Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-02

LONDON, February l, ga. Mn the
House of Commons last night, Mr.. ParneIl,
Ia supporting the motion for adjournment,
was several times called to order for irrele-
vancy. The Marquis of Harrington opposed
the motion for adjournment and said the
time for compromise was almost past
The House was still sitting at 4:30 O'Clock
this morning.
LONDON, February 1.-The House was
still in session at 1888 O'Clock. The Irish
members having declined to allow diyi-
sion on motion for the introduction of Mr..
Forster's bill last night, It was arranged
that the House sit continually until the bill
Is read the first time. The supporters of
the bill will be divided into relays, and the
debate be continued until all the Home
Rulers have exhausted their right to speak.
The TINES, in leading editorial this
morning, says: "We shall be greatly sur
prised II responsible leaders of the Con-
servative party refuse their assent to well
considered scheme for putting an end to
the disgraceful and mischievous peryersion
OF Parliamentary procedure now being
practiced in the House Of Commons"
LONDON, February L, II NJ At IL O'Clock
this morning the House of Commons was
still In session. Al 6;45 O'Clock a motion
for adjournment was rejected by vote of
121 to 27.
Mr.. T. NJ. Healey, Home Rule member for
Wexford, then resumed the debate on the
main question, and spoke for considerably
over an hour. About $50 O'Clock there
was considerable influx OF members
who had been resting. The Ministers
present are Sir Vernon Harcourt, Right Hon.
George J. Dobson, Hugh G. Childers, and
Right Hon. William E. Forster. The most
notable feature In the early part of the de-
bate was the declarations By the pronounced
Radicals, Messrs. Charles II. Hopewood,
and Henry Broadhurst, that they, though
reluctant to curtail constitutional liberties,
were convinced of the necessity of support
ing the bill.
LONDON, February l, 1:30 p. MAI one
O'Clock this afternoon the House of Com
mons was still in session. A telegram dis
patched from the House at that time says
the Home Rulers are SO well prepared with
delays that 1t is said they will be able to
prolong the sitting at least till Thursday
next. During the morning Messre.
| O'Shaughnessy, A. M. Sullivan and Finre-
gan have spoken.
Mr.. Biggar moved the adjournment of the
House. He was called to order by the
Deputy Speaker and once ty Sir Richard
Asheton, Conservative. He then sat down
aud the debate was continued by Mr.. Barry,
Vice President Of the Home Rule confed.
Grafton.
Premier Gladstone returned to the House
at noon.
LONDON, February /, 4:3O p. M.-The
House OF Commons is still in session. A
motion to adjourn was again negatived at 3
O'Clock this afternoon by a vote of 225 to 81.
LONDON, February ], 4:35 P. NJ Speech
es, with the exception of one from Mr..
Thompson (LiberaD, member for Durham
city, in opposition to the bill, were entirely
confined to the Irish members. There have
been frequent wrapgles and calls to order
to-day, both for wandering from the subject
of debate, and unusual language, Messrs.
Finnegan iand Healey being sthe greatest
offenders In this respect. All the Irish
members, however, are careful not to carry
the breachs Of order 10 length which
would incur suspension. Various Irish
members have raised dilatory points of
order, the most notable being that of Mr..
ParneH, who fruitlesslly disputed the
Speakers right to resume the chair from
which he bad been relieved during the night
by Right Hon. Lyon Piayfair, Deputy
Speaker.
LONDON, February l, p. M-The debate
In the House of Commons continues. Mr..
T. NJ. Sullivan read q telegram from Mr..
Mitchell Henry's agent, denying that he had
been fired at.
LONDON, February l, $50 P. M-The
House OF Commons is still in session.
Michael Davitt, the agitator, is present in
the House. Mr.. Parnell, in debate, denied
the urgency OF Mr.. Forster's measures, and
said he would stake his head that there
would be no increase of crime in Ireland
should they fall.
LONDON, February 2, 1:30 A. M-The
House is still in session. Mr.. John Bright
has just declared that the government will
accept the responsibility OF the position, ,and
he believes Mr.. Gladstone is prepared to
submit resolutions to the House for dealing
with obstruction. Mr.. Bright said he con-
sidered the present obstruction unparalleled
and the grossest insult to Parliament.