The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-17
Opened With a .rbulent
 Debats <. REVOLT AGAs9 ST PREMIER
 : Irish Mem $s Kept the Body
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The Session Promises to Bring Out Historic Party Struggle. Balfour Was Openly Dsfsd
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London, Oct. 16.-Parliament was re- | opened today without any formalities' the House proceeding immediately to the duties Of the day. Owing to the contro- versial character of the educational bill is the unbending determination of both sides, the session promises to be the oc- | casion of the most serious party strug- gle witnessed in the House of Commons since the last liberal government retired l from of1ce.
 The sitting opened with turbulent de- | bate. Premier Baifour moved that the remainder of the session be entirely de- voted to government business which he explained, would consist mainly of the discussion of the education bill and Lon don water bill. while the Indian budget | the Uganda railroad, sugar bounties and | the supply vote would take up the pro- ceedings later. The Transvaal, he added, also would require attention. The Storm Breaks. Sir Eward Bryce, leading the Liberals, | in the absence of Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, made a mild protest and then | came a storm.
 Patrick o'Brien, sitting in the place | usually occupied by John Redmond, the | Irish leader in the House, asked that at least a day between now and the Christ mas holidays( be devoted to the discus sion of the serious state of affairs in Ire | land.
 MT. Balfour replied that If the request l for such an opportunity came from <ht Liberal leaders the government would grant it but they could not notice 1t rom the Irish party.
 William O'Brien thereupon made an i'm passioned speech, warning the House that Ireland was on the verge of revolt | hA Ntfc l. ly suspended and now the members wer' engaged in the only Parliament they had
 Throughout MT. O'Brien g remarks thu Irish members kept up a perfect storH of applause
 When MT Wyndham. the Chief Secre tary for Ireland entered the House th' Irish members hiased him loudly and tho Speaker, whe was frequently on his feet asking for order, sterDly represSed thu demonstrations.
 At Fever Heat.
 MT. Lloyd Gerard, backed up by 1risf members and T. P. OConnor, brought tht excitement to fever heat. bitterly up braidng Mir. Balfour for declaring tha Irish matters must only be discussed by favor of the English Liberals.
 Only after a heated oolloquy with thu Speaker was Mir O'Connor prevented from voicing abuse of Mir. Wyndham and a description of the alarming state oi Ireland, which the other Nationalis' members had not touched on.
 During the afternoon the Speakers rul | ing raised renewed clamor from the Irisf | benches.
 Members of the House of Lords. as spectators crowded in to the House oi Commons in expectation of scene al the Irish members became more and l faA hA pectedly. MT. Healy, amid intense ex' citement, said:
 l "I rise to speak as a native of Ugan da." and then, in speech which. on al | sides, was characterized as one Of tho fir est satires ever heard in the House oi | Commons MT. Healy, always as Ugan dan, thanked the Premier for his consid eration, which enabled the imperial Par liament to devote time to the discussion of native affairs He complimented MT Balfour on being able to sufficiently de tach himself so as to be oblivious of th' vital disturbances prevailing in "that distant and distressful country. Ireland
 In this vein, whic ch irresistibly held thu attention of the House and which caused MT. Balfour himselH frequent amuse' ment MT. Healy completed what Union ist member defined as one of 'the fines satirical indictments" the Government had ever undergone.
 Other Nationalist members continued the debate fiercely, declaring that Irisi affairs were at present moro important tt England than any of the matters men tioned in MT. Balfour's program.
 Tyranny Over Ireland.
 William Redmond regretted that thu Irish people could not. with arms 1T their hands, strike a blow against thu violent tyranny to which they were sub jected." The present action of the Gov ernment, ne declared. afforded a reason why the Irish members would take tho first opportunity of hurling the ministers | from office.