The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-08
CALLED IN THE POLICE
TUMULTUOUS SCENE ENACTED
IN THE BRITISH HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
IRISH MEMBERS ELECTED


ficers Carry Them Out-Free Fights
Are Fairly General-The Trouble
Occurs Over the Enforcement of
cIoture on the Educational EST.
mates.
London, March 6.-fn the house Of
commons at midnight Mr.. Balfour ap'
piled the closure on the educational
| estimates. The Nationalist shouted
gag" and refused to leave the hall
| when the division was taken. The
| chairman twice asked them to retire
to the division Hobbies, but they shout
ed Certainly not"
The chairman then intimated that
he must report the matter from the
Hobbies amid some uproar, 80 or 40
Irishmen remaining in their seats.
The speaker having returned to the
house the chairman reported the mat
ter to him. The speaker asked if the
Irish members still refused to obey
the order of the house and there were
cries of Eyes, yes"
The speaker then named 16 recall
citrants and Mr.. Balfour moved their
suspension. This was agreed to with
out division.
The speaker ordered them to with
draw, but they refused amid great up
roar. The speaker called upon the
sergeant-at-arms to remove them
They shouted defiance. The deputy
sergeant-at-arms advanced and asked
them to leave; still they refused. At
this a number of officers and police
me entered to enforce the removal.
An Unprecedented Scene.
Never before had such a scene &C.
Cured in the house as accompanied
the removal of Mr.. Cream. He strug-
gled fiercely with the attendants, who
summoned the police, dozen con-
stables entering the house. The Ma
tionalsts jeered at them. Four or five
stalwart policemen proceeded to seize
Mr.. Cream, v,no stuck his legs under
the seat and could not be moved for
some minutes. Meanwhile other po-
licemen were struggling and fighting
with other Irishmen who stood up and
obstructed the passage of the police
to Mr.. Creams seat. The Irish shout
ed Don't kill him." and Don't kill
the man."
The Nationalist fought and strug
gled frantically, but at length su-
perior force of police succeeded in
dragging Mr.. Cream out by the legs
and arms and carrying him down the
floor of the house, the Irishmen stand
ing and wildly shouting Shame"
"Murderers" and South African bru-
tality."
The speaker then called upon Mr..
McHugh to retire, but he defiantly re-
fused, his companions shouting ap-
prevail. A strong body of 20 police
men again stormed the Irish benches.
Mr.. McHugh fought, struggled and i'm
peded 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 Humanity.
Several policemen were struck with
fists. Free fights between the police
and the members were fairly general.
AS Mr.. McHugh was being carried
out Mr.. Flavin shouted from the back
bench Nineteen policemen to remove
one Irishman," and cries of SHANE"
were heard from the opposition
benches.
While Mr.. Cullinan was being re-
moved, after struggling violently, Mr..
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the speaker to stop this most dis
tressing scene" The speaker re-
sponded:
"The scene is certainly as distress.
ing to me as it can be to the Irish
members"
The speaker again earnestly ap-
pealed to the members named to obey
agreed to the course taken or not and
to leave the house peaceably and de-
Gently. The response to this was cries
of "No, no." from the Nationalists.
The speaker then ordered the removal
of the others. Amid renewed bowls
of execration the police grappled with
them and carried them by arms and
house. While Mr.. Donelan was being
removed the Nationalist rose and
sang
"God Save Ireland"
Mr.. Flavin shouted against the
Unionists who sat silently 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 cried Gall right, I don't in
tend to hurt anybody"
Those who were removed include
Messrs. John Cullinan, Patrick White,
Patrick McHugh, William Lundon,
William Abraham, Patrick Dugan,
Anthony Donelan, James Gilhooly,
Thomas McGovern and jeremiah Jor-
dan.
At 1 o'clock the speaker said:
"The house will now resume pro-
ceedings in committee and l 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 count, adding,
there being no teller or noes, that the
ayes had it. Amid laughter and
cheers the house adjourned.
Of gross gold in the treasury Tuesday
was S4S9,412,158, the highest point