The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-29
BL0WSNT COMMONS
\ Regular Donnybrook Fail
Among Parliamentarians.
BAUNDERsoN GETS A BLACK EYE

Tho Orange Leaders, Optic Comes in Con-
taos with the Fist OF an Anti-ParnelI-
ite-O'Connor Called Chamberlain a
Judas, and Then the Fun Began.
LONDON, July 2s.-By the government
program 10 o'clock last night was the hour
set for the closure of the debate in COM
mittee on the home rule bill Tho parts
OF the bill left over for the discussions of
the last week and for the divisions last
evening were the new financial clauses,
the schedules and the preamble
The proceedings early in the evening
were tame enough. John Clancy. Par
nellite for North Dublin county, moved
an amendment to the effect that the i'm
perlal government should guarantee to
Ireland S2,500,000 annually during the
provisional period of six years
MIR. Gladstone declined to accent the
amendment. The financial scheme under
discussion, he said, provided fully for the
equitable, even liberal treatment of the
new Irish government
Fifteen minutes before the closure was to
he applied Joseph Chamberlain rose to de-
liver the final broadside of the opposition
Alter few scornful and biting words as
to the conduct of the ministers, he began
giving his opinion of the closure as applied
by the government. The members he said
were about to witness the last scene in o
dlscreditable farce. The debate on the
financial clauses had been a mere sham
The government had stood over friend and
foe alike, ready to let fall the guillotine
without regard for justice or constitu-
tional rights. Jeers from the Irish, cheers
from the Unionists and counter cheers
from the Liberals interrupted Mr. Cham
berlan. He waited two or three minutes
before the confusion abated sufficiently for
him to speak without effort He then pro.
ceeded thus:
The prime minister calls black and
MS adherents say it is good. The prime
minister calls white and they say it is
better. 1t is always the voice of God.
Never, since the time Of Herod, has there
been such -"
Mr. Chamberlain got no further. Imme-
diately after resuming his speech he had
been warned by mutterings from the Irish
penches that storm was gathering. He
could hardly have expected the sudden
ness with which it broke, for with his half
finished reference to Herod there came
from the Nationalist such n roar of intlig-
nation us had not been heard in the house
since the days of Parnell
Mr. Chamberlain plainly was startled.
but lie tried to talk on. His voice was in
htNibiS w Vic iHCinDcTS OH the next bench
lie turned towards the NatiOnalsts. and
shrill ycls of execration sounded above
the uproar II. p. O'Connor spranp to his
feet and, leaning towards Mr. Chamber
lain, shouted Judas so loudly that the
epithet could be heard throughout the
house
The rest of the Irshmen took I'M the
cry, and for half Il minute shouted "Judasv
III chorus. Meantime the clock struck TO-
Chairman Mellor tried to put the closure
but his voice could not be heard amid the
shouts of the Irish and Unionists. Then
came scene unprecedented in parliament
tary history.
Mr.. Mellor gave the customary direc-
tions to clear the house for division. As
the disorder subsidized preparations were
made to execute these directions. The
Conservatives, however. fatty refused to
quit the house, shouting to the chairman
that he must first call N.r. O'Connor to
order for having called Mr.. Chamberlain
names.
MIR. Mellor protested that he had not
heard the epithets in question Nobody
told him what Mr.. O'Connor had said 50
he sat helpless and unenlightened before
the house, while the members crowded
forward In excited groups, shaking their
fists and shouting their demands.
Messrs. Gibbs, Bowles and Hamburg cot
together, and TO make themselves heard
shouted in chorus at Mr.. Mellor:
Twill you direct that those words be
taken down?'
Lord Randolph Churchill and Sir Ed
ward Clarke got hold of Mr.. Gibbs and
started him for the front bench that he
might elucidate the cause of the row to
MIR. Mellor, who was making strenuous
but vain efforts to learn what the griev-
ance of the Tory trio was. Mr. Gibbs tried
to go forward, but i'll the general iostlinp
and shouting he was so pushed about and
confused that he gave up his purpose, and
Mr. MellOr remained uninformed
Meantime half of the Unionists mad
climbed TO the benches and were shouting
Gag" Gag Others were struggling
in the aislcs or between the benches with
Radical, Liberal or Irish antagonists.
Curses, wells of pain and gross insults
were heard on every side. John Logan.
Liberal, ran down 10 the first opposition
bench and began upraiding Edward Car
son, n Tory. AS he shook his fist under
Mr.. Carson's nose George Wyndham and
William Fisher jumped to the assistance
OF their party colleague, seized Mr.. Logan
by the neck, threw him to the floor head
first, and then bundled him under n bench
Somebody smashed Tim Healys high hat
WEI ms eyes. leitly Tore OH the hat and
sprang into the aisle in full fighting post
ure. just as Mr.. Hanbury, still shouting
that the chairman must name Mr.. O'Con-
nor, was trying to get by
Mr.. Hamburg was knocked overa bench
by the force of the collision before Mr.
Healy got in q blow. A free fight then
broke out at the top of the gangway. The
center of it was William Redmond. par
nellite, who had taken advantage of the
general license TO push over Colonel Sn,tn
InrSnn. the cham ni0I, of Tho ....-