The Land Leaguers in the House of Commons.
London, May '3l. —ln the House of Commons to-day, during the time of putting questions to Ministers, Thomas P. O'Connor was called to order for using the word • ' mendacious.' ' O'Kelly (Home Ruler) thereupon applied the epithets "calumniatory" and " lying" to seTeral members of the House, and his suspension for the remainder of the sitting was move by Gladstone, and carried by a vote of 188 to U. O'Kelly then withdrew quietly. Parnell gave notice that he would call attention to the circumstances of the suspension of O'Kelly on Friday. On the motion of Gladstone, to take a recess until the 9th inst., the ConserratiTe members raised a heated discussion on the j state of Ireland. Harcourt, in replying f to Northcote, denied the charges of concealment and the lack of information, and accused Northcote of designing to embarras the Government by causing an alarm, and adding to the difficulties of the grave circumstances already existing. Gladstone said that vigorous measures were adopted by the Irish Executive yesterday for dealing with the resistance to the law, including that at the Castle, near New Pallas. Northcote said the statement was not reassuring. Forster's absence must of itself causa anxiety. Gladstone's motion to take a recess until the 9th. was then agreed to. Dillons letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons, from Kihnainham Gaol is now published. Dillon inquires whether the question of privilege does not arise on his arrest, and says that the Dhief Secretary for Ireland read an inaccurate report of his (Dillons) speech He declares that it did not afford any ■justification for his arrest. The Speaker's report says : As Mr Dillons letter did not relate to any matter of privilege, he had not thought it necessary to lay it before the House. The Tvkgraph says the Government has . received such serious news from Ireland \ for the last few days, that a measure calculated to deal with the exceptional state of affairs there is engaging the attention of the Ministry. The Chronicle says that the Government is considering the question of the suspension of the Irish jury laws, and will probably introduce a Bill for that purpose at the present session without interfering with the Land Bill.
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Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1402, 28 June 1881, Page 2
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377The Land Leaguers in the House of Commons. Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1402, 28 June 1881, Page 2
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