The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-09
MOVING SCENES

Ia and Around Pa, liam Snt HouaO-Crowds
waiting for the Premier.
Before the night watChmen in the House
Sers relieved, or the lights were entin-
,uished, a number Of members Of Parlia'
ment, gentlemen possessed Of assured I'D.
nittance, began to make themselves
LOUDLY. certain Of their privileges by get
ting to their seats eleven hours before Mr..
jladstone would REACH the House and re.
aiming them during the long interval.
Mr.. Mcdonnell Sullivan, Nationallst
member for South WeBtmeath, was the
dfst man to gain an entrance to the House.
He got in as early as $3.50 o'clock In the
morning, and at once proceeded to make
'jure OF his PLACE. II is alleged, however,
nat Mr.. Sullivan secured bio advantage
~ bribins friendly policeman TO permit
lin 10 have access by way Of the back
ttairs. The South Westmeath member
was not long the sole occupant Of the echo
ng chamber. He was almost Immediately
ioilowed bya sCoreoi Parnsllite colleagues.
The rule regarding the seats is practically
fint come frat served" Mr.. Sullivan,
therefore, had his pick Of tile whole floor.
He chose the very heat-sthB seat next To
and Immediately below the aangway, or
aisle, on the opposition .orileit side Of the
sneaker's deek. As the ministerial bench
a situated lust opposite, on the right OF
ma Speaker, and the Prime Minister has
usually occupied the seat Just below the
Vansway on that side, Mr. sIlliYal SECURED
4 vis.d.vis 10 the orator.
THE EARLY BIRDS. E
II was not long before all the parnellitea
were in the House, and they pre.empted
the best places in the locality invaded by
Mr.. Sullivan, and all got places To front
Mr., Gladstone during his tp9ech. The in
ruah Of the British members followed close
npot, the advent Of the Pafnellites. II
was yet early In the morning when all the
seats on the floor were taken. The seat
chosen, In order TO be retained, must he
ticketed with the hat oil the member who
means to occupy II, and the bat must be
the hat he IL wearing that day, and no
snhatitution is permitted. This rule re-
tains lie members within The limit agree
ana to traverse With bare headS., The
pfesent generation never witnessed RuOh
4 Whattinp" scene 40 occurred In the House
ot Commons this morning long before
London was awake.
A number OF members ,were afraid 10
trtist % the honor Of their colleagues iot
maintenance Of the rules on Aii OCCASION
iike that Of to-day, and those retalled
noSaession Of their chosen seats by fei
tnalning In them bodily oil the day. The
Chamber 10, swept, cleaned and dusled
every moEning during the session. To-
day Il was thoroughly scrubbed, as well.
fjIsapreeable as all this was, II did not
diatnay the gentlemen WHO were sitting
iof security, snd they maintained their
position5 through The duct and through
me damp. When they got hungry Of
thirsty they had food and drink brought
N 10 them, Some Of them had been up
All night struggling to get ID, and these
generally fixed themselves % comfortably
q possible and llept,
The boiler pfesemptors, however, re-
treated before the dust btootgs AHd The
wash tubs. They stfollbd ABOUT thP lob
bies and elsewhere through the building
The dining room was the ohiet place. 9!
attraction, however, 10 all these, and Il
VM generally pretty well filled,
CRoWp5 IL WAtrlNa.
The weather 10 warm, clear aud heautl
ful Alter e1haatting e4pedlents 10 Kill
lime outside the ememberS began 70 Assem-
Ma n the House after one o'clock. tu al
hour the door was pretty well covetel
win groups Of members animatedly dis
CnSs,he lhs event Of the day, and debAl
Inc ihs poesible outcome, The crowd
anisiie oi the House by this time had ID
SfsaSed greatly aud presented unuaua