The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-03-09
COMMONS N A TREAOR.
Wild Disorder of Tuesday Night
Followed Wednesday by Sup
pressed Excitement.
STRONG POLICE FORCE IS ON GUARD.
Mr.. John Redmond Speaks for the
Suspended Irish Members De-
clares Same of Them Were Ex-
PEELED without Proper Steps Being
Taken-Stors of tue Disturbance.

PEELED without Proper Steps Being
Taken-Story of the Disturbance.
London, March 1.-THE excitement
occasioned by Tuesday nights scenes
in the house of commons is still
very evident; and when the house
met at noon Wednesday, in view of
possible disturbances, the whole po-
lice force on duty at ST. Stephens
had been modified and REINFORCED
by reserves.
Mr.. John Redmond speedily rose
and raised question of privilege
arising from 1.-THE painful scenes of
last night" He claimed that members
had been suspended without proper
steps being taken to identify them,
and that their removal had been
accompanied by undue violence. Tie
was satisfied, he said, that members
were suspended who had actually
gone to the lobby to participate in
the division.
The speaker, interrupting, pointed
out that MIR. Redmond was moi rails
ing question of privilege, but
point of order. IF he was properly
Informed of any wrongful suspension
he (the speakcr), would be glad to
take steps to rcctify them.
Mr.. Redmond tried to move an ad:
journment, and appealed To Mr.. Bal
four to give the members an oppor-
tunity for discussion.
Mr.. Balfour, remarklng that he
presumed it was desired to institute
means for preventin" recurrence of
the scenes Of Tuesday night, prom
ssed to consider what opportunity for
discussion could be given.
The subject was then dropped
Messrs. Jordan, McGovcrn and Don
Ian are tho members, who, it is
claimed, were wrongfully suspended.
To Increase the Penalty.
1t is understood that Mr.. Balfour
proposes to alter the house of COM
mons rule relating to suspensions,
making the punishment so severe as
to make a repetition of Tuesdays
revolt against the authority of the
chair unlikely.
Mr.. Balfour subsequently gave no.
tice of motion to be made Thurs
day to suspend such offenders, here
after, for the remainder of the ses-
sion.
Story of the Disturbance.
{ The way in which he trouble arose
4 was as follows: The vote on account
of the civil service for e17OOO.OOO
(SS5, 000,D00) had been clotured after
a single nights discussion devoted
wholly to English education. No
1risl, member had spoken, although
several Irish departments were in
cluded in the vote There had been
an understanding that if the even
:. ing were given to English education.
other questions would be discussed
ut a subsequent sitting.
When Mr.. Arthur Dalfour moved
the cloturc the Irish members pro-
tested loudly. But the chairman Of
committecs-Mr. Lowther. a cousin
of Mr.. 1'alfonr-never refuses him
cloture.
Irishimcn become desperate.
John Redmond. Mr.. Dillon and old
'er hands Of the Irish party had left
the house, understanding that no
further business would be done, and
some of the younger, less expert
enced Irishmcn became despera tely
excited over Mr.. Bnlfonr's attempt
to overrcach them. There was no
time for deliberate counsel and It
was decided that they should refuse
to go into the division lobby when
called upon by the chair to do so.
Speaker Gully was called in. and
the names Of ten lrsh.nen who had
disobevrd the chairmans orders were
suspension.
A terrific tnm,Ilt arose.
Mr.. Bnif"ur AnpaIich.
Mr.. Halfour looked appalled, at the
result of his action. but nothing
could stem the torrent Of passion on
the Irish benches At signal from
the sergeant, the door of the house
was opened and about 20 policemen
appeared.
tt was spectacle that struck with
horror all who witnessed it. The
temper Of the Trishmcn became more
dangerous than ever. The speaker
appealed to them to obey the orders
of the house. They shouted back de-
fiailce.
Ministers LOOK I'm Shame faced.
The ministers and their supporters
looked on shamefaced at the unex.
ampled scene being enacted, worse
than any that had ever taken place
in the Austrian reichsrath.
At one moment a movement was
made by some of the younger men 10
rush across the floor and throw
themselves on the ministerialists,
but it was checked by their older
colleagues, who appealed to them to
hbe satisfied with the protest they
were making.
The liberal leaders were deeply
concerned. Mr.. Asquith tried to in
tcrvene in the interest of concilia-
ton, but was shouted down by the
ministerialists.
1t is impossible to convey any idea
of the state of demora lizaton to
which the house was reduced by
these unprecedented scenes. On for