The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-10
PARLIAMENT ROW.
Extraordinary Proceedings i'm the British
House OF C0mmOns-FOrctble FJec;ment
OF Parnell, Dillon. and Oiher Home
Rulera.

Extraordinary Proceedings in the British
House OF Commons-Forcible FJcc;ment
Rulers-
A London cablegram, dated February 8,
says: vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary, in
replying to Parnell, said: 'Davitt was arrested
because his action was considered incompati-
Bile 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 mem
bers cheered tremendously. The scene sur
passed description. The Speaker called on
Gladstone to move his resolution. John Dillon
rose, but the Speaker refused to hear him.
After repeated warnings, the Speaker named
Dillon, and Gladstone moved his suspension
amidst enthusiastic cheers and cries of Order
the Irish members shouting Shame A mo-
ton for suspension was adopted-395 to SO.
Dillon refused to withdraw, and was
by e order Of the Speaker, amidst
cries, Of Shame by the Irish members.
A. M. Sullivan protested against Dillon's forci-
bio removal as an act of violence and illegality
The Speaker pointed out the fact that Dillon
had defed the chair. Mr.. Gladstone rose to
address the House. Parnen moved Gladstone
be no longer heard. The Speaker declared Par
sisting theSpeaker declared he Was willfully OBJ
strueting proceedings, and named him. Par
nails suspension was moved, but upon the
Speaker making an order that the House be
cleared for division, the Home Rulers refused
to leave the House. The vote on the motion to
suspend ParneIl resulted in his suspension by
4A5 to Z, the Home Rulers not voting. Parneu
declining to withdraw, he WAS forcibly removed
by the Sergeant-at-Arms and five other officers.
the Home Rulers waving their hats as he passed
out. Finnegan 0iberal and Nationalist), then
persisted in speaking, and was named. He was
also suspended, 405 to 2. The Speaker had
thear names, numbering 27, taken down and a
They individually declined to leave the House,
only yielding to superior force. They were re-
moved sinely by the Sergeant-at-Arms. The
force used was that the Sergeant-at-Arms took
the arm Of each suspended member.
Gladstone referred to the irretrievable waste
Of time since the commencement of the session,
and then moved his resolution. He said he
was willing to accept certain suggestions of the
opposition. The oply way of meeting the OBJ
st,uction was to give the House enlarged pow
ers to check it. He earnestly appealed to mem
bers to support the Government and rally to
the performance of great duty, and not let
the House degenerate into laughing stock Of
the world. Mr.. Gladstone's resolution as
amended was then agreed to. Mr.. Gladstone
moved that bill for the protection of life and
property in Ireland was urgent. Motion carried
and the House adjourned.
"a meeting Of Home Rulers last night, Par
nell presiding, discussed the future stages of
the Coercion Bill. The unanimous feeling was
that they should be resisted with the utmost
determination.
1"At meeting Of the Conservatives several
speakers stated that sooner than submit to the
prolongation of the obstruction they would
agree to Gladstone's entire proposal"