The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-29
CLOSURE IN THE HOUSE.
THE MAJORITY NECESSARY TO
ENFORCE IT ONLY 100.

Mr.. Dillon Says the Conservatives Put
a Rope Around Their own Neck by
Adopting the New Rule - The
Speakers Powers to Deal With Dis
orderly Members Increased.
LONDON, Feb 2S-Mr. Hoare G4iberaI
Uuionst) was to-day elected without oppo-
sition to the House of Commons for Hamp-
stead, to fill the vacancy caused by the ele
walton of Sir Henry Holland, Colonial Sec
retary, to the peerage
At meeting of the members of Parlia-
ment at Westminster to-day is was decided
to oppose the arrears bill initiated by T. W.
Russell Liberal UnionisH. Only two MEM
bers voted in favor of supporting the bill.
ENFORCEMENT OF CLOSURE.
In the House of Commons tonight William
Henry Smith moved the adoption of the
second procedure rule, which reduces to 100
| the aiority necessary to enforce the clos
ure He said that the experience Of the
| last session had convinced the government
| that it was desirable TO reduce the majority
in order to secure due transaction Of busi-
ness, especially between and 1890 O'clock
when tho attendance of members was small
Mr.. Chaplin said the rule would be the
| first step toward closure by a bare majority
and that it would not meet the evil with
| which the House was confronted, the
! loquacity and verbosity of it's members.
Mr. Dillon said that the Parnellites might
be congratulated by the House, or at all
events by the Liberals, upon having con-
| verted the Conservatives to closure.
! Laughter The Conservatives now put
rope around their own necks. Laughter
| The Parnellites would get hold of it shortly
and when passing the home rule bill they
would pull it very sharply. [Laughter.l
Even from the Tory point of view 1t was a
mistake to increase the stringency of the
closure by which the minorities must
suffer. 1t would have been far better to
have tried other means before resorting to
this ultimatum.
LORD oHURCHILLs LIMIT.
Lord Randolph Churchill said his adj
vocacy of closure was limited to last years
form, beyond which he did not desire TO go,
although he would not oppose the motion.
The second rule was then adopted by a
vote of 256 to l4.
Mr.. Smith moved the adoption of a rule
enabling the Speaker to order the with
drawal Of disorderly members, or to ask the
| House to decide upon the conduct of such
members.
This was opposed by the Liberals, and seve-
raj effective speeches were made against it by
| the Parnellites. Mr. Dillon said he disliked
| the rule because it must tend to make the
| Speaker party to, instead of as at present. AN
| impartial friend of the whole House. Ii the
| House treated the Parnellites with civility,
such rule would not be wanted. [Par-
nelite shouts of "Hearl Heacr'J
Il. 7. OConnor said that every section of
the House should reject the rule as an in-
suit to their self respect. He especially
| objected to the exclusion of members sus-
| pended from the precincts of the House.
| SIR PLAYFAIR's MOTION.
Sir Lyon Playfair moved that the clause
requiring the exclusion from the precincts
of the House of disorderly members be
omitted from the rule.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach argued that it
was necessary to render the punishment of
| disorderly members real.
The punishment amendment was rejected
| by vote of l31 to %.
Mr.. Whitehead moved that the rule re-
| quiring the exclusion of disorderly men,
bers only apply when the Speaker or chair
| man so drec s.
This motion was rejected by a vote of III
| to SO.
The rule increasing the Speakers powers
was adopted by a vote of 134 to "a.
The House adopted without division the
rule empowering the Speaker or chairman
to stop member who, after being warned,
persists in making irrelevant remarks, or
in tediously repeating his own arguments
| or the arguments Of Others
OBSTRUCTIVE MOTIONS RULED OUT.
After considerable objection from the OPP
position seat, the House rule was carried
empowering the Speaker, or chairman, to
decline to put obstructive motions to adj
| journ debate, report progress, or that the
chairman leave the chair.
After the passage of few minor rules to
| facilitate debate, Mr.. Smith proposed rule
| empowering the speaker or chairman, at his
discretion, to take vote Of the House by a
simple rising of members.
Messrs Fowler and ParnelI, Lord RAN
| dolph Churchill and others, opposed the rule,
suggesting various methods Of recording
| the numbers and names Of the minority.
The debate was then adjourned.
A SUGGESTION FROM THE POPE.
LONDON, Feb. 20, 4 A. M.-The Chronicle
| states that in reply TO a request of the Duke
| Of Norfolk that the Pope use his influence
| with the Irish Bishops to stop agitation in
Ireland, Mgr. Rampolla, the Papal Secre-
| tary said that the British government
| should by some act or concession grant
privileges to Irish Catholics which would
| form pretext upon which to build letter
TO the Bishops.
cox OUT OF JAIL.
| LIMERICK, Feb 2S.--Mr. Cox NJ p, who
was sentenced to a months imprisonment
| for making a speech incitlng tenants to con-
spiracy, was released today. crowd
! gathered to greet him oH his release. and
| Mr. Cox made a speech denouncing Secre-
| tary Balfour and maintaining that the
national league was stronger than ever.
He was afterwards presented with numer-