The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-07
RUSHED THROUGH THE HOUSE
CLOSURE WORKS LIKE a CHARM, AND
THE IRISH ARE DELIGHTED.

Four Clauses or tlfc Hor,e hale NH Fat "a
Vote and Carried In short Order-Tory
Howir Drowned In the Cheers or the
winninE Fsrty-A Great NIGHTS Work
LONDON. July 6.-The House Of Commons
was crowded tonight with persons eager to
see clause Of the Home Rule bill forced
through the committee. The members worked
steadily. Only an occasional ebullition OF
Unionist resentment or Bitterness disturbed
the proceedings.
At 9:4o Mr.. Balfour. leader OF the Unionsts,
began speaking. He was in the middle OF a
sentence when Big Ben" struck 10 o'clock.
He did not wait to finish It, but resumed his
seat amid deafening Opposition cheers and
cries OF " Shnme:" and "Gag!"
Almost Immediately Chairman Mellor put
the question OF tho last Unionist am end m emit.
He spoke timidly. rs II afraid o. his own
words. and his voice was hardly audible in the
din. Cheers and counter cheers resounded as
Mr. Gladstone and his colleagues trooped out
into the division lobby. Some OF the Tories
shouted Gag! and "Coercionl' They were
answered with Irish cheers and the waving Of
Irish hats. The amendment was lost by q
vote OF 1924 to 280.
As tho leaders returned from the Hobbies all
the members were on their feet TO receive
them with cheers and waving hats, Clause 5.
was then passed by u vote OF 324 to go.
Charles p. Villiers. Liberal Unionist. who
has sat in the House since 1885 was too feeble
to walk unassisted into tho lobby. and was
almost carried by his friends.
Clause Q. which provides for an Irish Par
lament with Legislative Council OF forty
eight members. was passed without debate.
The vote was 315 to 300. Henry Lnbouchere.
Radical; John Burns, Labor; Charles Cony-
beare. Radical, and Gavin Brown Clark. Rndi-
cal, went with the Opposition in this division.
creation Of nm Irish House Of Lords.
The smallness OF the majority and the prep
the passs o saTse 70 nense exee
ment throughout the House The Conserya-
ttves howled and the Irish howled back. while
William Johnston. Conservative. for South
Belfast. was seen waving both armn toward
his mouth rapidly, but even those nearest him
did not catch word Of his protest
Chairman Mell2r tried to obtain attention,
ton cheers. Eventually the exhaustion OF the
Unionists gave him an opportunity to put the
constitution OF an Irish Legislative Assembly.
~ Sir James Ferguson. Gonser!aMtiye: Tor
s tSs mot sSa
means. How can We vote intelligently upon
No questions can be raised at this time" re-
piled Chairman Mellor
The clause was then carried by vote of 1926
to 2s0. The arg eness Of the majority evoked
the Cnfonists.
Clause y. which contemplates cases OF dis
agreement between the two houses of the
Irish Legislature. was carried by :}23 to 29l.
The abatement of the confusion left Mr.. Glad
stone an opportunity to move that the COM
was carried before tho Conservatives fairly
realized what was being done. Mr. Gladstone
hastily gathered his papers and left tho House
The Opposition. after denouncing the Pre-.
mier for his summary method OF cutting or
further discussion. agreed on motion to ad
journ.
A page and a half OF the bill was pushed
through committee this evening. This 10
almost as much space as the House in com
mittee had disposed Of In all its previous sit
tings.