Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-04

Great EIcitement-Dillon Removed from
the House by Force. at the Command Of
the Speaker.
LONDON, February 3, 6 P. M.-The
House Of Commons is crowded. Yer.
non Harcourt, Home Secretary, reply.
ing to Parnell, said that Davitt was ar
rested because his action was considered
incompatible with his ticket-of-leave.
Parnell asked what conditions Davitt
had violated. There was no answer to
the question. The Irish members
shouted Shame" and the other
members cheered tremendously. The
scene surpassed description. The
Speaker called upon Gladstone to
move his resolution. John Dillon rose.
but the Speaker refused TO hear him
after repeated warnings the Speaker
warned Dillon, and Gladstone moved
his suspension amidst enthusiastic
cheers, an cries Of order, the Irish
members shouting shame. The motion
!or suspension was adopted by
withdraw, aud was forcibly removed by
the Sergeant-at.Arms, by order OF the
Speaker, amidst cries OF shame by the
Irish members.
Mr. Conan, Radical, having given
notice OF motion deprecating the use
OF Gladstone's resolution to control the
liberties OF ireland, Mr.. Gladstone
made reply. He said it was due to the
House and Speaker that his (Gladstones)
motion oi yesterday should be DISCUSSED
as early as possible, but the House can
not givea motion on the subject priority
over the obstruction resolutions or the
protection bill.
These remarks were greeted with loud
cheers.
A. NJ. Sullivan announced that he
withdrew his motion relative 10 the
Speaker, as he refused to be party TO a
farce. He protested against Dillon's
forcible removal as an act OF violence
and ilegalty.
The speaker pointed out the fact that
Mr. Dillon mad defed the Chair.
Gladstone rose to address the House.
O'Donoghue, Liberal, member for
Trolee, moved an adjournment. The
Speaker ruled Gladstone WAS in posses.
sion OF the House Parnell moved that
Gladstone be no longer heard. The
Speaker declared that Parnell was defy
Ing the char and upon his persistinp,
the Speaker declared he was wilfully OBJ
structing the proceedings. Parnelrs
suspension was moved, but upon the
Speaker making the order that the
House be cleared for a division, the
Home Rulers refused to leave the
House. The vote on the motion to sus-
pend Parnell resulted in Suspension, by
405 to Z. the Home Rulers not voting.
Mr.. Parnell declining 10 withdraw he
was forciby removed by the Sergeant.
alarms and five other officers, the
Home Rulers waving their hats as he
passed out.
Mr. Finnegan, Liberal and Nationalist,
then persisted in speaking and was
named. He was also suspended by a
vote OF i05 to 2. The Home Rulers
again refused TO vote. The Speaker had
their names numbering twenty seven
taken down and the motion 10 suspend
them was carried by vote OF 4lO 10 6,
They Individually declined 10 leave the
House, only yielding to superior force.
They were removed singly by the Ser
geant. at. Arms.
Mr.. Gladstone rose TO move his resc-
luton 10 prevent obstruction, when
O'Donnell moved that Gladstone be not
heard. 0'Donnell was at once named,
and Gladstone moved his suspension,
which was carried by 33l TO |.
III a 40 - HI
was removed, with two other Home
Rulers who refused to leave the house,
when div 8 on VAS taken.
Gladstone referred TO the irretrievable
waste o. time since the commencement
OF the session, and then moved his
resolution. He said he was willing 10
accept certain suggestions Of the opposl.
tion. The only way Of meeting the OBJ
structiOn was TO give the house enlarged
powers TO check it, He earnestly ap.
pealed TO the members to support the
government and rsfiy TO the perform
ance Of great duty, and not let the
house degenerate into the laughing
stock OF the world.
Ii was moved as all addition TO Glad.
stones resolution that a minister shall
declare any motion urgent. Mr.. North
cote assented, and the amendment a. an
amendm ent was Withdrawn and moved
by Sir Vim. HarcOurt as an addition 10
the resolution. Mitchell Henry said
the resolution would 20 forth 20 Ireland
and to Europe as an unfair advantage
over the exDelled Home Rulers.
Meeting Of Expelled Home Rulera
The Home Rulers expelled from the
House Of Commons Yesterday held a
meeting las; night, when they decided
10 issue a manifesto 10 the Irish people,
Announcing the conduct Of the House,
but advising the people TO keep within
the lines Of constitutional action. There
was some expectation yesterday that the
Home Rulers might carry the resistance
to extremes. One hundred and eighty
oolicemen are stationed in the vicinity
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