The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-06
Free Fight the Floor when the
Sergeant-nt-Arms Attempted
to Remove Them.
POLICE FINALLY CALLED IN
AND THE RECALCITRANTs CARRIED
OUT AMID YELLs AND CHEERS.
Nearly "A score of Officers Required to
Handle One Man-House Ff-
naIIy Forced to Adjourn.

LONDON, March 6.-There was an unpar-
alleled scene OF disorder in the House OF
Commons early this morning. The disturb
ance closely resembled a riot. and as
exciting as the tumults that frequently
mark the proceedings of continental Par
haments especially those of France and
Austria. Twelve noisy Irish members
were suspended for defying the speaker
They refused TO leave the chamber and
were carried out bodily after a struggle.
in which fists played an important part
No Donnybrook fair ever created so much
excitement. There were no serious casual
ties. but some of the defiant sons of Erin
will require new suits of clothes. What
would have been the result had the Irish
members welded shilelahs and the po-
hcemen clubs can be imagined, for the
recalcitrants and the officers lost their
tempers early in the fracas. When the
Irishmen were carried out they taunted
the opposition, and shouted dramatically,
'God save Irelandr'
The trouble arose soon after midnight
through Mr.. Balfour closuring the whole
education estimates without giving an op-
portunity to discuss the Irish votes. The
Nationalists shouted gag gagy' and re-
fused to leave the House when the division
was taken. The chairman twice asked
them to retire to the division lobby. but
they shouted. Certainly not" Mr.. Flavin
cried: II protest against the way all Irish
votes are closured' The chairman then
intimated that he must report the matter
10 the speaker.
In the meantime the other members had
returned from the lobbies amid some up
roar. thirty or forty Irishmen remaining ia
their seats. The speaker having returned
to the House. the chairman reported the
matter to him. and the speaker asked If
the Irish mob still refused to obey the or
der. and there were cries of Yes, yes.'
RECALCITRANTS NAMED.
The speaker then named twelve recalci-
trants and Mr. Balfour moved their sus-
pension This was agreed 10 without divi-
sion. The speaker ordered them to with
draw, but they refused, amid great up
alarms to remove them. They shouted de-
hance. The deputy sergeant-at-arms adj
vanced and asked them TO leave; still they
refused At this number of officers and
policemen entered to enforce removal.
Eugene Cream. member for Southeast
Cork. struggled desperately against remov-
al and there was a free fight on the floor
lasting for five minutes, other Irishmen as
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bodily by six policemen, amid yels and
cheers. The police then returned and car
ried out each of the remaining recalcitrants
in the same manner. although there was
no further actual resistance. Six policemen
sufficed for each member. with the excep-
tion OF Mr.. Flavin, who is a big man and
required eight. Many, as they were being
carried out, waved their hands and shouted,
'God save Irelandi'
Those who were removed included Messrs.
John Cullinan, Patrick White. Patrick Nc
Hugh. William Lundon. William Abraham.
Patrick Dugan. Anthony Donelan. James
Giihooly. Thomas McGovern and jeremiah
Jordan.
At o'clock the speaker said: ''The House
will now resume proceedings in committee
and 1 trust that honorable members will
shouted that they would not leave. The
chair again put the vote on account. add
ing. there being no teller or nays. the yeas
had 1t. Amid laughter and cheers the
House adjourned.
Never before had such a scene occurred
In the House as accompanied the removal
OF Mr.. Cream. lie struggled hercely with
the attendants. who summoned the police.
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Nationalists jeered at them. Four or five
stalwart policemen proceeded to seize Mr.
Cream, who stuck his legs under the seat
and could not be moved for some minutes.
Meanwhile other policemen were struggling
and fighting with other Irishmen. who
stood up and obstructed the passage of the
police TO Mr.. Creams seat. The Irish
shouted: Don't kill him. and Don't kill
the man. The Nationalists fought and
struggled frantically. but at length a SUI
perior force OF police succeeded I'm drag
ging Mr.. Cream out by the legs and arms
and carrying him down the floor OF the
House. the Irishmen standing and wildly
shouting: Shame "Murderersr' and
South African brutality"
sTORMED BY THE POLICE.
The speaker then called on Mr. McHugh
20 retire. but he defantly refused. his
companions shouting approval strong
body OF twenty policemen again stormed
the Irish benches. Mr.. McHugh fought.
struggled and impeded them In every way
Angry shouts rent the air. The benches
below the gangway on the opposition side
were a mass OF mad and struggling hu-
manity- Several policemen were struck with
fists. Free lights between the police and
the members were frequent. AS McHush