The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-26


rotary, Mr. Wyudham, introduced
the governments long anticipated
Irish land bin i'm the house of COM
8 mons today 10 proposes a free grant
OF S60000000 for the purposes Of the
bin. The keen interest felt In this new
legislation, which it is hoped viii pro-
mote peace and contentment in Ireland,
was evidenced by "a crowded house.
The peers gallery and the disIin-
guishcd strangers gallery were nlled
and there has been no such gathering
of members OF parliament since the
opening of the session. Michael Davltt,
the father of the land league, celebrat-
ed his hfty-seventh birthday by re-en-
teriug the house for the first time
since he ceased 20 be "a member in or
der 90 hear the chief secretary for Ire
land unfold his plans.
Wyndham Cheered.
Mr. Wyndham who was heartily
a cheered when DE rose 90 speak. an
bounced at the outset that the govern
Hnent thought cash aid was necessary
5for the fuldIlment of the proposed
scheme. bur 10 attached greater inn
portance to the credit operation than
90 the cash operation. He then UNI
folded the scheme which provides for
advances of money FOR the purchase Of
land by the tenants. The advances
VIII be I'm the shape of cash and not of
stock, but in order 20 enable the cash
10 be raised a new stock is TO be
doated.
tt viii be called guaranteed "a per
cent stock and viii be unrcdeemable
for thirty years.
Mr. Wyndham doubted If $500 900 900
OF the stock would be- needed 10 VIII
be issued at the rate of $25,000, 900 year
ly for the first three years and after
ward possibly iu larger sums. I'm adj
ditiOu 90 this the government proposed
a free grant of $50 O00 600 10 be- raised
by additions to the stock. the interest
and sinking fund of which will be
borne by the treasury and the maxi
mum annual charge of which viii not
exceed SI,g5000
Economy to BE PraCtiCed.
Against this charge on the British
treasury the Irish government pro-
poses forthwith 20 commence reduC-
tons in the cost of administration
amounting to 81 250OO0 per annum for
ever.
Proceeding, Mr.. Wyndham dealt
with the points of the BILL which con-
talns "a bewildering mass of figures
showing how advances would be made
and the terms of repayment but 90
seems in the main TO be on the lines
laid down by the land conference re-
port and viii be satisfactory 20 the
landlords and tenants. I'm the course
of his speech, Mr.. Wyudham said the
landlords OF Ireland were being ruined
financially and that the tenants were
being ruined morally and the taXpay-
ers Of England We're paying 500 600 per
annum 20 the land commission and
S7000000 20 the Irish police which
largely was needed 20 deal with llIe-
galiues arising from the land ques-
tions.
CTS 1t remarkable under those cir
cumstances." asked the Irish score
tary eff the landlords and tenants
come together
No Risk Incurred.
Mr.. Wyndham old not think any re-
C0udite or yelled reasons need Dee looked
for Past experience showed the state
incurred no risk iu giving such aid.
From the taxpayers viewpoint il was
stated that aid for the land purchase
was safe commercial transaction.
BY the aid of the state $4,000 tenants
had already bought their holdings and
the state had not lost a haIf penny.
Public opinion supported repayment
and this was high. moral security. be-
sides which was the security of the
land itself
Mr. Wyudham also said that the
number OF anomiues which had Co be-
dealt with rendered the work most em-
barrassing, complicated and very diff
cult 90 present 90 the house iu am intel .
ligible manner. The state of things lu
some parts Of Ireland was such ass
Ha.
Landlard in Workhouse.
He lnsJanced one village I'm which "a .
landlord was in the work house during
the greater part of the year. while thu .
tenants lived under conditions worse .
than those of the kanirs of Africa .
What the government proposed to 10
20 remedy this state. of affairs was .
briefly. while Withdrawing no existing +.
rights. 10 contemplated that the uur- F.
chase of land Don the future should pro-
coed by the sale of estates. under three 4
commissioners. Michael Fiuucaue. un- f.
der secretary in the statistical depart F.
mcnt, Frederick s.. Wrench and Will F.
liam r. Bailey The commissioners. /
who viii be- known as estates commits T
si0ncrs. viii be- under the general con-
troll of the lord lieutenant OF Ireland. .
They are empowered to seize what con-
sUtutes am estate. which does not nee
tFsarIiy mean the entire property owned f.
by the vendor. as a considerable portion .
thereof may remain in his hands The .
commissioners may refuse Oh sanction
the sale of poor holdings unless there
are reasonable facilities for their en-
largement where necessary. and for .
adequate access TO turf as fuel
Period For Repayment
Mr. Wyndham proceeded. saying that
Oh view OF the strong recommendation
OF the recent land conference. the gov
eminent had provided that the land
lords might make their own arrange
ments with the tenants if they tailed
with the policy of the present bin.
which. instead OF eXpatriatng the land
lords. as stated in some quarters would.
De hoped enable them 90 remain I'm the
country. The government thought the
period for repayment of all loans should /
be slxty-elght and One-half years.