The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-10
PARLIAMENT ROW.

Extraordinary Proceedings In the British
House Of Commons-Forcible Ejec,ment
OF Parnen, Dillon. and Other Home
Ruler..
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 aud 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 mo-
ton for suspension was adopted-395 to 33.
Dillon refused to withdraw, and was
forcibly removed by the Sergeant-at-arms
by order of the Speaker, amidst
cries of Shame by the Irish members.
a. NJ. Sulli~An Protested against Dillon's forci-
BILE 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. Parnell moved Gladstone
be no longer heard. The Speaker declared Par
nell was defying the chair, and upon his per-
sisting the Speaker declared he was willfully OBJ
strncting proceedings, and named him. Par
nelr's 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 Parnel1 resulted in his suspension by
405 to z, the Home Rulers not voting. Parnell
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 Liberal and Nationalist), then
persisted in speaking, and was named. He was
also suspended, 4O5 to q The Speaker had
Their names, numbering 27, taken down and a
motion to suspend them was carried, 410 to 6.
They individually declined to leave the House,
only yielding to superior force. They were re-
moved sing1y 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 only way of meeting the OBJ
struction 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 a great duty, and not let
the House degenerate into a laughing stock OF
the world. Mr.. Gladstone's resolution az
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.
| ."At meeting Of the Conservatives severa
| speakers stated that sooner than submit to the
prolongation of the obstruction they would
agree to Gladstones entire proposal"