New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-04
COMMONERS ASTONlSHED.
,,pprcrpENrEp USE OF THE CLoTURE.
,.prrAI SPEAKER PKEL-HIs SUPPRESSION VI ~"
tBATERs IN PARLIAMENT.
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SNOW Sent 3.-The incidents in the House
.roumon. last night were the elimination OIL a0ou'o
.,,on which the Speaker has been pursuing iof .oo
ia ha, peremptoriy put the cloture 10 ioree
aays ~ 49,, I,,.h members called two ex Ministers to
st, ,,o,ped tho mouth OF the acting leader OF tue
s'N , cir william Vernon Harcourt In amanner
oPr.sn,.d in the annals Of modern Pariismen's'
rY.our, IN discussing Churchnrs incitement " '"0
laS...,sn OF Belfast to initiate their ioro-
,.,hors OF 1898, was proceeding 10 e.p's..
..a .trocious conduct and character VI Wv
sr.men OF '9s, when the Speaker ruiea h'
s ,.r This as,onished the whole House. Tor In
o ".raInreviou, speeches the Oisngemen OF ss hau
-, rs,srred 10 and the subject before the houso "s
e.,tons amendment the Belfast riots'wnicn |nu.o"
a, wa, charged with instigating Fartherm'ro' WV"
u.roourt was proceeding to arg1e the po'u' VI 80
Ar. SNEAKER silenced him on the spot losing 'enp
ou,,e an undignihed way. Later on' wnen no n.u
sovn ,omewhat and when Harcourt expressed 'he ie"
~, ha might not be allowed by the speaker
=. r.,sr at all to ChurchiIls sPcoon'
,n. Sneaker funKed " and said MS iu''"s
ad not 20 so far as to forbid discussion on 'no
of the noble lord, though IL did FORBID osou'''n
Oraneemen of'9s. Harcourt promptly pointed ou' s"e
,ncongruty of permitting him to discuss speeoh wno
,efcrred TO 9s aud forbiddng him to explain .no
.nce Tle meaning OF all this Is that epes.or "1"v
ho. ,,v.n himself over as partisan OF Loru ran
dolph Churchill to extent to whicn NO Pio.
..atsr OF the House OF Commons has lont himse' W
covarnm.nt leader since the pre- Revolution fA'"A
msnt. when the Speaker was the enemy Oh 'no |o"
mons and the creature OF the King.
In addition Speaker Peel appears TO have ost MS nos
ss well as Lord Randolph Churchill, VINO mas oeeH
attempting the high manner in making mess Y, Wv
leadership Of the House. Between the two' 'ne' A
aroused the indignation OF the entire Lioera p",V' u
two motions for adjournment. moved by Ensnsu "o"
bers-one OF whom Mr. Dilwyn, Is one OF tue oiuo'. ~
mo.t respected members OF the House-in oroer 10 io
Churchill TO permit discussion OF an amendment uea"S
with his Inducements to Belfast roters' were srikns
vmpoms Of the state OF feeling prevalent IN the hghest
mn artets of the Liberal ranks.
From the Parnete point OF view, these proceedings
,oot very we'll indeed Churchilrs insolence and tno
Sneakers partiaty will force the situation consider
.bly and the Irish members will find themselves IN the
position Of having their obstruction oone ior
them by one Of great parties In English politics.
The Government cannot long hold out against sucn
stnaton nor will the country remain unmoved in view
OF spectacle 90 extraordinary Churchill will have TO
mend his ways speedily he does not want to land MS
party in quagmire from which they win ind 1t dill
cult 10 emerge. L. II oiLi, -"'i'