The morning call., 1893-07-28
lust AS ROWDIES.
Blows Exchanged in the
Commons.
TORIES VERSUS THE IRISH.
Colonel Sanderson Gets a Black
Eye.
FREE FIGHT AMONG MEMBERS.
One Session to Which England Will
Not Be Able to Point
With Pride.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL


dented IN parliamentary history.
Ten O'Clock this evening was the hour
set for the closure of the debate of the
committee on the home-rue bill.
The early part of the evening was tame
enough the time being occupied by OBJ
scure members. At As Joseph Cham ber-
lain arose TO deliver the final broadside OF
the opposition. He was still smarting
under the lash administered by Gladstone
Tuesday evening, and spoke with much
bitterness While giving his opinion of
the closure. as applied BIZ the Government
he was frequently interrupted by jeers
from the Irish and cheers from his own
6 ide. After period of interruption be
proceed ed > 1.-THE Prime Minister calls
black and bis adherentS say it is good :;
he calls white and they say it is better.
It is always the voice Of God. Never since
the time Of Herod has there been such"
Chamberlain got no further, for with
his half-fnished reference to Herod there
came from the Nationalists such roar
of indignation as has not been heard in
the Commons since the time of Parnell.
Chamberlain was plainly startled but
tried to talk on. His voice was inaudible.
7. P. Connor sprang to his seat and.
leaning toward Chamberlain, shouted
Judas" so loudly that it was heard
throughout the house. The rest of the
Irishmen took up the cry and for halt
N minute shouted Judas" in chorus.
When the clock struck 10 Chairman
Mellor tried to put the closure. but his
voice could not be heard. Then he gave
the customary directions, but several
Conservatives shouted that he must frs
call OCOnnor to order for calling Chamber
lain names. Mellor protested that he
hadn't heard the eplthets in question.
Then everybody started for tne front
bench. The Unlonists shouted Gag"
0s8ers struggled il the aisles or BE- .w cen
The 1eHe a. attn Radical, I ibera g II ish
sala gonists, Joha Logan (LiberaDr down
e t1s frst opposition bench and beg aH up
81 aiding Edward Carson. Tory. YTynd-
nan ami Fisher jumped to Carson's assist
ance. and seized Logan by the neck,
throwing nim TO the floor head first and
tumbng him under the bench.
Somebody smashed Tim Healey's high
hat over his eyes. and as soon as Tim got
it off he jun ped into the aisle in fighting
posture just as Han bury was trying to get
past Han bury was knocked over bench
DJ tue IOlNO VI tAO COllISiOU n lice uSUt
then broke out at the gangway, led by VIII
liam Redmo nd, the Parnellite. who pushed
over Colonel Sanderson, the champion of
the Obstetrics. Sanderson was rescued
and headed an attack on the Parnellites
Blows were struck right and left, and the
whole space between the front benches
was filled with struggling, cursing r:ass
of members, striking, clawing and upset
ting each other. The sergeants-at-arms
were powerless. |
Finally Gladstone begged Edward Ma |
joribanks. the sturdy Liberal. to help stop
the affair. Majoribanks dug his way
through the belligerents, and by dint of !
repeated appeals In the name of the
Premier succeeded in stemming the con-
fiict.
Colonel Sanderson emerged first from the
crowd Of fighters. holding bunch of KEYS
to his black eye. Others followed in a
more or less damaged condition.
Just as peace was restored the door
leading to the lobby opened and the re-
doubtable DR.. Tanner, who had just heard
of the fight. came rushing in, leaping over
she benches in his eagerness to get into
the melee. He was quickly seized by
sergean.-atarms.
Gladstone. sitting upright, had surveyed
the whole scene with iDfiamed face and an
expression of sorrow. indignation and as
tonishment, which will never be effaced
from the minds of those who viewed him.
Chairman Meilor sent for Speaker Peel,
and. when that gentleman arrived, several
Conservatives pointed to Gladstone and ex-
claimed, There sits the author of it all"
Ahc0lpta
Peel, stern and diRnifed. took the chair
Gibbs made complaint about Chamber |
lain being called Judas" by OConnor. |
The Speaker asked OConnor If he had |
FUSED the term. Tim Healey interposed to |
ask if no attention was to be paid to the !
refusal OF the members TO enter the lobbies |
for the division.
Finally the Speaker appealed to the
party leaders to tell him what had oc-
Cured.
Gladstone said that he regretted that
neither his eyes nor his ears enabled him
to give very clear account of the affair.
He then gravely described the events az
reported to him by his lieutenants, and ex-
pressed the opinion that the division
should be taken before the Judas" incl
dent was considered.
Balfour told his side Of the story as re-
lated TO him. he having been absent when
the row occurred.
Speaker Peel decided that the expression
alleged to have been used was the original
cause OF the disorder. He felt certain that
IL was used in the heat and irritation of
the moment, and If the gentleman were to
say that he regretted it it would be his
the Speaker's) duty to take no further no.
tice Of the affair.
OConnor then apologized to the Speaker
IL any words ne had used had contributed
to bring about this most regrettable state
of affairs"
The Speaker said the apology was am
pie and hoped the House would now pro-
ceed 20 business in manner to do honor
to its traditions This was received with
cheers. but as soon as they had subsidized
Colonel Sanderson arose and reeountsd
excitedly how Eugene Cream. an anti-Par-