The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-07-28
DONNEYBRO0K N WESTMINSTER
A Regular Row in the British Par
lament.
GLADSTONE OUELLs THE RIOT
The Home Ru Rin Reaches It's Last
stage-Tim Healy on His
Muscle.
GLADSTONE QUELLs THE RIOT
Associated Press.

fASSOOidteu GTCbSs
London, July 27.-There was regu
lar riot In the house of commons to
might, the scenes enacted her ebeing un
precedented in parliamentary history.
Ten o'clock this evening was the hour
set for the closure of debate in commit
tee on the home rule bill. Joseph Cham
beriain arose to deliver the final broad
side Of the opposition. He was still smart
ing under the lash administered by
Gladstone on Thursday evening, and
spoke with much bitterness, giving his
opinion Of closure as applied by the gov
eminent. He was frequently interrupt
ed by jeers from the Irish and cheers
from his own side. After one period
OF Interruptions he proceeded: "The
prime minister calls black and his ad
herents say It Is good He calls white
and they say 1t is better. 1t is always
the voice Of God. Never since the time
of Herod has there been such "
Chamberlain got no further for with
his half finished reference to Herod,
there came from the nationalist such a
roar of Indignation as has not been
heard in the commons since the time of
Parnell. T. p. O'Connor sprang to his
feet and leaning toward chamberlain,
shouted Judas"
The rest of the Irishmen took up the
cry and shouted Judas" in chorus.
Chairman Mellor tried to- put the close
ure. but his voice could not be heard.
Then everybody started for the front
bench, the unionists shouting gag;
others struggled in the aisles or be
tween the benches with radicals and
Irish antagonists Somebody smashed
Tim Healy's high hat over his eyes,
and as soon as Tim got 1t off he jumped
into the asile in fighting posture, just
as Hanbury was trying to get past,
Hanbury was knocked over a bench by
the force Of the collision. A free fight
then broke out at the gangway, led by
William Redmond Blows were struck
right and left, and the whole space be
tween the front benches was filled with
struggling, cursing mass Of members
striking, clawing and upsetting each
other. Finally Gladstone begged Ed
ward Majoribankss a sturdy liberal to
help stop the affair. Majoribanks dug
his way through the belligerents and by
dint of repeated appeals in the name IL
the premier. succeeded in steming the
conflict. Gladstone, sitting upright had
surveyed the whole Scene with an in
famed face and an expression Of sor
row, indignation and astonishment,
which will never be efaced from the
minds of those who viewed him. Chair
man Meller sent for Speaker Peel, and
when that gentleman arrived several
conservatives pointed to Gladstone and
exclaimed There sits the author Of 1t
ALL"
Finally the speaker appealed to the
arty leaders to tell him what had oc
Cured. Gladstone said he regretted
that neither his eyes nor his ears en-
abled him to give very clear account
of the affair He then gravely des
cribed the events as related to him by
his lieutenants, and expressed an opin-
ion that a division should be taken be-
fore the Judas" incident was consid-
cred. Balfour told his side of the story
as related to him by his men, he having
been absent when the row occurred.
Speaker Peel decidedthat the expression
alleged to have been used was the or
igin OF the disorder. He felt certain
that 1t was used in the heat and irri-
tation Of thee moment and IL the gen
tleman were to say he regretted 1t, It
would be his. he Speakers, duty to take
no further notice of the affair.