The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-07-27
HOWLED
DOWN BY DIN FROM
WRATHY COMMONS
Asquith Tries in Vain to Get
Consideration on Lords
Amendment to the
Veto Bill.

London, July 25.-Scenes of wild
disorder marked the session of the
aouse of commons today. Half o
dozen times the premier rose to move
consideration of the lords amendment
10 the parliamentary bill and eac time
ne was howled down by a din SO ter
rifc that the speaker had difficulty in
making himself heard as he appealed
20 both sides to observe parliamentary
decorum. Again and again Mr.. AS
uuith essayed to speak, but was unable
% prevail against the uproar.
After trying vainly for three-quar-
sers Of an hour to get q hearing, Pre-
nier Asquith cut shor. his projected
speech II amid a hubhub declared
that if the lords would not consent to
restore the veto bill even with reason
able amendments to substantially its
original form, the government would
be compelled to nvo the exercise OF
the royal ~prerogative for the creation
Of new peers.
A. j. Balfour replied HI the gov
ernnent@h by this oie stroke mad mis-
used the prerogative of the crowd to
destroy the second chamber in which
noWled down and unable to restore
order. Speaker Lowther decided the
sitting suspended until tomorrow.
Public Excited.
No parliamentary event of modern
times has so quickened the public
pulse as the present political crisis
arising from the veto bill and anxiety
to know the exact terms Of Premier
Asqu1th's ultimatum to the peers
crowded the house in a way not seen
for many years.
The members of the Tower chamber.
ususlly so decorous, "a vent to Their
feelings by rising n cheering franz
tlcslly aud waving handkerchiefs as
their resi- ective leaders entered. There
wer, solla groans from the unionists
benches iltermingled with an occa.
sional shcat of traitor when Asquitb
made his appearance.
The opening scenes of the historic
session were among the stormiest ever
witnessed in the house. AS he rose to
speak, the premier was encouraged by
Q roar of applause from the radical,
Irish and labor benches, but an
answering volley of cheers came from
the opposition, while a small group Of
standpatters busily chanted traitor;
traitor. traitor until Speaker Lowther
warned them to control themselves.
divide" Shouts Cecil.
Prominent among the disordcrly
ones was Lord Hugh Cecil. the COM
Sentative free trader from oxford
university, WHO necessarily ctlaltGu
divide, divide, divide"
The radical members appealed to the
speaker to metaphorically turn him
out.
Frederick e. Smith. ~unionist for the
Walton division of Liverpool. injected
the claim that the unionists We're enti-
tied to protest in this fashion il they
thought that the cabinet had degraded
the political life of the country.
This led to a renewal of the OUT
break.
Meanwhile Premier Asquith stood at
the table waiting a lull in the storm.
His first word, however, was a signal
for another cyclone and for 20 min
utes the premier stood, unable to get
a word in.
Cries of "Hurrah for Redmond. the
real leader.' suddenly broke out from,
the conservative benches. 1--WE will
listen to Redmond" they ADDED.
The British aristocracy.' Was ~"
answering cry of the radicals, 'ioo'
at them!"
The speaker said he would be de-
lighted to entertain a motion to adj
journ, but that proceedings had not
yet started.
His Voice Drowned.
Asquith again and again tried to
/ speak. but a whirlwind of cries drowned
his voice. Divide; divide Let u,
know the terms of the bargain
Write another letter." ''Toc the
line!" We're among the favorite shouts.
A strong appeal by the speaker
finally caused Il ~momentary cessation
of the verbal tornad and Asquith eot
put a couple of sentences, asserting thar
the principle of the parliamentary bill
vas affirmed as far back as 1907 anC
afterward vas confirmed at the general
election.
Interruptions followed. the unionistO
shouting, Cannot we hear the dicta.
tor?' e..
Asquith went on:
The house of commons carried {;
resolution in favor of the bin in 1915
by a large majority, and but for thu
death of King Edward
Keep the king out of politics.;
Who killed him. You did, re
sounded in the opposition benches