Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-03
IRELAND GAGGED.
THE HOME RULERS DRIVEN OUT
OF THE HOUSE.
An Extraordinary Sitting-SSrange
Scenes-The Repression Bill Rail-
rOadeds

LONDON, July 1.-The House of Com
mons, in committee, continued in session
throughout the night on clause II of the
repression bill. At 7:SO o'clock this morn
lug, Sir VIM. Harcourt, Home Secretary
said that time equivalent to two working
days had been consumed in the discussion
of clause Of secondary importance. L
would be for the House and country to say
whether means must be adopted to end
this state Of things.
Mr.. Parnell said the Home Rule mem
bers would appeal to their countrymen al
home and abroad. He contended that nc
opposition could be more reasonably con
Quoted against such an atrcclous measure.
At $50 o'clock DR.. Lyon Playfair, Chair
man of the committee, said there had beer
deliberately planned obstruction to the
business of the House.
Biggar, Callan, Cummins, Dillon, Healy,
Leamy, Mccarthy, Moran, T. P. O'Conner,
O'Donnell, Parneil, Power, Redmond, Sex
ton and Sullivan were then suspended and
quilted the House.
At 1875 o'clock the Chairman reported
that O'Donnell had said that the statement
OF the Chairman was infamous.
Right Hon. Hugh &. Cnilders, Secretary
for War, gave notice that he would move TO
consider O'Donnell's conduct on Monday.
and 1t was agreed to take up the matter on
that day.
During the night Dillon defled the gov
ernmeut to levy blood tax from poor ten
auts without provoking a renewal of the
disorders which attended the 1.-THE war.
This Is q sample of the discussion
H. FrhN III a 4
that DR.. Playfair's naming him was in
famous, because he had been absent from
the House all night, and was therefore
foulIy named. The Chairman has sinned
against all the traditions of his office.
Mr.. Childers moved a suspension of the
members named, and their suspension was
voted by 126 to q amid loud cheers
from all parts of the House, inc u +
ing the Irish members. The Speaker en-
tered the House, and che proceedings were
reported to him. A member protested that
he had been In the H H)use twelve hours,
during which, as far as he was aware,
neither CallAn nor Moran had spoken,
and they ought not to have been named.
Biggar declared that the Chairman ought
to give reasons for his action.
Callan said the Chairman, In declaring
him guilty of obstruction, had stated an
other falsehood.
The motion tsat the named members
withdraw was carried. y
The Sp 'aker proceeded to caIIi0n them
individually to withdraw.
Hesly suggested that they all withdraw
together, which they did, Clllan pausing to
shout, 81 am suspended on the false report
Of salaTied government officer"
The motion to report progress was re-
jected by vote OF 159 to 16. Clause II
wss then adopted by vote of 15S to 19.
Clause IS, which declares that persons
guilty of an Offense against the act shall be
liable, on summary conviction, to imprison-
meut with or without hard labor for a term
not exceeding six months. was taken up.
Mr.. McCoan, Home Rule member from
Wicklow, moved an amendment reducing
the penalty to three months imprisonment.
Mr.. Gladstone intimated that it might be
necessary to ask urgency, and that notice
therefor would be given tbis afternoon.
The House at this hour, 2:3)p. m, is still in
session, aud likely to sit until midnight
A fresh relay Of members arrived this
morning.
Joseph Cowen gave notice that he would
ask on Monday whether the SUSPENSIONS Of
the IRISH members were regular.
Clause IS was then adopted by a vote of
1856 to 20.
The government had previously con
sented to limit the penalty for attending
proclaimed meetings and for night prowling
to three months in prison, but they opposed
amendments for reduction in regard to
the other offenses mentioned in the clause,
and those amendments were reiec'ed.
On motion to report progress SIR VIM
Harcourt stated that the government wished
in the present sitting to go through all the
clauses IN the original draft of the bill ex-
cept the postponed ones.
Mr.. Gladstone stated that on Monday
rules for urgency would be proposed.
Clause 10, relating to the Court of Sum
mary Jurisdiction, was dropped, to be re-
placed by an amended clause.
Clause 20. relating to the proclamation of
districts, was carried bv a vote OF 1S1 to Is
shortly after six O'Clock. Messrs. Leamy,
LeahY and O'Sullivan, Home Rulers, sue
cessivelv moved to report progress
The first motion was rejected by vote of
172 to IL, and the others by similar over
whelming mai ,rities.
Upon Mr.. Byrne moving that the Chair
man leave the chair, the Chairman warned
the Irish members against such a course Of
obstruction.
The motion was rejected by vote of l75
to 8
Mr.. Arthur O'Connor moved to report
progress. Rejec:ed.
Mr.. Kelly moved that the Chairman leave
the chair.
The Chairman then named Messrs. Byrne,
Corbeit, Gray, Palor, LeshV, A. O'ConnOr,
O'Sullivan aud Shiel, Irish mem
bers. and their suspension was moved by
MIR. Gladstone.
Ga the Chairman's putting the motion for
their suspension the named members walked
out Of he House. The motion was agreed
to without division, but when the Speaker,
according to rule, appeared to receive the
report OF proceedings, division was called
for, and the suspension was confirmed by a
vote of 12S to z. After the expulsion of
the second group Of Irish members all the
clauses up to the thirtieth were adopted
without division.
Clause 30, which is the last of the bill,
aud which provides that "this act shall con.
tinue i'll force until the expiration Of three
years next after the passage thereof" was
adopted by vote of SO to 6.
The House adjourned at p. M, having,
with the exception of an interval OF two
hours in last evenings sitting, been In
session continually for thirty-two hours.