Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-28

Debate on Gladstone's Home Rule bill
closed last night in the midst of such
stormily disgraceful scenes as should make
Great Britain feel very much ashamed of
the popular branch OF It's legislature
Throughout the lengthy consideration
which has been given the premier's effort
to satisfy large proportion of the irish
people disorder has been frequent but none
OF the vituperative and muscular endeavors
to obsfruct could for a moment be COM
pared to the riotous proceedings of last
night. 1t was such a scene, or succession
of scenes, as might have been expected at
q highly-enraged session of the widest and
wooiiest sort OF a western legislature. al
though. as a matter of fact, such disturb
ance never took place in all this country
history During the earlier hours or the
evening there was a great calm, whfch was
recognized as the sure precursor or a STORM.
FOR there was a large attendance ooth y.
members and visitors. The application OF
the closure rule Is an unusual occurrence.
and beneath calm exteriors Celtic anu
An-lo-Saxon blood was a trife warmer
than VISUAL. Then came joseph Chamber
lain-he Of the monocle and the sharp
tonzue-and within a few minutes there
was turbulence enough. for In response 10
his sarcasm T. p. OConnor ipterjected the
loudly-spoken epithet, Judas, in response
TO Chamberlain's characterization OF Giao-
stone Parnellites as Herod. and then the
storm burst and anti-Paruellites, Unionlsts'
Liberals. Conservatives. followers of the
green and wearers of the orange trod on
each others toes, wrestled with all their
might. and snote eacn others faces until
startling physiognomical transformations
were apparent. Sergeants-at-arms labored
In vain to pacify. and had to wait until the
mob's passion subsidized. Chairman Mellor
was HELPLESS and as soon as he realized
his own condition sat still and waited for
the storm to blow over. Mr.. Gladstone
really stopped the tumult by sending Ed
ward Majoribanks, a prominent and ath-
letic Liberal into the crowd to appeal in
Titles. Mr.. Majoribanks succeeded in his
mission. and in a minute or two the
bruised and breathiess members were once
more in their seats. Those who could see
watched the dignified Speaker Peel enter
the House: those who could not listened to
him as he conducted an inquiry into the
causes of the riot. Several Conservatives
accused Mr.. Gladstone, but as that gentle
man had not said a word prior to the fight
the accusation fell to the ground. Mr..
Chamberlain also escaped. bat Mr.. OCon-
nor had to apologize for mentioning the
Biblical suicide, and with his apology the
incident ended. There has been disorder
IN the House Of Representatives, but the
worst Of 1t was child's play when COM
pared with the happenings Of last night.
There have been periods in this nations
history when warm debate and vigorous
language were in accord with the times,
but 1t was only at long intervals that one
Or two men would forget what they owed to
themselves and the country, and proceed
to squabble after the fashion of the House
bate during the coming session of Congress.
but It IL safe to say that hypercr.tical Egg
nsh newspapers win not have cause to in
stitute comparisons of the variety disagree
q failure?