The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-31
A ROW OVER HOME RULE.
An Amendment Brings On a Lively
Debate.


Viscount Wolmer Proposes to Forbid
the Dublin Legislature to Discuss
Subjects on Which They Are Not
Allowed to Make Laws-The Amend
ment Defeated by vexy Narrow
Majority.
London, May 30.--In the House Of Com
mons to-day, T. Lea, liberal unionist,
member of parliament for Sonth London
derry, asked whether the government
had ordered the removal of the union
jacks from the hotels at Belfast.
The Irish chief secretary, Morley, re-
piled that he need hardly say that the
executive had not ordered the removal Of
tho flags. The law had been improved so
that the police could enter licensed
premises and remove or, if necessary, de-
stroy any emblems displayed there and
likely in the opinion of the police to tend
to a breach Of the peace
Mr.. Saunders liberal, who had talked
of voting against the second reading Of
the Irish home rule bill on the ground
that IL perpetuatcd the property qualifi-
cation, asked whether the government
adhered TO the property qualification for
the electors of the second chamber of the
Irish legislature
Mr.. Gladstone replied that the govern
menth had laid the proposal frankly before
the house. He had never stated that the
scheme was stereotyped and unalterable.
1t would be open to modification in ac-
cordance with the views expressed by the
house.
The house, by vote Of 2sl to 1863, re-
fused to adopt motion TO adjourn over
tomorrow in order TO enable the mem
bers to attend the derby at EPSON.
The house, by a vote OF 273 to 240, re-
iected motion to postpone discussion on
clause 3 of the Irish home bill, dealing
with and defining the powers of the Irish
Legislature.
AN AMENDMENT CAUSES STIR.
As soon as the members decided to pro-
ceed with the discussion of clause of the
Aome rule bill, Viscount Wolmer, liberal
unionist, member for West Edinburgh,
moved an amendment forbidding the
Dublin legislature TO discuss subjects on
which they were not allowed to make
laws.
Mr.. Gladstone objected to the amends
ment OF what use was it, he asked, to
insert in the bill provisions which parlia-
ment had no means Of enforcing.
This question brought Mr. Balfour, tho
leader of the unionists, to his feet in a
state of considerable excitement. The
.
ment was most significant he said, and
his question indicated the motive of the
whole bill. The prime minister APP
| parently meant that.contracts made under
the bill with the Irish legislature were
worthless because they could not be en-
forced. If such were the case the whole
fabric Of the bill fell and no contracts
| ought to be attempted.
Col. Saunderson, leader of thd men of
Ulster, said that the prime minister's
words had confirmed the truth of the
union contention that every restriction in
the bill was a sham.
John Rigby, the solicitor general, re-
piled that the restrictions in the bill
would have validity, since, if the Irish
legislature should exceed their powers,
the acts in question would be worthless.
Eventually Viscomt Wolmer's amend
ment was lost by a vote of $50 to 23S.
The smallness Of the government ma
iority provoked prolonged unionist cheers.
The smallness Of the governments ma
jority was due to the failure of many Irish
members TO return promptly from their
holidays at home and to the absence Of
several liberals who were attending Lady
Aberdeen's reception. The conservatives
in obedience to an exceptionally impera-
tive summons OF their whips were present
in almost their full force.