Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-03-21
SUSPENDED FROM HOUSE OF
COMMONS AFTER CALLING
CHAMBERLAIN A LIAR.
SCENE OF GREAT CONFUSION
Irish Member Designated as Traitors
All Beers Fighting Under the Brit
ish Flag-chamberlain's Retort
Brought Forth Stunning Reply and
a Motion to Suspend the OFFENDING
Member Is Promptly Carried.
Member Is Promptly Carried.


London, March 21.-One of the live
liest scenes witnessed in the house of
commons since the palmiest days of
the Irish Nationalists, ended in the
suspension of John Dillon. During the
discussion of South African affairs, the
Liberal leader, Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman, criticised the ministers
conduct Gin uttering malignant SLAM
ders" in referring to the Liberal mem
bers. The malignant ISLANDERS" he
said were made for party purposes.
The government was going from blum
der to blunder in the management of
affairs and if this continued 'Fthe, coun-
try would see repetition of the evil
days of the American war"
The speaker uttered a bitter, de-
tailed criticism of the. governments
treatment of the Beers and it's miscal-
culations, declaring that the honor and
interests of the country were just as
dear to the Liberals as to the most
supercilious defender of the govern
ment's policy and the Liberals would
righteous and generous traditions OF
the nation against the methods of the
government.
The colonial secretary, Mr.. Cham
berlain, in the course of an equally in
cisive reply, said he desired to delib-
erately accuse Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman of losing no opportunity
for slandering his countrymen, the
soldiers and the government. Conse
quently the .'malignant ISLANDERS" had
come from the opposition side.
The speaker, Sir William Court
Gully. here intervened and declared
that the term malignant SANDER" was
unparliamentary. r.
Both SirHenry Camp pbell-Bannerman
and Mr.. Chamberlain thereupon with.
drew the words amid cheers.
Causes Scene Of Confuson.
Mr.. Chamberlain, proceeding, re.
ferred to the Beers who are fighting on
the British side, when John Dillon
(Irish Nationalist) interjected:
"They are traitors"
On which Mr.. Chamberlain retorted: :
'The honorable gentleman is good
Judge or traitors S...
A scene of great confusion ensued.
When order was partially restored Mr..
Dillon demanded a ruling on Mr..
Chamberlain's words. r..
The speaker said: ..
/. An honorable member spoke of SOL
diers serving under the British flag
as traitors. I deprecated the inter-
ruption and I deprecated the retort of
the other member
Mr.. Dillon then said:
81 will tell the right honorable men,
ber that he is damned liar"
A dead silence followed this remark.
Such unparliamentary language seem
ed to stun the house.
4 The speaker invited Mr.. Dillon to
withdraw the expression, but the lat
ter said:
II will not withdraw"
"Then must name you," said the
speaker. ....
The government leader, A. J. Bal
four, then said:
II beg to move that Mr.. Dillon be
suspended from service in the house" "
The motion was carried by 24S to 48
votes.
& Mr.. Dillon Immediately, by direction
of the speaker, left the house, amid
wild Nationalist cheers, and Mr.. Cham
berlain resumed his speech.
Mr.. Dillon's suspension under the
present rules cannot exceed week.
His offence would have been much
more severely dealt with had the new
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