Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-08-05

members on the next bench. Shrill
yells of execration from the Irish
sounded ubove the uproar.
CALLED HIM JUDAS.
T. P. OConnor sprang to his feet, and,
leaning toward Mr.. Chamberlain,
shouted Judas go loudly that the epi-
thet could be heard throughout the
house. The rest of the lrishmen caught
up the cry and for half minute shouted
Judas" in chorus. In the meantime
the clock struck 10. The chairman tried
to put the closure, but his voice could
not be heard. Then came a scene un-
precedented in parliamentary history.
MIR. Mellor gave, IN weak voice, the
customary directions. The conserva-
tives, however, fatty refused to quit the
house. Gibbs, Bowies and Banburry
shouted to the chairman that be must
first call Mr.. O'Connor to order for hav-
ing called Mr.. Chamberlain names Mr..
Mellor protested that he had not heard
the epithes in question. The members
crowded forward in excited groups,
shaking their fists and shouting their
demands.
Lord Randolph Churchill and Sir
Edward Clark got hold of Mr. Gibbs
and started him for the front bench,
that he might elucidate the cause of the
row to Mr.. Mellor. In the general jost-
hing Gibbs was so pushed about that he
gave up bis purpose. Meantime half Of
the unlonists had climbed to the benches
and were shouting "Gag."
OTHERS WERE STRUGGLING
II, ho IL ho4
with radical, liberal or Irish antagonists.
Curses, yells of pain and gross insults
were heard on every side. John Logan,
liberal, ran down the first opposition
bench and began upbraiding Edward
under Carson's nose, George WyDdham
and William Fisher jumped to the as
Sistance OF their party colleague, seized
Mr.. Logan by the neck, threw him To
the floor head first and then bundled
him under bench. Somebody Smashed
Tim Healy's high hat down over his
eyes. Healy tore off the hat and jumped
into the aisle in full fighting posture,
just as MIR. Hanbury, still shouting that
the chairman must name Mr.. OCOnnOr,
was trying to get by. Mr.. Haubury was
knocked over q bench by the force of
Tue COliISiOu OSlCI0 MI hcdll kOb III q
blow. 4 free fight then broke out at
the gangway. The center of it was
William Redmond, Parnellite, who had
taken advantage of the general license
to push over Col. Sauderson, the cham
pion of the men of Ulster. Sanderson
was rescued and led the attack on the
Parnellites. Blows were struck right
and left, members fell and were picked
up by their friends 10 fight again. The
whole space between the first benches
was filed with a struggling, cursing
mass of members, striking, clawing and
upsettipQ each other. The sergeant-at-
arms was pOwerless.
The fight was ct last, with much diff
Guilty. stopped by the influence of Glad
stone. The house came to order with
numerous members nursing black eyes
and other wounds. O'Ccnnor was pre-
vailed upon to withdraw the epithet of
Judas and the fight was declared off.
The new clause was adopted by vote
of 312 to 291. A number of other
clauses were also adopted. When the
committee rose and Chairman Mellor
to Speaker Peel, presiding over
the house. the home rule bill. as
amended In committee, cheer after
cheer was given and all hats were waved
for Mr.. Gladstone by the liberals and
Irish, who were answered Dy the union
lists with counter cheers. The report
date was fixed for August Z. Ad-
journed.