The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-03-13
Free Fight in
House of Commos.
Dozen Suspended Members
Who Refused to Retire
Evicted by Police Amid
Great Confusion.

Loudea, March e-Afser mid
night Mr.. Balfour applied the closure
on the education estimates. The
Nationalists shouted "Gag. gsg,"
and refused to leave the house when
the division was taken The chair
man then reported sas matter 70 the
speaker The speaker finally asked
if she members still refused TO obey
the order. and there were cries of
s.yes, yes" The speaker then nam
ed Is recalcitrants and Mr. Balfour
moved their suspension This was
agreed to without division.
The speaker ordered them to with
draw, but they refused amid great
uproar. The speaker called upon the
sergean, at arms to remove them
They shouted defiance Officers and
policemen then entered to enforce re.
moval
Mr. Eugene Cream, member for
Southeast Cork, struggled desperate
.ly against removal and there was
quite q free fight on the floor, last
ing for Eve minutes, other lrisbmen
assisting him. Eventually he was
carried out bodily by six policemen
amid yells and cheers
The police then returned and car
ried out each of the remaiDiDg recall
clsrants in the same manner. Six
policemen suf6ced for each member,
With the exception of Mr. FIaviD,
who is big man and required eight.
Many. as they were being carried
out, waved their hands and shouted ::
..God save Ireland"
Those who were removed included
John Cullinan, Patrick White, Patrick
McHugb, William Lupdon, William
Abraham. Patrick Dugan, Anthony
Donelan, James Gilhooly, Thomas
McGovern aud Jeremiah Jordan
Neither Mr. Dillon, Mr. Redmond
nor Mr. T. P. O'Conner was present
One or two constables were badly
handled 10 the scuffle. The suspen
sions will last for one week Never
before had such scene occurred in
the house as accompanied the res
moval of Mr. Cream. He struggled
fercely with the attendants, who
summoned the police a dozen con
stables entering the house.
The Nationaiists jeered at them
The Irish shouted: "Don't kill him, :"
and "Don't kill the man +"
The Nationalisss fought and strug
gled franticalIy. bat at length supe
rior force of police succeeded in
dragging Mr.. Crean out by the legs
snd arms and carrying hlm down the
floor of the house, the Irisbmen
standing and wildly shouting
"shsme," 'smurderers' aud "Soush
African brutality
The speaker then called upos Mr.
McHugh to retire, but he de6antly
refused. A strong body Of 20 police
men again stormed the Irish benches
Angry shouts rent the air The
benches below the gaugway on the
opposition side were mass of mad
and struggling humanity. Several
policemen were struck with fists.
Free fights between the police and
the members were fairly general.
Amid renewed howls of execration
the police grappled with the others
aud carried them ont by arms and
legs over the benches and out of the
house While Mr. Donelan was
being removed the Nationalist rose
and sang ''God save Ireland !" Mr.
Flavin shouted against the Unionists.
who sat silent in their seats during
the scene, 'sYou will be carried out
of south Africa in the same way"
The Nationalists jeered Mr. Balfous
and the other ministers as they left
the building
The trouble arose through Ar Bal
four closing the whole education estI.
mates without giving an opportunity
TO discuss the Irish votes
At l o'clock the speaker said ::
"The house will now resume pro-
ceedipgs in committee, and / trust
that honorable members will now
leave the house ~
The Irish members shouted that
they would not leave The chairman
again put the vote on account,
adding, there being no teliers or
noes. that the ayes had It. Amid
laughter and cheers the house
adjourned
Shrevenort Ia March e 6-WiI