The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-23
WILDEST DISORDER IN
 BRITISH PARLIAMENT PREMIER BALFoUR ACCUSED OF VIOLATING HIS
 PLEDGE.
Opposition Takes Him to Task-wouId
 Not Allow Colonial Secretary LyttIe- ton to speak-Demand Balfour De- fend His Own Honor and Fight His Own BattIes-scenes Unprecedented
--Great Sensation.

London, May 22.-The sitting of the house os commons tonight was mark ed by scenes of the widest disorder, growing out of a motion by Sir Henry Campbell ll-Bannerman to adjourn the house in order that he might discuss the charge against Premier Balfour of having yiola.ed his pledge not to deal with the subject of colonial preferences without first appealing to the country. Alfred Lyttelton, secretary of state for. the colonies, was put up to reply to the liberal leader but the members of the opposition shouted down his every at tempt to speak, even after the premier demanded hearing for the, secretary. Finally the speaker, after he had ex- hausted every effort to quell the tur- bulence put into force for the first time new rule empowering him to adjourn the house in cases Of grave disorder.
 The debate on Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's motion came up at the night session The liberal leader de- manded plain answer from Premier Balfour and Alfred Lyttelton, secretary of state from the colonies, rose to re- ply. The members of the opposition drowned the efforts of the secretary with crief of "Balfour, "Balfour. After continuing for about ten min- utes MT. Lyttleton sat down. Winston Churchill then attempted to speak, but the ministerialists drowned his efforts, the nationalists joining in the din and shouting for the police.
 After number of members failed to secure hearing the premier rose to a point of order and a temporary lull fol- lowed. MT. Balfour said he though 1t highly improper that he should be i'm mediately expected to follow the lead- CT of the opposition. He said he had never before known the opposition to refuse to hear a minister, and he in sisted that the house should hear Sec. retary Lyttelton, as otherwise the dig nity of the house could not be main- tained.
 Except when Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman taunted him with being the sole cause of the disorder and MT. Ball. four flashed rather an angry reply, the premier was composed throughout the sitting. &s
 MT. Lyttelton also showed the great est self possession i'll his difficult posi- ton. Standing at the treasury table, flushed but imimobile, times out of number he essayed to speak, always beginning The prime minister, and always being shouted down with cries of "Balfouri Balfour! Let him defend his own honor. Let him fight his ofn battles.
 Whenever the storm showed signs of subsiding the Irish members joined in, renewing the hubbubi until finally the deputy speaker, for the first time, put in force one of the new rules adopted by the present parliament empowering the speaker in cases of grave disorder to adjourn the house.
 The speaker had been unable to se- cure a semblance O. order after howls and counter howls lasting over an hour.
 The action of the speaker and the scenes in the house created tremen- dous sensation in the lobbies which were crowded with members discussing every phase of the evenings occur rences, which were declared to be un- precedented. The galleries were filled with peers and other distinguished per- sons who gathered in the hope of hear ing an interesting debate on the fiscal < question. They took part in the cries for their favorites, thus adding to the din and afterwards joined the excited crowds in the Hobbies.
 The liberal leaders afterwards held a conference and 1t was expected that a vote of eensure on Premier Balfour will be moved tomorrow by Sir Henry =, Do, i, !, o,,,,, f.