The
streets were filled with singing, cheer
ing crowds until o'clock this morning.
The poiice feared riot between National
ties and Orangemen, and were out in force
at all the dangerous points. The Orange
men were singularly quiet. however. and
but for chance meeting and short brush
with the workIngmen from tbs shipy ards
the NatioDalists enjoyed In peace their
celebration. In Dublin thousands waited
the bulletin boards for the announcement
of the vote in the House. The posting OF
the placard bearing the news was
followed by scene of the widest
rejoicing. Men embraced. q cloud of
hats went into the air. and cheer after
cheer was given for Gladstone. In Lin
erIck. Cork and other large towns similar
demonstrations were made. In Armagh
the Nstioualists paraded the streets with
cheers for home rule. The Unionists made
o couDter-demonstration and the two par
ties came into collision. Shots were ex-
changed between the advocates and the
antagonists of home rule. and several per.
sons were injured IN the encounter. one of
the injured being a constable.
There was an anti-hone-rule demoDstTa-
rion at Albert Hall to-day. in this city. but
it was hardly what ie seemed. There was
/ an abundance of usual cheering and hat
waving. but most of IL was paid for by
British gold. The hundreds of lrisn dele