New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-08
PART II.
JUNE 8, 1898.
A HOME RULE DIVISION.
TIE ,p1su MEMBERS OPPOSED TO AMEND
MENrs BY FOES OF THE BILL.

MENrs BY FOES OF THE BILL.
VOTING AGAINST PROPOSAL ACCEPTED BY THE
GOVERNMENT. REGARDING IMMIGRATION
,xn AIIENs-TIIE AMENDMENT
CARRIED, 1913 TO 1879.
Landau lime An important discussion took
ALA. ,o-dav in the House Of Commons, in which
I,;.h members of both factions took ground
AGAINST any further yielding to the enemies Of
Ir;sh Home Rule. ST. John Brodrick. who was
l;rarciol Secretary TO the War Office in Lord
,.I;.turys recent Administration. offered an
amendment 70 the Home Rule bill, the object Of
ubich was to prevent the Irish Legislature from
dealing with the question of immigration and the
rights of aliens, and from exercising the right
20 expel aliens from the country. The deblte
elected i curious diversity of opinion. aud the
Government finally accepted the amendment. Mr..
Morley suggesting that it could he met by in
serting the word I" aliens" after "alienage" in
subsection OF clause g. which would then, as
amended, provide that the Irish Legislature
should not have power to make laws respecting
treason. treason. felony, alienage, aliens or
naturalization
Mr. BrodrickA assented to Mr.. Morley's sug-
sestion, whercupon Timothy IIeay made an
earnest protest. asserting that those petty amend
ments wasted time, the Government. TO some en-
tent, conniving. The proposed amendment, if
adopted, might result in causing great trouble
and embarrassment to the Irish Government. For
instance. the workhouse at Cork was constantly
charged with pauper aliens from America. With
the amendment about aliens adopted, the Irish
government could take no steps to abate the
evil
Thomas Sexton, Nationalist, member for North
Kerry. expressed his opposition to the proposed
amendment being inserted in the clause without
notice.
William Redmond, Parnellitc. member for East
Glare, said that any necessary amendment OF tn"
Home Rule bill ought TO be done by its trainers
and not ny its woud-be destroytrS
James Lowther, Conservative, agreed win th'
member from North Louth that the condition OF
affairs under which pauper aliens poured INTO
ireland from the United States was monstrous.
The sneaker believed that the evil amounted u
a bona fide grievance for tn" redress OF when
Ireland had an undoubted claim on the lmperlll
Parliament.
John c. Rigby, Liberal, member for Forfar-
shire. Scotland, said that the insertion OF IN"
amendment would not affect the Home Rule bill
20 an important extent.
Sir Henry James, Liberal Unionist Mr.. Mat
thews the former Home Secretary, and others
took the opposite position.
Mr. Gladstone appealed TO the Irish members
not TO oppose the amendment. as it merely insdie'
that imperial obligations should be confne"
within imperial control.
The amendment was then carried by vote OF
sas to 1879. The Irish Nation ,sts and many
liberals voted against the Government, While all
the onserv atives and Liberal Unionists supported
the Government in its acceptance Of the amend
ment.
Mr. Sexton moved as he said for the purpose
of clarifying the amendment. that 1t should DE
made to read aliens such.' thus prohibiting
the Irish Legislature from enactng laws reiatlns
TO aliens aliens.
Mr.. Secretary Morley accepted the proposed
change. but Messrs Brodrick, Chamberlain ana
Matthews and Sir Henry James spoke in opposi-
ton to its acceptance. Upon the advice, however,
of the Conservative leader, Mr. Balfour. the mo-
ton was agreed to without division, and the
subfection now provides that the Irish Legsla
ture is debarred from legisatng in respect to
treason treason felony, aienage. aliens such.
or naturalization
L. H. Courtney, Liberal Unionist. member for
Bodmin. Cornwall, moved to eXpunse the trade
and quarantine restrictions in subsection Z OF
clause s. which subsection provided that the Irish
legislature should rot he permitted to legislate
regarding trade with any place out Of Ireland. or
quarantine navigation Except as RESPECTS
inland waters ard local health or harhor regh-
lationsl. >,
Mr. Gladstone opposed tho amendment. lie
admitted that there large demand In Ire
land for the control of external trade: but, on
the other hand the Irish members Of Parliament
accepted the clause. ii was frue that Mr. Par
nell had mentioned the prospect OF ire
land adopting the prospective policy, hut he
withdrew that suggestion in accepting the Home
Rule bill of 1885 Public opinion in Ireland in
6orsad his course Nationalist cheers
.Josenh Chamberlain said that whether desra
bic or otherwise il would be the inevitable con,
sequence of Home Rule that Ireland would control
external trade. A.,
Discussion was brought to an end by IN"
closure and Mr.. Courtnws amendment was
lost without division.