The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-14
TO ABOLISH THE LORDS.
REPLY TO TIE QUEENS SPEECH
AMENDED.
Labouchcre's Motion Adopted in
Spite of Strong Opposition
from the Government,
MORLEY EXPLAINS THR UrTERAEoEs
OF RosBBERY.
HCms Rule, He RslterateS, VIII No. Be AbAa-
donsd by the LibcrAls-Jehn Redmond
Speaks for tho PaInslli,ss

London March BIN the house OF COM
mons today the chief secretary for Ire
land, the ltt Hon. John Morley, said that
the references OF the IT. Hon. j. Baifour.
tho conservative leader in the house. TO
the eVictcd tenants savored OF ylndictive-
ness and reminded the house that tho llh-
eral unionist speakers had declared IN
favor OF the reinstatement OF eYieted ten
ants upon reasonable terms,
Referring TO the conversion of England
70 home rule, MIR. John Morley said that
thln would be both easy and rapid, but.
he added. the government did not hold
that an English majority was necessary
In order TO obtain home rule for Ireland.
Continuing, he said that there was NO
fear that Lord Rosebery would do any
thing to vltlate or depart from the home
rule policy.
Mr. Morley then referred 70 Lord Rose
beiy's much commented upon speech OF
yesterday evening in the house of lords.
saying that Lord Rosebery In stating that
before homo rule was conceded TO Ireland
the English majority must be convinced
of It's necessity. meant TO say that the
home rule bill would meet the same fate
AS before unless the peers are convinced
that the feeling OF tho English people
favored IL. tCheerBJ
Mir. Morley said that the governments
was nob blind 70 ue fact that tho ma
Jority OF English eommoners were OPP
posed TO home rule: but It was inpos-
sthle to distinguish the English and tho
imperial majority, adding:
III however. do not wonder at the vlgi-
lance, suspicion ana jealousy exhibited by
the Irish members Nm spite of their con-
ndence IN our good faith, when cowardly
ri1nors in regard TO dlsseusion In tha
cabinet are circulated as they were yes
terday. The honorable member Tor tho
harbor division OF Dublin (Air. Timothy
harrington yesterday found fault with
our not instantly repeating the coercion
act but 1t IS evident thai Il would be u
waste OF time 20 introduce such a bill.
Mir. Harrington here interposed and
quoted MIR. Morlcy'B speech. IN which the
chief secretary for Ireland said that tho
nrst duty OF the liberals on coming INTO
power would be 20 repeal that blll. loud
iarneiiite cneere),
MIR Morley continued, remarking thai
the government had 10 choose between a
bill TO repeal the coercion act and evieted
tenants bill, and added, II ~ impossible
20 trace n hard ana fast line regarding
the date when home rule wil be nitro
duced. We frankly admit that in the
case of bills OF such constitutional magni-
tudc, we are bound TO prosecute them with
all dispatch which the circumstances al
low, having regard for the time OF tho
government to give n cut and dried state
ment as to whether the home rule bill
win be relntroduced. amended Or not
amended, or whether a dissolution win
first be brought about without another
home rule bill being passed. Tho governs
incnt however. Is compoaed Of men OF
honor who VIII never ninch from or
cease 10 adhere 90 the home rule policy
which Mr. Gladstone pressed upon u.s.
(Chpcrsl.
Mir John Redmond. the Parnelite leader.
said that he symmithizpd with Mr., Nor
leys hunlllHllng position IN explaining
ord RoschCry's utteranccs and added that
he must EXPRESS dissatisfaction at the re-
cent declarations Of the ministers. fiia
friends recognized that a general election
was necessary before the home rule bill
could be passed and were AFRAID that q
dissolution would be indefinitely postponed
and that homo rule would be quietly
me leadership OF the home rule policy,
according 10 Mr., Redmond. had passed
from Mr. Gladstone to men In whom they
Uhe PaTncllitcH had no strong fhith ana
whose declarations were hating and ans
biguona. Continuing, Mir. Redmond faid
that II was clear from LORD hosepeTys
courta statement that the home rule bill
would not be reintr0duced IN this phrla-
ment and that dissolution would not
been sent np 10 the house of lords.
Mr. Henry Labouchere proposed ms an
amendment TO the address IN reply 70 tho
queens speech the abolition OF the house
OF lords
After some discussion and considerable
excitement the amendment was put 70
a vote and was passed i47 10 145 IN spite or
the opposition 81 the government
When these figures We're announced they
which was renewed whom the deputy
sneaker read the address IN reply 40 tho
aucen'H speech with Mr.. I-aboncherc'B
Amendment attached TO IT,
a manifesto issued by the National RE-
form union tonight says that 1t Is useless
10 hope that popular reforms can 10
achieved even by liberal government nm
less the powers ana PRIVILEGES Of the house
Of lords (which enables selfish ana IRE
sponsible clique 80 Illustrate and mutilaie
siich measures" be curtailed or abolished.
The National Refom union. therefore,
calls for determined efforts 70 csiabilsh
the self-government Of the British people
upon a truly Democratic basis and by the
abolition OF the house of lords
TREATY RATIFflsD.
London. March IA dispatch 10 the
Tlmes from ST. Petersburg says; The