The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-10
A SCENE IN PARLIAMENT.
DesPotlc Powers TO DO Obtained by Eng.
land ovor ireland In Despotic Man
ner.
LONDON. Eehrnsry . 1ss,

In the House of Commons last nigh
Wi!iHm Henry Smith. conservative. an,
formerly first Lord Admiralty, rose 10
queation OF order, and said that Mr.. Par
neli was one of the eleven members VIII,
ilad spoken thirty-three times on mulion
Tor adjournment. Mr.. Smith summonet
Dr. Piayfair TO name Mr. Paruell as be
ing guilty ot wiliIul obstruction. MIR
Piayfair ruled that Ii sufficient case VA
not made out for such proceedings. Mr.
hiiioank, conservative member for York
siilre, rose to point of order. He saie
that Mr.. Biggar had Just applied to him
the epthet Of "fnoi," with u foul pref E
DR.. PIayiair ruled that tho expression
was disorderly. Another motion for ad
1"urnment having been negatived, MIR
Biggar rose ON matter Of privilege. lie
said that Mr.. Milbank had crossed the
fionr OF the House and called him an ln,.
pudent sconndrei. Mr.. Biggar denied
that he had called Mr.. Mii6ank a innl
MT. AIlbank said lie distinctly henrd Mr.
Biggar use !hc expression. Dr. Pluylair
said 1t was the duty of Mr.. Milbank to
ap"iogize TO the House for calling Mr.,
b'gg"r scoundrel, but not to Mr.. Big.
gar. Mr. Milbank then made al apology
in accordance with the decision of the
deputy speaker. The incident teru,i.
mated, and the House resumed the deb. te.
Mr.. Cnlnmono, home rule member for
Nnsconmon, Resumed his seat at 8. .45 this
morning. after having spoken nearly two
hourS: Several members rose to u puint
0I order while he wns speaking, but the
Deputy Speaker, Playtair, Suited that
aI'nnugh Mr. C"nnono was greatly try
lng me patience OF the House, he was in
| order.
The House was still in session at =
O'Clock q. M.
10 a. m.-The debate continued until
9 o'clock this morning, when the Speuk.
F., er, who had resumed the chair reIiev;ny
Deputy Speaker Playfnir, declined TO
allow the deba,e to continue longer. 4
scene OF great excitement then occurred.
AL 93O II. IN. II division was taken with
! the result that the government obtained
leave 10 bring in bill for the projection
OF lille and property in Ireland by vote
OF lG4 to l9. The honlu-rule nlernbers
then left the House in a body. and the
bill was read for the first time. Tho
second reading was fixed for noon to day.
Tie House Then adjourned, having sat
conunuhusly for about az hours.
IL ID understood that the appeal to The
authority OF the cluir. which eventually
was successful in slopping the obstruction
IN the uotise, was agreed upon by the
leaders of both the liberal and cunserva
tive parties. The final speech before the
intervention OF the Speaker was by MIR.
b!ggar, who concluded by expressing his
wish for the success of trnianisn. Du-
ring MIR. Biggar't speech Premier GixL.
stone entered the House and WAS luudIv
cheered. 1t was at this point that Tie
Speaker resumed the chair ut 0 O'Clock n
m. He Immediately said:
During forty hours the House has
been occupied by repeated motions for
adjournment, supported by small minor
tiles IN opposition to the general sense of
the House. A crisis has arisen. which
demands the prompt iulcrposition of the
chair and the House. 4 measure. re.
commended rs urgent in Her Majesty's
speech II month ago, is being arrested by
an lnconsldtrnble minority. 1t is ncces-
sary to vindicate the credit and authority
OF the House. nm satisfied tha. shall
oesi curry ON its viii, and may reiy upon
its support, ii decline to call upon any
more members to speak, and Immediately
proceed TO put the several questions TO q
vote. II will be necessary ior the House
To assure moro efficient control over its
debates or entrust greater authority 10
the chair"
The Speaker was repeatedly and en-
Enthusiastically cleered. The vote of 1854
to ~ on the division, at $50 u. m, WIS
that ON which the amendment to adjourn
the debate was rejected. The Su.uker
then put the motion that leave be given
to bring in the protection bill. The
hnme-rulera here for tw0 minutes shouted
Privilege !" "Privilegew and then. az
the Speaker still renamed standing, they
all left the House in budy, buwing to
the Speaker ns they did 80, the oIner
members cheering their departure. The
motion that leave be given to bring in
Ire hill "as then unanimously agreed To-.
MIR. Gladstone then announced that he
would move on Thursday That il, OH no.
tice being given that the business of the
House is urgent, and if on call of the
Speaker forty members shull support the
demand for urgency, the Speaker shall
forthwith put the question without de.
bate, amendment ar adjournment, and if
the question of urgency he decided il, the
affirmative 10y 8 10 ], then the powers of
the House for the regulation of its bust.
ness shall be vested in and remain with
the Speaker until he shall declare that
The stale of public business is no longer
| urgent.
Sir. Gladstone gave notice that lie pro .
poses to follow the motion above referred
TO by resolution declaring that the state
of public business is urgent.
1.3O p. m.-The Speaker interference.
! which closed the obstructive debate in
the House of Commons this morning.
and forced the first reading of the pro
recli"n bill was evidently pre.arranged,
as he read from the manuscript the state.
ment in which he announces that the
crisis had arisen demanding the inter.
ference of the chair and tie House.
On Inc re-assemDiing OF the House. the
Speaker, replying to Mr.. Lahouchere,
liberal, said he had acted solely on his
own responsibility. Mr. Parneil said he
also wished TO call attention to the
Speakers ruling. The Sl.euker informed
Mr. parnell that it was not l, question of
privilege. He must therefore give no.
lice. hIr. A. NJ. Sullivan, home ruler.
moved ~ adjournment of the House 10
enable the Speaker To search for prece.
dents for his rulings A lively discus.
sion Is progressing. The House is crowd
ed, every available seat being occupied.
The debate ON Dir. A. NJ. Sullivan's mo.
iion To adjourn continues. Mr.. Sullivan
made ali indignant speech. Mr.. Gray.
hOme.ruler, seconded the motion for nd.
tournament. Mr.. Gladstone deprecated
adjournment. Mr. Cowen. liberal, and
Lord Churchill, conser, ative, supported
eha tnntif,u IA uI;..,,,r E:.