Show IRISH legislation london april 19 by a vote 0 of f to GO the house of commons today passed the second reading of the bill introduced by the nationalist party amending the irish iri s 41 and acts under the new law the power of the land commissioners to acquire estates sell them to tenants and provide the purchase money is extended so that they can buy out such landlords as a lord clanricarde Clan ricarde and others who refuse to sell the co commissioners will be empowered to themselves fix the price of estates tates to be acquired the unionists opposed opposed the measure which they described as being puro pure confiscation the attorney general for ireland mr nir cherry on behalf of the government approved the measure but he said it could not become law at the present session because of prior business |