Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-06
LONDON EXCITED
John Redmond Arose to 8 Ques'
 tion of Privilege To-Day.
BALFOUR WILL CONSIDER

Members Were Expelled by Force. 1nndon. March 6.-The excitement accustomed by last nights scenes Ill the house of commons Is still very e'l- dent: and when the house met at nooh to-day. ill view of possible dlstnfo- ances. the whole police force on dutV st St Stenhens had been mobiliZed ana reinforced hv reserves. John Redmond speedily rose and raised a question of privilege arising from s.the painful scenes Of laSr night" He claimed that members hau been suspenled without proper stens being taken to identify them and thar their removal had been acconpanleu by undue violence. He was satished. he safd that members were suspend ed who had actually gone to the 1oo- by to participate in the dlVislon.
 The speaker. interruDting. pointed out that Mir Redmond was not ralsln" q question of privilege. but a point of order. If he was properly informed of any wrongful susDension he. the speaker would be glad to take steps to rectify them.
 MT Redmond subsequently, tried to move an adjournment and appealed to Mr BalfOur to give the members an opportunity for discussion.
 Mir Balfour remarking that he pre- sumed 1t was desired to institute means for preventing q recurrence of the scenes of last night. promised 10 consider what opportunity for discus sion could be given.
 The subject was then dropped.
 Messrs Jordan. McGovern and Done Ian are the members who it is claimed were wrongfully suspended.
 London March GA remarkable scene occurred in the house of com mons early this morning. when Mr Balfour applied the closure on the education estimates. The nationallsts shouted Gag! gag"' and refused to leave the hall and go into the lobby to be counted when the division was taken. The chairman twice asked them to retire to the division lobby, but they shouted. "Certainly not.
 The chairman then intimated he must report the case to the speaker Tn the meantime the other members had returned from the Hobbies amid great uproar. thirty or forty 1rishmen having remained ill their seats
 The speaker having returned to the house. the chairman reported the case 70 him. and the speaker asked if the irish members still refused to obey the order, and there were cries of Yes. yesr" The speaker then named six teen recalcitrants. and MT Balfour moved their suspension. This was agreed to without division.
 The speaker ordered them to with draw, but they refused amid more up- roar The speaker called on the ser geant-at-arms to remove them. They shouted defiance. The deputy sergeant at-arms advanced and asked them to leave; still they refused. At this body of policemen entered to enforce removal.
 Eugene Cream member for southeast Cork. struggled desperately against re- moval. and there was q free fight on the floor, lasting for fully five min- utes, other Irishmen assisting him Eventually he was carried out bodily by six policemen, amid yells and cheers.
 Never before had such scene oc- cured in the house as accompanied the removal of Mir Crean. He strug- gled fiercely with the attendants. who summoned the police, g dozen consta- bles entering the house. Tine nation ,alists jeered at them. Four or five stalwart policemen proceeded to seize MT Crean, who stuck his legs under the seat and could not be moved for several minutes.
 Meanwhile other policemen were struggling and fighting with other Irishmen, who stood up and Obstruct- ed the passage of the police to MT Creams seat The Irish shouted, ssDon't kill himr' and Don't kill the m6nv'
 The nationalists fought and strug- gled frantically, but at length su- perior force of police succeeded ill dragging MT Crean out by the legs and arms and carrying him down the floor of the house, the Irishmen stand ing and wildly shouting. s'Shamew "Murderers!'' and "South African brutality!''
 The speaker then called upon Mir McHugh to retire, but he deiantly refused, his companions shouting ap- proval. A strong body of twenty po- licemen again stormed the Irish bench es. MT McHugh fought, struggled and impeded. them in every way Angry shouts rent the air. The benches be low the gangway on the opposition side were mass of mad and struggling
 
 struck with fists. Free fights be tween the police and the members were general.
 As Mir McHugh was being carried out-his underclothes showing where the outer garments had been torn away in the struggle-Mr Flavin shouted from the back benches. eSineteen DO 1icemeu to remove one 1rfshman" aud cries of ssShameT were heard from the opp6eition benches.
 While Mir Cullinan was being re- moved, after struggling violently Pat H& 0rRrlen excitedly appealed to the 4i er tO e'gtop this most distressing ssai<11 The epeaker responded: ''The t1lfaly as distressing to me ! 8 Nn be to flie 1rinh members.
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