The Irish Question

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 143, 13 May 1886, Page 3

The Irish Question

■ ■■♦ MR GLIDS'f OJN fai'S PROPOSALS. |_bevteb's telegrams. 1 London, May 11. In the House of Commons to-day Mr Gladstone mured the second reading of a bill embodying the Government pro. poul* regnrdiug the estab.isliment of local autonomy in Ireland. In the coarse of an exhaustive speech he stated that be was willing that the question of the retention of Irish members in the House of Commons should be fully considered in committee, and suggested their appearance in debate* dealing with questions of Imperial taxation, and < hat * joint English and Irish committee should consider questions involving the interests of the Empire. The debate on the Home Bale question hat been adjourned until Thursday. 13th ioitMr Chamberlain is beliered net to be contented with the concessions made by Mr Gladstone, and will rote for the rejection of the measure, which is generally expected, The Marquis of Hartinglon moved the rejection of the Home JRule Bill in the Commons last night. He characterised the proposals as injurious, and stated that they would n»t satisfy the Homo Kule party. Hartingten proposed to meet the Irish difficulty by a gradual extension of the principles of local selfgovernment!