New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-07
FORCING THE HOME RULE BILL
CLAUSES ), 6, Z AND RAPIDLY PASSED IN
COMMITTEE.
MANIFESTATIONS OF UNIONIST BITTERNESS
SLENDER MAJORITY FOR CLAUSE 6-MR'
GLADsToNE's DEF-r METHOD OF CUT
TING OFF TIE DISCUSSION.

SLENDER MAJORITY FOR CLAUSE O-Nh
GLADsToNE's DEFr METHOD OF CUT
TING OFF THE DISCUSSION.
London, July 6.-The House of Commons "''
crowded tonight with persons eager to see CIa"s'
) of the Home Rule bill forced through the COM
mttce The members worked steadily. Only an
occasional ebu'liton of lnionis recruitment or ol.-
tcrncss disturbed the proceedings. At 40 O'Clock
Mr. Bafour, leader of the Unionists, began speak
ing He was in the middle of a sentence when
Big Ben struck | o o'clock. Mr. Balfour dld not
wal, to finish the sentence, but resumed his seat
amid deafenng Opposition cheers and cries OF
shame" and Gag" Almost Immediately Chair
man Mcllor put the question on the last nohis'
amendment. He spoke tmidly, as If afraid OF hiT
own words and his voice was hardly audible IN
the din
Cb. ers and countcr-chccrs resoundci a. Mr.. Glad
stone and his colleagues troopcd ont into tn" divi
sion lobby Some of the Tories shouted Gag.
and Cocrcion!7 They were answered with lrlsh
cheers and the waving of Irish hats. The amend
mcnt was lost by vote of 32l TO 2s6. As the
leaders returned from lohbics, all the members
were on their feet TO receive them with cheers ana
waving hats Clause ;, which concerns the Irish
executive authority, was then passed by vote
Of SEA TO 2s9.
Charles p Villiers, Liberal-Inonist. who has
sat in the House since 1885. was too feeble to
walk unas,istcd into the lobby and was almost
carried by his friends.
Clause c. which provides for an Irish Paria-
mcnt with a Legislative Council Of forty-"ish'
momberS. WAS passed without debate The vote
WAS 3Ij 70 500 Henry Laboucher" Radical
John Burns. Labor Charles Conybearc, Radical,
and Gavin Brown Clark. Radical, went with
the Opposition in tins division, to make known
their disapproval Of the creation Of an IrIsh
House of Lords The smallncss OF tho majority
and the preparations Of the Government To pro
coed with the passing of clause caused
intense excitement throughout the House. Inc
Conservatives howlcd. and tho Irish howled hack.
while the Liberals chcered with might ana
main.
William Johnston, Conservative, for South Bel
fast was seen waving both arms toward IN"
Treasury bench and opening and closing his
mouth rapidly but even those nearest him did not
catch word OF his protests. Chairman N"II"r
tried 10 obtain the attention Of the House, hlt
his voice was lost in the volume Of Opposition
cheers. Eventually the exhaustion Of the tni'n-
st, gave him an opportunity 10 put the question
Of Clause :. which provides for tie constitution
Of an Irish legislative Assembly.
Sir james fcfgu~"h, '"hN'IHd'iNc. W'W"'i '"i
Northeast Manchester, exclaimed There are
blanks in this clause We do Mt know what il
means How can We. vote intellIgcntlv on II ~
No questions can be raised AT this time, Ie-
piled Chairman Mellor. ,
The clause was then carried hy cot" of 3H'
10 2s9 The largcness OF thH majority 'V"k'i
loud Irish cheers, which were answered by the
| nionsts
Clau-.. : which contcmplatcs ca~"- Of di-a gree
mont between tie two houses of m" Irish I"-l~-
latiIrc. was carried by 32l - 2'l. -
The abatement OF the confusion l"lf Nr. 6lad-
-to-- an opportunity to move that th" cOminlfi'''
p 49, and rrpori pTugTc>-. tn" motion wt- carried
IcIorc the Conservatives fairly realized what was be-
ing done Nh Gladeiou" hastily gather Il ll~ paper
and eft the House. III" opp"-'ion a't'r d'-
III" Premier for M summary method oi
cutting Of further discussion, agreed on a mo
tion 10 adjourn.
Np,gcanI a half of the bill pushed through
oonu,ittc,. fins evening. This l. almost much
space a, tie House in CommItt'. had disposed Of
in all the previous sittines.