Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-28
A RIOT IN The COMMONS.
The Irish Home Ralo Bill Amended
and Passed In Committee.
An Uproar Unprecedented In Psriia
mentary History. -niows struck
Right and LEFT.


LONDON, July 2T.-rhero was reg.
ular riot In tbs house Of commons to.
night, the scenes enacted there being
unprecedented In parliamentary his.
tory. Ten O'Clock this evening was the
hour ret for the clotufe Of debate IN
committee on the home Iulo bill. The
early part Of the evening was tame
enough, being occupied by tins obscure
members.
At O.i5 Joseph Chamberlain arose 10
deliver a iiual bToadsidc Of opposition.
Ho was still smarting under the lash
administered by Gladstone Tuesday
evening and spoke with much bitter.
ness, giving his opinion OF the clolufe,
IA applied by the government. Aiter
SOME interruption he procecdedi
"Che prime minister calls black
and his adhorents sny II Ia good; he
calls 'whlte,' nnd they sny IL is better.
IL is always thc voice Of God. Never
since the time Of HvrUd has there been
such"
Chamberlain got no further, for there
came IRON the natioualistH such "A roar
VI indignation ns has not been heard In
the commons since the time VI Paruell.
Chamberlain tried to talk but his voice
was inRudihlc.
r. T.. O'Connor sprang 10 his feet
ami, leaning toward Chamberlain,
shouted, "Judai J" NO loudly that II was
heard throughout the huusc. Tho rest
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for half o minute shouted "JuuAH" In
chorus.
when the clock struck 10 Chairman
Mellor tried 10 put the cloture, but his
voice could not bO heard. Several
conservatives shouted TINT he must
call O'COnnOr to order. Mellor pro-
tested that he had not heard the cpl.
thets in question.
front bench, the uniOnista shouting
"Gag" Others struggled an the aisles
or between the henCnes with radical,
liberal or lrish antagonists.
John Logan, liberal, ran down TO
the fret opposition bench and began
upbIniding Edward Carson, tory.
Hyudnam and Fisher Jumped to Car.
sons assistance, seized Logan 10y the
nfht, aud bundled him under the
beach.
Somebody smashed Tim Healy'a
high nat over his eyes, ana Us soon aa
rim got it OIL he jumped into the
aisle In hghting posture, Just rs Han
bury was trying 10 get past. HnnbuTy
was knocked over bench by the force
Of the collision.
a free fight then broke out at the
gangway, led by William Redmond,
Pafncllite, who pushed over Colonel
Sandeffou, the champion ofthe Ulster
ties. Sanderson was rescued, and
headed nm attack on tho Parnellites.
Blows were struck right ana lett The
whole space between the front benches
was filled with n struggling, cuTsing
miss OF members, striking, clawing
anu upsetting each other. The ser.
goRnts'nt-afms were powerless.
THE RIOT QUELLED.
Finally, Gladstone begged Edward
MalorlbankP, "A sturdy liberal, to help
stop the altar, Maloribank dug his
way through the helligerents, aud 10y
dint OF repeated appeals In the name
Of the premier, succeeded In stemming
the conflict.
Colonel Sanderson emerged first
from the crowd OF fighters, holding
bunch OF keys TO his black eye. Others
followed in more or less damaged
condition.
Gladstone, sitting upright, had sur.
yeyod the whole scene with iniltniei
face and an expression Of sorrow,
Indignation and astOnishment, which
Will never be etlaoed from the minds
Of those who viewed him. Chairman
Mellor sent Tor Speaker Peel, and
when that gentleman arrived several
conservatives pointed to Gladstone
aud exclaimed: "Fhere sits the
author OF 1t ALL"
PEEL TAKES THE CHAIR.
Absolute quiet was restored M
Speaker Peel, ftern and digniiled,
took the chair. He appealed to the
party leaders TO inform him what had
occurred.
GLADSTONE said he regretted that
neither his eyes nor HIS uars enabled
him TO give "A very accurate account OF
tine affair. He thoR gtavely described
the events rs related 10 him by his
lieutenants, aud expressed the opinion
that a division should be- taken before
tho "Judas" incident was considered.
Bal told his side OF the story, ms
related 10 him by his men, he having
been absent when the row occurred.
Speaker Peel decided that the expires.
sion alleged to have been used was the
original cause OF the disorder. lie
felt certain It was used In the heat ant
Irritation OF the moment, and II the
gentleman were TO say no regretted u,
ID would he his the spenker'sl duty 10
take no further notice OF The affair.
OiConnor then npologized to the
speaker.