The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-02
ENGLAND.
An Extraordinary Session Of the
English House of Commons.

An Extraordinary Session Of the
English House of Commons.
LONDON, August Lone Of the most
extraordinary sessions OF the House Of
Commons Is now in proceeding.
The House assembled at4 p. NJ, yester.
day, and before 9 o'clock had gone into
the consideration Of the South African
Confederation Bill, to which there has
been, at every stage, long and persistent
obstruction by MesSrS. Parnell, Bigger
and ODonnel. occaslonally assisted by
one or two other members. The struggle
lasted throughout the whole night and
led 10 numerous scenes and incidents,
The government is determined not to per.
nit the Obstructionists TO defeat the
measure Sand have the support Of the Lib.
erals. The sitting is prolonged by relays.
Many members left at 0 o'clock last even.
ing to return at midnight. Fresh relays
came at and z, and officials and police
were relieved at intervals during the
night. The excitement is very general
througout the house.
About noon the Obstructionists dis.
continued active opposition. At 2:l0 the
bill was completed in the committee
amidst thunders Of cheers, and was sew
eral times repeated. The scene through.
out was animated and sometimes stormy.
Within the recent history there has been
no parallel to this sitting. The House Of
Commons sat rs hours on the Slavery
Emancipation Bill but not on account Of
obstruction. The House then proceeded
to take up other bills. A violent scene
followed in the discussion OF the Judica.
ture Ireland Bill, caused by Parnell, the
home rule member for Meath.
During last nights discussion, Sir
Stafford Northcote, Chancellor OF the Ex.
chequer, declared that the government
intended to pass the bill il they had TO
sit through vacation.
Upon this, John 0'Connor Power, a
Liberal member for Mayo county, who
had been made aware Of the governments
tactics, charged the government with
having organized 4 conspiracy to crush
the Irish members.
The Chairman demanded the with
drawal OF the word Conspiracy"
Power tried to explain, but cries OF
withdraw" drowned his voice. He
finally withdrew the expression.
ODOnnell, recently elected for Dun.
garen, having tried to justify the con.
duct Of the obstructionists, Butt, liberal
member for Limerick, declared that the
Irish party repudlated O'Donnell, and
said II he thought o'Donnell did repre-.
rent the Irish party he (Butt) would re.
tire from the Irish brawl.
Lusk, liberal member for FinSbury,
said the proceedings cut at the foundation
Of constitutional government.
MLnk, liberal member for Gloucester,
and Anderson, liberal member for Glas.
gov, urged the action Of the government
and suggested the censure Of the obstuc.
tionistS.
Mr.. Gray, the member for Tipperary,
and one Of the obstructionists, said the
responsibility for the decentralization Of
the House rested on Sir Stafford North.
cote, Chancellor Of the Exchequer.
Strong measures should have been taken
at FIRST.
Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt, the Liberal
member for Oxford City, said the reason
that stronger action was not taken was
not account OF the weakness Of the House,
but to show the character Of the contuma.
ciousness to the country, and give the OBJ.
structioniSts time enough.
Mr.. Gray cried "HeGr," "Hear," sneer.
ingly.
Sir Patrick o'Brien, the Liberal mem.
ber for Kings county, objected to this,
and intimated that Gray was humbug
and a id fool, which expression he
withdrew as unparliamentary.
At 10 o'clock this evening, Bigger, Lib.
eral member for CavAn county came
into the House and took the oppor.
tunity, on a motion to report pro.
gresS, to say, "he had good sleep and
good breakfast, and was now ready for
any amount Of legi,lalion." Parnell and
OConnor then went out TO rest, relieved
by Biggar and others.
Just before noon Sir Stafford North.
cote, having been advised by Edward
Knatchbull Hugerson, Liberal member
for Sandwich, TO take a strong and
swift action in the matter, thanked
his supporters for the aid hc had re.
ceived, and made a final appeal to the
minority to yield, and hoped that in the
absence Of the honorable gentleman
whom he had expected 10 arrive shortly,
he would perSevere with will.
O'Donnsll affected 10 regard this as
threat OF coercion, and said that under
the altered circumstances he would retire
from the contest. AS long as II was 4
question Of physical endurance he and
his iriends were prepared 10 70 on.
This ended the contest, during which
the Chairman Of the Committee was re-
lieved four times. There were also sey.
eral relieiS on the Treasury bench. There
were altogether twenty-five divisions.
The House finally adjourned at 6.lO this
evening.
DAVID WELLS.
David Wells has been appointed homo.
rary Secretary Of OF the Golden Club Of
the United States.
A GENTLE HINT TO ENGLAND ABOUT HER
IAPRoPRIET1Es.
LONDON, August la note received
by the Russian Secretary Of State from
the headquarters Of Grand Duke Mich.
olaS, where the Car Is sojourning, as to
the sinking Of vessels at the mouth OF the
Danube, and the employment ot Egyp.
tan troops in the service Of Turkey,
says: sAs soon Us the war Is ended Rus.
sia will remove the impediments and
clear the bed Of the river" As to the
other point the note says that 10 calm
the anxiety Of the British Cabinet, His
Imperial Majesty has instructed the Rus.
sian ambassador at London 10 declare 10
Earl Derby that We harbor no project
Of aggression against Egypt. Might
We not have expected therefore, in strict
faf-nnsa NhaN tkn D.f..,l d.