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IRISH MEMBER SUSPENDED.
VOTE AGAINST ODONNELL IN
HOUSE or COMMONS 3II TO 81.
Baifeur Proposes . Plan to Expedite Gov.
eminent Business That Sir Charles
Dixie says Would MuxAe the House
William Redmond Cries Tyranny.


Special Cable Dsspaieh 10 TIE SUN.
LONDON. Oct. i8-John O'Donnel,. Ma
tonalist Member. was suspended by the
House Of Commons to-day. Mr.. O'Donnell
persisted In addressing the House in de-
fance Of the Speakers cry Of -Order.
order" The Irish members shouted loudly.
drowning what MIR O'Donnell was saying.
Amid a prolonged scene Of uproar Premier
Balfour moved that Mr.. O'Donnell be sus-
pended.
The scene caused by Mr.. O'Donncll was
for a moment one of the greatest tension.
He brandished his fist couple Of feet from
Mr., Balfours nose. shricking above the
babel: Il despise you. | despise you.
Your cowardly Chief Secretary closed
my mouth in Ireland, sentencing me TO
Jail for six months. Now you close my
mouth in Parliament by force"
Mr.. Balfour leaned forward with his face
full to Mr.. ODonnell and smiled pleasantly.
Messrs, Hanbury, Long and Richie. three
of the biggest men in the Cabinet, happened
to be sitting beside Mr.. Balfour They did
not attempt to act a. buffers, but they
watched Mr.. O'Donnell closely. There
was a great sigh of relief when he turned
and strobe back to his place.
The House voted Mr.. O'Donnelrs sus-
pension by 3il to 81.
Parliament sat to-day for the first time
since the adjournment in August. The
! opening was without formalities. The
Speaker took the chair at o'clock and the
House proceeded Immediately to the bust
ness Of the day.
Mr. Swift Mcneil, the Irish Nationalist
Member for South Donegal. called the at
tention Of the House TO the fact that ten
members had been arrested during he recess
and that no notice had been sent to the
| Speaker,
The new members Of the Cabinet were
then introduced. They took the oath Of
Office and were seated.
Mr. Balfour, the Prime Minister, moved
that for the remainder of the session Gov
eminent business should have precedence
at every sitting. and that at the conclusion
| Of the consideration of Government BUSH
ness each day the Speaker should adjourn
the House without putting the question.
In supporting the motion Mr. Balfour
said the autumn session would be devoted
! to the Education bill. the London Water
BILL the Expiring Laws Continuance bill;
resolutions in regard to sugar bounties and
| ot tiidilh~ W lllc hiIe loi NHe kit W os-
borne House; and the vote Of supplies to
carry out the conditions Of peace in the
Transvaal, the Indian budget and the
Uganda Railway bill.
Sir Charles Dixie, advanced Radical.
opposed this motion. He said the House
would be muzzled and dumb il the reso-
luton were passed.
William O'Brien. Irish Nationalist Mem
Der for Cork. declared that, when Ireland
had been tortured to the verge OF revo-
luton precedence should be given to Irish
affairs.
William Redmond. Nationalist Member
for East Clare said that all the Irish Mem
bers wanted was one day in the next two
months on which To discuss Irish affairs.
That had been refused them with contemptu-
GUS insolence. He regretted that the Irish
people could not with arms in their hands
strike blow against the tyranny to which
they were subjected.