, 1885-02-25
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
A Breezy Time in the House
of Commons.
A Home Ruler Expelled for
DisOrdely Conduct.
The Pope's Advice to the
WOrkingman.
Lively Times in the Commons

6lNcly LINES III lnC OOLnluOub.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-In the common.
this afternoon a motion was made to sus.
pend the regular order, so as to enable
the m TO resume the debate on the
resolutions %censuring the government fol
its Egyptian policy; the Irish members
opposed the motion, and an uproar ensued
during which O'Brien was conspicuous
for disorlerly conduct and defied the
speaker. He was therefore suspended,
At a meeting of conservative peers and
members Of the held at Carlton
club to-day it was decided they should
support with their full strength a vote Of
censure against the government in each
house.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-Gladstone, in the
house Of commons. this evening, moved
to postpone all notices and motions until
after the order Of the day, resuming
debate on Sir Stafford Northcote's
motion Of censure against the gov
eminent for its Egyptian policy, was dis
posed Of.
In response to an interrogatory put by
Ellis Ashmead Bartlett CONSERVATIVE,
Mr.. Gladstone explained he had never
mentioned abandoning Soudan by her
majesty's forces after the capture of
Khartoum; he had merely said the evacu-
alton of Soudan by Egypt had formed
the original policy Of her majesty's gov
eminent; hat policy remained unaltered.
Sir John Lubbock Iiberall, resumed
the debate on Sir Stafford Northcote' 8
motion of censure. He said he would
support the government in any measure
necessary TO benefit Egypt.
Mr.. Charles Stewart Wortley, Conser-
vative member for Sheffield, said he
thought the government had acted with
the climax of towards Gen.
Gordon.
Mr.. Redmont (Home Ruler opposed
the premier's motion, and was seconded
in the opposition by several Parnellites.
The opposition become so noisy that the
speaker interferred, and when silence
was restored, he announced that he
Thought it his duty to inform the house
that the subject had been adequately dis
cussed. AT this the Parnellites nearly all
joined in a prolonged howl and derisive
cheers. William O'Brien, editor of
United Ireland, and a Home Ruler.
shouted out: I'VE will remember this in
Ireland" This remark was greeted with
cries of oh Oil" and Name him.
Name himl'' The speaker therenpon
named O'Brien.
Gladstone at once moved that the
named member be suspended.
O'Brien jumped up and shouted: That
is the hope Of my ambition
After the uproar which attended this
passage between the Dublin editor and
the prime minister had subsidized, Thomas
Sexton (Home Ruler) rose to a point OF
order. He was summarily oyerruled by
the speaker. A division was then called
for upon Mr.. Gladstone's motion to sus.
pend the motion. 1t resulted in a vote OF
of 244 for the motion and but 20 against
it. The speaker, when the vote was re-
corded, ordered O'Brien to withdraw
from the house.
O'Brien arose, Strengthened himself up
to his full height, and, exelaiming with
great precision and sarcasm: Certainly,
sir; | will withdraw from the house with
more pleasure than | entered i'll" strobe
out.
The Parnellites objected to the resump-
ton of debate Of the motion of censure,
because it would prevent the discussion OF
the motion made by Mr.. Redmond reht-
ing to the conduct of an Irish constable,
named Murphy.
The Gladstone-O 'Brien episode was
quite sensational, while it lasted, and
Gladstone's conduct was firm. When the
house had again settled down to business
a cloture was proposed and voted for by
207 ayes to 46 noes. Parnell expressed
dissatisfaction with the tally and as q
protest insisted upon a division. Thii
resulted in the adoption of Gladstone
motion to resume the debate on Sir Stat
ford Northcote's motion Of censure, -.
to 10.
Mr.. Gladstone's statement that he hat
never mentioned the abandonment o
Soudan by her majesty's forces after thu
capture of Khartoum has led to a revolu
ton of feeling among peace Radicals ant
Wings, and neither side is able to forecas
a result of the division.
The marquis of Salisbury was ferventll
cheered upon declaring at a meeting a
the Carlton club this afternoon, that h
was confident Of the defeat of the govern
ment. He said he was ready to assum,
the responsibility of the office.