The herald., 1893-02-03
FLASHES FROM ABROAD.
An Exciting Debate in the
British Commons.
The Government Quizzed as to
the Hawaiian Affair.
Remarks of an Irish UniOnist Create
a Great UprOar.
1t Required the United Appeals Of Glad
stone and Balfour to Restore
Order-Generai Foreign
Intelligence.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-In the house of COM
mons today Ellis Ashmead Bartlett
(Conservative) questioned the govern.
ment as to the advices it had received
from Hawaii, and further desired en-
lightenment as to what the British
government intended to do in the mat
ter.
Sir Edward Gray, parliamentary Sec
retary OF the foreign Office. replied in
effect that the information received by
the government generally agreed with
the cable news published in the news-
papers. He added the government as
at present advised did not intend to
send warships to Honolulu. The gov
ernment considered the lives and prop
erty OF British subjects in Hawaii safe
under American protection. [Cries of
Hear hear!"l
Continuing Sir Edward Gray said it
is possible that British warship, on
the way from Acapulco, Mexico, would
touch at Honolulu, as she is going to
Esquimault.
In conclusion Sir Edward declared
thUre was no foundation whatever for
the report that the British government
had made protest to the government
at Washington regarding the Hawaiian
islands.
Sir Edward Gray said the question of
the seizure of British sealers by the
Russians had been brought to the at
tention of the Russian government,
which promised an inquiry and redress.
The collision between the Ruscians and
Afghans in the Pamir country last July
was also under consideration.
Then Colonel Saudderson, conserva-
tive member of North Armagh, gener-
ally regarded as the leader of the Irish
Unionists, attacked the eYicted tenants
lie spared 40 invective, and said the
commisslon's course was in lire with
tne policy OF the Irish chief secretary in
releasing the Gweedore assassins who
ied oy murderous ruf1ian, had done tn
death faithful officer. W
Inc term "murderous ruffiapo was,
interpreted by a number of the Irish
members as alluding to Father McFad-
9en, and several voices from the Irish
benches were lifted in loud protest
against Colonel Saunderson's utteranoe.
Colonel Saunderson went on defiantlv
and undaunted. EYES," be cried "they
were led by murderous ruffianp;
=, A number of Irish members were on
thelr feet IN an instant with cries of
oroer! Orderp' Withdraw the ex-
preston; 1t is ruffianly utterance pv
Inc speaker demanded order, John
Dillon asked: "Is the gentleman from
Nor.n :. Armagh entitled to say the priest
Colonel Saundesson, in tone of cool
contempt and defiance, replied: 81 with
draw nothing; did not call him a muir
oerer, out murderous ruffian."
a tremendous uproar ensued. When |
quiet was restored the voice OF John
Dillon was heard appealing to the
speaker to compel Colonel Saunderson to |
withdraw his expression.
IT is not in my power" said the
speaker, Ito interfere, but / trust the
honorable gentleman from North Ar
MAJ n Will not persist in irritating
language
John Dillon-I move the member
using such language is no longer fit to
% neard. The member from North
Armagh would not dare to use sncb
terms outside of the house.
The chair refused to pus Dillon's mo.
ion. ~ . NV
The clamor among the Irish National
sts continued, and it seemed gaming In
mercy when Gladstone arose, and the
mouse became silent. Gladstone spoke
earnestly and with deep feeling. He
appealed to the Irish Nationalists to
estrain themselves. In the interests of
ne honor and dignity of parliament all
MEMBERS should assist in bringing the
Gene to close ss soon as possible :
Surely" added Gladstone .sthe hon.
rable member from North Armagh will
efrain from calling gentleman hel1 bv .
1any in the highest respect a murder.
us ruffian."
Colonel Saunderson showed NO sions {
{ Welding even to the premier Then G
alfour, the conservative leader. arose a
nd appealed to Ssunderson to with a
raw the expression and substitute that +
"excited politician" !,
Then Sau derson, obedient 20 the
oice OF his leader, said slowly and de- 4
II accept the suggestion :,
nd withdraw the expression for the one :,
The tumult ceased, but Saunderson
d not subside He proceeded to at
ok Gladstone tor attempting to estab- t,
III Roman Catholic ascendancy in Ire il
nd. The priests, Saunderson said, had C,
abbed political powe and never in A
nded to relax their grasp. As a speci- tt
en- of the men to whom it was pro- to
'sed to deliver the g vernment of Ire- ell
nd, they might take the member from i
orth Louth, who recently called the
lrnellite members ''jackasses of the
lily Redmond lype, with no more sense !,
an hen." Laughter a.
Then came succession of uninterest- ie
9 speakers until Joseph Chamberlain u u
ose. He proceeded to comment upon ~
Q release of the Irish dynamiters. ID
Morley described Chamberlain's utter
ces as malicious and mischievous. He -
horted the opposition not 10 commit ~
9 crime of wishing and working for the
lure OF the governments policy to
rd Ireland. d.
Lord Londonderry, Conservative, re- W
med the debate on the address in the Sr