The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-26
Nationalist Cheer Reading
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WE'RE STIRRING 70 SCENES Fl ! .t:,;:
Lord Abercorn and John Redmond
Shake Hands Scheme Is One 7 hat
Il VIII a Cost Millions ard viii
Bring Peace to ireland. 55's

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In tho House of Commons TINS alternO DON.
1t proposes grant OF 800, 900 900, for the
purpose Of tho bll Tenants nre to pay.
Sthroo and one fourth por cont. interest
on loans from tho government MI. sNYynd-
ham said he thought tho scheme would
not involve $500, 700 ooo, but tina VEG, ooo coo
could safely DO advanced on Irish land q.
Tho advances to tenants arc limited to
$500 IN the congested districts, ana 5000
elsewhere. Tho bill also provides that un-
tenanted farms and graxins lands shall
DO sold 10 noighborins tenants, and that
three commissioners TO be known ns State
Commissioners, shall uporvise ne SAFES.
Tho nnmos Sof the three 90 n1nlssoners
arc Michael 1rinuono. secretary to the
Bengal 1aovot1,to ana stntistlcal Depart
ment 81 Frederick 8. Wren oh, now ono OF
the Irlnh Land commissioners, ana WIZ
liam II. Bailey, ono OF the assistant COM
misslonera on the rish Land Commits
sion They will H be under the general
cor Z :oi' OF tn Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland
rne bill will become effective November
LIST. 3 I34 "A Ft7 I'D Il. RI Y
55391@i$IHis GREAT TTTR oNG. VI 81
Ell The keen interest folt in this new legls-8
slatlon, which It Is hoped. will promote
poaco and cortentment In ireland, was
shown by the crowded house, Tho peers
gallery and the distinguished strangers
gallery were filed. and there has been no;
such go therlng OF members Of Parliament
since the opening Of the session, IN the
diplomatic gallery sat Unltod States Sec;
Rotary Henry W hite, an In terested spec
tator. while almost every Irish peer liste
ed to Mr.. Wynd ham s exposition Of the
bill III # 5$35 n Il H
From al early hour; this morning the
stone benches from the House Of Com.
mons entrance to the doors Of the lobby,
were packed with !mpatie 1rishmen,
among whom were many priests. MOST g
OF these went away without seeing even
the inside Of the executive chamber. the
galleries OF which were crowded as has
not been the casefor many aday Michael
Davitt, the father Of the Land League.
celebrated his hfty-seventh birthday BY
re-enterins the House for the frs time
since ne ceased to be g #membr, In order
to hear the Chief Secretary for Ireland
unfold his plans For the most part the
Liberal members sat glun1, the applause
coming from the Irish benches. AZ hush
Of expectancy fell over the House when
Mr., Wyndham rose to speak. When the
galleries found him Bympa thetc q feel
Ing $of relief prevailed on all sides.
Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman, the
Liberal leader said little, and other
prominent Liberals wound up With the
admission that 1t was "a great bill NJ,
STRIKING SCENE Els, III Il
The first reading Of the bill was follow
ed by q rush to the lobby where ensued
scenes that might WE'LL make tho late
Mr., Parnel turn in his grave. Earl Pud-5
LEY could be seen amidst a crowd q
Nationalist, who scarcely q year ago
would rather have suffered every penalty
than associate with the official head Of
n
ley stood the grzzled little Sir Anthony
Mcdonald, the first National Irish Secs;
rotary. Horace Plunkett, Lord sAfveagn,
Lord Ashbourne and many NJ Unlonlsts
Joined tho group. a The Duke OF Aber-,
corn, the most powerful landlord In 1re-5
land, asked to be introduced II to John
Redmond, and a mutual friend brought
the Duke TO The leader.of the sNntlonanst
party. with whom the leader OF the Irish
landlords heartily shook hands. ana they
patched UP the peace OF IrelandI over the.t.
House. Of Commons refreshment bar.
5f Bs TO FLOAT STOCK. IN y Il
Mr. yVyndham, who was heartily cheer,
ed when he arose to speak In the House.,
announced at the outset that the governs
fnent thought cash aid was necessary for
the fulhllment OF the proposed scheme.
hut hut ii attached greater I'm portance to the
credit operation than to the cash opera
! ton, Ho then unfolded the scheme,
which provides for ADVANCES 6f money for
tho purchase Of land by tho tenants.
The advances will be in the shape Of cash
and not stock, but in order to enable
the CASH to be- raised new stock
is to be noated. It viii be called Guar
anteed 2 9-4 per cent. stock. and VIZ be
unredeemable for thirty years.
Mr.. Wyndham doubted II $500.oo0'0oo OF
the stock would BIO needed. It win 20 sS
sued at the rate Of $36.00OO00 yearly for
the first three years, and afterwards pos
siblyJin larger sums. In addition to this
the government proposed q free grant OF
81. 900 to be raised by lions to tho
stock, tho interest and sinking fund OF
which will be borne by the treasury, ana
the maximum annual charge OF which,
Will not exceed $3.50 900 Against THIS
charge on the British treasury the Irllo..
government proposes forthwith to COM
mence reductions In the cost OF admins
traton amounting to $1,2600oo per ahnum
forever. 3555 ~ rs IL S 74sl III
Proceeding, Mr., Wyndham doalt with
the points OF the bill which con tains q
advances will be made and tho terms OF
repayment, but 1t seems In the main to b
on the lines laid down by eland confer
ence report and will be satisfactory 70
the landlords ana tenants, In the Hourso
OF his speech. which was punotuated bNl
Cheers, Mr., Wyndhanl said the landiorta
OF ireland were being ruined fnanclallW
and that the tenants were being runtS'i
morally, and the taxpayers Of ENGLAND
were paying 100000 = per annum to tlHj
land commission, and $1,000, 900 TO tie
Irish police, which largely was needed p
deal with illegalities arising from the
land question.
els it remarkable under these circun1-
stances r. asked the Irish secretary, ''if
the landlords and tenants come to,t
tgether?" Il
Mr., Wyndham did not think any recon-
dite or yelled reasons need be looked ff'3
Past experience showed the State m
Cured no risk In giving, such add Front
the Taxpayers viewpoint. 1t was stated
that aid for land purchase was a sprS
commercial transaction. BY the aid Of TIE
state $1,000 tenants had already bought
their holdings. and Tho State had not lost.
a half-penny, Public opinion supporte0
repayment, and this was high moral SOS
ourity. besides which was the securityfof
tho land Itself M 1
Mr.. sWyndham proceeded. saying that