The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-04
MR.. BRADLAUGH
OREATES A SCENE AZ THE ConnOAs
He AttSmPlS to Eater the House By
Force, and 10 Arrested BY six
Policemen and ROrns RaInt.
iRE from the Lobby,

LONDON, August San immense crowd
Of people assembled outside Of the Palace
yard today, and Chssred Mr.. BradlauRh
when he entered the yard on his way 10
Westminster Hall. Sometime before the
assembling oIlhe Houseof Commons upon
Mr., Bradlaugh's attempting to enter the
house he was quietly removed from the
lobby, and escorted by the police into the
yard, where he stood converting with
friend.
In the House OF Commons Labouchers
raised question Of privilege that the rea.
olution oi theHouse In regard toBradlauRh
should only exclude him from the House,
whereas he has been removed from the
lobby, and he moved that the officials
we're therein exceeding their authority.
The Speaker replied that he considered It
his duty to order BTadlaueh's removal and
added, THE door Of the House 10 c.Osed."
me cheers Of the crowd outside Of the
palace yard were audible inside OF the
house. Gladstone supported the Speaker,
and said that LabouoheTe's motion was
untenAble. Alter his frst repulse Brad.
laugh remained some time standing In the
palace yard With bis arms folded, and
three policemen were In front OF him bar.
ring his way to the House.
Mr., Gladstone declared that BradlauRh
must now be treated Rs having no more
right TO enter the House than q stranger,
Mr.. Northcote endorsed Mr.. Gladstone's
view.
While Sir Wilfred Lawson was speak.
Ing HgainSt the illegal conduct OF the
House, BTadlauRh, who had sVaded the
police, endeavOred 10 force an entrance,
but was seized by the messengers and
dragged from the doors, when he was
taken In charge by six policemen, still
resisting stTenuouSly, his coat being torn
In the struggle,
The Speaker ruled that the motion OF
Mr.. Lawson for resembling the loEmer
resolutions against the admission OF Brad.
laugh were irrelevant, ard the question
beiora the Hou'e was ~ to the conduct OF
the Speaker In prohibiting BrAdlAugh's
accesH to the lobby.
Alter Broadhurst and Oowen had spoken
In favor ot Bradlaugh, Right Hon. j.
Bright described how BradlAugh wRs
brought down 10 the palace yard 10 faint.
Ing condition. He thought such scene
was unprecedented. He appealed 10 the
opposition to reconsider their former de.
Cision 90 ss to extriCAte themselves from
the present difficulties. He was called to
order for irrelsvauCy.
Lord John Manners 80 4 that Bright's
attitude was calculated to encourage Brad
laugh, who had neCessitated his iorcible
removal by attempting iorcible entry.
An amendment 10 LabouCheres motion
declaring that the House approves Of the
conduct Of the Speakers and Of the officials
under bis order, was accepted by Glad.
stLne and NorthCote, and was passed. A
number OF Liberal members quilted the
House bsfore the vote was taken, amidst
ironical cheers.
Bradlaugh, after bis expulsion, went 10
Bow street Tor summons against the
police.
These summonses were refused, but the
magistrate advised him TO prepare al In.
formation 10 reference to the Bummonses
desired Tor assault. ,...
The amendment to Labouchsre's mo.
ton was passed by l0l toe The minor
Cowen, Earp, BrGdhuHt Burt and Sum.
Asheton A. Dixie. Among the Ltber.
Mr.. Bright and Sir Charles Dixie. Mrs.
huuIb pbbbhuL huu tHu uhukulbIb VI
BFadlAugh were present In Westminster
Hail.
Two hundred extra policemen were on
duty. The statement that the fist re.
moval Of Bradlaugh on hls attempting to
enter the House was effected quietly ap.
pears 10 be an error. He made the at.
tempt soon . or the business OF the House
commenced. He informed Etekne, Dep.
uLy SsrgeantAt.A Arms, that he was there
by the mandate Of his constituents, and
would not yield 10 any thing illegal. Upon
Ertkine putting out bis hsnd 10 prevent
his passage Bradlaugh pushed him, and
was Immediately seized by an uHher, with
whom he grsppled, tlerCely shouting: az
any one dateS 10 hinder int"
lie was hustled down the members
staircase, graphing with the police and
ushers, but no blows were struck. He
was ghostly pale when he appeared In the
Palace yard and still attuggling with the
police, and almost iainting, q glass Of wat.
ter was brought and his face bathed.
He threatened 10 come 10 the House
again with such force that the police
would be compelled 10 arrest him. The
police cleared the Palace yard at 1880
Pm.