New-York tribune., 1903-03-26

exnnsffion OF the BILL Fzem an eATU noAF
thIs rncrntns the etoue benches from the AouAe
of Commons entrance @ tie ecoeA OF the to0ss
r,e-e hacked with impatient Irishmen. among
whom were many priests. Most OF these went
Mwav wtthrut gSssng even the inside or the
.eNsaatsSe Shanher, tbs galleries Of which were
crowded as has not been the case for many
6ay Michael Davitt. the father" OF the Land
Ieasas, celebrated his efty-seventh birthday
.Hv re-enterine the House for the nrst time since
he ceased TO be G member, IN order to hear the
Chief Secretary for Ireland unfold his plana'
LIBERAL. MEMBERS SAT GLCM
For the most part the Liberal members sat
etrm. the applause coming from the 1rssn
benches hush OF expectation fell on the az
ssnbly a. John Redmond the Irish leader' FOSe
TO sneak If he refused 20 couutenance tne
\ blIi. rs death. and perhaps even the govern
meats downfall was decreed. When the Sai-
Ie.iez of the House found him sympathetie ana
non-committal. q feeling OF relief perVaoeo AH
sides What Sir Henry Campbell -BAnnetn1SH
the Liberal Ieader and the others said had
little effect. Even T. W. Russell VINO WIN
Others criticised the details and various onllA-
sionS in Mr.. Wyndhsms plan, wound up WIN
a cultural and reluctant admission that II ia
q great bill"
The psasInG of the first reading Of the Dill
vas followed by q rush to the lobby WheFe
ensued scenes that might well make the gnost OF
ParneH turn In his grave. The tall FORM OF
Lord Dudley, the Lord Lieutenant OF Helano'
could be seen amid q crowd OF Naeion&iisS'
Who scarcely q year ago would rGtheF n~Ns
suffered every penalty than associate with the
oalcisI head of the Irish Government BESIDE
Lord Dudley stood the grizzIed little Sir An
ihony Mcdonnell the FIRST National Assistant
Irish Secretary He II Was who drafted the
hsu Horace P1unkett. Lord Ivesgh. Lord Ash
bourne and mary Uniouist members 3otned the
group. The Duke OF Abercorn. the most power
fui landlord in Ireland, asked 10 be introduced
90 John Redmond, and mutual friend brought
the duke to the leader Of the Nationalist party
with xhcHn the leader OF the irish Landlords
heartily shook hands. and they patched up the
pesce Of ireland over the House OF Commons
retreshment bar. --.-s-
ON LINES OF DUBLIN CONFERENCE
Earl: DunxaTeA. who. with John Redmond
shares the, greatest responsibility for To-Day
procedure slipped out quietly to avoid con-
crstuya sions He said to The Associated Press
correspondent:
I believe the bill Will meet the requirements
of all parties. Though have not had chanee
TO read them. and cannot speak definitely con-
cerning the details Of the measure, II certalnlS
sceTns though 6 new era was dawnins on
new ireland Mr. WyndlrHTn to a great extent
has followed the Zines OF our Dublin conference
think that thr landlords and tenants, win per
heps some slight amendments VIII De dple 10
agree 20 the main principles OF the Dill
The Duke Of Abercorn said: "To-day'E pro
ecedIngs are certainly matter for congratula-
tion. hope that the provisions Of the bill. when
carefully studied. will be carried out 1t looks as
though the ancient hatchet had been buried"
John Redmond said he unable to add any
thing to his utterances in the House. but he
-Kse,ued i'm q quite hopeful mood. Various men,
bers OF his party. however, frankly discussed Mt
wyndhaul's plan. The omission Of adequate
provision for those tenants already evicted,
doubts whether the landlords would accede TO
the terms OF the measure, and objections to ths
choice Of DIR Wrench one Of the three Estatss
Commissioners seem 10 be the chief dif1culties'
nut all the Nationalist members appeared to lie
agreed that the bill went further toward putting
Ireland on a prosperous basis than any before
introduced especially the system ID intended
TO be administered on commercial rather than
on a judicial basis Hitherto all the land acts
have come under the Interpretation OF the
Judges whose decisions could not be questioned.
TIE only skeleton at this political love feast was
Michael Davitt. who from the public gallery
aloof from his former comrades. listened to pro-
posals which opposed all his economic ideals.
Several Conservative members expressed to
The Associated Press correspondent their anxiety
at the government going more deeply into debt,
hut the general opinion was that the end justi-
fed the means. Sir John Lawrence said:
Msny among ur think that the government
has a hard enough financial job on its hands
already but in the face of the demand from
both Irish parties We can scarcely help trying
10 settle q problem which has been such seTi-
thorn for so long time. l think you Will
sud that the government will have solid ma
jority when the bill is voted.
BILLS PROVISIONS SUMMARIZED.
The bill. from the outline given by Mr. Wynd,
ham, may be summarized as follows:
4 new department of the Irish Land Com
mission 10 established, called THE Estates Com
u1igsienerS." who under the control Of the
I4erd Lieutenant for ireland They will decide
what constitutes estates. and they may refuse
their sanction TO the sale of poor and non
economic. holdings. unless adequate facilities
are given herewith. Separate bargains for the
purchase OF single holdings may continue under
tize existing law.
10 be- sanctioned b. the commissioners under
fixed scale. based a judicial rent This
is outside The congested areas, where the scale
limits do not apply.
Estates may 6e purchased by bargaining be-
tween landlords and tenants subject to the ap-
rrovsI Of the commissioners It is also provided
that sales r1.ay be MADE 70 others who not
tenants noz-. bslt who within the last twenty-five
years have been tenants in ireland. The com
yn.ssionerS may themselves purchase estates,
and Improve and sell hem again.
The b!II goes generally into close detail as TO
the method Of purchase, titles. etc. As
the estate is vested I'm the tenants or the COM
Jl.issioneTs the intereGt the purchase money is
10 be paid 20 the yender a. the rate Of 31z per
cent until d fixed day. called closing day,
after which day interest at the rate Of 2z per
cent will be paid until the claims are proved
snd the raorey distributed. If there is any in
sxcusah!e lleiay on the part Of the render the
interest mag be withheld.
The Tenders VIII be paid IN cash, IN order to
raise which new stock will be issued bearing
dividends Of 3$ per cent II any expense is
Incurred in issuing the stock on account Of dis