The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-21
IRISH MEMBERS MOVE AMNESTY
Motion Defeated by Vote of 2O4
tol3S.

London. Jan. 20-The debate on the
address in reply to the speech from the
throne was resumed n the house Of COM
mons today. Patrick O'Brien. the Par
neliite member Of parliament for Kilken-
NY City. moved an amendment 10 the
effect that the time had come for the
cases Of all the Irish political prisoners
TO be considered. He appealed for am
nesty for the few remaining in prison.
Timothy II. Hea.y. anti-Parnellite,
member for North Louth. said that il
inquiry were made into the conspiracies
and Plots in America. il would be found
that an English agent had mad his nose
IN every one of them. Mr. Healy also
expressed MS belief that fifteen years
Imprisonment was enough punishment
for the prisoners. and he added that the
sixtieth anniversary OF the queens reign
would be good occasion to show Glenn
ency.
Mr. Healy attacked the course followed
by the former home secretary. Mr. H. II.
Asquith, in regard 10 the political prison
erS, rallied al police pots and said that
superintendent Anderson was paid 10 900
pounds yearly TO promote such plots. In
the course Of his remarks Mr.. Healy was
repeatedly called 10 order
The home secretary, Sir Matthew
White Ridley. replied. saying that Il
would De satisfactory 10 the government
if they could remedy any irish grievance
but he added. Whatever the motives Of
the political prisoners. they We're guilty
Of crimes abhorred by the civilized
world" and he was unable. al present.
70 advise her majesty 20 grant them
amnesty
Continuing, the home secretary pointed
on, that IN The vitAica nal Of the charge
against Bel edward J. Worry the coun-
IL. had Just had proofs OF the fairness
and impartlsltiy % the courts.
Sir Matthew White Ridley also said ne
MAS convinced that the police discovery
Of the conspiracy with which Ivory was
connected had saved the public from
great disaster. He added that should the
health or sanity Of the political prison
IS - affected they would be released.
He old not desire a repetition of the re-
suits which unfortunately happened n
ihe case Of Dr.. Thomas Gallagher. ex-
Planning that ne first heard that Dr.. Gal
,agher was threatened With insanity al
the end OF June. and that he acted imme-
d.stely.
Mr.. Clancy, in supporting Mr O'Bri-
en- : motion. referred 20 the case Of Ed
WarG j. Ivory. and said tina. the most
important Gown witness was an Amer
can informer waom the government
shrGnk from putting in the box II they
had done 80, continued Mr. Clancy. he
felt certain that instead o. proving Ivo-
y : Suilt Il would have shown the com
2ilciiy az government officials in the al
leged conspiracy
Mr.. @ Brien' amendment vas defeated
by vote of "a 20 Ia
NJ. Dillon moved an amendment call
'ng uocn tae government 70 introduce
cvalpr' aensi'-e measures for The relief o,
isls1 rpseantry. saying that the propoS-
81 beard Of agriculture. as a remedy.
NsS a moc&ery.
James Daily. anti-Parnellite. member
from South Monaghan. was supporting
tia motion when me house adjourned.
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