On Wednesday, the House discussed Mr. Ambrose's pro- posal to
confine the powers of the Irish Parliament to little more than County Council subjects. Mr. Morley was ironi- cal and indignant at this proposal for turning the Bill topsy- turvy on the seventy-fifth day ; but Mr. Balfour reminded the Chief Secretary and the Government of what is literally true, —namely, that their majority was obtained by declarations to the electors that all that was wanted was to give Ireland con- trol over her own purely local affairs, "just as London has." " Home-rule in Ireland and Home-rule in the villages " was a very common_ electioneering sentiment. If the amendment would destroy the Bill, it was only because the Bill was not in conformity with "the professions of the Government and the pledges of their supporters." The amendment was not pressed 'to a division. Sir J ohn Gorst moved to take legislation of the Factory Acts sort out of the hands of the Irish Parliament ; but the amendment was negatived by 45 (189 to 144).
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