New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-15
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s,,tad a,d II WAC they who settled the hour of 8
"a most fit for the purpose, because at
q the men who had been on duty during
the night would not have gone home and those VINO
were to relieve them would have just arrived Az
that hour. therefore, nearly the whole available
strength of tine two parties acting in concert would
be present The Speaker. for his part, had taken
upon himself this new duty willingly but with
deep sense of responsibility; and had expressed
wish that he should be as strongly supported as
possible; hence among other obvious reasons, the
desire for full House. Men turned mp with ex-
emplary punctuality. and shortly before nine 1t De-
gan to be bruted about that something was going 10
happen Members who had been on guard all
night could not but guess that Crisis had
arrived when 1t suavey limited to them
by their officers that they bad better not g. just
then. The Irish, meantime. were left in such pro-
found ignorance of their approaching fate that Mr..
Psrnell was absent The IRONY Of fate ordained that
at the most critical moment of their existence the
Obstructionists should be left to the guidance OF
Mr. Justin Mccarthy. among whose many talents
and virtues that of Riit for command or swirl
readiness for emergency can hardly be rcckoned.
Fate had further ordered matters that Mr. Dlggar
should be speaking when the decisive mo-
ment aTived--Mr. Biggar, who more than
any one person, combines in himself all the
most odious and least respectable attributes
all Others the drearlest speaker, and the man most
openly and Extensively contemptuous of those
usages and manners which in former days
adhered to the midst Of the bitterest conflicts
that the House lost its air of being an assem-
bly, of wel-bred men,
THR DECISIVE MOMENT.
Just before the House, which, under the infliction
of MIR. Biggar's oratory, had been almost empty be-
gan to I'LL. Members poured in on both sides in un
No fh.rnt onA
servative alike quietly but rapidly filed the two
front benches. Mr.. Gladstone's entrance the
stroke of the hour was the signal for a burst
of cheering, which was renewed and became
still more general as the Speaker appeared.
The cheers brought in with rush every member
who was within the precincts of the House. and they
broke out afresh as it was perceived that the
Speaker, on assuming the char. did not SIT but re-
NAMED standing in his place. Before the appartiOn
of the Speaker on his feet Mr. BlGgar himself had
no choice but to take his scat. Then. in firm voice,
and keeping his eyes fixed on the manuscript in hls
hand. the Speaker addressed the House in these
terms:
The motion for leave to bring in the Protection Of Per
sou anu fropery Hreand oil has now been under discus
menoed on Monday last at four O'clock, has continued
fortyoae Sours~tho House having been occupied w%li
dseassen, npon repeated moons iOr
been supported by small minqriies 10 opPosoa to the
stion Of the Char and OF the House Renewed cheers
orderly and effective dsbate. An Important measure
recommended IN Her Majestys s9eech nearly monih
State bya decisve maj rity is being arrested by the
bore of which resorted those modes of nbotruc
ton which have been recognized by the House as Par
lanenry offence. The dignity credit and authority Of
this HOnsa seriously hrea eed and 1t necessary
that they sh9nld he vlndiealrd lCheersl Uader the
cedure de legislative powers of the House are pnra
demand d. and am satisfied that shall best carry out
the viii oi che House. apd that may rely on Its support
at once proceed to nut the several questions TO the
ha
pared 70 exercise all ITS powers IN gylng effect to these
orderly debate must leave TO the judgment the
House but may aud that 1t will be eitherfo
m debates or 10 enrust greater authority to the Chair
iCheers.l
quote the Speakers words verbatim as being by |
far the most memorable words which for many gen.
erations have been heard from the chair. What |
bave T. say about them will say moment later.
They fell OF the Irish like thunderbot. The COM
parsOn trite, but nothing else will do. That dis
orderli Eand, taken unawares, its leader absent
its pre- sramme providing for no such event as this
were tErown into confusion which became helpless
CONSERVATION as the Speaker, in pursuance of his
announcement, at once put the question motion
for adj >urnment and called the division. Not even
structiyes. They filed out dumb aud demented
into the lobby Returning, they heard the numbers
announced. and without an Instants delay the
Speaker again on his feet. putting the main ques-
tioD Mr. Justin McCarhy-lt is impossible not to
be sorry for hm-tred to protest, but the Speaker
stood like a rock. and Mr.. McCarthy's protest and
the cries which his colleagues raised in support of
broke vainly against the firm purpose which con-
fronted them. Shouts of Order" swelled through
fha nhar vhn sfa xvha ba
Speaker is up is hopeessly out of order-to
which the Irish answered by counter cries
of order and then by shrieks of priv
lege," privilege" Mr.. Mccarthy never forgot
himself, but others Of his party shook their
hsts at the Speaker, and there were EXPLANATIONS
which one would rather not repeat. Nothing
awaited. After moment OF despairing conference
the baffied and beaten minority. Mr.. Mccarthy at
their head strobe out of the House each bowling
fercely to the Speaker. The question was put,
leave to bring in the bill granted Mr.. Forster
advancing to the bar brought it in, and it read
first time. week, two days and seventeen hours
from the date of bis first moving and during sitting
which had lasted from beginning TO end just forty
one hours.
THE STATE OF PUBLIC FEELING.
Now do not suppose that this piece of decisive
good sense on the part Of the Speaker will to
Americans any thing like startling matter as it
does to many Englishmen. We have had to deal with
mobs in Parliament before now and with mobs out
Of Parliamentj and have disposed of both in
sufficiently summary and energetic way. But such
an exercise of authority here in England is taken
very seriously. The grave consultations and long
hesitation about it shows that. and the comments
upon it since show the general feeling not less
plainly Beyond doubt the general feeling is of
approval; both in the House. which is con-
cerned. aud out Of it; but this approval does not
lessen the feeling that the act is very one
indeed. 1t was challenged at once in the House
xxhan fha neYt siftIuo fyed for man the anna d.v