The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-28
.BLOVSN THE COMMONS
A Regular Donnybrook Fair
Among Parliamentarians.
EAUNDERsoN GETS A BLACK EYE
Ehe Orange Leaders, Optic Comes in Con-
/, tact with the Fist OF an Anti-Parnell-
I fte-O'Connor Called Chamberlain n
Judas, and Then the Fun Began.

pet for the closure of the debate in COM
mittee on the home rule bill. The 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
perial government should guarantee to
Ireland so,590,000 annually during the
provisional period of six years.
Mr. Gladstone declined to accept the
amendment The financial scheme under
discussion, ho said, provided fully for the
squitable, even liberal treatment of the
new Irish government.
Fifteen minutes before the closure was 20
be applied Joseph Chamberlain rose to de-
liver the final broadside of the opposition.
After a 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 Inst scene in
discrsditable farce. The debate on the
financial clauses had been q mere sham.
The government had stood over friend and
foe alike, ready to let fall the guilotine
without regard for justice or constitu-
tional rights. Jeers from the Irish, cheers
from the Unionists aud counter cheers
from the Liberals interrupted Mr.. Cham
berlan. He wsited two or three minutes
before the confusion abated sufficiently for
him to speak without effort. lie then pro-
eseded thus:
"The prime minister calls black and
his 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
benches 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 Nationallsts such a roar of indig-
nation as had not been heard in the house
since the days of Parnel.
Mr.. Chamberlain plainly was startled,
but he tried to talk on. Ills voice was in
audible to the members on the next bench.
He turned towasds the Nationalists, and
shrill yells of eSscration sounded above
the uproar. I. p. O'Connor sprang to his
fest aud, leaning towards Mr. Chamber
lain, shouted Judas" so loudly that the
spithet could be heard throughout the
house.
The rest Of the Irishmen took up the
ery, and for half a minute shouted Judas"
IN shorns. Meantime the clock struck TO-
Chairman MellDr tried to put the closure
but his voice coald not be heard amid the
shouts Of the Irish and Unionists. Then
came scene unprecedented in parliament
tary history.
Mr. Mellor gave the customary dlrec-
tlcns to clear the house for u division As
the disorder subsided preparations were
made to execute these directions. The
) Conservatives, however. fatty refused to
quit the house. shouting to the chairman
chat he must first call Mr. O'Connor to
order for having called Mr. Chamberlain
names.
Mr.. Mellor protested that he had not
heard the epithets in question. Nobody
told him what Mr.. O'Connor had said, so
he sat helpless and uncnlightencd before
the house, while the members crowded
forward in excited groups, shaking their
fists and shouting their demands.
Messrs Gibbs, Bowles and Hanhury got
together, and to make themselves heard,
shouted in chorus Mt Mr.. Mellor:
"Will you direct that those words be
taksn downpn
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 wus Mr. Gibbs tried
20 go forward, but in the general jostling
aud shouting he was so pushed about and
confused that he gave up his purpose and
Mr.. Mellor remained uniformed.
Meantima half of tho ITnioniats had
climbed to the benches and were shouting
"Gag," Gag Others were struggling
% the aisles or between the benches with
Radical, Liberal OF Irish antagonists
Curses. Yells of pain and gross insults
were heard on every side. John Logan
Liberal, ran down to the first opposition
bench and began upraidine Edward Car.
son, 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 to the floor head
FIRST, and then bundled him under bench
6omebody smashed Tim Healy's high hat
over his eyes. Healy tore off the hat and
sprang into the aisle in full fighting post
ure, just as Mr.. Hanbury, still shouting
Ahat the chairman must name Mr.. 0'Con
nor, was trying to get by.
Mr. Hanbury was knocked overa bench
by the force of the collision before Mr.
Healy got in a blow. A free fight ther
broke ont at the top of the gangway Th,
senter of it was William Redmond Par
nellite, who had taken advantage of tn,
general license to push over Colonel Saun
derson. the champion Of the men of VI
ster. Saunderson was rescued and led al
attack on the Parnellites. Blows were
struck right and left.
Members fell and were picked up BY
sheir friends to fight again. The who'll
space between the.front benches was filled
with struggling cursing mass of mem
bers, striking, c1awing and upsetting cacl
sther. Manful efforts were made to sepa
rate the combatants. Both sergeants at
arms forced their way through the thicl
OF the fight, but as fast as one group wa
pacified another came to blows
Eventually Mr. Gladstone begged Ed
ward Marjoribanks, sturdy Liberal, t.
10 something to stop the fighting Mr.
harjoribanks dug his way through TIL
tangled mass of belligerents, and by re
peated appeals in the name of the premie
succeeded in stemming the conflict. Col
enel Sapnderson emerged first from tn
crowd OF fighters. lie was holding buncl
OF keys to his black eye. Others followel
In more or less damaged condition.
Just as peace was assured the door lead
ing to the lobby opened and DIR. Tanner
who had been outside and had heard Of tn,
dght but minute BEFORE came down tn,
house, leaping over benches in his hnste t,
get into the melee. The sergeant-at-armi
caught him half way from the door to tn,
first bench and restrained him until h,
consented to keep the peace
Chairman Melor reported to the speaker
the scene that had just tranEpired. assert
tng that he had not heard the approbrioul
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