Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-03
A HOT NIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
The Commons Has Another Dose Of
Trafalgar Square.
OLD AND YOUNG BLOOD ENGAGED
The Excitement at Its Heighth During
An Inpassioned Speech by Gra-
hama Decided Victory For
the Government.
The Opposition Downed.

Cable-Specal to the BEE. l-To-night 1t has
been all about Trafalgar square, of which we
have now heard enough. 1t was clearly seen
by Mr.. Gladstone from the first that an at
tack upon the government on this question
could not injure ii, but might hurt the oppo-
sition. Hence Sir Charles Russell was ham,
pered from the start, and his supporters have
spoken with the dead weight Of public opin-
ion against them. The disorderly meetings
last autumn scared thousands of persons
from coming to London, and thus struck q
serious blow at trade. In fact--a notorious
fact like this-no combination against
the government could hope to prevail.
All the same we have had lots of talk-good,
bad and Indifferent. Mr. Bradlaugh closed
the ball last night and opened it this evening
with a very forcible speech Bradlaugh
always gets respectful hearing, and from
no party more than from the tories, Of whom
he is So determined an opponent. The
reason is that he speaks to the purpose and
neversyvastes time. In the house tonight
Gladstone paid him great compliment by
leaving his usual seat crossing the gangway,
and taking up his quarters in the scat usually
occupied by Labouchee, nearer Bradlaugh.
For once, at any rate, the old man sat on the
seat of the scorner.
Labby did not come down to his Northamp-
ton colleague. Last nights war dance over
the hated Chamberlain exhausted his ener-
gies, but Bradaugh bore his absence with
resignation and made the best case he could
for his friends. The Irish party were not
present in strong force, although the leaders
were represented by Justin Mccarthy and
John Dillon. Lord Harrington and Sir Henry
James were there, and Cunningham Graham,
with his head healed Of the wound dealt by a
policeman's club. Next to Bradlaugh
sat Philip Stanhope, brother of the
tory war secretary, but the hot
test Of all red-hot radicals. The two
Stanhopes represent the opposite poles Of
politics, and they say Philip is the ADLER
man, though he has had no chance of doing
much yet. He acted as a iudicious bottle
holder to Bradlaugh. and thus shares with
him the honors of the evening.
Attorney General Webster made short
work of Bradlaugh's facts and arguments.
If anybody had been wantonly ill-used by the
police, the first magistrate would give re-
dress. Why had no redress been soughta
This was poser for Bradlaugh.
Gladstone was watching keenly, as if he
thought of replying to Webster, but the sub
ject was dangerous and the Old campaigner
preserved o judicious silence.
Harcourt did duty for him, but not with
his accustomed dash. He was troubled with
a cough, for which he had apparently been
measured, for it was q leviathan cough, one
that made the rafters ring and which might
have done credit to Jumbo, after whom Har-
court is invariably called in the house. In
private talk nobody mentions his real name.
He is only known as Jumbo. How the real
Jumbo would have liked this liberty it is now
too late to find out.
Then the young lions began to roar-metro-
politan members who seldom get a chance to
speak-Whitmore, the gentleman who beat
Sir Charles Drake at Chelsea; Lawson, son
of Edwards, proprietor of the Daily Tele-
graph; Baumann, very clever fellow, who
made a capital Speech full of good points,
| giving great promise Of future excellence.
Both sides are strong in able young
men, and the three 1 have mentioned
will often be heard of again. II
seems likely indeed that the democratic
parliament will turn out larger proportion
of abler speakers than were produced under
| the old system. With Gladstone they list
ened to the old folks tonight with grave
| and silent courtesy. They have a long road
to travel before they can hope to come
| within mile of him.
Towards II o'clock the house filed up rap
| idly. Large numbers of members on both
sides came trooping in from dinner. There
was not vacant spot left. Feeling rose te
the highest as Sir Henry James delivered an
impassioned address ON the government side
| in behalf of an unf1inching administration OF
| the law.
The excitement increased when Graham
rose with several other radical members
who all stood their ground until there were
loud cries for Graham in which the conserv
atives joined. Graham was called by the
speaker and made an extraordinary
speech, in which he used some
very coarse expressions that mus
have not little shocked the ladies il
the gallery. If this lsort of license were gen
orally taken it would be well to put up
notice outside the house, "No ladies admit
ted" The best of Englishmen were driver
to join the police force and the best womer
onto the streets. This was about the mildes
thing he said. Frequently Mr.. Graham
paused and put his hand to his heart as i
| in pain and called for water. After his re
lease from prison he tainted at one public
meeting and we all expected to see him fal
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sometimes apparently unable to draw hi.
breath. The tories cheered him, notwith
standing his violent language, and at length
he finished his remarks to the great relief O
all present
| A rapid passage Of arms ensued between
Home Secretary Matthews and Sir Charlie!
Russell, and the debate would undoubtddl,
have gone on for hours longer but for thu
| cloture and IL o'clock rule. AS the hands o.
the clock pointed to midnight, Sin
Charles Russell suddenly stopped. Another
member rose, but Mr. Smith pu
the cloture and division was taken, the
lobbies on each side being pretty well choket
| with members The first fight was on Brad
| laughs amendment for which 207 voted ant
322 against-a majority for the government
| of ll5-a terrific defeat for the opposition
| Then second division was challenged or
| Sir Charles Russell's amendment, with thii
result: For, 224; against 3l6 majority fol
| the government, 92. There was great ex
citement at the close, and even strangers in
| the gallery remained to the last, What the
| opposition haye gained by this is not very
| clear. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
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/ ICODDriobt 1883 bu James Gordon Rennstt1