The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-28

BxEFoUR's NOTION TO CExsURE
rHE GOVERNMENT
Debated Ut Length BY the Leaders Of Both
Sides In the House Of Commons,
but 10 Defeated.

LONDON, March Z.--In the House OF
Commons to-day Mr.. Balrour, leader OF
the Unionists. spoke at length on MS
motion, Of which he gave notice last
Thursday, that the Irish executive be
censured for condoning serious onenses'
and thus bringing the law In general
contempt. He made his attack upon the
Government with exceptional vigor and
evoked repeatedly loud cheers from the
opposition benches. The present deplora-
BILE state of affairs In Ireland, MIR. Bal
four said, was largely the consequence
OF a compact between the Government
and the forces of disorder. The ministry
had made the Irish party an agreement
by which the administration OF the law
was being defeated. According to the
terms Of this unwritten concordat, the
Government had coquetted with amnesty
and had encouraged dishonest tenants,
through the evicted tenants commission,
10 disown their obligations and TO treat
the landlords as law-abiding people
would treat malefactors. The Govern
ment had fomented outrages by suspend
fng the crimes act. and had instiga.ed
crimes by the release of the dynamiters.
The Government had not hesitated to
take steps which were in direct antago-
nism TO the decisions OF the courts. Had
not a Judge of high court OF justice de-
ciared that the Chief Secretary for Ire
land had acted illegally in refusing po-
lice protection to those whose duty 1t
was to enforce the law against default
ing tenants? In certain districts the d.
rect countenancing by the Government OF
Iaw-breaking had had appalling conse-
uuences. Such state Of lawlessness pre-
vailed in them that no conviction could
be obtained in cases Of agrarian crime,
no matter how clear and undisputed the
evidence. A new. reign of terror had
been established. Disgraceful as were all
these disorders, there was no sign of an
effort to stop them. In fact. under the
present Government, they could not be
expected to cease before the Chief Sec
rotary for Ireland should rally his courage,
free himself from the trammels of his
previous policy and use In the defense Of
the law the powers which Parliament
had intrusted to him. Uong Unionist
cheers).
In answering Mr.. Balfour. Mr.. Marley.
chief secretary for Ireland. directed at
tention 10 the fact that This was the fifth
vote Of censure moved within eight weeks.
The Right Hon. Gentleman. moreover.
had failed TO Justify his motion with one
new fact or one fresh argument. Without
exception, he had trodden the way which
had become so familiar TO the House in
recent years. Heart heard The Right
Hon. Gentleman had sometimes been lis
tened to by the House with admiration.
Tonight. however. d person hearing his
trivial reasons in support of his motion
could feel for him nothing but pity. IF
the Right Hon. Gentleman presented the
hest n2SgihlA for a If
said MIR. Morley, in conclusion. 1.-The Gov
eminent need not fear the vote OF the
House. or judgment Of the country"
(Cheers)
T. w. Russell, member from South Ty-
rome, and one of the chief men OF Ulster,
said that after hearing such declaration
from the Irish secretary he felt that there
was no iaw-breaker in Ireland who could
not rely upon the Government to mini
mise his offense.
Arthur Hugh Smith Barry. Conservative
for South Huntingdon, expressed the con-
viction that the present Government
would make Ireland uninhabitable by
persons desiring to lead lawful and order
ly lives.
Mr.. Gladstone reproached the opposition
for resorting TO license of language
which they could not possibly justify
with facts. The present Government, he
an interest as had any of their predeces-
sors in preserving the law and order in
Ireland. The present Government had.
however, different views as to the best
manner of dealing with the people. They
had substituted mildness and clemency
for coercion. The results already appar-
ent proved how successfully the new pol
ley operated.
Lord Randolph Churchill pronounced
the proposed vote of censure to be more
than justified by Mr.. Mor1ey's endeavors
TO hush up and conceal Irish crime from
the knowledge Of Parliament. He
charged the Government with having set
aside illegally an act of Parliament when
they abandoned two clauses of the crimes
act. The present debate would not be
wasted he said. 1t would have effect
outside II not inside Parliament. None
knew better than did he that the Union
ist party had anxious times before II.
There were times in the history Of ma
tions when providence imposed tests for
good or Ill. Perhaps the English people
were now passing through such a period,
But the Unionists would not falter. They
founded their hopes on the truth OF their
principles and looked to the English
people for justice and judgment. The
debate then closed. and Mr.. Balfour's
motion was defeated by vote or 3l9
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