The Portland daily press., 1899-10-21
THE ESTIMATES VOTED.
Expenses of War Pro-
vided For.
In Angry Dcbite In The House Of
Commons.
Irish Members Com
PEELED 70 Retire.
Vote Stood e7l For and 80
Against Credit.

| London, October 20-Tn the House OF
Commons today the House having gone
into committee of supply, the parliamen-
tary under secretary Of stats fer war,
MIR. George wyndham, introduced the
supplementary army estimates and ex-
plainei the need of them. The IrIsl
members and Mr.. Henry Labouche
alone opposed the estimates.
Michael Davitt, nationalist. character
izei the war as "hidsous and damnab'e
massacre" He said there had never been
such magnificent robbery by force. -
doubtless because the prizs was ''the
greatest that ever tempted the oupidiiy OF
the empire"
John Dillon, nationalist, thought a
great country ought to be ashamed to
have to call out its reserves.
Il William Redmond, Parnellite, vigor-
ousiy denounced the policy Of the govern
ment and was repeatedly called to order
by the speaker for rambling. He con-
trasted the attitude OF Great Britain to-
wards Venezuela with her attitude t,-
wards the Transvaal.
"In tine former CASE hs said, 'sthe
United States anr ounoed that Great
| Britain would have to arbitrate and tie
British lion went to Sleep There has
been no arbitration with thu Trarsvafl.
because .as Transvaal has no neighbor like
the United States.
Mr.. Balfour interrupted Dir. Redmo d
by moving the closure; and the vote for
the troops called for in this estimates was
then adopted by 200 against 80.
Proceeding to discuss tbs vote of money
for the troops, MIR. Redmond protested
against the vast sums being srelt in war,
declaring that the money ought to be
expended in aid of distressed Ireland.
At this point the chairman intsrpose6,
declaring MIR. Testimonials remarks were
| irrelevant. e
! MIR. Redmond, however, insisted thu:
the money should be spent in Irelat d
whereupon the chairman sgain called
him to order; but Mr.. Redmond persisted
In his remarks and the chairman aslei
him to resume his seat, This hs refus d
to do and he was thsn ordered to with
draw, which order aIs1 he refused to obey.
An uproarous scene ensued, Mr.. Red
mond attempting to continue and his
voice being drowned by the ohesrs of the
Irish members and cries of ''arder" and
withdraw" from the opposition bsnohes.
The chairman at length being able to
make himself heard, asked Mr.. Redmond
If he declined to withdraw. The latter
replied that he did not wish to be DIS
courteous hut he maintained mis- right to
protest that the money ought to be spent
in Ireland, adding: 81 will not with
draw. 1t is mere robbery or plumber"
The chairman then called upon the ssr-
geant-at-nrms to remove thu offending
member and Mr.. Redmond amid a scene
of confusion said hs would not trouble
the sergeant-at.arms and walked out
amid nationalists cheers and thu laughter
of the other members.
Turning to the mlnist sriaiist benches
as he left tie chamber, MIR. Redmond
shouted: 81 wish you joy of the blood
of the Beers and your victory over the
poor Transvaal farmers"
After an angry rassage between Sir
Ellis Ashmead Bartlett. conser native and
Mr.. Michael Davitt, nationalist, at the
oonclr sion of which Mr. Davitt was called
upon to withdraw. an expression charao-
tsrizing a statement of sir Ellis A shmead
Bartlett as a falsahood MIR. Dillon sug-
gested that q vote be taken on the main
question. He would only ask, he said,
an assurance or the same treatment for
the enemy's wounded as for the wound
ed CT the British.
Mr.. Balfour replied that the dictates of
humanity and civilization would ensure
that.
On the announcement to the house by
MIR. Balfour that General Symons was
MORALLY wounded. all the mem bers un-
covered, the debate was stopped and vote
Of eio 600, coo was carried, the result being
announced as s7i for and 80 against the
credit.
The House then adjourned.
SUICIDE OF YOUNG GIRL.