§ MR. RYLANDSasked the hon. Member for Longford (Mr. Justin M'Carthy), When he proposed to seek the opportunity of continuing the debate on his Resolution censuring the conduct of the Irish Executive for the arrest of certain "suspects" under the Coercion Acts?
§ MR. JUSTIN M'CARTHY ,in reply, said, he thought that his hon. Friend the Member for Burnley would have done better to address his Question to the Prime Minister. So far as he and his Friends were concerned, they were most anxious to have the debate brought to a conclusion. The question had not been thoroughly discussed. Neither the hon. Member for the City of Cork (Mr. Parnell), nor any Member of the Executive of the Land League had spoken. It was his intention to lose no opportunity to bring on the discussion, and the Motion would not be removed from the Notice Paper until it had been fairly discussed.
MR. GLADSTONEsaid, there was considerable difference of opinion between the hon. Member and the Government, and he thought between him and the House, as to the proceedings which had taken place on that Motion. Of course, the hon. Member held to his opinion, and he himself held to his own. But there had been three separate and several occasions when the question might have been brought forward. The 1460 hon. Member knew he could not ask the House to put aside the Land Bill, and lie did not suppose it would do so. However, he thought the best course would be this—On Monday night the Government would be quite content to adjourn the debate on the Land Bill not later than 12 o'clock. There was no other Business before or after the Land Bill, except the third reading of the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill. He was not aware that that would take long. He would suggest that the discussion might then be resumed, and he would take care that no Government Business should interpose.
§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORdenied that there were three nights when the question might have been brought on. There had only been one discussion with reference to the Motion of his hon. Friend. On a previous occasion the right hon. Gentleman and his subordinates took refuge in obstinate silence. There had only been one discussion, in which one speech had been delivered on one side and one on the other. The offer of the Prime Minister was not satisfactory. It was not easy to continue a discussion after midnight. They must ask that the discussion should begin not later than 10 o'clock. If the Chief Secretary was really sincere in his desire to have the question discussed, he would accede to his request.