The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-17
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Many Matters of Interest at Home
and Abroad.


LONDON, Aug. ia question of great
interest to Canada was asked il, the
house of commons today by Mr.. Price.
who inquired if the government was
aware that the present exclusion of Can
adam cattle had caused and was causing
severe loss in some of the agricultural
districts and whether the restriction can
be removed
The president of the board of agricul-
ture, Mr.. Walter Long, replied, saying
that as late as July 10 cases OF cattle
suffering from pleuro pneumonia had
been found among the Gargoes coming
consequence, must maintain the restric-
tons placed on such cattle. Mr.. Long
added that the government was commun-
icating with the government of the Do
minion of Canada on the subject.
The under secretary of the foreign Of
flee, Mr.. George n. Curzon, replying to
question by Mr.. Edward E. Carson,
said that the government had not deemed
it advisable to raise the question of
monetary compensation for the relatives
of the victims of the Chinese massacre
until the culprits had been punished.
ireland and Land.
Mr.. Thomas Tough, Liberal member for
the West division of Islington, resumed
the debate on Mr.. John Dillons motion
for an amendment to the address in reply
to the queens speech, declaring the ne
cessity of Immediate legislation on the
land question in Ireland in accordance
with the recommendation of last years
committee. Mr.. Tough said it was a
great mistake on the part of such sue
cessive governments to ignore the pow
erty in Ireland when taxation had been
increased one and one-half times during
the last half century, while the popula
ton had decreased.
Sir Albert Rollit, member of the South
division of Islington and president of the
United Kingdom. progressive Conserva-
tive, remarked that he did not sec any
reason why the government should not
settle the eviction difficulty this session.
Mr.. t. NJ. Healy criticised the action
of Mr.. Gerard BaIfour in obtaining an
agreement from Judge Bewlay, one of
the commissioners, TO defer judgment in
the land cases before him pending the
government Irish land legislation. Mr..
Healey said that any English judge
would have been removed from the bench
for making such an agreement and de
scribing the sub-land commissioners as
not being judges but day laborers.
The speaker was frequently compelled
to call Mr.. Healey 10 order. The latter
concluded with the remark that the gov
eminent majority represented f1uctuation
in English political feeling, While the
Nationalist represented the permanent
element of Irish nationality.
Mr. Dillon's amendment was finally
negadved by vote of 257 to l23.
No Home Rule Policy.
Mr.. John Redmond's amendment calling
on the government to declare their policy
in regard to home rule, the reform of the
land law, the compulsory purchase of
land, evictions of tenants and the indus
trial condition of Ireland was rejected
by vote of 243 to 113.
John j. Clancy, the Irish Nationalist
member from Dublin cour.y, moved an
amendment in favor of reconsidering the
sentences of the Irish political prisoners.
He hoped the government would do some
thing to close this old sore and to pro-
mote a better feeling between the two
countries by granting them amnesty
Sir Matthew White Ridley, secretary of
state for home affairs, said that it was
his duty to satisfy himself whether there
had been any miscarriage of Justice, At
present he was engaged in research TO
ascertain this. If the accused were
guilty. their crimes were atrocious and
deserved the severest punishment. He
was unable to promise general amnesty.
Mr. Clancy thereupon withdrew the
amendment.