The idea is that that Bill is to lie upon the table of the two Houses of Parliament in London for forty days--forty days in the wilderness.

What does that mean?
It means this, that every question that had been fought out in Ireland would be fought out over again by the Irish members in our Parliament.

It means that the House of Lords here would throw out pretty nearly every Bill that was passed at Dublin.

What would be the result of that?
You would have the present block of our business.

You would have all the present irritation and exasperation.
English work would not be done; Irish feeling would not be conciliated, but would be exasperated.