New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
THE FALL OF THE COMMONS
ENGLAND ROUSED TO ANGER.
THE BETTER SENTIMENT OF THE COUNTRY
SHOCKED AND ASHAMED.
BITTER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PRESS.

BITTER ORGANISATIONS IN THE PRESS.
THE RIOT THE ONE OVERWHELMING TOPIC OF
CoSvERsATIoN-wHo is REspox sIB1.El THE
CHIEF NOTWITHSTANDING FOR Mr.
GLADSTONE - ADMIRAL TRYoN's
BLuNDER-DoMEsTIC POLITICS
YACHTING. RACING AND
THEATRICAL NOTES
London, July 28.-The verdict of the Victoria
pourt-martial, the future of the Home Rnle bill
and even Great Britains interest in the Franco
Samese dispute have occupied only subordinate
places in public attention since Thursday night
The fight in the House of Commons has been for
two days Il subject beside which all questions of
national and international policy have appeared
trivial TO tho unofficial political world of London.
Countless questions are asked and reiterated in
the newspapers and the Parliamentary Hobbies
Who struck the first blow? Whose was the
moral responsibility? Must Mr.. Gladstone or
Joseph Chamberlain or +. p. OConnor bear the
blame? When will there he an impartial in
vestigation of the riot? These are a few of the
inquiries which are discussed in every place where
Members OF Parliament and their adhcrentS CON
gregate. lhe partisan newspapers print columns
to prove that the other party did it, and accllsa-
tons little less bitter than those heard in the
House, are being exchanged on editorial pages
The persistence with which the worst offences
Of members on both sides are being exploited by
the party organs is dcplorcd by most temperate
men. The best part of the public undoubtedly
is generally ashamed that the House of Commons
should have fallen lower than the legislative as
semblies of the Continent. The Speaker" is one
Of the few publications vocing the best sense
tisan bias, the Parliamentary disturbcrs. il de-
mands that the House "vndicate its honor by
purging itself of the traitorous criminals who
struck the first blows" This demand is exceed
ingly difficult of fulhlmcnt The fight was so
general, and in many quarters SO spontaneous,
that in most cases it was almost impossible to
name the aggressors.
Against few members however the evidence
Is conclusive. Colonel Siuntcrson, the pugnacious
champion of the Ulster loraliSts is the most
conspi nous one Of them, although his friends AS
sert that he did not strike ont till after he
attacked by Michael Austin (lnti-Parneiltc,
Member for West limerick. John William H.
gan, the Liberal for South Lecestershire. who was
bundled under bench in punishment for his
threatening Edward Carson, a Tory. is another
marked man. All members agree that Mr. To-
CAMS conduct in forcing his way into the OPP
position ranks an objectionable provocation.
Every effort to get at the truth about the
Eight has resulted so far in the discovery that.
although any number Of members We're involved
in the jostling and struggling. comparatively few
struck out right and left. Part of the turmoil
was due TO the efforts of peacemakers TO separate
comhatants Once in a tangled group, these
peacemallers had TO push and pub TO extricate
themselves, and many who were supposed at the
time TO be spelling for a round of fstcufs are
known now to have been merely trying TO pacify
the actual beigerents. William Redmond, for
instance, who, in fact, worked hard TO restrain
the Parnelte members reported Friday
morning having led the attack on Colonel
Saunderson.
One of the most surprising features of th"
fight was that the injuries were not moro
serious. Several members struck out with all
their muscle and planted their fists squarely
in the faces Of their antagonists Colonel Saun-
derson will carry for days his nose and tenn
pies the marks of Eugene Creams Anti-Parnellite
DIST He makes light of his injuries, however.
saying that his head is hard a, a brckbat
and good for any number Of knocks in the future.
Other injured members of the House show SINH
lar good nature. Apologies have been exchanged
in several clscs. ard most Of the minor mem
bers have been fully restored TO their normal
humor The party leaders are less forgivihg, and
continue 10 deplore the disgrace OF the House.
Men who were conspicuous in the hRht are
feeling their disple2sure. The tone OF yc:teriays
proceedings showed plainly that the leaders and
their lieutenaYts OH both sides felt clastened
u spirit
Many more members than usual went out 70
take tea on the Thames Embankment. that they
might free themselves from rccollcctions Of the
preceding night They did not get the expected
.bo lrsIn
boats pestered them constantly with taunts, de-
risivc cheers, and shouted advice TO make Jcm
Smith chairman for the House. 1t required only
about an hour of this banter 10 clear the terrace.
Keen sympathy is felt for AIr. Gladstone, who
WAS deeply panied and Inundated by the riot.
He did not have his glasses with him during the
light and was not aware Therefore, of nine-tenths
of VIVA, was happening. He heard the yclls and
saw a confusion of struggling forms. Otherwise
be knew only what the other Ministers hastily
told him before Speaker Pccls appearance. Ills
sorrow WAS evident 10 all when he replied YES
terlay 10 Mr. Hunters request that committee
be Amounted 10 inquire into the fight. lie spoke
with trembling voice, and during his last SEN
fences could hardly control his emotion
Many members favor Mr.. Hunters plan of an
inquiry but the majority believe with the lc'ueis
that an investigation would serve only to re-
kinde all the hcart-burnlnSn anu ahimosi'ic'' az"
there fore should be omitted. The whole analr
is another fruit Of the utter lncompe'chcy Oh
Chairman Melor. All agree that such scene
would have been impossible with Mr.. Courtney
Mr.. Mellor's Conservative predecessor, IN 'he
chair The Daily Chronicle AMI =" Inc west
minister Gazette emphatic in their denahu
that Mr. MelOr be retire at once.
Aside from the Parliamentary brawl domestic
politics has proyidcd only one new topic in the
last week This topic is The Timcs's' assertion
that the Government plans 10 make grand coup
By devoting the first part of next years session
10 tho No.rca.tla nrn.rr.nnrnn After Some prOg