The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
IRISH LAND BILL
 IS SURE TO PASS
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Continued from First Page) goes well 1t Is the greatest resurrection of hope, joy and happiness that has visit ed this country in a thousand years. It is the biggest thing English statesman ship has ever done towards restoring the soil of Ireland to Irishmen."
 Mir O'Brien concluded with saying that while Mr. Redmond himself did not want to entangle the land question with home rule they might as well "try to turn honest Irish blood into red ink as to allay his own and Ireland's desire for eventual home rule"
 One of the results might, perhaps eventually be to kill the English opposl- tion to a parliament on college green where all Irishmen without distinction of creed and politics might meet and legislate for Ireland's good.
 A motion to reject Secretary Wynd- hams Irish land bill as not meriting sup port was defeated by an overwhelming majority. This insures the conference approving the bill ip principle.
 White Is Kissed.
 When Patrick White, NJ. P, rose and moved the rejection of the land bill as not meriting the support of the Irish party the delegates hissed him and angry cries of withdraw came from all sides.
 Mir Redmond finally secured hearing for Mr. White, who sa4d the bill was one of the most faulty measures every in trodueed and was entirely for the land lords.
 The speaker declared MT. Wyndham's bill would be "a millstone of debt' around the tenants necks. But this brought forth howls of derision from the delega tes, whom Mir Redmond could scarcely keep in order.
 The good temper of the assemblage was restored by a landlord, Pierre Mahony, former Parnellite member of parlia- ment, vigorously supporting the bill while a speech in Gaelic from Canon Me Fadden added further to tie good humor
 Tremendous Enthusiasm.
 The announcement that the vote on MT Whites motion had been rejected by an overwhelming majority created tremend- ous enthusiasm.
 Only a few hands were held up in fa- vor of MT. Whites motion, while hun dreds were waved when ito the contrary was called, and hats were thrown up and the convention committed itself to the land bill subject to such amendments as the Irish parliamentary party can se- cure. Michael Davitt then received great ! ovation. He demanded the release of Col Arthur Lynch, who Is undergoing a sen tence of life imprisonment after having been convicted of high treason, and one other Irish agitator, who Is still in jail and whose continued Imprisonment, said MT Davitt, was unbecoming to the spirit of peace between Ireland and England. Mir Davitt expressed many differences of opinion with MT. O Brien Mir. Red- mond and the majority of delegates but he promised to abide by the decision of the convention.
 Mir. Davitt also made strong plea In behalf of the Irish agricultural laborer. He maintained that the bill, even as amended, would not put an end to the land struggle and moved In friendly terms an amendment to MT. O'Brens s motion, providing that the nationalist members of parliament refer the bill back to the convention for final consideration after discussing the committee stage in the house of commons, so that the pee pie themselves may say If they accept it as amended, that the convention be merely adjourned instead of dissolved.
 Paid Tribute to Davltt.
 MT. Redmond in reply, paid tribute to MT. Davitt's fairness, but he said he believed his amendment would be con- strued as a vote of want of confidence in the Irish parliamentary party.
 Mir O'Brien followed with an impas- stoned appeal on the same lines. He de- clared MT. Davitt's amendment menaced the Irish party.
 MT. Davitt then, amid great cheering, withdrew his amendment on whose mer- it's the convention seemed fairly equally divided, and the threatened split was avoided
 T. P. OConnor. summing up the results of the days debate. said they showed that they all practically agree that the bill is the greatest measure ever introduced, that landlordsm Is condemned to die; that no more compulsion will be shown to tenants than to landlords; that the f1nan- cial terms have been improved and that not one evicted tenant will be left without redress. Today" he added, they were celebrating one of the proudest victories over oppression that ever a nation had won. The bells throughout the land were ringing out the death of landlordism and ringing in the birth Of a new Ireland"
 Mir. O'Brien's original motion was car ried unanimously and the convention ad- journed until Friday after six hours con tinuous sitting.