The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-21

Commons.
LONDON. March 13-The proceedings
of the house of commons today resulted
in a sensation. that body giving A ma
jority vote in favor of abolishing the
house Of lords
Morley Apologies.
When the house met Mr. Morley said
that the references Of BaIfour TO the
evicted tenants savored Of INDEBTEDNESS
! and reminded the house that liberal-un-
ionist speakers had declared in favor of
the reinstatement Of the evicted tenants
| upon reasonable terms. Referring To the
conversion of England 10 home rule
Mr.. John Morley said that this would
! be both easy and rapid; but. he added.
the government did not hold that an
| English majority was necessary i'm or
der to obtain home rule for ireland.
Mr.. Morley then referred to Lord
| ROsebery's much commented upon
speech of yesterday evening in the house
| Of lords, saying that Lord Rosebery in
| stating that before home rule was con-
| coded to Ireland the English majority
| must be convinced Of It's necessity.
| meant 10 say that the home rule bill
would meet the same fate as before, I'M
| less the peers are convinced that the
| feeling Of the English people favored il.
! (Cheers). The government was not
| blind to the fact that the majority of
! home rule. but il was an impossible
proposition 10 distinguish between the
/ English and the imperial majority. add
! ing: Il. however, do not wonder at the
! vigilance. suspicion ana jealousy exhibit
| ted by the Irish members in spite Of
| their confidence in our good faith. when
| cowardly rumors in regard TO dissension
| in the cabinet are circulated, as they
were yesterday. The honorable member
| for the harbOr division Of Dublin (A1r.
| Timothy Harrington. yesterday found
| fault with our not instantly repeating
| the coercion act, but il is evident that it
| would be waste Of time TO introduce
| such a bill
Mr. Harrington here interposed and
| quoted Mr.. Morley's speech in which the
| chief secretary FOR Ireland said that the
| first duty Of the liberals on coming into
| power would be TO repeal that bill
! loud Parnellite cheers.
! Mr. Morley continued, remarking that
the government had TO choose between
| a bill TO repeal the coercion act and an
| evicted tenants bill. and added. 1T is
| impossible to trace a hard and fast line
| regarding the date when home rule will
| be introduced" We frankly admit that
| in the case % a bill Of such constitutional
| mag Illluut We are bOuuQ 10 prosecute
| them with all dispatch which the cir
| cumstances allow. having regard for the
| time Of the session.
] 1t is premature To- expect the govern
| ment to give cut and dried statement
] as to whether the home rule bill will
J be reintroduced. amended or not
| amended, or whether a dissolution will
] first be brought about without another
| home rule being passed. The govern
| ment, however. is composed of men Of
1
| cease to adhere to the home rule policy
which Mr.. Gladstone pressed upon us"
| Cheers.
Redmond's Attack.
Mr. John Redmond the Parnellite
! leader. said that he sympathized with
! Mr. Morley's humiliating position in ex-
| planning Lord Rosebery's utterances
| and added that ne must express dissat-
| isfactiOn at the recent declarations of
! the ministers. His friends recognized
| that a general election was necessary
| before the home rule bill could be passed
| and were afraid that a dissolution would
| be indefinitely postponed and that home
| rule would be quietly shelVed. The lead
| ership of the home rule policy. accord
! ing to Mr. Redmond, had passed from
| Mr.. Gladstone 10 men in whom they (the
| Parnellites) had no strong faith. and
/ whose declarations were hating and
/ ambiguous. 1t was clear from Lord
|
| lam Harcourt's statement that the home
] rule bill would not be reintrOduced in
| this parliament. and that a dissolution
! would not occur until the whole New
! castle program had been sent up to the
| house of lords.
Down with the Lords.
Mr. Henry Labouchere proposed as
an amendment to the address in reply
to the queens speech the abolition Of the
house of lords.
When the figures were announced they
| caused an outburst of prolonged cheering,
which was renewed when the deputy
speaker read the address in reply TO the
| queens speech with Mr.. Labouchere'
! amendment attached to it.
The division on Mr.. Labouchere's
| amendment TO abolish the house or lords
| occurred earlier than was expected. and
! many Of the canvassers were absent AT
| dinner The majority was composed OF
| seVenty-three McCarthytes and Parnell-
| ties. the remainder being radicals.
When the division paper was handed
/ to Mr. LabOuchere a tremendous cheer
| broke from the Irish and radical benches
and the members standing below me
| gangway. Mr. Tanner was eXcitedly
! cheering and waving his handkerchief,
while the government tellers looked
! pale especially Chief Whip Ellis All
| the ministers looked downcast, while
| Mr. Balfour smiled ironically
| Mr. Chamberlain moved To adjourn the
debate on the ground that It was too
| late to continue and because an amend
| ment had been carried against the gov
! eminent, which Sir William Harcourt
| told them had called upon her majesty
TO do what she had no constitutional
| right to do There could be no doubt
that the government could neither ac-
cept nor be the channel through which
this ridiculous amendment was TO be
| submitted TO the queen.
MIR. Batour said he trusted that the
| government would be in a position TO
| announce its intention tomorrow.
Mr.. Labouchere said he hoped that the
| government would not allow itself TO be
bullied by the leaders of the opposition
Sir William Harcourt agreed TO the
motion 10 adjourn.
The result of the division on Mr.. La
boucheres amendment partook Of the