The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-03-15
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
SPEECH OF JOHN MORLEY, SEC
RETARY FOR IRELAND.
Explains the Speech of Premier Rose
berry Regarding the Irish Home
Rule BiIl-Called Down by
Mr.. Harrington.

LONDON, March 13.-In the house OF
commons today the chief secretary for
Ireland, the Right Hon. John Morley,
said that the references OF the Right
Hon. j. Balfour, the conservative
leader in the house, to the evicted ten
ants savored of vindictiveness and re
minded the house that Liberal Union
4 lists speakers had declared in favor OF
The reinstatement of evicted tenants
upon reasonable terms.
Referring to the conversion of Eng
land to home rule, Mr.. John Morley
said that this would be easy aud
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 Rose
berry would do anything to vitiate or
depart from the home rule policy
Mr.. Morley then referred to Lord
Roseberry's much commented upon
speech of yesterday evening in the
house of lords, saying that Lord Rose
berry, in stating that before home rule
was conceded to Ireland the English
majority must be convinced OF its ne
cessity: meant to say that the home
rule bill would meat the same fate as
before unless the peers are convinced
that the feeling of the English people
favored it. [Cheers.
Mr.. Morely said that the govern
ment was not blind to the fact that
English commoners were opposed to
home rule, but it was impossible to
distinguish the English and the i'm
perial majority, adding: Il, however,
don't wonder at the vigilance, suspi-
cion and jealousy exhibited by the
Irish members in spite of their conf
dence in our good faith, when cow
ardlv rumors in regard to dissension
in the cabinet are circulated as
thev were Yesterday. The honorable
member for the harbor division of
Dublin (Mr. Timothy Harrington y
Yesterday found fault with cur not
instantly repeating the coercion act,
but it is evident that it would be a
waste of time to introduce such d bill. $"
Mr.. Harrington interposed and
quoted MIR. Morley's speech, in which
the chief secretary of Ireland said that
the first duty of the Liberals on com,
ing into power would be to repeal thaC
bill. Loud Parnellite cheers :.
Mr.. Morley continued, remarking
that the government had to choose
between a bill to repeal the coercion
act and evicted tenants bill, and
added: ut is impC ssible to trace a
hard and fast line regarding the date
when home rule will he intfGiuced.
We frankly admit that in the case of a
bill of such constitutional magnitude
we are bound to prosecute them with
all the dispatch which the c!rcuIn-
stances allow, having regard Tor the
time of the session. 1t is prema iure
to expect the government toglVe cut
and dried statement as to whether the
home rule bill will be reintroduced,
amended or not amended, or whether
a dissolution will first be brought
about without another home rule bill
being passed. The government, how
ever, is composed of men OF honor.
who will never finch from or cease to
adhere to the home rule policy which
Mr.. Gladstone pressed upon us. -
[Cheers. We,
Mr.. John Redmond, the Parnellite
leader, said that he sympathized with
Mr. Morley's humiliating position in
explaining Lord Roseberry's utter
ances, and added that he must express
dissatisfaction at the recent declara-
tions of the ministers. His friends
recognized that general election was
necessary before the home rule bill
could be passed and were afraid that
dissolution would be indefinitely post.
poned and that the home rule would
be strictly shelved.
The leadership of the home rule
policy according to Mr.. Redmond had
passed from Mr.. Gladstone to men in
whom they the Parnellitesl had no
strong faith and whose declarations
were hal5ing and ambiguous. COntin-
uing, Mr.. Redmond said that it was
clear from Lord Roseberry's statement
and from Sir William Harcourt's state
mem that the home rule bill would
not be introduced in this parliament
and that a dissolution would not occur
until the whole Newcastle program
had been sent up to the house of lords.
Mr.. Henry Labouchere proposed an
amendment to the address in reply to
the queens speechs, the oblition OF
the house of lords. After some dis
cussion and considerable excitement
the amendment was put to vote and
passed, 147 to 145, in spite of the oppo-
sition of the government.
When these figures were announced
they caused an outburst and prolonged
cheering, which was renewed when
the deputy speaker read the address