New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-24

was nlain the end had not come and sooner did
Mr. Gladstone attempt to resume his speech than Mr.
Finigan one Of the least favorable specimens OF the
breed of Home Rulers, broke In upon him with
repetition of Mr. Parnelps motion, as he called It,
that the Prime Minister be not heard 81 regard
thiso answered the Speaker instantly as an act OF
wIfuI and deliberate obstruction and disregard OF
the authority Of the Char; and he named Mr..
Finigan, for whose suspension the usual motion
was put, and upon the House being cleared for the
division Mr. Fingan's friends kept their places as
before This time the Speaker had made up his
MINI what to do One of the Clerks OF the House
took list of the rebels, and after Mr. flngans eA-
pulsion had been effected, reported them TO the
House. Mr.. Parnell had counted upon the whole
evening being consumed by successive explosions;
each division taking quite half an hour when the
majority is all on one side But to his CONSERVATION
for he was sitting in the gallery watchlnR-tno
Prime Minister moved that the whole baton DO sus-
pended reading out the names OF the onendtIs'
and the House voted it by 40 to 0. Inen one US
one the suspended members were called on to WIN
drow and one by one refused and one by one,
after displav of various degrees of obstnacy ana
attituoes of heroism they were removed from ihe
House. .-,
In no case was it necessary to use actual violence
Some walked ont upon the approach Oh INC So
.eant-at-Arms Others shook their neaus anu
sianiGed that they considered themselves q ma.on
for Tho venorable Sergeant but capitulated on the
anpearance of his Deputy. while others "ouiu only
strike their colors after reinforcement Oh iou VI
five officers had been called into the heiu' hAf Vi
them employed the time occupied Ill eAPeii'ns ''eI
o,bbors in the composition of short Speech ln-
tended 70 fire the Irish heart across the Channel
A., Mccarthy proclaimed his belief that these
-,ho,o proceedings were unconstitutional. Dir.
N,tao nrotested against this most illegal act OF
Fnalisb iniustice TO Ireland. The Rev. Mr. Nelson
soo,rod anxious TO figure as lighting parson, ana
no Mr. Speakers myrmidOns drew near hung MS
arms about post thai stood, as he would say, con-
,onort Init in n moment thought better of it, re-
laxed his embrace. and sorrowfuly marched out
Mr. \, p. OConnor protested against the deed as
unjust and tyrannical. The ODonoghue averreu
he WAS not conscious of having done anything 10
disoualify him from representing his constituents
of 1ralee Possibly he had not but out he went
and for the rest Of that sitting his constituents OF
Traee had to get on as bost they might WITHOUT
representative The OGorman Mahon entered upon
historical account of his Parliamentary relations
n the Comfy Clare in the style of Waverley or,
,Tis Sixty Years Since; but the Sergeant-at-Arms
rutblessly cut short these "reminiscences MI
O,Connor Power who did not quite los' the Dig
nity which generally goes with IL tual
| energy. announced that he should withdraw only
in oDedisnce TO the law, and not to tho powers
that had been established in place OF legality III
this assembly Ten seconds later lie thought Detter
of IT, and Withdrew in obedience to the sergeant
| farms; bowling as he went to the Chair' as diu
| most of the departing martyrs. young medlcal
| student named Redmond, returned Oy the League
tn Parliament only day or two since, quilted the
House affirming loudly that nc gave way W al "ii
| mitigated despOtism.
| Refore tbesf imposing ceremonies had been com
n1cted the House which at first looked on sadly
and with evident regret that 1t should be necessary
70 yindicate its authority by such means began TO
see the conical side of the business The melo-
dramatic airs OF the retrcating recalctrants' or oil
| some of them would have cXtorted plaudits from
! mnsic hall audience. The House kept its gravity,
and extreme as was the excitement gave no sign OF
ioy at being rid of those who had dehed It. mat
the holocaust might be complete. two or three far-
| nellites who had not been in their places al tho
division were ordered in by their leader TO commit
happy dispatch by whatever form OF outrage to the
| Chair might be easiest 10 them Mr.. Molloy and
Mr.. O'Kelly were the first two of these supplement
| ta,v victims. Then came Mr.. O'Donnelps turn,
| who could think OF nothing newer than TO move
| that MFR Gladstone be not heard explaining that
| he aid so in order 20 prevent Mr. Gladstonos con-
| tinual calumnies on Mr.. O'Donnelrs country. lie
| and Mr.. O'Shaughnessy and Nh Richard Power
completed the list. In all there were thlrtY-s1'
| do not wish TO make light of grave natter ou'
nobody with whom ! have talked the Sceno o'er
failed 10 comment on the righteousness OF some IN
| cidcnts in it. And few things happily Ill th''
| world are of an altogether tragical nature
THE ETHICS or THE CASE.
II nv account of the business gives rs hope 1t
does a true notion of what occurred and IL TINS be
rood :, the memory of what has lately been going
| lF,1 pph hg way
| comment on such proceedings. But will say this.
that having followed them attentively, and having
! witnessed most OF the critical scenes, think the
| Pornellites utterly wrong throughout. and their
| conduct ut last not only wrong. but 80 wrong rs
| TO be without any shadow or shred of excuse TX
| cuse for theI rebellion last night their English
| champions no longer attempt. The Irish them
selves do not excuse it; they glory IN 1t, after a
| fashion, though with a bitter sense that however
| glorious it may be from one point of view, 1t Is
glory won at the prlco of every solid political adj
vantage they proposed to themselves at the begin
ming Nh Parnoll and his people had but one ms
sion in Parliament. They were there to prevent any
LEGISLATION about ireland which they dsliked
Their methods OF preventing it were moro than
questionable from the outset, but so long as they
kept within certain broad bounds OF comparative
decency their unpariamentary use OF Parliamen
tary forms was endured. With little more self
control and little more denure rciteratlon OF
their hypocriJcal depreciation of intent to obstruct
they might nave been blocking the wheels to-day
Bnt they grew over-cOnfdent. They delod the
House and the Speaker and at last they forced
the House and Speaker. to assert, as they did on
Wednesday. the Just power of the majority, and
drove tho Government to propose a more ready
means than had before existed of putting down
obstruction. Then, suppose, they perceived that
their weapon had broken in their hands; and 81
took that desperate resolution mentioned in the FIRST
part Of this letter. Once entered on that downward
path, little thin@was enough to send them head
long to the bottom; the provocation Of Dayitt'
tyhirb IN than mt little thino nroviul