New-York tribune., 1905-02-23
IRISH RETURN TO CHARGE.
Dir. Redmond Catches the GoUern-
ment off It's Guard.

London, Feb. 22-Encouraged By the reduced gov
ernTent majority in the division in the House OF
Commons last night. the Irish party Unexpectedly
returned to the attack to-day more hercely than
ever Immediately after the opening Of the ses-
sion John Redmond gave notice of a motion to ad-
journ in order TO discuss the conditions under
which Sir Antony MacDonnel holds the post OF
Crder Secretary 10 the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
This move caught the government off its guard
The Speaker set debate on the motion for the be-
ginning of the night session.
It had been expected that the debate on Mr.. Nor
tens amendment. calling the attention of his
majesty the condition of the army, showing
r egIgence and mi<management by the Minister'S.
which came up this afternoon. would occupy two
days. number of Unionist members. taxing ad-
vantage OF this. were absent Mr.. Redmond
tactics caused great scurvying by the whips and
much upsettng of arrangements.
The debate lasted until midnight, when a motion
to adjourn defeated by a vote of 265 to &S but
Mr.. Redmond won a point by compelling MI
WyndhaTn, Chief Secretary for Ireland. to read the
correspondence between himself and Sir Antony
Mao Donnell. by which it shown that the
Under Secretary had received extraordinary powers
and had been authorized to arrange for co-ordina-
tion in the control and direcuon of boards and
administrative agencies. 1t was also SHOWN that
Premier Balfour had concurred in this arrange
ment.
Mr. Redmond referred to this incident at queS-
tion time this afternoon. The Nationalists were
heckling Premier Balfour and Mr.. Wyndham in
an effort to extract further information as 10 how
far Mr. Wyndham involved in what he has
termed the Under Secretarys 1ndefensible" course,
when Mr.. Redmond. turning to Mr.. Wyndham
shouted:
You might as well tell the truth at once
Mr.. Balfuur Immediately raised the point Of order.
The Speaker ruled that the remark Offensive" "
and Mr.. Redmond promptly apoogized and ex-
planned that he had not meant to imply that un-
truths mad been told. but that the whoe truth had
not Yet oeen tod, ana that ne did not want 10 nt
ooAged to drag It out peeenea4- RepeaJing ms ms
Withholding facts winch ne intended 10 force il 10
relate. 1t was its duty he said, to produce tho
He wanted know if Sir Antony mcdonnell had
Nm JI0TlzeG 10 JFeaI with ad LORD % sId
phaucally repeated has explanation, made in Mon
day nights debate. in which had attributed the
Indian affairs which were involved in the plan OF
John Morley who followed. scathngly assaiesd
said SIR Antony MacDonneH had been censured
without hearing tor doing what he had warned
to carry out. The Earl of Dudley Qlord Leuten-
rot ant Of Ireland Mr. Morley SAID had been over
conouct was described indefensible "W hat a
ministrative force worse confounded-" Mr.. Morley
admitted however, that nothing was shown by
the correspondence that was dishonorable 10 the
The Premier said the letters showed that when
4MacDqnnell was appointed Under Secretary TO the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. nothing in the shape
duct, he said, was indefensble because in respect
to the Dunrayen scheme he had exceeded the bounds
Piled no criticism of his great services The whole
episode was due to misunderstanding. and Mr..
Ba- four appealed to the House to bury it.
Mr. Moore, in behalf of the irish Cnionists, said
the resolution showed that Mr.. Wyndham had tried
to form moderate party in Ireland. which, while
directed against the Nationalsts, would have de-
stroyed the Irish Unionist party. This, Mr.. Moore
said, justified the attitude Of the Irish Unionists
toward Mr. Wyndham
Mr.. Asquith said il clear that Sir Antony
MacDonnell had been censured for acting under the
terms of his appointment.
The division followed motion to adjourn which
was defeated. 265 to 223.
The announcement of the figures was greeted
with loud shouts from the Irish members OF Re
sign. Myndham.'