Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1893 — DEATH TO HOME RULE. [ARTICLE]

DEATH TO HOME RULE.

1 Majority Against the Bill. The Home of Lord, Votes 410 to 41 to Keep the Irish Down. In the House of Lords,Friday, the home vie bill reported from the Commons was rated down, 419 to 41. Lord Salisbury was long and loudly sheered when he stood up to make the 'losing speech, and it was some timebebre he was allowed to proceed. “No reason has yet been given bythe ;overi.ment,” said he during the course of lis remarks, “for introducing the bill, ivory speaker on the government side las displayed the greatest ingenuity in '.voiding a discussion of the merits of the >ill“Theproposed retention of the Irish nembers in the House of Commons is an >utragc so enormous and grotesque that I im surprised that any responsible gov•rnment has dared to suggest it. (Cheers). \ll the arguments of the government showed that their polley was one of dee-, jair. They had no right to take a step vhich endangered the existence, bappiless and prosperity of the majority of the Erish people. (Cheers.) The men who ivould govern Ireland, should the bill pass, ire those who have been found guilty of criminal conspiracy. Should we not be in in infinitely worse position than at present if we entrusted Ireland to such men. n the event of trouble with the United states or any other foreign power? (Loud Cheers.) V “If you allowed this atrocious, treachirous bill to pass you would be untrue to ;he duty which lias descended to you from 4 splendid ancestry.” (I’rolonged cheefEarl of Kimberly spoke for the bill >n behalf of the government. The divison was then taken, the proceeding taking half an hour, and resulted in a vote of 419 igainst the bill to 41 in favor of it. A spe:ial police force was thought necessary to protect the peers from violence on leaving the Parliament bouse.