Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-09
SCENES OF CONFUSION

I'm the House Of Conmons on IN,
Home Rule BilI-Tfme Spent II
sqaabbling and Voting.
LoHBos, May SIN the house of com
mons to-day the prime minister stated, IL
reply to Joseph Chamberlain, that b,
would propose that the ninth clause of tn.
Irish home rule bill should be retained
without alteration. This clause provides
for the retention Of Idsh members In tn,
imperial parliament
The speaker ruled that tbs instructions
to the committee on the homs rule bill
offered by Lord Randolph Churchill and
others with view of defeating the bill,
were out of order.
The house thsn went into committee on
the home rule bill. Mr.. Chamberlain
moved to postpone clause 1 Of the bill,
which simply provides that on and after
the appointed day there should be legis-
lsture in Ireland. Mr.. Chamberlain said
1t was his intention to move the postpone
ment of every clause up to clause 9 in or
der to begin the discussion of the bill with
the most important proposals. The house,
he said, had right to know whether the
government meant to adhere to the main
points of the bill; otherwise the house
might at any time find new bill sprung
upon them.
Mr.. Gladstone replied that he declined
to allow Mr.. Chamberlain to reserve to
himself the privilege to challenge clauses
house In particular form, and the gov
eminent alone had a right to indicate vari-
stions from that form.
Mr.. Balfour charged Mr.. Gladstone with
concesling how he designed to arrange the
representation of Irish members at West
minister until he should find the time more
propitious for revealing 1t.
]. W. Lowther and other Unionists con-
tinued to talk In strain similar to that
of their leaders, while the Irfsh Nation
alists cried divide" Lowther who is q
relative of Lord Salisbury and represents
Middle Cumberland, accused Timothy
Hesly of leading organised disorder.
Mr. Healy replied that the statement
was untrue, as the disorder was on the
other side.
Chairman Meller put an end to the
sauabble by calling the disFutants to or
der, and Mr.. Chsmberlsin's amendment
was rejected by vote of 270 to 2l3.
Charles ]. Darling, conservative, pro-
posed to amend clause one by reaffir ming
the supremacy of parliament in local as
we'll as imperial matters. Mr.. Gladstone
ordered the motion for the reason that the
of parliament had been asserted
50 f6ciently.
Amid the conservative cheers which
greeted this statement the electric lights
went out and proceedings were suspended.
To shorten the debate the Irish members
abstained from speaking on Mr.. Oar
ling's amendment, although the con-
speakers tainted them with
malignity for the purpose of
them in discussion. After six
hours had been talked away Mr.. Morley,
chief secretary for ireland, moved the
closure. His motion evoked yells and cries
IF shameful" and "scandslous," to which
The Irish members replied, Remember
what you did in 1887"
The closure was carried by vote of 243
o 1876. The amendment was lost by q vote
If 2s5 to 233.
Lord Randolph Churchill moved that
he chairman of the committee report pro-
yress. 1t was hopeless, he said to get fair
,lsy, as the COMMITTEES was being con-
luoted.
Mr.. Gladstone resisted the motion, re-
marking that he was not the author of the
closure rule.
Mr.. Chamberlain said that he could sp-
,reciate the prime minister's GOODNESS
When the worm WAS trampled, 1t was not
he trsmpler who had reason to become
xcited. Nevertheless the worms feelings
night lie hurt. Mr.. Chamberlain closed
With fling at the Irish secretary.
GLOW much would 1t take to square
7oup shouted William Pollard Byles, a
Yorkshire liberal. Conservative shouts
or an apology followed. The chairman
Mr.. Byles to apologies, but Mr.. |
Styles refused to do 90. Shouting and gen.
raj disorder swelled the nprosr above
which could be heard indistinctly the pro-
ests of the Irish members that Mr.. Cham
,erlsin was the one who ought to apologize
irst. Eventually Nr. Gladstone inter
,osed, GAINED the members and drew from
he chairman a statement that he had IN
lerstood the facts.
The motion to report progress was then
elected by vote of 307 to 265.
Mr.. Balfour moved that the chairman
cave the chair. The motion was resisted
~ Mr.. Gladstone and was lost by a vote
# 304 to 257.
When the monotony Of useless motions
nd divisions was resumed Chairman Mel
or's voice was noticesbly hbsrse in Gomez
Iuencs of his strenuous but ineffeclu a eff
orts to make himself heard during the
;onfusion caused by the Byles incident
The sitting dragged uneventfulfy to ad-
wasted In squsbbling and voting.