New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-14
THE GREAT SPEECH IN DETAIL
MP GLADSTONE HEARD WITH KEEN IN
TEREST BY DENsELl
CROWDED HOUSE.
ENTHUSIASM FOR HIM IL THE STREETS AND IL
THE ClrAMBER-HIS EXPOSITION OF THE
SALIENT POINTS OF TIE BILT-A
.TrO\-Di1IN.
IONS or THE MEMBERS.

SALIENT POINTS OF TIE BILI-A
PATHETIC pERoEATIoN-oriN.
IONS OF THE MEMBERS
London. Feb l3-Thc Irish Home Rule bill WIS
introduced in the House OF Commons TO-DAY pA
Mr. Gladstone who spoke for mo:e than two
hours upon it.
Among the distinguished auditors in the House
were the Prince Of Wales the DUKE OF York ana
the Dnkc Of Tcck who, seated above tie CLERK,
listcrcd mtenty to tie speech
On tie table lay the Trcmcrs lozcnge pot-an
item Of all his long speeches. Ih" presence OF
lamp TO aid his falling sight added path's to the
scene Mr. Gladstone started Of III a slow, meas
urcd voice his evident intention l~in9 to huSoah'
his resources Bat his voice, though fine at the
start. weakened maniicstly during The prclimI-
nary sentences.
Many eloquent passages were wasted upon '"'
audience, owing 10 impatient curiosity 10 near
tbe details Of the scheme Indeed, the mtroduc-
tion suffered from proliXiy Hence. b. the time
thc speaker arrived at the provisions Of the bill,
his voice had lowered considerably. and ~" hnah-
ciaI statements were alm,st naudiblc beyond the
talIo lie recovered his voice somewhat, now
oyer during the pcroraton, which wa rem r<ipi'
fine and mpr"ssivc At the conclusion oi HIS
spcccb Mr. Gladstone was overwhelmed with con-
ordinations He took tea at the House oil 'ohl-
mons and, after resting an hour, dr'F" nome i,
hiL .,,i,it. lie took dinner with his family ana
uoi,,oincd his vivacious mood during th' entire
evening
Throuchont the time Mr.. Gladstone uaS SpcaF-
in,, Nossis nalfour. t'oschcn, 'haplh Idl,'''
and other prominent members "i inc 'PPo'I'"'
u..c,cd in,cntly and took copouS notes. l.ord
| HandoIrh Churchill sat absorbed on me 'ron'
Orpostion bench, stroiins his heard incrsSan'ly'
Justce Harlan. Of the United States Suprcm"
Cour, in conversation with Mr. Gla1si'ncs s"c-
rotary in tbe lobby Of the House. declared tha'
| the entire speech was matchle's. and that 'r'
| rcrora,io1 was the most beautiful in pathos il"
| lad ever heard.
| ANIMATED SCENES IN THE PALACE YARD
| From early morning thc scene IN the pa'acr
| ward Westminster, was of the most "iii'""''''
dcecription, groups Of Icoplc assembling 10 wa, "
tbo arrival Of members p J. Foioy the Ma
| tionaliSt Member for COnnciaTa, was 'h" mo-
| 70 make his appearance. Glossy iol!oWe' pN p"'''
| Shccby s.cre ary OF the lisli Nat ffd rfloh
| IIoucA John Roche" Nationaii', m"iho'r io'
| East Galway. and Dr. Charles tanner III '''''',
| for Cork At o o'clock these repre- cniatiNcN o'
| I I'LL c.uec ,v,ro 4, the door of the House,
! and b,. n oclock sixty members were waithb Z
| r, admission When noon arrived, the inner
| lobby was hacked with members, ana thr ap-
] rro,cl,os wore crowded, ard when the "ooi'
| oycncd there was disorlerly rush LOT %"'''
| several of the members being thrown 10 '.c n'o'
Tho veteran. Caleb Wright, Liberal, member lor
| southwest Lancashire, who is eighty-two years
| Of ace was unable to hold his own III the cr"S"'
| and foil down in the doorway others "'r
pushed upon him, and he had been II r'mpic" upon
more than once when the vigorous ana reso'n''
labor representative John BnrnS' mch'~r i%
! Rattcrsea. came to his rescue. Meantime 'n,
| struggle for entrance grew more eNchihE' ,"" =
/ cries could be heard of "ccp back, don't Kick,
and other exclamations OF more e'HP'a''0
| character. A., covarn
| Every scat in the House except the ooVern.
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