The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-23
RATING BILL PASSED.
British House of Commons Sits
Twenty-Three Hours.
THE DEADLOCK FINALLY BROKEN.

Five Members Suspended for Disobeying
the Chair-O'Connor Refuses to Leave
His Seat and Is Removed by the SER
geant-at-Arms-The Manager Of the Cor
fee Room Compelled 20 Forage for Sup
plies of Food for the Commoners.
LONDON, May 28-At noon Friday the
house OF commons was still In session.
having been sitting continuously twenty
one hours. with the prospect OF farther
WEAKNESS for the members. The deadlock
began Thursday after the discussion OF
the agricultural rating bill, providing Tor
the reduction of rates on agricultural
land. The house was In COMMITTEES OF the
whole from D. m. Thursday afternoon
and at o'clock a. IN. Friday closure was
moved Several mombers refused TO en-
ter the division lobby, whereupon the
speaker, Mr. Gilly, was summoned and he
named John Dillon. the anti-Parnellite
leader; DIR. Tanner, Donald sullivan,
David Lloyd-George, and John HERBERT
Lewis, the latter two being Welsh mem
bers, for disobeying the chair. The mem
bers were suspended for week
| Refused to Leave His Seat.
| During later division James O'Con-
| nor, member for West Wicklow, refused
| to leave his seat, and the sergeant-at-arms
removed him in the usual manner. Inc
| Conservative leader, Mr.. Balfour, moved
| the suspension Of the members named and
| the motion was carried by vote OF 2O9 10
| So Michael Davitt and Daniel Macaleese,
| members for South Mayo and North
Monaghan respectively, persisted in re-
manning in the house during the division,
| whereupon tine sergeantat-arms was sum
moned by the speaker to remove them'
| This was done in the usual formal man
ner, Messrs Davitt and Macaleese re
pudiating any intention to show dlsrespec'
to the chair. Sir William Vernon Har
court, the Liberal leader, thereupon moved
TO adjourn the debate, claiming the hous'
was not in a fit condition to continue thu
discussion, but the speaker declined 10 ac
cept the motion, and the discussion wa
continued. Mr.. Balfour said the govern
, ment proposed to continue the sitting un
/ til the bill should be completed
The Food Became Scarce.
The secretary of state fer the colonies
Mr.. Chamberlain; the under secretary O
the foreign Office, Mr.. Curzon, the secre
, tary of state for India, Lord George Ham
/ lItD0, anu MI. DdhOui ONthBhoa ea.~ " -
ury bench all night long in the evenin
dress they had worn on the previous nigh
Throughout the night suppers were I
progress in the coffee room. At o'cioc
in the morning the manager of the coii'
o room purchased the entire contents OF
@ fish store in the neighborhood OF tf
n house of commons and conveyed them
his refectory. He then started on anotn
foraging expedition and eventually !
. turned with two cabs full of fresh brea
- butter, milk, coffee, tea, rolls, sausag'
a bacon, ham, etc, and the prospects
starvation for the members vanisss
=. With a good breakfast the commono is
!. gan to look at the agricultural ratint+
a in a more favorable light. and ami
discussion was resumed. 'o''
Fatal Passion for CIosg-"S anu
Repeated closures followed, -otai da
,e a. m. Sir William Vernon Haresi -
"a Liberal leader again tried to adjourn =
=, house, declaring that the government
fatal passion for closure had destroy
., a. the good feeling and faith of the house
- adding: "It is an evil day when 9