The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-04
IRISH BLOOD IS BOILING.
Tory TauntS TO Be Flung Back il
Closure Isn't Enforced.

SAhoJuST w eek w a8beQ IN 1h4k on
Obstruction Amendments-The Irish
Members Impatient at Gladstone's
Failure to Carry Out the Vigorous
Plan He Ead Outlined.
London June 3-Premier Gladstone
has disappointed the friends Of the gov
erument, and has encouraged its enemies
this week by his failing to apply heroic
measures for the Advancement of the
home rule bill in committee. Clause
three, which has been under discussion,
contains twenty-three lines and ten sub
divisions concerning subjects on which
the Dublin legislature shall be powerless
to make laws. In the last week just seven
lines and three of the subdivisions have
been approved. This is as bad as delay
in the approving of clause one, and
has aroused feeling of dissatis-
faction among the most loyal
Gladstonians. The liberals are irri-
tated and chagrined because their
prOphesies of summary action by the gov
ernment have proved false so far, and thu
Irish have been exasperated TO the verge
Of revolt by the taunts of the unionists
which they have borne in silence in the
hope Of facilitating the progress of the
bill. If the promised relief does not come
soon the Irish members may be expected
to ump into the fray and avenge all the
gibes and insults thrown at them by
Messrs. BalfOm and Chamberlain In the
last few weeks.
SEXTON GIVES A WARNING.
In fact Thomas Sexton anti-Parnellite,
has served notice on the ministers that
L. case decisive action against the OBJ
structionists be further delayed neither
Justin Mccarthy nor he can be responsible
for the silence of the nationalists when
eoaded by the speeches of the opposition.
The increasing bitterness of the
unionists, he said, had put
such severe strain upon the discipline of
the Irish parties that, unless the govern
ment would come to the rescue with re-
pressive measures, the Irish leaders would
be powerless to prevent their men from
exercising their full parliamentary privi-
leges Of debate. Such "a lifting of the
food gates would mean doubling Of the
present resources of obstruction and post
ponement of final action on the bill until
August The liberal members of the
House Of Commons, appalled, by the pros-
pect, are urging the ministry to avert the
threatening calamity by carrying out the
programme formulated by Mr.. Gladstone
during the Whitsuntide recess.
THE UNIONTsTs ALSO KICKING.
The utter desperateness of the situation
is revealed by the fact that even the
unionists have begun to weary of propos-
ing and debating and dividing on amend
mentS which never had the slightest
chance of being accepted. Last evening
unionst conference at Dev0nshire
house disclosed q wide difference of opin-
ion as to the expediency of indulging
without stint the amendment mania.
Lord Randolph Churchill pro-
tested against the tory talking con-
tests of the recent sittings and
advocated limitation of the debate to mo-
tiOns authorized by the conservative and
liberal unionist leaders. The complaints
of the unonist members who were kept
waiting in the house for hours to partici-
pate in hopeless and purposeless divisions,
he said, ought to be considered, for the
sake of party discipline, If nothing else.
BALFoUR's POSITION.
Mr.. Balfour agreed in principle with
Lord Randolph, although contendtng
that some exceptional privileges ought TO
be granted to the free lances Of the oppo-
sition. Joseph Chamberlain, leader of
the liberal unionistS, however, favored
war to the knife all along the lines. He
insisted upon policy OF unceasing oppoy
sition and obstruction, and pleaded
so earnestly for his views that eventually
they were approved by the conference. A
series of new amendments were prepared
for the annoyance of the government and
Randolph and Mr.. Balfour still disap-
prove of this course, but the liberal unioIl-
lists, notably Sir Henry James, are heaPt%
lily in accord with MIR. Chamberlain.
GROSS ERRORS IN cALcU LATINO.
This week the government discovered
that several gross errors had been made
in the calculations on which financial
clauses Of the home rule bill were based.
A high treasury official, who was respon-
sible for the errors, has been dismissed
from the Office. The government is now
busy correcting the errors, which, proba-
bly,, will necessitate complete recasting
of the financial clauses The most con-
siderable mistake in the calculation was
made IN the excise accounts, which grossly
underestimated the quantity of liquors
exported from Ireland. Correction of
the mistake almost obliterates the
$500 900 sterling with which, as Mr..
Gladstone said in his speech, ireland was
to start on her mission Of fself-government.
Since the error was discovered Mr.. Glad
stone has ordered a new investigation as
to the Irish excise laws, and before pre-
pairing substitutes for the present imam
cial clauses will be enlightened
by the reports of the experts now
at work in Ireland The nationalist
members of parliament are determined
that the mistakes of the treasury official
shall not impede the progress OF their
cause and have proposed to settle the
difficulty by making Ireland pay for inn
perial purposes a fixed quota, or about
One-seventh of the Irish revenue, includ-
ing the customs duties.
A minor issue of home rule now much
discussed in the Hobbies is the religion Of
the Irish legislature. This question, al
though of trivial Importance, is
exciting much irritation, especially
among representatives of Orange con-
stituencies As large majority
of the members of the Irish legislature
will be Catholics, it is unlikely that any
other than Catholic chaplains will be APP
pointed, although suggestion of a compro-
mise has been made to the effect that the
upper house shall have Protestant and
the lower house a Catholic to read the
prayers.
DROWNED ON A PICNIC.