Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-28
HAD TO SEND FOR PEEL.
The Speaker Hears the Cause of the Ro'
from Both Sides.


from Both Sides.
Chairman Mellor sent for Speaker Peel
as soon as order was restored. When the
speaker entered several Conservatives rose
and pointing to Gladstone exclaimed:
There sits the author of it all" While
Gladstone, Balfour and Mellor conferred
as to what should be done the combatants
were comparing notes. Not few of them
showed the effects of rough handling.
Timothy Healy had received hard blow
In the face and one cheek was badly swol-
len. William Redmond also had bad
spot on his face. The hum of voices died
out as Speaker Peel, stern and dignified,
took the chair. 4 slight cheer was given
for him, ard then Mellor, as chairman Of
the committee, reported to Peel, as speaker
of the house. what had occurred
Mellor spoke in a low, sorrowful voice,
but the members had become so quiet that
not word was inaudible. In response to
the speakers request Gibbs then made his
complaint against O'Connor calling
Chamberlain Judas" Hurnty and John
son, Conservatives. corroborated his state
ment. The speaker asked. O'Connor to
say, on his word of honor, whether or not
he used the word Judas Timothy
Healy, amid loud cries of order, interposed
to ask whether no attention would be paid
to the ref Isal of members to enter the lob
bies fer division. This, he said, was the
real reason why the speaker was sum-
moned, Should IL not, then, be considered
frsti
The speaker at once appealed to the
party leaders to tell him what had oc-
CURED. Cheers and calls for Gladstone
brought the premier to his feet. He said:
81 regret to say that neither my eyes nor
my ears enable me to give very clear ac-
count of the affair" He then gravely de-
scribed the events as they had been re-
ported to him by his lieutenants, and
eventually expressed the opinion that the
division should be taken before the Judas"
incident should be considered Balfour
recounted the version of the fight given
him by his colleagues, and at Healys re-
quest Mellor again told what he knew of
the trouble.
Speaker Peel then said that the epithet
Judas" was the cause of the dis
order and that O'Connor should with
draw the remark. O'Connor apologized
and the speaker said the apology was most
ample and he trus ed that the house
would proceed to business. He was pro-
ceeding to speak further, but was drowned
in the storm of cheers. Colonel Saunder-
son rose as soon as the cheering subsidized.
Despite frequent Interruptions and shouts
Of No" from the Irish he showed how Eu-
gene Crane, anti-Parnellite, had without
provocation hit him in the eye The in
creasing confusion threatened a renewal
of the riot when Balfour and Timothy
Harrington, Parpellte, rose together. Bal
four yielded the floor and the Irish became
more tranquil.
Amid laughter and ironical cheers Har-
rington said he took part in the conflict
only to help the sergeaut-at-arms to restore
order. He said that he had seen Colonel
Saunderson strike several members before
Crane hit him. Thomas Condor, anti-Par-
nellite, confirmed this statement The
hubbub was renewed in the house The
speaker requested the members to let the
subject drop. as it was futile to go back to
the disagreeable incidents of the disturb
ance.
Mellor then resumed the chair and the
remaining clauses of the bill were adopted
in committee by majority of about 80
on each clause. This completed the COM
mittee stage of the bill and when the COM
mittee rose and Chairman Mellor report
ed 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 Gladstone by
the Liberals and Irish, who were answered
by the Unionists with counter cheers.
The report stage was fixed for Aug. Z.
Adjourned.