Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-02
A RIOT IN COMMONS.
DiSgraCefuI Scene in Discussion CT the
Irish Home Rule Bill

Irish Home Rule Bill.
LONDON, July 2S.-The House Of Com
mons was the scene of riot last even
ing. The home rule bill was under dis
cussion. John Clancy, Parnelhte,
moved an amendment to the effect that
the imperial government should guaran-
tee to Ireland 100000 annually during
the provisional period of six years Mr..
Gladstone refused to accept the amend
ment. Then Joseph Chamberlain
arose to deliver the final broadside Of
the opposition. He referred to the
got no farther. T. P. O'Connor sprang
to his feet and, leaning toward Mr..
Chamberlain, shouted "Judas" so
loudly that the epithet could be heard
throughout the house. The rest of the
lrishmen took up the cry and for half
minute shouted "Judas'' in chorus,
An attempt was made at this point to
apply the cloture rule. Meantime half
the Unionists had climbed to the
benches and were shouting "Gag, gag"
Others were struggling in the
aisles or between the benches
with Radical, Liberal or Irish an
tagonists. Curses, yells of pain
and gross insults were heard on every
side. John Logan, Liberal, ran down
W CAe his " pOeIllOu u6HCu ana OcSan
upbraiding Edward Carson, a 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 on the floor head
first and then hunted him under the
bench
Somebody smashed Tim HeaIy's high
hat down over his eyes. Healy took off
the hat and sprang into the aisle in full
fighting posture, just as Mr.. Hanbury,
still shouting that the chairman must
name Mr.. O'Connor, was trying to get
oy. Mr.. Hamburg was knocked over a
bench by the force of the collision be-
fore Mr.. Healy struck blow. A
free fight then broke out at
the top Of the gangway The
center of it was William Red
mond, Parnellite, who had taken adj
vantage Of the general license to push
over Col. Sunderson, the champion of
the men of Ulster. Sunderson was res
cued and led the attack on the Parnell-
ties. Blows were struck right and left.
Members fell and were picked up by
their friends to fight again.
The whole space between the front
benches was filled with a struggling,
cursing mass of members, striking, claw
1IlS anu upSCItlug 6dCn OJn6r. Man1ul
efforts were made to separate the COM
batants. Both sergeants-at-arms forced
their way through the thick Of the fight,
but as fast as one group was pacitied an
other came to blows. Eventually Mr..
Gladstone begged Edward Mar
jOribanks, sturdy liberal, to do
something to stop the fighting. Mr..
Marjoribanks dug his way through the
tangled mass of belligerents, and by
repeated appeals in the name of the
premier, succeeded in stemming the
conflict. Col. SundersOn emerged first
from the crowd Of fighters He was
holding bunch Of keys to his black
eye. Others followed in more or less
damaged condition.
The conflict last night has made a
impression throughout the country,
and on every side much regret
is expressed that the affair
should have occurred. The matter
came up in the House to-day on ques-
ton asked by William Alexander Hun
ter Iiberal), member for North Aber-
deem, who desired Mr.. Gladstone to
appoint a committee to inquire
into the affair. Mr.. Gladstone said
that the question was one of
the greatest delicacy. The occurrence,
he added, formed very serious fact in
the history of the House. He would
consider the point and give an answer
next week in regard to the appointment
of a committee Of inquiry.