The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-07-28
Grand Medley Of Black Eyes and Broken
Heads in The House Of Commons.
ALL HANDS COME TO BLOWS
O'Connor Calls Joe Chamberlain
Judas" and a Great Free-
for-A!l Fight Foiiows-Home
Rule Eli Reported.

IN parliamentary history. Ten o'clock
this evening was tho hour sct for tho
closure OF the debate in the COMMITTEES Oh
the home rule bill. The early part of the
evening was tame enough, being occupied
by obscure members.
At 9:i5 Joseph Chamberlain arose to
| deliver the final broadside OF the opposi-
tion. He was still smar,ing under the
lash administered by Gladstone 1 luestlay
evening. and spoke with much bitterness,
giving his opinion of the closure as ap.
Piled 10y the government. He was fire.
quently interrupted by jeers from the
Irish and cheers from his own side.
After one period OF interruption he pro-
cecded: The prime minister calls black
| and his adhercnts say It's good. He calls
white and they say tits better. IL is al
! ways the voice of God. Never since The
| time o! Herod has there been SUCH
Chamberlain got no further for. with his
half finished reference TO Herod, there
came from the nationalists such n roar Of
indignation as has not been heard in tho
commons since the time of Parnell. Cham
berain WAS plainly startled, but tried 10
| talk on. His voice was inaudib!e. L. l..
OIonnor sprang 10 his feet and, leaning
| toward Chamberlain, shouted Judas" so
loudly that II was heard throughout the
| house.
The rest of the Irishmcn took up the
| cry and for half a minute shouted Judas
| in chorus. When the clock struck 10
Chairman Mclior tried TO put the closure.
but his voice couldn't he heard. Then he
gave the customary directions but several
conservatives shouted that he mus; first
call O'Connos to order for calling Cham
/ bcriain names. Mellor protested that he
hadn't heard the epthets in question.
1 Then everybody started for the front
bench. the unionists shouting Gag
| Others struggled in the aisles or between
| the benches with radical. liberal or Irish
antagonists. John Logan. liberal. ran
down 10 ihc first opposition bench and be.
gan upsra;d ng Edward Carson, tory.
1 Wyndham and Fisher jumped 10 Car
sons assistance, seized Logan by the
neck and threw him to tho floor head first,
and bundled HIM under the bench. Some
body smashed Tim Healy's high hat over
his eyes, and as soon as Tim got il OF he
jumped into the aisle in n fighting posture
just as Hanbury was trying to get past
flanbury was knocked over the bench by
the force of the collision. A free fight
then broke out at the cangway, led by
William Redmond. Parnellite, who pushed
rlsteritcs. Saundcrson was rescued and
headed an attack OH the Parnellites.
Blows were struck right and left. The
whole space between the front benches
was filled with a struggling, cursing mas
of members. striking, clawing and upset.
ting each other. Sergeats-at-arms were
powerless. Finally Gladstone begged Ed
ward Ma joribanks, a sturdy liberal. tc
help stop the affair. Majoribanks dug his
way through the belligereuts and by din,
of repeated appeals in the name of the
premier, succeeded in stemming the con-
fiict. Colonel Sunderson emerged first
from the crowd of lighters, holding d
bunch of keys to his black eyes. Others
followed in more or less damaged con
dition. just as peace was restored. tho
door leading to the lobby opened and tho
redoubtable DIR. Tanner. who had just
heard of the fight. came rushing in. leap
ing over the benches in his eagerness I,
get into the melee. lie was quickly seized
by the scrgcaut-at-arms.
Gladstone. sitting upright, had surycye,
the whole scene with an inilamed fac,
aud an expression of sorrow. Indignation
and astonishment. which will never bs
cEaccl from the minds OF those VIII,
viewed him. Chairman Mellor sent 70
Speaker Peel. and when that gentleman
arrived several conservatives pointed {,
Gladstone and exclaimed: There sits ia,
author of it all.
| Absolute quiet was restored as Speakc
Peel, stern and dirnified. took the chair
Gibbs made complaint about Chamber
lain beiug called Judas" by DConnor
The speaker asked O'Cnnnor If he ha,
used tho term. Tim Healy in,erpose,
to ask II no attention was l.
bo paid to the refusal of member
10 enter the lobbics for division. FINAL
the speaker appealed 10 the party leader
TO tell him what had occurred. Gladston
said he regretted that neither his eyes no
his ears enabled him to give a clear at
count of the affair. He then gravely Il,
scribcd the events as related To him b
his licutenants aul expressed the opir
: ion that a division should be taken bcror
the "Judas' incident be considered. Ba
four told his side of tho story as relate
10 hIm by his men. he having been abseu
when the row occurred. Speaker Pee
decided that the expression alleged I
have been used was The original cause G
the disorder. lie felt certain il was use
in the heat and irritation of tho moncn
aud ii the gentleman were to say he II
grcttcd II it would be his uhe speaker
duty TO take no further notice of the all All
o'Conror then apologized to the speaker
'.if any words used contributed 10 brin
: about this most rcgrettablc state OF al
fairs"
The speaker said the apology was arnpl
and hoped the house would now procee
to business in manner to do honor To- il
traditions. This was received with cheer
but as soon Is they sIbsidcd Colon,
Saunlerson rose and recounted excited
how Eugene Cream. auti-Parneliite. h
: him the cyc. Tim Harrington shoutc
that he saw Siundcrson hii several men
bers before Cream struck him. The az
roar began again and another riot wa
: threatened but the speaker succeeded i
/, subdmrg it. Then Mellor rcstimel III
: char.
The various remaining clauses Of III