Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-04
THE EVENING STAR.
.........Fcbruary 4, 1881.
The Parliamentary SENSATION.

The Parliamentary Sensation.
THE HOME RULERS ALL EXPELLED FROM THE
H0UsR OF CoMMoNS-PARNELL DENIES THE AT
1HORITY OF TIE SPEAKER AND IS FORCIBLY
RkMoyED-MICHAEL DAyIrT ARRESTED IN DUB
LIN-INTSNSB EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT IRE
LAND.
British House OF Commons, were followed up
yesterday By still more startling action by the
government. After Dillon had been elected, as
protested against Mr.. Dlllon's forciole removal
as an act of violence aud illegality. The Speaker
pointed out the fact that Mr.. Dillon had detied
The chair. Mr.. Gladstone rose to address the
House. Mr.. O'Donoghuc (uoeraN member from
Tralee. rose to move the adjour1m mt OF the
House. The Speaker ruled that Mr.. Gladstone
was in possession OF the floor Mr.. Parnell
moved that Mr. Gladstone be no longer he ard
The Speaker declared that Mi. Parnell was de-
flying the chair, and on his persisting, the
Speaker declared that he was wifully ob5truct-
Ing the proceedings and named him.
Mr.. ParnelPs suspension was moved. but
upon the Speaker making an order that the
House be cleared for division, all the hOna
rulers refused to leave the House.
The motion to suspend Mr. Parnell was ulti-
nauay voted upon, and resulted IN his suspen-
son By a vote of 4o5 10 !. the home rulers not
vgting Mr.. Parnell declining to withdraw, he
Was foTcioly removed from the house By the
SERGEANT. alarms and five other officers. the
a ne rulers waving their hats as he passed
out
Mr.. Finnegan Qiberal and nationality then
persisted in speaking ana was named by the
spI aker.
Gan was then carried, by a vote OF 40 to 2, the
nome rulers again refusing 60 vote aud the
s eafer had their names. Numbering q, taken
q W.. A motion to suspend all the home
r1lfrs refusing TO vote was introduced, and
Carried by vote Of 40 to 6, whereupon they
Irn's tGually declined to leave the house. only
yielding to superior force. They were removed
sh.giy by the sergeant-at-arms. Their conduct
Is Ia accordance with resolution at meeting
TO aSTdopt the course recommended by Dir. A. M.
Sullivan, the Irish members should remain In
division. VIZ
After the vote suspending the home ruIars
Mr. Gladstone rose TO move his resolution To
prevent obstruction, when Mr. ODonnell moved
that Mr. Gladstone be not heard. Mr. O'DOnnell
was immediately named, and Mr.. Gladstone
moved his suspension, which motion was car
ried by vote OF 81 to l. Mr.. O'Donnell de-
Gliding to withdraw. was removed with two
other nome rulers who refused to leave the
house when the division was taken Mr.. clad
stone then moved his resolution.
Mr, Gladstone referred to the irretrieyable
waste OF time since the beginning Of the seS-
sion, In regard TO bis resolution. he stated
/ - al the government has drawn largely on the
loyal confluence OF the opposition. Mr.. Glad
stone then moved his resolution. He said he
was willing TO accept certain suggestions OF the
opposition. The only way TO meet obstruction
was to give the house enlarged powers to check
1t. He earnestly appealed TO The members to
support the government aud rally TO the per
Torrance OF great duty, and not Iag the
!, house degenerate into the laughlng.stock of
the w0rlu.
Sir stafford Northcote fully ree0gniz4 the
necessi OF Mr.. Gladstones re.oluEt1a, lie
tit ii moved the first part OF his ameDdna u,
VIZ: ..tnat minister shall declare any motion
urgent"
Sir William Harcourt, home secretary. said
the government were ready to accept the
anienonient as an addition to. but not as suo-
sttute TOR, any words Ia the resolution.
SUPPORT FROM POLITICAL nppoS7Sr5
Sir Stafford Northc0te asSented. and the
en:endment as an amendment was moved by
Slr William Harcourt as az addition TO the
resolution. Nj. Mitchell Henry said the reso-
tlon would go forth to Ireland and To Europe as
an Unfair advantage over tue expelled home
Sir. Mitchell Henry moved an adjournment
OF the debate as protest against Injustice
Sir Joseph Mckenna [lome ruler, member for
aousha'; seconded the motion. Logd HarJtag-
ION Stild ne could NOT admit that there was any
validity 10 an argument founded on tue absence
o. certain members through their oTn mis-
conduct.
The motion for adjournment was then de
featt d by vote OF Sal to g.
The first amendment OF Sir Stafford North
cote, having been added to the original resoiu-
tloD, was agreed TO. Sir Stafford Northcore's
second amendment, that the majority TO decide
the question OF urgency must consist Of nor less
than three hundred members. was rejected by
q vote OF 2.4 to $50.
The government subsequently adopted a
Slight amendment offered by Sir Stafford North.
core, ana Mr. Gladstone 5 resolution as amended
was agreed 10 Mr.. Gladstone then moved thar
the Oil Tor the protection or life and PROPERTY
Ill lfeland was urgent. The motion vas car
rit d, ana the house di1ufne6.
ARREST Or MICHAEL DAyITT
Michael DaviJi, one OF the leaders OF the land
league and an CE-FenIa1 prs0ner returned
iT2n lie penal settlements on ticket OF ieave.
Vas are Stei IL Dublin and hurried OF 80 Lon
icn. The Ie9'S OF the arrest spread Tan:dly
ana caNSEft great excitement all over Ireland
y HCEDGr CT indignation meetings were held
The league has csi.cd q national committee and
issued an address The latter Cautions the
people 10 keep within the limits Of tie law. The
@ l'aef.atiVc party, 1t a nesting yesterday at
Lord BeacoDofeds house. dacIdeI TO support
Nj. 6 adsione and the Nber al ministry.
NETTING OF CONSERVATIVE MIS-
one hundred ana 1tty conservative members
o. parliament Including the whole of the late
Cabinet except Lord Cairns, met at Lord Bea.
Gjadstone'S resolution. The meeting lasted
TWO hours. Lord Beaconsfled and Sir Stafford
N0rthcote were the principal speakers, 1t is
understood that the final result OF the confer
encc is That the conservatives VIII give their
Undivided support TO Sir Stafford NOTlhcOta'S
amendments, as will also the members OF the
iourth party. who al first were Inclined TO dis
sent altogether fFom Mr.. Gladstones reSoIu-
non dealing with obstruction. The eX- premier
pointed out the great decline In decency and
dignity III the house or commons since the re-
ulement OF his cabinet and said it was neceS-
Sary Tor the conservatives to do all in their
power TO restore the dignity o. the commons by
supporting the government as far as they are
able III putting down obstruction In the house.
MEETING OF THE CABINET
Inere was q hastily summoned meeting of