Evening journal., 1914-05-25
HOME RUIN BIbb
PASSES commons
BY II MAJORITY
Friends Of Ireland Expect
Kings Signature to Law
at Once
AT DUBLIN
ONE YEAR after PASSAGE
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. May 25.--The Home Rula
for ireland bill passed third reading
IN the House OF Commons today.
The vote was 351 for and 274
against Home Rule. The division was
strictly a political one and the vote
was practically the same as on the
last enactment OF the measure, with
the exception OF the few votes gained
by the Unionists in the recent by
elections.
When the House OF Commons COM
vened this afternoon, Speaker j w.
Lowther in an explanatory speech
admitted taat the question he asked
! of Arthur Bonar Law, leader Of the
opposition on last Friday was Inn
proper.
Bonar Law was on his feet instant
ly. He announced that he accented
the speakers apology and demanded
the immediate third reading and di-
vision on the bill. During the near
riot that caused the summary adj
iournment Of the Comomns last FRI
day. when Unionists were shouting,
LoWther asked Bonar Law II he ap-
proved OF the anti-Home Rule demon
stratlon. BOnar Law refused to ans
wer, saying the question was not a
| proper one.
A quick vote on Home Rule, at the
| demand Of the Unionists came as
surprise to the public, who early ia
/ the day flocked to Westminster and
crowded the galleries in anticipation
OF vigorous, old-time debate. II
was believed that Bonar Law, Juhr
I Redmond, Sir Edward Carson ano
others wert crammed with hot shol
and that the opposition was supposed
70 be planning an outburst OF diror.
der that would force a dissolution OF
Il Parliament and compel the govern
mcnt 10 so to the people with the
\ Home Rule question
Announcement OF The vote was fol-
lowed by q great Nationalist demon
atraton Tho frish advocated 81
Home Rule shouted cheered and
threw their hats aud newspapers into
the air The opposition ieered
The majority OF tlh Liberal Nation
alist coalition for Home Rule was re-
duced somewhat all the O'Brien fol-
lowers ahstaining from voting. James
OGrady, a Laborite, who has been IN
for weeks, went TO Parliament on
Crutchos TO vote for Home Rule
Before the vote was taken. Arthur
Bonar Law made bitterly sarcastic
speech. explaining why the uuionists
desired a quick vote and were ready
to .forego debate. He declared il
would be futile as we'll as ridiculous
for the Unionists to debate Home
Rule on third reading when they did
not make the governments final
policy concerning the amending Of
the bill in the House OF Lords.
Asquith, constantly interruptiDg
Bonar Law because Of what the primo
minister said we're inaccuracies, said
| the amended bill would contain the
proposed provision for the exclusion
OF Ulster counties by individual local
option and any other proposals about
future agreements.
The premier said that the govern
ment made it's proposals for the
amendment OF the Home Rule meas
ure not because the bill was imper-
feet in its present form. but because
the government desires peace.
When, after the few words by
Speaker Lowther and the reply OF
Bonar Law, the bill went to division,
the crowd was greatly disappointed.
The bill is in substantially the same
form as il was introduced two years
ago by Premier AsQuith. The Lib
eraI Party, thanks to the operation
Of the veto act which prevents the
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