The Portland daily press., 1881-02-04
EUROPE.
Another Stormy Scene in the
Commons.
HOMERULERS REMOVED BY THE
SERGEANT-AT-AR
A Prominent Member of the Land
League Arrested.


At meeting of the Conservatives yesterday
it was pointed out that an amendment to
Gladstones proposal was requlIed which
would not impair the usefulness OF the new
rules while it would make them more accept
able to the conservatives. Several speakers
however distinctly stated that sooner than to
submit to the prolongation of obstruction they
would agree to Gladstone's entire proposal.
Irish Tenants Paying Up.
New YORK, Feb. 3.-The Heralds London
dispatch states that private letter records
several instances in which tenants, fearing
the consequences of coercion, have begun to
attend the rent offices and to pay up their
arrears. Gratifying as this may be to land
lords and the government, the people in Ire
land see in this ill omens for the future, and
the final passing of the Coercion bill may
possibly be the signal for startllng events.
Arrest of Davitt.
The Irish World of tomorrow will print the
following cablegram received to-day from
Thomas Brennan of Dublin, secretary of the
Land League of that city:
DUBLIN, Feb. g.
Davitt is arrested The castle authorities
declare his ticket of leave forfeited. Intense
excitement all over Ireland at the news The
government by this act has thrown off all dis
guise and gives all whom it may concern to
know it will make open war on the Land
League or any other organization through
which the Irish people may declare its will.
Gr6aL CrOWuS are Sdtuerou AROUND the news
paper offices and knots of men are discuss ing
the act and are speculating as to what steps
the government will take. The people are
bold and defiant, but cool and disciplined.
Hold all money for the Land League until
advise by cable to the Irish World
[Signed] THOMAS BRENNAN.
Proceedings in the Commons
LONDON, Feb. 3.-In the Commons this
evening Parnell asked what conditions Mr..
| Davitt had violated. There was no answer to
this question. The Irish members shouted
shame, and other members cheered tremen-
| dously. The scene surpassed all description.
| The speaker called upon Gladstone to move
his resolution.
John Dillon rose, but the speaker refused to
hear him. After repeated warning the speaker
''named" Dillon, and Gladstone moved his
suspension amidst cheers and cries of "order,"
| the Irish members shouting 'shame."
| A motion Ifor the suspension of Dillon was
| adopted, 1876 to 33. Dillon refused to withdraw
| from the House and was forcibly removed by
| the sergeant-at-arms by order of the speaker,
amidst cries of "Shame" by the Irish members
Mr.. Sullivan protested against Dillon's for
| chile removal as an act of violence and lille
! gality.
Mr.. Gladstone rose to address the House.
Mr.. O'Donoghue QiberaD rose to move ad-
| journment.
The Speaker ruled Gladstone in possession
of the house.
Mr.. Parnell moved Gladstone be no longer
| heard
The Speaker declared Parnell was defying
| the Chair and upon his persisting the Speaker
! declared he was wifully obstructing proceed
| ings and "named'' him.
Parnell's suspension was ordered 405 to Z,
| (Homerulers not voting) and upon refusing to
withdraw he was forcibly removed by the Ser
| geant-at-arms, the Homerulers waving their
| hats as he passed out.
| Finnigan Q4iberaD who persisted in speak
| ing was also ''named" by the Speaker.
8p. m.-Diyision is proceeding on motion to
| suspend all Homerulers refusing to vote,
under the resolution adopted this afternoon
that Irish members remain in their seats in
stead of going into the lobbies on division
| The motion to suspend the Homerulers was
carried, 40 to 6, whereupon they were remov-
| ed singly by the Sergeant alarms.
After the vote suspending the Homerulers
Gladstone rose to move his resolution to pre-
| vent obstruction, when O'Donnel moved that
Gladstone be not heard. O'Donnell was i'm.
mediatey manned" and Gladstone moved his
suspension. Carried, 81 to 1.
O'Donnell declining to withdraw was re-
moved with two other Homerulers who re-
| was taken.
| Gladstone then moved his resolution. He
referred to the irretrievable waste of time since
! the commencement of the sesson In regard
| to his resolution he stated that the government
| had drawn largely upon the loyal confidence
of the opposition. He said he was willing to
accept certain suggestions of the opposition
| The only way of meeting the obstruction was
to give the House enlarged power to check it
He earnestly appealed to members to support
the government and rally to the performance
of great duty, and not let the House degen.
crate into the laughing stock of the world.
| Stafford NOrthcote fully recognized the ne.
cessity of Mr.. Gladstone's resolution. He then
moved that the first part Of his amendment
viz, THAT minister shall declare any motion
| urgent"
Str William Harcourt, Home Secretary
said the Government was ready to accept the
amendment as an addition to but not as a sub
stitute for any words in the resolution.
Stafford Northcote assented and the amend
ment was moved by Sir William Harcourt as
| an addition to The resolution.
| Mitchell Henry said the resolution would gt
| forth to Irelend and to Europe as an unfair ad
vantage over the expelled Home Rulers.