The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-07-21
Resume of the Debate For Week ENDING Juv
9th in Which Irish Members Were
Conspicuous.
l he Irish Educational Bill Is a Matter That
is Causing the Liberal Majority Much
Trouble and Worry.

The Dublin Freeman for the week
ending July 7tl. has the following in
teresting resume of the week in the
British Parliament. AS is usually the
case. the Irish members are foremost
in all the important discussions.
London. Thursday, June IS.
compromise was successfully ar
rived ut yesterday in the Sale of In
toNicating Liquors Urelund) Bill. The
negotiations had been proceeding some
time, ana as it was feared that Il pre-
mature revelation of what was afoot
might render them abortivc, they were
kept strictly secret until few days
ago. 1t is worth noticing that this is
the first occasion on which the Irish
Temperance party had treated with
the representatives OF the Licensed
Trade. who evinccd a wise and pru-
dent spirit in asserting to the arrange
nent. Mr.. William Redmond improved
the occasion by drawing the attention
of British members of the Committee
to the spirit of compromise that ac-
tuated all Irish parties in his move
mcnt. an object lesson in Home Rule
that should not be thrown away upon
them. There was universal agreement
aS to the two main points of the COM
promise. the early closing ON Saturday,
and the shortening of the hours on
Sunday in the exempted cities. Mr..
John Clancy made Il strong, but incf-
fcctual, appeal for the bona fidc tr:lv-
cler, in the interests of his constit-
ucnts. The bill should now pass into
law, as it received the bcnediction
of the Chief Secretary, ana il q little
time is needed to get it through, the
Government may be expected to pro-
vide it. This agreement is preliminary
to !; further conference in the autumn,
at which the other important outstand-
ing questions. such as the reduction of
licenses, will be considered, with a
upon them.
Friday, June 30.
The chief secretary, ts was antici-
patcd. announced last evening the APP
pointmcnt of n royal commission to in
uuire into the problem of congestion
in the west of Ireland. This announces
the vote for the Congcstcd District
Board. which was opened by Mr.. Conor
thoroughly informed statement OF the
question. Mr.. Bryce spoke in Il tone of
sympathy, and showed n first hand
knowledge of the realities of the sit
uation, which were thoroughly apprc-
ciated by the Irish Party. Having
dealt with the friendly criticisms of
certain aspects of the Boards admins
ira ton, put forward by members of
the party like Mr.. O'Dowd, Dr. Am
O'DOnnell and Mr.. w. Redmond, who
have necessarily made special study
of the subject, Mr.. Bryce said that from
his own observation he had been con-
vinced of the necessity Of reviewing
the acts under which the Congested
Districts Board derived it's powers with
a view to arming it with further pow
crs to enable 1t to be more useful to
the country than it has been in the
past.
There was one thing of special i'm
portance touched upon by the Chief
Secretary. 1t had been urged that the
Estates Commissioners were sanction
ing bargains in the west in which the
tenants were paying too much-a
statement significantly cheered by the
Irish party-and it was essential to as
certain for future guidance whether
these holdings were economically
sound The Royal Commission, he
said, should be non-partisan politically
and economically, its reference wide
comprehensive enough to cover all the
u points he enumerated for inquiry, and
it should set to work without delay
I'VE mean business" said Mr.. Bryce
emphatically, to an accompaniment OF
Irish cheers; "and we intend to take
action at as early q date as possible. u
Landlords and tenants were agreed
In c.1n 1> Ia
and that being SO. it is obviously de-