Evening star., 1895-08-16
EXCITEMENT IN COMMONS
Dr.. Tanner Accuses an Associate Of
Lying.
He is Suspended md Excluded for a
Week-DebatfnE Home
Rule Prospects.

There was a sensational scene in the
British house OF commons last evening.
Sir Richard Webster, conservative, moved
that a certified copy of the trial and con-
viction of Michael Daily, the dynamfter who
was recently elected to parliament, repre-
senting Limerick, although he was con-
victed in 1884 of having been engaged in
dynamite conspiracies, be furnished to the
house and that the governor of Portland
prison present a certificate to the effect
that Daily is still a prisoner in that prison.
Mr. John Redmond Parnellite, said that
he recognized in the motion the first step
in proceedings aiming at overriding the
unanimous election of the electors Of Linn
erick. and he protested against it and in
sisted upon a division.
DR.. Charles D. K. Tanner of Cork, anti
Parnellite. protested that it was unbecom-
ing behavior upon the part of the gentle
men sitting near the Rt. Hon. A. j. Bal
four, first lord of the treasury and con-
'servative leader in the house of commons,
to be staggering" at Mr.. Redmond's re-
marks.
DR.. Tanner was intensely excited. and
said that before a decision in the DAILY
matter was arrived at he would call the
attention of the house to the indecorous
behavior of the gentleman who was the
leader of the house and the gentleman who
sits beside him. Continuing, Dr. Tanner
remarked that when men stand up and do
their best for a poor man who is in prison
tfat is no reason why the gentlemen sit
ting on the treasury benches should snig-
ger and sneer in a way unbecoming of gen.
tlemen or of members Of the house.
DIR. Tanners remarks were interrupted
by loud cries of order"
The DAILY matter was made the order of
the day for Monday.
The Irish Question.
Mr.. Redmond moved an amendment to
the address inviting the government to de-
clare that there would be no delay in The
Irish policy. Five-sixths of the electors of
Ireland had declared in favor of home rule,
and he protested that the verdict of the
election was not against home rule. He
warned the government that Ireland could
not be satisfactorily governed from West
minister and that the only remedy for Ler
ills was national selfgovernmen..
Regarding the land legislation, he ad-
mitted that the only remedy was compul
sory purchase by the tenant.
Horace Plunkett, NJ. P. for the. south
division of Dublin county. and conserva-
tive, said he believed the time had come
when. owing to the changed views of the
Irish, a tory government could legislate for
ireland in a spirit of sympathy. If the
government ignored the material interests
of Ireland the home rule demand would
great opportunity.
John Dillon said he feared that the omn-
Gus silence of the government would undo
the life work of Parnell, who brought the
Irish people to believe that home rule could
be won on the floor Of that house. The re-
suit of the elections entitled him to assert
that unionism was receding in Ireland.
Therefore. he moved an amendment de-
claring the necessity of immediate legisla-
tion on the land question in Ireland, in
accordance with the recommendations of
last years committee.
Home Rule Opposed.
Mr.. Gerald Balfour, chief secretary for Ire
land, recognized Mr.. Redmond's moderate
Tone but reminded him of the great differ
ence between the state of things now and in
1886. His reports showed that the harvests
were good in every district of Ireland, and
that there was no very heavy fall in prices
In the last two years. Therefore, the land
question was not urgent. He had only
teen in office for a month, and could not
be expected to give an exhaustive answer
to all questions. but as to the home rule
attitude or the government, 1t would con-
unue to be one of unchanged and inflexibIe
opposition. Conservative cheers)
He was not going to discuss the result of
the election. The land question could cnly
be dealt with by an entirely non-conten-
tious bill. and it would suffice if the bill
was introduced next spring.
The bill of Mr.. Morley Chief secretary
for Ireland in the Rosebery government
was not non-contentious. though the gov
ernment could accept some of it's provis-
ions. They had always maintained that the
transfer of land to the tenant was the only
effective solution of the question. Before
proceeding with the policy of purchase,
the government would wait until the f3o,-
100000 was spent. 1t was unfair to ask
the government to declare in favor of COM
pulsory purchase. They We're willing to
consider a reasonable proposal to deal with
evicted tenants. but they would not COM
sent to go beyond section thirteen of the
the scales evenly between the various sec
tions of the Irish people.
Says Harrington Lies.
Mr.. Harrington, in the course of some re-
marks. declared that the liberal party had
fled from home rule. whereupon DR.. Tan
ner who had already created a scene in
the house, shouted out: "a lie.''
Loud and indignant cries of Order" were
heard from both sides of the house Dr.
Tanner declining to withdraw the express
sion, the speaker named him.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies. moved that DR.. Tan
ner be suspended. A division was called
fer, but DR.. Tanner failed to find a teller,
and the speaker declared the motion car
ried.
DR.. Tanner was thereupon requested to
speaker amidst loud cries for order. Tho
sergeant-at-arms walked up the floor of
the house to where DR.. Tanner stood.
Dr. Tanner then quilted the house ac-
companied by the sergeant-at-arms, shout
ing all the way, Judas"
Tanner Excluded.
Upon the speaker declaring the motion
carried, DR.. Tanner shouted that he would
withdraw if he were directed to do so from
the chair. Upon retiring he made court
ly bow and exclaimed: II have greater
pleasure in leaving than I ever had in eli
tering this dirty house"
Then pointing to the treasury bench, he
shouted: Judas"
This was repeated four times. Arriving
at the door he tried % turn back, but was'
prevented by the officials. his last words
being:
None of your nonsense on me-"
The house then adjourned.
It was noticeable that during the ab-
sence of Mr.. Balfour, the government leaS
er in the house, at the moment of the Tall
ner scene, Joseph Chamberlain assumed