The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-28
BATTLE OF COMMONS.
Members Engage in Disgracefhl
Rough and Tumble Fight.
sAuMoERsoM GERS 4 Black eye
Chamberlain Insults Gladstone and
the Irishmen Begin Fighting.
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LcSpoS. July 27.--There was q regular
riot in the house Of commons tonight.
the scenes enacted there being unprece-
dsntet in parliamentary history. Ten
O'Clock this evening Vas the hour ses for
the closure Of debate in the COMMITTEES on
the home rule bill The early part Of the
evening vas tame enough. being occupied
BY obscure members. At e:&s Joseph
Chamberlain aross 10 deliver the final
oroadsids OF the opposition. He was ssili
smarting under the lash administered by
Gladstone on Tuesday evening and spoke
VITA much bitterness. giving his opinion
OF closure as applied by the governments
He VAS frequentiy interrupted BY ieers
from the Irish and cheers from his ovn
side. After one period Of interruption he
proceeded:
The prime minister calls black and his
adnerents say u 10 good. He calls white
ana they say it y better. It's always the
voice Of God. Never since the time Of
Hsrod has there hsen such
Chamberlain got no further, for With his
came FROM the Nas,onalists such roar Of
indignation ~ has not been heard in the
commons since the time of Parneli.
Chamberlain was plainly startled. bat tried
20 talk on. His voice was inaudihie. +.
r. O'Counor sprang 70 his feet, and lean
ing toward Chamberlain, shouted "Judas"
% loudly that IL was heard throughout the
house. The rest Of the Irishren took up
- nd xn~ h~Ie
Judas" IN chorus. When the clock struck
iVCnairman Aeilor tried to put closure,
bat his voics could not be heard. Then he
gave the customary directions. but several
CONSERVATIVES shouted that he must first
call O'Connor TO order for calling Cham
berlaiu namea Nsllos protested that he
had not heard the spithets in question.
Then everybody started for the front
bench, the unionists shouting Gag"
Others struggled in aisies or between
the benches with Radical, Liberal or Irish
antagonists.
John Logan. Liberal. ran down 10 the
first opposition bench and began uphra,d-
ing Edward Carson, Tory. Wyndham
and Fisher jumped to Carson's assistance,
seized Logan by the neck, threw him to
the floor head first and bundled him under
bench. Somebody smashed Tim Healy's
high hat over his eyes. and - Tim got il
OF he jumped into the aisle in fighting
posture Just - Hanbury "a trying 70 gst
past Hanbury was knocked over the
beach BY the force Of colltsion. A free fight
then broke out at the gangwsy. led BY
William Redmond. PafncIlite, who pushed
over Col .Sanderson. the champion Of the Ui-
sterites. Sanderson Was rescued and headed
the attack on the Parneiiites. Blows were
struck right and left. The whole space
between the front benches was filled With
. struggling. cursing mass Of members,
striking. clawing and upsettine each other.
The esergsants-at-arms were poweriess.
Finally Gladstone begged Edward Ma
joribanks. . sturdy Liberal, to help stop the
affair. Majorihanks dug his way through
the befligerents and by dint Of repeated
appeals In the name Of the premier sue
ceeded in stemming the conflict Col.
Sanderson emerged first from the crowd
Of fighters. holding bunch Of keys to his
black eye. Others followed In . more
or less damaged condition. Just -
peace was restored Q door leading
to the lobby opened and the redoubtabls
Dr. Tanner. who had just heard Of the
fight, came rushing In. lssping over the
benches In hts eagerness to get into the
melee. Gladstone, sitting upright, had
surveyed the whole scene with infiamed
face and m expression Of sorrow, indigna-
ton and assonishment which will never
be effaccd from the minds Of those who
viewed him. Chairman Mellor sent for
Speaker Peel. and when that gentleman
arrived several Conservatives pointed 70
Gladstone and exclaimed: "Thsre sits the
suthor Of It ALL"
Absolute quiet wss restored ~ Speaker
Peel. stern and di9nihed. took the chair.
Gibbs mads complaint about Chamberlain
being called "Judas" by OConnor. The
speaker asked O'Connor II he had used the
term. Tim Heaiy interposed to ask IL no
attention was 10 he paid 10 the refusal Of
the members TO enter the lobbies for
division. Finally the speaker appealed
to the party leaders TO tell him what
had occurred. Gladstone said he re-
grestsd that neither his eyes nor his ears
enabled him 70 give clear account Of the
affair. He then gravely described the
events - related 10 him by his licutenanss
and expressed the opinion that division
should be taken before the "Judas" Incl
dent Be considered. Balfour told hrs side
of the story ~ reia;ed to him by his men.
he having been absent when the row &C.
CURED.
Speaker Peel decided that the expression
alleged to have been used was the original
cause of the disorder. He felt certain that
il vas used In the heat and irritation of
the moment, and ii the gentleman were 70
say he regretted IL IL would b his (shs
speak er'sl duty to take no further notice
Of the affair. OConnor then apologs xed
TO the speaker. concluding: IF any
words used contributes TO bring
about this most regretabis state of
sffairs" The speaker said the apology vss
ample and hoped the house would nov
proceed 10 business in . manner TO do
honor 70 its traditions. This wss re.
ceived With cheers, but - soon as thev
subsidized Col. sanderson arose and re-
counted sxcisediy how Eugene Cream.
anti Parneliise. his him in the eve.
Tim Harrington shouted that he
sav Ssnderson his several mem
bers before Cream struck him. The
uproar began again and another
riot threatened, bat the speaker succeeded
in subduing IL. Then Msiiof resumed the
chair. The various remaining clauses Of
the home rule bin we're carried. When
the committee arose and Chairman Msiior
reported 70 Speaker Peel the home rule
bill - amended in the committee. there
vas grand outburss Of cheering and hats
we're waved for Gladstone. The report
stage sas hxed for August !.