New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-13

House, and seemed TO regard the matter n a goou
joke Mr. Gray one of the obstructionsts upon this
declared that be prepared to sal for torty-eight
hours. and Mr. Parnell followed with the announce
ment that his friend, Mr.. Biggar was peacefully
slumberng and that he would presently return ike
a giant refreshed to ill his Parnelrs place, upon
which he Parneln would take rest himself till the
arrival Of other members who had been autographed
for to Ireland. His plea for the officers Of the House
who were "beng deprived Of their rest by the UNI
reasonable conduct of the Government was greeted
with dersive laughter. Sir Patrick O'Bren, an Irish
Home Rule member delivered fiery harangue
against the obstructionsts who he said. would, on
reference to the parish priests, be told that they
were "humbuggng" themselves, and that they were
ID fools This was greeted with laughter and
cries of order in which the latter prevailed. and the
Chairman called upon Sir Patrick 10 withdraw
them. Sir Patrick mildly protested that the words
not his own but a quotation, but the Chairman
insisted on q withdrawal, with which request Sir
Patrick complied.
Shortly before o'clock the numbers on di-
vision were ID to !, but the minority now re-
inforced hy Inc appearance Of Mr.. Bggar, who COM
inundated ae cheering inte gence that he had had
a good bra kfast and refreshing sleep. and that he
was quito ready to 20 on. Capt Nolan was after
ward alta ked by Sir Charles Russell on the ground
of his being an officer on full pay lending himself
to dscred table tactics and matters proceeded TO
$50 when Sir Henry Edwin Ibbetson. the l nder
Secretary of State for the Home Department, re-
leved llr. Smith in the chair, division having
Just previously been taken, showing the numbers to
be g 10 ,. About . O'Clock Mr.. ODonneu pleaded
for terms Of capitulation, and asked that they
might he liberal IN recognition of the spirit in winch
the defence hid hec. Con !ucted The Government,
however, were obdp-7.o, md were determined that
D ,II, . tr,fr I'll
Matters went on in thu .-., the figures on dlyls-
ions going down as low ) 'H ., and MI jenkins
taking the trouble TO pom. org. tho Inconsistency OF
the Irishmen showing that Oh one clause they were
opposing principle which they had advocated on a
previous clause. This, however. was quite unneces-
sary for Immediately after on the Government pro-
posing The abandonment of a clause as sop 10
them. they chae- yed a division, and compelled the
Government and iti supporters to walk through the
lobby against Their own clause At noon Dir.
Rakes. the Chairman who had retired az o'clock,
roGn,ered the House and again took the chair.
The number of the obstrIctiyes had dwindled down
to three. and on one occasion TO two. few min
utes before o'clock the end Of the bill ap-
preached. aud as it was rumored that the Govern
ment meant an the conclusion Of the measure, to
take sorDe strong measures in regard to tie OBJ
structivos the House was filed in every part, and
the end OF the bin was watched with great eager
ness. Mr.. O'D0nneil had several amendments on
the preamble but when these were reached he said
that after the very handsome way IN which Che
Committee had continued Tire d-cusaion, lac would
not trouble the Committee 10 divide this little
matter Loud cheers greeted this announcement,
and the bill was then ordered 60 be reported to the
House. At o'clock tine Speaker re5ntered the
House ana took the chair, amidst renewed cheer,
and ss Mr. Ra.le5, the Chairman of the Committee,
make the for,la report, the cheers were again and
again renewed
The Government had its revenge however. IN 4
mild sort Of way. tor it at resolved TO proceed
with the Irish Judicature. bill, a measure which
Mr. Parnel had avowed his intention OK thwarting
and So the rest OF the afternoon was occupied win
this. The fliIusJers. however, did not abandon
their efforts ou this measure, though on one OF
two occasions divisions showed only one vote
against $50. At about o'clock the Earl Of Bea-
cousfeld entered the Peers gallery, where he sat
looking intcntly upon the scene Of lis former trl-
umph- for an hour SD, but al the while regarding
the Irish tactics Is a good Joke. The Whole of the
business having been got through. the House adj
iourncd on wednesday afternoon at 10 minutes
past o'clock, having sat exactly 20 hours and 10
minutes.