The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-02-09 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. The debate on ths Address was resumed by Colonel Saunderson in a vivacious speech, winch speedily brought him into conflict with the Irish Nationalist members. A reference to Father M 'Fadden as a "murderous ruffian" provoked a violent uproar on the Nationalist benches, and the Speaker, when appealed to by Mr. Dillon, having intimated that he could not require the hon. and gallant member to retract ;..he expression, the tumult was renewed, Mr. Dillon moving that Colonel Saunderson should be no longer hard, and his colleagues giving practical effect to the proposal by loud interruptions and indignant cries for a division. Finding it impossible to proceed, Colonel Saunderson moved the adjournment of the debate, which afforded Mr Gladstone an opportunity for an lappeal that for the honour of the House the scene should be terminated. He besought the Irish members to exercise patience and Colonel Saunderson to abate somewhat the strength of his language; and Mr. A. Balfour seconded the appeal,remarking, however, that language far stronger had been constantly used by the Irish members with regard to innocent policemen and magistrates, and that modeiation of language ought to be observed not by one Party only. Colonel Saunderson, amidst much laughter, substituted "excited politician' for the words which had provoked so much turbulence, and in concluding his speech warned the House of the nature of the priestly ascendancy which the Government wished to establish in Ireland, and which could only end in hopeless social confusion and disaster. Mr. J. Chamberlain invited further information as to the attitude of the Government in regard to Egypt, and their intentions with respect to the preservation of peace in Uganda pending a final decision as to its future. He accepted as satisfactory the statement of the Prime Minister on the subject of the release of the dynamite prisonels,but wished to know why in the case of the Gweedore convicts the discrimination shown in the sentences had not been followed in the exercise of the Royal clemency. Without asking for details of the Home Rule Bill, he asked whether it was the intention of the Government to maintain the unquestioned and unquestionable supremacy of the Imperial Parliament, or were they about to make another surrender to the forces of disloyalty and disorder The de ate was continued by Mr. W. H. Redmond, Mr. Boscawen, Mr. Rentoul, Mr. J.More, Mr. Roche, Dr. D. Macgregor, Major Reach, and Mr. Webs, er. Mr. .1. Morley, in the course of a detailed reply, deprecate the language used by Mr. Chamberlain in refererne to Egypt, as tending to aggravate the existing difficulties, and deferred until Mr. Labouchere's amendment should be moved any discussion on the subject of Uganda. Dealing with the condition of Ireland, he cited the better pay. ment of rents, the improved relations of police and people, and diminished statistics of crime as evidence of the improvement which had taken place during the last few months, and added that the abandonment of the Crimes Act had been attended by no evil results. He justified, at consider able length, the appointment and composition of the Evicted Tenants' Commission and the release of the Gweedore prisoners, and in conclusion lie declared that there was no transaction in which he had taken part in which he should always look back with more complete satisfaction than on the release of those four men.—A motion made by Mr. Darling, at half-past 11, for the adjournment of the debate was resisted by the Government, and, on a division, was negatived by 249 against 152.—Mr. Carson continued the debate until midnight, when it was again adjourned.