Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-28
HOME RULE WON IN RIOT
The Bill Passed the Committee
Stage After a Free Fight.
HOUSE OF COMMONS IN AN UPRoAR.

Chamberlain Bitter Speech In Opposition
Called Forth From O'ConnOr the Word
Judas, and Then the Members Punched
Each Others Heads.
LONDON. July 2s.-At the hour set for
the closure of the debate in committee on
the home rule bill the galleries of the
house were filled with persons eNpectant OF
an exciting scene at the close of the9om-
mittee's labor. Few members were absent
from the benches on the floor of the house.
Obscure members continued she debate
until Is minutes before the closure was to
be applied. Then Joseph Chamberlain rose
to deliver tine final broadside of the oppo-
sition. He was still smarting under the
lash which Mr.. Gladstone swung on Tues
day evening. and spoke for several min
utes with corresponding bitterness.
Jeers from the Irish, cheers from the Tn
ionists and counter cheers from the Liber-
ais interrupted Mr.. Chamberlain. He wait
ed two or three minutes before the confu-
sion abated sufficiently for him to speak
without effort. He then proceeded thus:
The prime minister calls black and
his Adherents say it is good. The prime
minister calls white, and they say it is
better. [Unionist lauGhter.l 1t is always
| the voice of God. Never since the time Of
Herod has there BEEN
The Storm Breaks.
Mr.. Chamberlain got no further I'm
| mediately after resuming his speech he had
been warned from the Irish benches that a
storm was gathering. He could hardly
| have expected the suddenness with which
it broke. for with his half finished reference
to Herod there came from the Nationalist
| such a roar of indignation as has not been
| heard in the house since the days of Parnell.
Mr.. Cham berlain was plainly startled.
but he tried to talk on. His voice was in
| audible to the members of the next bench
| He turned toward the Nationalists, and
| shrill yells of exeCration rose above the up
roar.
T. P. O'Conner spranC to his feet. leaned
toward Mr.. Chamberlain and shouted
Judas" so loudly that the epithet could
be heard through the house. The rest of
the Irishmen took up the cry and for half
| a minute shouted Judas i'll chorus.
Meantime the clock struch 10. Chairman
Mellor tried to put the closure. but his
voice could NOT be heard amid the shouts
i of the Irish and the Cnionists. Then came
a sudden scene unprecedented in parlia-
/ mentary history. Mr.. Nellor gave in a
weak voice the customary directions TO
| clear the house for a division. As the dis
order subsidized preparations were made to
execute these directions.
The Conservatives, however, fatty re-
| fused to quit the house. Weary Gibbs,
| Gibson Bowles and William Hamburg
| shouted to the chairman that he must first
call Mr. O'Connor to order for having call
ed Mr.. Cham berlain names Mr.. Mellor
| protested that he had not heard the cpl
thets in question.
Meantime half of the Unionists had
| climbed to the benches and were shouting
Gag Gag" Others were struggling
| in the aisles between the benches with
| Radical, Liberal or Irish antagonists.
Fighting On the Benches.
Curses, yells of pain and gross insults
| were heard on every side John Logan
| Liberal, ran down to the first opposition
bench and began upbraiding Edward Car
| son, Tory. As he shook his fist under
| Mr.. Carson's nose George Wyndham and
William Fisher jumped to the assistance
of their party colleague, seized Mr. Logan
by the neck, threw him to the floor head
first. and then bundled him under a bench
Somebody smashed Tim Healy's high hat
down over his eyes. Healy tore off the hat
and sprang into the aisle in full fighting
posture, just as MIR. Hamburg. still shout
ing that the chairman must name Mr..
| O'ConnOr, was trying to get by. Mr. Han
bury was knocked over bench by the
force of the collision before MIR Hcaly Eot
in blow.
| A free fight then broke ont at the ton of
the gangway. The center Of it was vii
liam Redmond, Parnellite who had taken
| advantage of the general license to push
over Colonel Saunderson, the champion OF
the men OF Ulster Saunder~ou was res.
cued and led an attack on the Parnellites
Blows were struck right and left. Mem
bers fell and were picked up by their friends
| to fight again. The whole space between
the front benches was filled with a strug
Cling, cursing mass of members. striking
clawing and upsettlng each other Maufu
efforts were made to separate the combat
ants. Both sergeants at arms forced theiI
way through the thick of the fight. but a.
fast as one group was pacitied another
came to blows.
Eventually Mr.. Gladstone begged Ed
ward Marjoribanks, sturdy Liberal. Il
do something to stop the fighting. Mr.
Marjoribanks dug his way through tn,
tangled mass of belligerents. and by re
peated appeals in the name of the premier
succeeded in stemming the conflict.
Colonel Saundersou emerged first from
the crowd of fighters. He was holding ,
bunch OF keys to his black eye. Others fol
lowed in more or less damaged condition
Just as peace was assured the door leadin.
) to the lobby opened, and DIR. Tanner. VIII,
, had been outside and HAD heard of tn
fight but a minute before. came down tn
house, leaping over benches in his haste t,
f get into the melee. The sergeant at arm
. caught him half way from the door to tn
front bench and restrained him until h
| consented to keep he peace.
Gladstone Watched 1t All.
Mr.. Balfour had been absent during tn
D riot Mr. Gladstone, sitting bolt upright
I had watched the scene with inflamed fac
= and an expression of sorrow. indignation
and establishment, which will never be et
faced from the memory of those obserY
ing it.
Chairman Mellor sent for Speaker Pee
o as soon as order was restored When tn
Z speaker entered. several Conservatives rost
and pointing to MIR. Gladstone exclaimed
=, There sits the author of it all"
i While Mr.. Gladstone. Mr.. Balfour an
d Mr.. Mellor conferred as to what should b
t done the combatants were comparing notes
= Not a few of them showed the effects {
rough handling. Timothy Healy had r,