The Washington bee., 1893-08-05

REMARKABLE SCENE PRECEDING THE
PAUSAGE OF THE BILL.

Tories and Irish Come to Biows--Biack
Eyes and Bloody Noses GaIore-An Be-
cause OConor Called Chamberlain a
/ "Judas"-The Bill Finally Completed.
/ London, Aug. AL England has
been stirred by the scenes of violence
that characterized the debate over the
final amendments to the Home Rule
bill. The papers have been full Of
1t. The Tory organs idly attempted TO
place upon Mr.. Gladstone reSp0nsibl.-
= ty for result that they have for
weeks sought to incite, and which Mr.
) Chamberlain did finally succeed in pro
voking.
! The scene in the House of Commons
preceding the passage OF the final sec
tons of Mr.. GIadstOne's bill were I'm
Drecedented in British legislation
Closure having been set to the debate.
| John Clancy, Parnellite, for North
Dublin county, moved an amendment
10 the effect that the imperial govern
ment should guarantee to Ireland 50o,-
600 pounds annually during the pro,
visional period Of six years. Mr..
Gladstone declined to accept the
amendment Joseph Chamberlain saiG
the government had stood for lis
friends and foes alike, ready TO let
fall the guillotine without regard for
justice or constitutional rights. Never
| since the time of Herod has there bean
such tyranny. Mr.. Chamberlain got
no further. Immediately there came
from the Nationalists such a roar OF
Indignation as has not been heard IN
the days of Parnen.
T. p. O'Connor sprang to his feet,
and leaning towards Mr.. Chamberlain,
shouted Judas" SO loudly that the ep-
tibet could be heard throughout the
House.
Chairman Mellor tried to put the
closure, but his voice could not be
heard, amid the shouts of the Irish
and the Unionists. Then came a scene
unprecedented in parliamentary his
tory. The Conservatives refused to
quit the House for the division, but
demanded that the chairman first take
down O'COnnor'S words. The Tories
crowded, shouting, toward the chair
mans bench, but were intercepted by
the Irish members. The pushing ana
struggling soon came to blows. Some
body knocked Tim Healy's hat over
his eyes, and he retorted by knocking
Mr.. Hanbury over bench.
A free fight then began at the top
Of the gangway. The center Of it waa
William Redmond, Parneliite, who h6G
taken advantage Of the general GcepsC
10 push over Col. Saunder3On, the
champion of the men Of Ulster. Saun
derson was rescued, and led an at
tack on the Paneliites. Blows were
struck right and left Members fell
and were picked up by their friends
to fight again Whole benches were
filled with a struggling, cursing mob
of members, striking, clawing and up
setting each other. The sergeant-at
arms vainly tried to pacify the CON
testants. Finally Mr.. Gladstone beg
ged Mr. Edward Marjoribanks, q stur
dy Liberal, to do something TO stop
the fighting, Mr. Marjoribanks dug
his way through the tangled mass OF
belligerents, and by repeated appeals
in the name of the premier, succeeded
In stemming the conflict. Col saun-
derSon came out of the conflict with
q black eye. Other members were
bruised, ruinpled and bleeding. Speak
er Peel was sent for and finally
brought the House to order.
Mr. O'Connor was directed to anoIo-
gize and did SO. The House then di-
vided on the final amendments. When
the committees rose and Chairman
Mellor reported to Speaker Peel pre-
siding over the House, the Home Rule
bill, as amended IN committee, cheer
after cheer WAS given, and all hats
were waved for Mr.. Gladstone by the
Liberals and Irish, who We're answer
ed by the Unionists with counter
cheers. The report was fixed for Au
gust Z.