The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-15
EvICTED TENANTS BILL.
rvr MEASURE DEFEATED IN THE
house OF LORDS.
s,,ecIes Of Lords Salisbury and Rosebory.
The House Crowded with Distin-
guIshed Visitors.

LONDON, Aug. lin the House OF
Lords to-day the motion for the second
reading Of the evicted tenants bill was re-
tected by a vote OF 2i9 TO 80. The debate
drew a large attendance Of peers, mainly
members of the opposition. The Govern
ment benches. however. began hlling UP
as the debate progressed. The peeresses
gallery was filled and many members oil
Parliament who were present Manifested
intense attention.
The Duke OF Devonshire (LiberaD opened
the debate by processing pity Tor the
tenants, but ne added In MS opinion thc
landlords case was stronger. Altci
Baron AshbOurne. Baron Herscneh, tue
MARQUIS OF Clanricard, ana other peers
had spoken for and against the bill, LoTI
Salisbury. formerly Prime Minister alose
to speak I'm opposition to the measure.
The House at this time was ttoMu.-
with spectators the diplomatic BODY DENIS
pregent I'm fun force, and Lord Salisbury
was enthusiastically cheered. lie ope.'e
his remarks by commenting upon 1He
weakness OF the arguments mace j." ~
fence of the bill, and said that MS t'sN
WAS thus made easy. lie sald thht "Iuc
uniustihably accusing the late Government
OF being devoid of compassion Tor inc
tenants who had been evicted from lhelr
homes in ireland. Baron HerscheH, lhe
Lord High Chancellor mad shlfhed tiic
discussion Of the main springs OF the ulll
namely the powers OF the arDltidtoIs'
who were forcibly imposed upon the lahl-
lords.
CASE ISSTAScFD.
Lord Salisbury instanced the case or
Arbitrator FOterell, who, he said, WAS an
eN-solicitOr of the Land League anu
rrofessed sympathiZer with the doclIlnt7
of Michael Davitt. The point or ms ars ~,
f1r4f . =
arbitrators TO bee impartial IL was, ne
said, the worst kind Of despotism 10 IN
vest such men with the un0rldled pow
ers the bill proposed. Ihen. ne supPo9el;;
shooting his legs would be employed 70
induce a planter to quit his farm IL
WAS useless To plead that the bill was eN-
ceptonal. II was impossible 70 MAKE
exceptions where human passions We're
concerned. and prizes were offered 10
the greed of large bodies Of men Inc
passage Of the biH would still leave
sore to be dealt with
NOT LANDLORDS HOUSE,.
Lord Salisbury denied that the Lords
was a landlords house. They were
threatened with abolition, but he noticed
that in France, when the second cham
Der was abolished the extinction OF tne
lower chamber followed immediately. lie
concluded by expressing the nope uhdl
the House would do their dutN, ana re-
Lord salisbury was speaking the House
tecame filled 10 overlooking. The galleries
were crowded with peereSSes and their
friends and the portion assigned 10 MEM
beers Of the House OF Commons was
crammed 50 that many members were
unable to gain admittauce.
Lord ROsebery. the Premier, replied 10
Lord Salisbury. He was cheered from
both sides Of the House. He reproached
Lord Salisbury for indulsing i'm gibes and
Jokes. and said that his leyity had made
IL incumbent upon him TO take more
responsible view of the subject The
eviction Of these tenants the Premier
said had already cost the tax payers
1000 pounds.
sAULIsBURY's "CRANEs."
To hear Lord Salisbury's cranks no.
body would suppose the subject of gray
ftv. He ventured To- tell their lordshIps
that If they followed what was in their
minds at that moment they would not
reject the bill. The right If vote was
most dubious function. To exercise IL
upon a measure supported by the mass
OF the elected representatives, and by
Government responsible for peace and
order in Ireland, was playing with edged
tools.
The apeeches of both Lord Salisbury
and Lord ROsebery We're listened to with
deep interest The announcement OF the
figures division. showing that the bill
hal been rejected. was received with
silence.