Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-06
WILD SCENES
IN PARLIAMENT
IRISH MEMBERS MAKE A GAME
FIGHT.
DRAGGED OUT BY THE POLICE
SHUT OUT OF ALL APPROPRIA.
TONS FOR EDUCATION, THEY
PROTEST WITH FISTS,

New York, March Ga dispatch to the
! World from London says:
There was scene of unexampled vio-
lence and disorder in the British house of
commons Tuesday night and ten Irish
members who had refused to obey the
speakers order to leave the house, were
dragged out by the police.
1t was the first time in history that a
policeman had been seen on the floor of
the house.
The vote on account of the civil service
for G17,000,000 ($S5,000,00O) had been
closured after a single nights discussion
devoted wholly to English education. No
Irish member had spoken, although sew
eral Irish departments were included in
the vote. There had been an under
standing that if the evening We're given
to English education, other questions
would be discussed at a subsequent sit
ting. When Arthur Balfour moved the
closure, the Irish members protested
loudly. But the chairman of committees
Mr.. LoWther, cousin of Mr.. Balfour-
never refuses him closure.
John Redmond, Mr.. Dillon and older
heads of the Irish party had left the
house, understanding that no further
business would be done, and some of the
younger and less experienced Irishmen
became desperately excited over Mr.. Bal
four's attempt to overreach 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 Irishmen who disobeyed the
chairman's order were taken down and
they We're named for suspension.
A terrific tumult arose.
Mr.. Balfour looked appalled, at the re-
suit of his action, but nothing could
stand the torrent of passion on the Irish
benches. At a signal from the sergeant
tAe door of the house was opened and
a. out twenty policemen appeared. =
1t was spectacle that struck 18th
horror all who witnessed it. The t. .per
of the Irishmen became more dangerous
than ever. The speaker appealed to
Them to obey the orders of the house.
They shouted back defiance.
The ministers and their supporters
looked on shame-faced at the uneXam-
pied scene being enacted, worse than any
that had ever taken place in the Aus
,ran reichsrath. At one moment a move
ment was made by some of the younger
men to rush across the floor and throw
themselves on the ministerialists but it
vas checked by their older colleagues,
Who appealed to them to be satisfied with
the protest they We're making.
The liberal leaders We're deeply con-
cerned. Mr. Asquith tried to intervene in
the interest of conciliation, but was
shouted down by the minsterialists.
1t is impossible to convey any idea of
the state of decentralization the house
was reduced to by these unprecedented
scenes On former occasions Irish men,
hsrs who had refused to go into the divi-
sion lobby were suspended, but when or
dered out they left with the sergeant at
arms. Never had a member been dragged
out by main force. Ten members only
had been named originally for disobey-
Tag the mandate, but all the other Irish
men, 30 in number, determined to follow
the example and compel the government
10 requisition the police once more.
Mr.. Balfour moved the adjournment of
The house-usually formal motion. The
Irishmen shouted "No!" but they omitted
TO name tellers, SO the challenge fell to
the ground, the speaker declaring that
hte ayes had it.
The Irish members continued their
demonstrations as the ministerialists left
,he house.