The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-03-08
RISH MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF CON-
MONS BECOME RECALCITRANT
SIXTEEN MEMBERS ELECTED
By Force by the Ser1eant-at-Arms,
Omcers and Policemen-Trouble Was
Caused by Mr.. Balfour Cloturing
Education Estimates-The RecaIcf.
trants Suspended Jeers of the
Natfonalists

london. March Sin the house 70
commons today the war secretary. Mr..
Brodrick. was asked IL he had any in
formation to the effect that General
Botha had intimated to General Kitch-
ener his readiness to surrender on GER
tain terms and that there were pros
poets of the success of the negotiations.
The secretary declined to make n
statement on the subject and his ST.
ence was taken to be a partial corrobo-
ration of the reports.
A message was cad from the king
asking parliament to make suitable
provision for the honorable support AMI
maintenance of the Duke and Duchess
of Cornwall and York, the Duchess of
Fife. the Princesses Victoria n
Charles of Denmark M the queen II
event Of her surviving her husband.
After midnight Mr.. Balfour applied
the cloture or the education estimates.
The nationalists shouted gag, gag
and refused to leave the house when
the division was taken. The chairman
Tx ACpOl z IL IldllCl 10 lAS SpEdAS1.
1he speaker finally asked if the mem.
bers still refused TO obey the order ana
there were cries Of yes, yes"
The speaker then named sixteen re-
calcltrants and Mr.. BaIfour moved THEN
suspension. This was agreed to with.
out a division.
The speaker ordered them to with
draw, but they refused amid great up
% The speaker called upon the sell
g~eant-at-armS to remove them. They
shouted defiance. Otncers n police
men then entered to enforce removal.
Mr.. Eugene Cream, memDer fol
Southeast Cork, struggled desperately
against removal n there was quite a
Tree night on the moor lasting for five
minutes, other lriSnmen assisting hun.
Eventually ne was carried out Doully
Dy SIX policemen amid yelIS ana cneers.
The police then returned n carried
out each OF the remaining recalcIJrants
in the same manner six policemen
sutnced for eacn member with the Elk
ceptIon Of Mr.. F1avln who is a big man
and required eight.
Many, as they were being carried out,
waved their hands shouted: "Goa
save Ireland"
Those VINO were removed, included
MeSsrs. John Cullinan, Patrick White,
Patrick Mchugn. Wllilam Lunden, Will
liam Abraham. Patrick Dugdn, Antho-
ny Donetan and James Gllnooly.
The trouble arose through Mr.. Bal
four cloturing the whole es-
Inmates without giving an opportunity
TO discuss the Irish votes.
AT l o'clock the speaker said: THE
house will now resume proceedings In
committee, n 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 account, ADDING, there
being no teners OF noes that the yes
had it. Amid laughter and cheers the
house adjourned.
London. March 6.-Neither Mr.. Dill
lon. Mr.. John Redmand nor Mr.. T. L.
O'Connor was present. One or two
constables Were badly handled in the
scuft<. The suspensions Will last fol
one week.
Never before had such a scene oc-
CURED in the house as accompanied the
removal of Mr.. Cream. He struggled
fiercely with the attendants, who sum-
moned the police. a dozen c~onstables
entering the house,
The n~ationalists ieered at them. The
Irish shouted don't kill him." and
don't kill the man."
The nationalist fought and struggled
frantically; but, at length a superior
force Of police succeeded in dragging
Mr.. Cream out by the legs n arms
and carrying him down the floor Of the
house, the Irishmen standing and wild
ly shouting: "Shame!" "Murderers!"
| and South African brutality"
The speaker then called upon Mr..
McHugh to retire, but he defiantly re-
fused. A strong body of twenty police
men again stormed the Irish benches.
Angry shouts rent the air. The bench
es below the gangwav on the opposition.
side were a 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 bowls of eX-
ecration the police grappled with the
others and carried them by arms and
legs over the benches and out of the
house. While Mr.. Donelan was being
| removed the n~ationalists rose n sang
God Save Ireland"
Mr.. Flagin shouted against the union
lists who sat silent in their seats dur,
ing the scene you will be carried out
| of South Africa in the same way"
The n~ationalists ieered Mr.. Balfour
and the other ministers. as they left
the building.