Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-02
IN AN UPR0AR.
A Dissracefm Row in the House II
Commons


Words Give Way to IiIows and Several Fer
sons Art Hurt-MaJ. saunderson Hit Ia
the Eye. and Somebody Pulls Tim
Healy's Hat over His Ears
LONDON. July 2s.-In the commons
Thursday night Chamberlain's speech
on the financial proposals OF home rule
was treated with contempt by the ma
iority of the members. who interrupted
the speaker repeatedly. crying Judas
Hamburg" and other epithets.
The tories declined 70 leave the house.
and as the chairman ignored their pro
test. wild excitement ensued. Tories
and liberals engaged in free fight
yelling at each other and shaking fists
in each others faces. One Of the radi-
cal members dealt "A blow to one Of
the tories, whereupon he was promptly
elected Then the radical Irish MEM
bers mixed in, springing at the threats
OF the tories and overturning chairs
and inkstands.
The uproar lasted for some twenty
minutes and was not quieted until the
members entered the division lobby.
Then the speaker sent for 7. Z. O'Con-
nor 20 apologize for using the term
Judas"
I. T. OConnor 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 Irishmen took up
the cry. and for half minute shouted
Judas" in chorus. Then came a
scene unprecedented in parliamentary
history. Mr.. Mellor gave in a weak
voice. the customary directions TO clear
the house for a division. The conserva-
tives. however, finally fatty refused to
quit the house
Meantime half of the unionists had
climbed in the benches and were shout
ing gag, gag" Others were strug-
CLING in the aisles or between the
benches with radical. liberal or 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 up
braiding Edward Carson. a tory.
As he shook his fist under Mr. Car
sons nose, George Wyndham and VIM.
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 a
bench.
Somebody smashed Tim Healy's high
hat down over his eyes He tore off
the hat and sprang into the aisle in full
fighting posture, just as Mr.. Hamburg,
still shouting that the chairman must
name Mr.. O'COnnor, was trying to get
by.
Blows We're struck right and left
Members fell and were picked up by
their friends 10 fightaga The whole
space between the front benches was
filed with struggling, cursing mass
of members, striking, clawing and up
setting each other.
Eventually Mr.. Gladstone begged
Edward Marjoribanl1s, a sturdy liberal
TO do something to stop the fighting.
Marjoribanlts dug his way through the
entangled mass of belligerents. and the
premier succeeded in stemming the
conflict Col. Saunderson emerged
from the crowd of fighters. He was
holding a bunch of keys to his black
eye. Others followed in more or less
damaged condition. Just as peace was
assured the door leading to the lobby
opened and DIR. Tanner. who had been
outside and heard the fight but a min.
ute before, came down to the house
leaping over benches in his haste TO
get into the melee.
The sergant-at-arms caught him half
way from the door TO the front bench.
and restrained him until he consented
TO keep the peace. Mr.. Balfour was
absent during the riot
Mr.. Gladstone, sitting bolt upright,
had watched the scene, with an express.
ion of sorrow, indignation, and aston
ishment which will never be effaced
from the memory of those who OBJ
served It,
Chairman Mellor sent for Speaker
Peel as soon as order was restored.
When the speaker entered Several con.
servatives rose. and. pointing TO Mr.
Gladstone, exclaimed: There sits the
author OF it all.
Amid conservative cries of with.
draw" Mr.. OConnor humbly apologized
10 the speaker, III any words OF his
had contributed to bring about this
regretablc affair. The speaker said
the apology was most ample. and that
the house could expect no more.
When business was finally resumed
the new clause was adopted by vote
of 3l2 TO 20l.