THE HOME RULE BILL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4389, 10 April 1893, Page 3

THE HOME RULE BILL.

The Debate on its Second

Reading.

London, April 6. In tho House of Commons to-da; Mr Gladstone, in a speech occupying

an hour and a half, moved tho second reading of tin- Home Bule Bill. He said it' would be impossible for the

Irish members to often attend sittings of the House of Commons if their roteniion at Westminster was agreed upon, He suggested that in the contingency of war a prior charge ought to bo imposed by tho Imperial Parliament upon the Consolidated Fund of Ireland.

Sir Michael Hieks-Beach, in moving the amendment for the rejection ol the measure, declared that if once Homo Itulo was granted it would it would be impossible to retract it without war.

It is expected that tho debate will extend ov.r a Ibrtnignt. Mr Gladstone, in moving tho second rending of the L'omo Rule Bill, said he did not intend 10 alter its provisions, except in ono or two details, The criticisms of the measure were weak, and its opponents had not proposed ai-y improvements. He denied that tho Irish people were not civilised, and declared that thoy possessed a just sense of sympathy with England's political principles. It was, he said, absurd to assume that Ireland paid no regard to the favour and Sympathy of England, The present system of Government in Ireland was incredibly wasteful, and tho administration cost twice as much in proportion as that of England. Ho declared

that tbero was no prosperous union in tlio world maintained by force, This statement was received with dicers, lie pointed out that Holland and Belgium, and Austria and Hungary, were happy since their separation. The colonies, too, at one time were disaffected, but Were now most loyal, Ho read a loiter from Mr FitzGorald, of Canterbury, ill which ho staled that, prior to uutonomy being granted to tlio colonies, Governors were hissed and the press generally abused the Imperial authorities, but said the new loyalty was exuberant and the colonies desired closer tics, He would nol deny that the cases were different, but still there was the same disease, and a similar remedy would prove effective. He intended toproposothat Ireland should share the cost of war, and cease to contribute unduly to the general government,

Mr Gladstone's speech on the motion lor the second reading of the Home Bute Bill evoked little interest. Only 200 members were present, and a few strangers occupied tbo galleries, He stated that the autonomous colonies did not pay a killing to the Imperial exchequer for defence. Tlio Irish members are opposed to the proposal to make Ireland pay a quota towards war charge?. An active Unionist campaign is going on in the provinces. Speeches have been delivered by Mr Gosohen at Newcastle, Sir H. James at Bury, the Duke of Devonshire at Bristol, and Lord Randolph Churchill at Liverpool. The last-named declared that the Home Kule Bill was knavish, thiovish, and tyrannical. _ Mr Hogan, M,P. for Limerick, has given notice to ask Mr Gladstone ■whether the Government will legislate in the direction of prohibiting the display of Orange emblems as is done in Australia,