St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-25
Mr.. GLADSTONE'S DIGNITY.
How He Preserved It During An Excitins
Time In the Commons.
Mary Anderson Criticised-The Mudir Of
Dongola Kniehted.
A LIVELY TINE IN THE COMMONS.

On Motion of Gladstone the Name of
O'Brien is Suspended.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-Gladstone, in the COM
mons this evening, moved to postpone all
notices of motions until after the order of
the day, resuming the debate on Northcote' IS
motion of censure against the government
for its Egyptian policy was disposed Of In
response to an interrogation put by Ellis
Ashmead Bartlett, Conservative, Gladstone
explained he had never mentioned the
abandoning of the Soudan by her majesty's
forces after the capture OF Khartoum He
had merely said an evacuation of the Soudan
by Egypt had formed the original
policy of her maJesty's government.
That policy remained unaltered, but recent
events had prevented its immediate execu-
ton. Sir John Lubbock, Liberal, resumed
the debate on Northcotes motion of cen sure
He said he would support the government in
any measures necessary to benefit Egypt.
MIR. Charles Stuart Wortley, Conservative
member for Sheffield, said he thought the
government had acted with the climax of
meanness toward Gen. Gordon.
Redmond Home Ruler opposed the pre-
mier's motion, and was seconded in opposi-
tion by several Parnellites. The opposition
became so noisy the speaker interfered, and
when silence was restored, announced he
thought it his duty to inform the house he
thought the subject had been adequately
discussed. At this the Parnelltes nearly all
joined in prolonged howls and derisive
cheers.
William O'Brien. editor of United Ireland
and Home Ruler, shouted OUT 'sWe will
remember this in Ireland.'' This remark
was greeted with cries of ''ohr' ''oh ~
''Name him!' The speaker thereupon
named O'Brien. Gladstone at once moved
the name of the member be suspended.
O'Brien jumped up and shouted: ''That is
the honor of my am mbtionl'
After the uproar which attended this pas
sage between the Dublin editor and the prime
minister had subsided, Thomas Sexton
Home Ruler, rose to point of order He
was summarily overruled by the speaker. A
division was then called upon Mr.. Glad
stones motion to suspend O'Brien. II
resulted in a vote of 244 for the
motion and but 20 against it. The
speaker, when the votes had been recorded,
ordered O'Brieu withdrawn from the house.
O'Brien arose, Strengthened himself up to
his full height, and. exclaiming with great
precision and sarcasm, Certainly, sir / will
withdraw from the house with more pleasure
than l entered it," strobe out.
The Parnellites objected to resumption of
the debate on motion of censure, because it
would prevent discussion on the motion
made by Redmond relating to the conduct
OF au Irish constable named Murphy.
The Gladstone-O'Brien episode was quite
sensational while it lasted. and Glad
stones conduct was firm and deter
mined. When the house has again
settled down to business the cloture
was proposed and voted for by 207 ayes TO 46
noes. Parnell expressed dissatisfaction with
the tally and as a protest insisted upon a
division. This resulted in the adoption of
Gladstone's motion to resume debate on Sir
Stafford North cote's motion of censure, 222
to 49,