Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-07

LONDON. July 6.-The House OF Com
mons was crowded tonight with persons
eager TO see clause OF the Home Rule biii
forced through the committee. Tue mem
bers worked steadily. Only an occasion
ebullition OF Unionist resentment or bitter
ness disturbed the proceedings.
At9:4O o'cl ock Mr.. Bsltour leader OF the
Unionists, began speaking. He wasin the
middle OF q sentence when Big Ben struck
10 o'clock. He did not wait 10 finish IL
but resumed his seat amid deafening OPP
sition cheers and cries Of shame
gag
Almost Immediately Chairman Mellor
put the question on the last unlonlst
amendment He spoke timidly, as IL AFRAID
of his own words, and his voice was hardly
audible in the din. Cheers and counter
cheers resumed as Mr.. Gladstone ana MS
colleagues trooped into the division LOBBY.
Some OF tie Tories shouted ga" and
"ooel ciOn.n They were answered W.T.
Irish cneers and the waving OF Irish hats.
The amendment was lost Dy vote OF S1i
10 2s6. As the leaders returned from too
Hobbies all the members were on their feet
TO receive them with cheers and waving
hats Clause ;, which concerned the irish
executive authority was then passed oy
vote Of S24 10 2s9.
Chss. Il. villiers, Liberal Unlonist, who
has sat In the House since lo3o, was TOO
feeble TO walk unassisted into the lobby,
and was almost carried by bis friends.
Clause 6, which provides for an Irish
parliament with legislative council OF As
members was passed without debate. Tho
vote was 8l5 70 $40. Henry Laboucherc,
Radical; John Burns, Labor; Charles
Conybeare, Radical, and Gavin Brown
Clark, Radical, went with the opposition
In this division, so as 10 make known their
disapproval of the creation OF an irish
House OF Lords.
Tho smallness OF the majority and the
preparations OF the government TO proceed
with the passing OF clause eight caused In
teuse excitement throughout the House.
The Consewatives howled, and the Irish
howled back, while the Liberals cheercd
with might and main.
Belfast. was seen waving both arms toward
the treasury bench, and opening and clos
ing bis mouth rapidly, but even thos4
nearest him did not catch word OF hia]
protest. Chairman Mellor tried 10 obtain
the attention OF the House, but his voictf
was drowned in the volume OF opposiu
cheers.
Eventually. tho exhaustion Of thIsD1
lists gave him an opportunity 10 Pot
question OF clause Z, which lsJcldes fo
the constitution OF an IriS lesiSlatl
assembly.
Sir. James Ferguson, Conservative,
North-east MancheSter. exclqlme
"There are blanks In this clause
du not know what IL means. How qin
vote intelligently on itn
"No question can be raised az this Pine
replied Chairman Mellor. The claute wiv
then carried by a vote OF 325 70 2S9i TIN
larReness Of the majority evoked loud trlsn
cheers which were answered by the Union
lists.
Clause s, which contcmplates cafes OF
disagreement between the two houses OK
tho Irish legislature, was carried oyl vote
OF 825 TO 2gl. The abatement OF tholconfn'
sion left Mr.. Gladstone an opportunity 70
move that the committee rise and report
progress, The motion was carried before
the Conservatives fairly realized what WAS
being done. ~
MIR. Gladstone hastily gathered M
| papers and left the House. The qppo4
| ton. after denouncing the Premier for hi
summary method OF cutting OF further al
cussion. agreed on motion 10 adjourn.
A page and half Of the bill was pps
| through committee this evening. I'D
almost as much space as the House
mittee had disposed OF In all tne'px
| sittings.