New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-24
A CRISIS IN PARLIAMENT.

80 u,x,-Ac1ISa OUT A MELoDRAMA-THE
| IEAauERs CONDEMNED BY THEIR OWN fAsii-
MoNY. ,
tppoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IfnnoS.
| LONDON, Feb. 4:The scene OF last nlgn' III sn0
uo,se has uriyate history of its wn,whch, 30 lar
-, I,,oTv hos not been accurately given in any vi
the numerous published narratives. Some OF the
nonara cav that the revolt of the Irish members
mr. rather of the Parnell party. which, aiter ALL
numbers less than half the Irish representative
was premeditated, and that whatever happened las'
nipht was only the foreseen result OF uehoeraVo
intent ON their part. If that we're so, IL wouiu
arque n degree of insane folly in MI. Parnell wmch
would 20 far to Justify his immediate committal 10
Colney Hatch. But it is not so. Mr. Parnell ana
his followers had held conference on thursday
and came to the resolution to Obstruct aud pro-
t,oct the debate OIL MI GladstOnes proposed order
the text of which gave in my last letter-tor
several DAYS; or for so long the House and the
Sneaker should tolerate their obstruction They had
however further determined to PROPOSE at the emu
Of these proceedings a resolution of inquiry into
precedents for the conduct of the Speaker on We'd
nesday Of which one of them had already gwen
notice. and to demand the consideration oil IL De-
fore the adoption of the new order. Should that Oe
refused they intended then to resist and II need DC
| DEFY the authority OF the Speaker; alleging thaV
he had exceeded his authority, and that both his
bate and his subsequent refusal to treat the question
| as a question Of privilege were illegal. And they
| meant by way of emphasizing their protest, TO
| decline to take part in the division on whatever
| motion might then be pending, ana 10 accePV
| whatever might be the consequences OF theH u'So
| Incidence The distinction between this scheme anu
| the scheme imputed to them is an important one;
| one on which should suppose Mr. Parneh "oulu
| wish to insist To raise riot in the House aiteI
ILL., hfNaT anoaln
new order which was to crush obstruction is one
thing To raise it at the very beginning OF the oiS
cnssion. and To adopt line which reduced tnem u
ohsolnte impotpnce and gave the House an I'M
boped- for opportunity of permanently suppresslhg
| factions opposition, is quite another thlng' Aho
first would have been the last desperate resort VI
desnerate men. The second was merely an e1pio-
sion Of mad fury.
1Hr EFFECT OF DAvITTs ARREST.
Tbey vent down to the House yesterday AFTER
noon with the fixed plan above described. But De-
fore the House was called to order the news Oh
Davitt,s arrest in Dublin had reached Mr. Parnel.
II was wholly unexpected, and it was q tremendous
hlow~ Dayltt has been the soul of the League He
far more than Mr. Parnell, has been the guiding
spiIit of that mischievous and lawless orsahlza-
tion. He has the confidence of set OF men VINO
Loot nnon MI Parnen as not much better than
Cirondin His arrest appalled, them They saw
ut once the danger it involved OF collapse Oh the
scheme on which rested all the hopes OF the more
strictly Parliamentary party. They were eAas-
nerated by it, The cool and collected MI Farnell'
90 Il Ia the fashion to call him. and TO do him
;ustice he has often shown himself lost his temper
comnletely. Without notice, which by the rules OF
the House is required he put question TO the
Home Secretary, whether the report OF the arrest
WAS truef Sir " lillian Harcourt is not the man 10
stand on technicality when he can make point
| nv waving it, and he promptly answered that inc
report was true; that after consultation WIN theH
colleagues and the law officers OF the C1own' INC
SECRETARY to the Lord Lieutenant and he had come
IN the decision that the conduct OF Michael Davlt
has been such as is incompatible with the ucket OF
leave by which convict with the conditional favor
| of the Crown is permitted to be at large. ms
nlnmp statement and the loud cheers that answered.
il from botn sides OF the House we're TOO much LOT
Mr.. Parnell In voice of hardly suppressed pas
sion and a peremptory manner, he again hterro-
| gated the Home Secretary to know which OF the
conditions of his ticket of leave Dayitt had vio-
lated The Home Secretary, not caring, apparently
| 10 he subjected TO a cross-examinatlon by Mt far-
| nell remained silent the House cheering his ST.
lence aS they had before cheered his statement ana
| Mr. parneI had to sit down unanswered. MI.
Gladstone in response to a call from the Speaker,
rising Immediately after to move his resolution tor
| the new order, MI. Dillon, who is MI ParnelFs
right-hand man when mischief is af0ot. rose Also
The Speaker told him to sit down, Mr. Gladstone
| being in possession Of the House. Mr.. Dillon con-
timed standing. Shouts of order broke out from
all over the House, but though the Speaker was on
his feet Mr.. Dillon would not give way; and upon
his nersstinq the Speaker as it was his duty to
do named him. and upon Mr.. Gladstone's motion
Mr.. Dillon was then and there, by vote OF 80 10
az suspended from the service OF the House lOr
that sitting and ordered by the Speaker 10 WIN
draw. He refused. The Sergeant-at-Arms was
| sent for Mr. Dillon sat immovable. Inc oeIgean'-
alarms summoned four assistants anu 70 tnis uis
NAV Of what he called force Mr.. Dillon yielded.
| Then after an interjection by MT SULLIVAN winch
was promptly ruled out OF ORDER Mr. 1iauSVohe
| once more rose The ODonOghue tried to move the
| ad;onrnment of the debate bat he too was swiftly
snnnressed. and upon Mr.. Gladstone again beginning
bis interrupted sentence Mr. Parnell seeing
his lientenants bowled over and losing command Oh
himself completely, sprang to his feet with pas
sionate gesture and motion that the Prime Mill
ister be not heard. Again the Speaker ruled that
Mr. Gladstone was entitled to proceed, and that all
,nterruptions were out of order, but Mr.. Parnell
| wonld bow neither to nor to law nor to the
dictates of decency and he Kissed out that he in
| sisted on his motion. In vain did the Speaker
assure him of what must follow II he persevered.
: While Mr.. Gladstone was uttering his first few
words Mr.. Parneli, having held hurried consulta-
ton with those nearest him, reiterated his defiance
Of the Chair and renewed bis dsOrderly and inso-
:, lent motion. Upon which, without further parley.
Is the suffering Speaker named him; the motion
for his suspension was made and put, and the divi
| sion was called.
THE LAST DESPERATE RESORT
L. This was the crisis, and then was seen the result
OF that whispered conference. In those hurried and
"a heated moments in an atmosphere ctIinG with
D. | PASSION. and in the midst of House that had
| 90 f,,rtlo loff lee
n DURANGO, MIR. Parnell and his nearest friends had
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