New-York tribune., 1901-03-06
IRISH NENBER.S IN CONTEMPT
REFUSE To LEAVE HOUSE OF COMMONS
FOR DINISION-CARRIED OFT BY
FORCE AFTER FREE FIGHT.

London March 6.-After midnight this morn
| ing Mr.. Balfour applied the closure on the edu-
cation estimates in the House of Commons. The
Natonalists shouted Gag, Gag and refused
to leave the House when the division taken
The chairman twice asked them to retire to the
division lobby. but they shouted. Certainly
not Mr.. Flavin cried. Il protest against the
way all Irish votes are closured."
The chairman then intimated that he must re-
port the matter to the Speaker. In the mean
time the other members had returned from the
lobbies amid some uproar. thirty or forty Irish
men remaining in their seats.
The Speaker having returned to the House.
the chairman reported the matter 20 him. ana
the Speaker asked if the Irish members still
refused to obey the order and there ere cries
of Yes. yes
The Speaker then named sixteen recalcitrants.
and Mr. Bafour moved their suspension This
was agreed to without a division.
The Speaker ordered them to withdraw. but
they refused amid great uproar. The Speaker
called on the sergeant-at- arms t" remove them.
They shouted defiance. The deputy sergeant
alarms advanced and asked them to 90. but
still they refused. At this number of officers
and policemen entered to enforce removal
Eugene Cream. member for Southeast Cork,
struggled desperately against removal and
there was a free fight on the floor lasting for
five minutes other Irishmen assisting him
Eventually he carried out bodily by SIX po-
hcemen. amid wells and cheers.
The police then returned and carried ont each
! of the remaining reCalCitrants in the same man
ner. although there was no further actual
! sistance. Six policemen sufficed for each mem
ber with the exception Of Mr.. Flavin who is a
/ big man and required eight Many. as they
We're being carried out waved their hands and
shouted God save Ireland"
Those who were carried out included John
cullinan Patrick White Patrick McHugh. Will
lam Lundon William Abraham Patrick Dugan.
Anthony Donelan. James Golhooly. Thomas
! MCGovern and jeremiah Jordan.
The trouble arose through Mr.. Balfour closur-
! ing the whole education estimates without Civ
/ ing an opportunity to discuss the Irish votes
At l O'Clock the Speaker said:
The House will resume proceedings in
committee. and trust that honorable members
| will now leave the House"
The Irish members shouted that they would
not go. The chairman again put the vote on
account. adding. there being tellers or noes.
| that the ayes had 1t. Amid laughter and cheers
! the house adjourned.
SCENE WITHOUT PRECEDENT.
Never before had such scene occurred in
the House as accompanied the removal of Mr.
| Cream. He struggled hercey with the at
tendants. who summoned the police dozen
| constables entering the House. The National
! lists jeered at them. Four FIVE stalwart po-
| licemen proceeded to seize Mr.. Cream, who
| stuck his legs under the and could not be
moved for minutes
Meanwhile other policemen were struggling
and fighting with other Irishmen. who stood
/ up and obstructed the passage Of the police to
Mr.. Creams The Irish shouted Don't
/ kill him" and Don't kill the man.
The Natonalists fought and struggled fran
! succeeded in dragging Mr. Cream out by the
I legs and arms and carrying Kim down the floor
ebontp Si ~ a.aT', Gnu WIuk
! African brutality"
The Speaker then called upon Mr.. McFIugh 10
retire, hut he defiantly refused, his companions
shouting approval. strong body Of twenty
/ policemen again stormed the Irish benches Mr..
McHugh fought. struggled and impeded them in
1 every way Angry shouts rent the air. The
I benches below the gangway the opposition
side were n mass of mad and STRUGGLING hu-
! manity. Several policemen struck with
. fists. Free fights between the police and the
members were fairly general.
As Mr.. McHugh was being carried out-his
/ underclothes showing where the outer garments
had been torn away in the struggle-Mr. Flavin
4 shouted from the back benches. Nineteen
policemen to remove one Irishman," and cries
/ Of Shame" were heard from the opposition
| benches.
While Mr.. Culllnan was being removed. after
, struggling violently, Patrick OBrien exCitedly
/ appealed to the Speaker TO stop this most dis
/ tressng scene" The Speaker responded: The
/ he TO the Irish members"
Mr.. O'Brien-For every Member on those
/ benches the same scene viii have TO be re-
( enacted. | do appeal 10 you, Mr.. Speaker. and
| to the leader OF the House TO If he viii
| not let the matter end now and allow the House
to adjourn. Tomorrow we shall meet in a bet
| ter and different temper
! The Speaker. in reply, again earnestly ap-
| peaed To the Members named to obey the rul-
/ ing OF the House, whether they agreed to the
| course taken not, and 10 leave the House
| peaceaby and decently The response to this
| was cries of NO. no" from the Nationalists
| The Speaker then ordered the removal of the
| others. Amid renewed hOwis Of execration the
| police grappled with them and carried them by
| arms and legs over the benches and out of the
| House. While Mr. Donelan being removed
the NatiOnalists rose and sang God Save Ire
! land" Mr. Flavin shouted against the Union
| lists. who sat silent in their seats during the
| scene, You will be carried out of South Africa
| in the same way
Mr.. Flavin's turn then came. The police were
handling him roughly amid renewed cries of
| "Murderers" when he exclaimed, "AII right
don't intend TO hurt anybody
There were still about fifty Irishmen when the
committee resumed, but they refused 10 appoint
| any teers for a division. The NationaIists
| jeered Mr.. Bafour and the other ministers as
| they left the building.
Mr. Dillon. John Redmond and r p O'Con-
nor were not present having already left the
| House. One two onstables We're badly
handled in the scufie. The suspensions will
last for week.
The Daily Chronicle commenting on the
scene in the House. says
! The Irishmen surpassed even their old worst
! records. The scene carries back to the
| worst DAYS Of Parnell's home rule struggle and
must still further lessen for the Irish party the
| sympathy that has long been waning"
! IRISH NATIONALISTS AGAINST PATRONAGE
| London. March 5-At a meeting of Irish Nation.
alists this afternoon. which John Redmond pre.
! sided resolution passed TO the effect that II
! was inconsistent and improper for any member
Ia obtain Government situations appointment IS
| Of any kind for any person.