IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XIV, Issue 2902, 18 February 1893, Page 3

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

[per press association.]

London, February 16. Mr S. Buxton, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, replying to the member for Banbury, said that no change had been made in the practice of appointing colonial Governors. There was a scene in the House, of Commons to-day, Mr Sexton accusing Viscount Wolmer, member for West Edinburgh, of falsely alleging the Irish members were paid by theGladstonians. Viscount Wolmer apologised. On the motion of Mr Sexton the, editor of " The Times" was ordered to be summoned to the bar of the House for stating the Payment of Members , Bill was to be introduced in order to relieve the financiers of the Liberal party from the necessity of supporting the clerical contingent, whereby corruption was implied. The House also unanimously agreed that " The Times " article, describing Irish members of the House of Commons as paid mercenaries, was a breach of privilegf. London, Febru^iy 17. Lord Churchill said that the Home Rule Bill was a constitutional revolution. There was no adequate cause for it, and the whole measure was grotesque. It would be impossible to conduct Imperial Government with two separate majorities in the House of Commons. The scheme would allow Irish members the almost irresistible power of exacting concessions. He felt confident that the constituencies, if appealed to, would reject the Commenting on 'the action of the House of Commons the " Times " says that " as Viscount Wolmer has apologised so do we who used his words, but we repeat ♦ the Trish are paid by the enemies of England.'" The report of the Parnell Commission is quoted to that effect, and the " Times " concludes by saying that Mr Gladstone and his Irish allies have been compelled to resurrect parliamentary privilege to quell a hostile newspaper. The "limes" strongly protests against the threatened freedom o? the press.