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Rock Island Argus
Rock Island, Rock Island County County, Illinois
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In London, the UK House of Commons passed the second reading of a bill repealing Ireland's 1887 Coercion Act by a 201-7 vote on May 8 (reported May 9). Chief Secretary Birrell endorsed it, deeming the act unconstitutional and coercion unwise.
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Measure Repealing Coercion Act of 1887 Passes Its Second Reading.
London, May 9.-By a vote of 201 to 7 the bill repealing the Irish coercion act of 1887 passed its second reading in the house of commons yesterday.
Chief Secretary for Ireland Birrell strongly supported the measure, declaring the coercion act to be unconstitutional and intolerable. He maintained that Ireland as a whole was law-abiding, although there was in certain parts a spirit of lawlessness, which he deplored.
He said any attempt to govern Ireland by coercion would be political insanity.
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London
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May 9
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passed second reading by vote of 201 to 7
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The bill repealing the Irish coercion act of 1887 passed its second reading in the House of Commons. Chief Secretary for Ireland Birrell supported the measure, calling the act unconstitutional and intolerable, stating Ireland is largely law-abiding despite some lawlessness, and warning that governing by coercion would be political insanity.