The herald., 1896-07-16
The Irish Land Bill Comes Up
for Debate
THE GOVERNMENT TAINTED
As Having No Clear Idea OF Its 0wn
Wishes
The BiH Wrecked BY Anienanisnts introduced
BY Conservative nembsrs Who Favor
the Landlords Interests
Associated Press snecIal wire.

Associated Press Speciai wire.
LONDON, July 15.-In anticipa ton of
an interesting debate on the irish land
bill the benches of the house of COM
mons were well filled today, particularly
those occupied by the Radical ana irish
members.
Gerald Balfour chief secretary for Ire
iand, replying to the question of John
Dillon, said it was the intention of the
government to withdraw the entire
clauses of the bill, numbered 13, IA and
10, fixing fair rents, and inserting the
amendments proposed by T. NJ. Henly.
II was alse the intention, Balfour said,
to drop the governments amendment
how on the paper applying to clause In
the matter of fair rents. 1t was ex-
planned that this would appear in an
other and more expanded clause.
Replying to Labouchere. Balfour said
he saw no reason why the bill should
be abandoned. The changes the govern
ment was supposed to make in the meas
ure as originally submitted to the house
would render 1t necessary for the movers
Of the amendments to reconsider their
positions.
Sir William Vernon Earcourt moveS
an adjournment of the house.
John Dillon seconded the motion. Dill
lon complained of the vacillation of the
government and demanded assurances
that the lard bill will be carried for
ward and passed by the house of lords.
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies. replied. Tending the
sovern,nert and the attitude of the
ministry. He said they had been con-
sistent from the outset The govern
ment had said that the bill would only
be passed if it should be accepted as
non-continuous measure. The govern
ment adhered TO that position. If Dillon
considered the bill. row reduced to its
original form. bad measure. there
would be no use wasting t.,le in its dis
cussion. and the bill would have to be
withdrawn. The respo- -s.biilty. Cham
berlain declared. must rest upon Dillon
ard his friends.
Speeches were made by FIR, Joseph
Mpr.ey. who wGs chief Iecretary for Ire
lard under the late Rosebery govern
inert: Mr.. e. J. Saurderscn. member for
TIE north division Of Armagh; Sir
Charles Dixie. representing the Forest
OF Dean division of Cloucestershire Mir
r. Eealy. member for the rorth division
of Lcugh; Mr.. Timothy Harrington,
mem Der OF the Karbor division of Dub
liz: MI Johr L. Redmond, member for
the city of Waterford. and others.
( The speakers tauntsd the government
for not knowing its own mind.
! Mr.. Gerald Balfour again spoke in de-
fense of the bill, after which the motion
to adjourn was withdrawn.
I 1t was the opinion in the lobby of the
house that the political atmosphere has
been greatly cleared by todays discus
sion. but that the situation for the gov
ernncnt is much improved is not be-
liaved here.
The orus for the wrccking of the bill
by Introducing amendments in the place
Of those withdrawn by Mr.. Belfour is
accepted by the Eignt Hon. Z. II. Car
son, Conservative member for Dublin
university, and by friends representing
the landlord interests.
a marked sensation was created by a
statement made by Mr. Healy in the
CpuIsc VI MS sptScii W tiie tiieSt tHdt tHS
respor sibility for the present position OF
the land bill belongs upon the shoulders
Of Mr.. Dillon, from whom Mr.. Healy
said he desired to entirely dissociate
himself
The situation IN the Irish Home Ruiz
I party. which has been created by tlis
declaration by Mr.. Healy. was the syb-
! ject of a consultation later in the even
! ing between Messrs. Dillon, Davitt and