St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-15
The. LORDS Reject.
Again British Peers Block At
temptS to Alleviate Ire
lands Condition.
EVICTED TENANTS BILL
Summarily Slaughtered by
aVote Of 249 to
so.
EVICTED TENANTS Bill,
PREMIER AND EX-PREMIER
Lead the Opposing Forces
Salisbury's Big
Victory.

LONDON, Aug. l4.-At the debate on
second reading of the evicted tenants
bill in the house OF lords today there
was large attendance of peers. mainly
members Of the opposition. The gov
ernment benches, however, began filling
up as the debate progressed. The Duke
of Devonshlre, the leader OF the Liberal
UnioniSts, opened the debate by pro-
Tossing pity for the tenants. but asserted
that in his opinion the landlords case
was stronger.
After Baron Ashbourne, Baron Her.
schell, the Marquis of Clanricarde and
other persons had spoken for and
against the bill. Lord Salisbury arose to
speak in opposition to the measure. He
began by commenting upon the weak
ness of the arguments made in defense
Of the bill, ana said that his task
fiably accusing the late government
of being devoid of com pa ssion for
the tenants who had been evicted from
their homes in Ireland, Baron HerSchell
had shirked discussion of the main
spring of the bill, namely, the powers
of the arbitrators who were forcibly i'm
posed upon the landlords.
Lord Salisbury instanced the case Of
Arbitrator Fottrell, who was an ex-
solicitor of the land league, and pro-
fesSed sympathizer with the doctrines
of Michael Davitt. II was impossi-
Bile tor the arbitrators to be i'm
partial. 1t was the worst sort of des-
potism to invest such men with the un-
bridled powers the bill proposed. 1t was
useless to plead that the bill was excep-
tional. 1t was Impossible to make eX-
ceptions where human passions were
concerned and prizes were offered to
the greed of large bodies at men. The
passage of the bill would still leave a
sore to be dealt with. Was the govern
ment going to introduce bill annually
to remedy this difficulty.
Lord Salisbury denied that the hous e
of lords was a landlords house. They
were
TZ,reaten With Abolition,
but he had noticed that in France, when
the second chamber was abolished, the
extinction of the lower chamber fol-
lowed Immediately. He concluded by
would do their duty and reject this
dangerous measure.
Lord Rosebery replied. reproaching
Lord Salisbury for indulging in jokes,
and said that his ievity had made it in
cumbent OH him to take more respon-
| sible view on the subject of the eviction
of these tenants, which he said had
already cost the taxpayers G20.000. To
hear Salisbury's quips and cranks no.
body would suppose the subject was of
vital character. He ventured to
tell their lordships that if they followed
| what was in their minds at that mo-
ment they would not reject the bill.
| The right of the veto was most dubious
| function. To exercise it upon meas
ure supported by the mass of the elect
ed representatives and by a govern
ment responsible for peace and order in
Ireland was playing with edged tools.
| The debate this evening was in Strik-
ing contrast to the monotCnouS discus
sion of Monday. A majority of the
| speakers displayed animation which at
times amounted to passion. Even the
Duke OF Devonshire spoke with great
vigor against the measure. He pro-
fessed readiness, however, to assist the
government in any reasonable plan of
settlement.
LORD Herschell displayed passion,
clenching his fists as his invective grew
fiercer and fiercer, Until he concluded,
after savage outburst, by shouting
~ will not waste breath any longer
The opposition lost their temper at
this. and there were cries of Hear,
| hear"