The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-10

lQUuclnS them TO reIra1n from cr1tl>
cism lest the bill should be dropped.
Whilst he undertook that if time were
afforded for the discussion of reasona,
BILE amendments the opportunity would
be properly used, if any attempt were
made to rush these measures through
without proper discussion Nationalist
members would use every endeavor to
prevent their passing into law (cheers.)
Then, as to Irish Supply, when he had
pointed out that of the % Irish votes
only three had been passed, and had
asked the right honorable gentleman
what estion> he had to make for fur
ther opportunity Of discussing the re-
naming Irish votes, the right honora-
&. BILE gentleman had perpetrated sorry
joke by suggesting that If all the re-
naming English and Scotch votes
were carried through within the three
or four allotted days of Supply, he
hoped an opportunity would be given
for further discussing Irish votes. OF
course the sight honorable gentleman
knew he was suggesting an absurdity
nationalist cheers. Could anything be
more serious than the question of Irish
Supply? There remained such votes as
public works, 100000; railways, f113,-
600; the lord lieutenant's household,
the Royal Irish constabulary. $780,
600 (Nationalist cheers; the local gov.
eminent board, 100000, and. the de-
partment of agriculture, f14S,OOO. The
latter was new department which
certainly ought to be discussed (hear,
hear, and which was no longer an
swerable to the House Of Commons, as
it was understood it would be, by rea-
son of it's vice president having seat
in the House. 1t was only necessary
to mention those votes to show how
monstrous an injustice Ireland was
suffering under Nationalist cheers.)
How could the House of Commons go
OIL maintaining that it was governing
Ireland when it was not allowed a
moment for the discussion of those
great departments, the votes for which
would in the course Of single sitting
at the end Of the session be closured
without word of discussion? (Na-
tionalist cheers.) Under the Supply
rule Ireland had been given three days
for the discussion OF it's Supply. No
body would suggest that those three
days were ill-spent. Three days and
three votes-And at the end of the ses-
sion the closure was to be applied to
twenty-five Irish votes for nearly six
millions of money. That state of at
fairs with reference to the business of
the House was conclusive argument
in favor of home rule (Nationalist
cheers. That kind of thing could not
go Oh indefinitely, and as the govern
ment were casting about for remedies,
there was one remedy which, apart
from home rule he recommended to
their intelligence. He was sure it had
commended itself before now to the as
tute mind of Lord Hugh Cecil. He
(Mr. RedmonD had seen talk in the
newspapers about the diminution of
the Irish representation. He would
suggest something far better. Let the
government abolish Irish representa-,
ton (Nationalist cheers). He was not
now suggesting home rule, but the dis
reimbursement Of Ireland. He was sug-
costing something to put an end once
and for all to the dreary and dismal
farce of bringing the Irish members
to the imperial parliament when they
were not afforded opportunities of dis
cussing Irish Supply (Nationalist
cheers).
Let them convert Ireland into 4
crown colony (Nationalist cheers. The
present system was illogical and alb
surd. 1t had been breaking down year
after year, and the system Of parlia-
menttry business tlris year had broken
down worse than ever. He opposed
the motion. He and his friends were
In no hurry to end the session, al
though it had been the most exhaust
ing session they had ever remembered
Nationalist cheers. He protested
against the House of Commons ADAM
doning it's conscience by proroguing
when there was so much important
business still to be discussed.
Weakness With MOhammedans.