New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-14
Unionists Prevent Debate on
Premier's Proposal to ReScind
Mondays Action-HouSe
Forced to Adjourn.
WOULD FORCE RESIGNATION
Uproar Worst Since Mr.. Glad
stones First Irish Measure
Winston Churchill
Hit by Heavy
Book.

London. Nov. 13.-The House "
Commons, the popular house of the
Mother Of Pariaments" was tho
scene tonight Of riot over Premier
Asquiths proposal to rescind the action
of Monday, when the Unionists carried
by a majority Of twenty-five Sir Fred
erick Banbury's amendment, defeating
the most important financial feature of
the Home Rule bill
The Unionists refused TO permit the
debate and the Speaker was forced 20
adjourn the session on account of the
disorder This is an extremely rare
| necessity and the situation is con-
sidered a critical one.
The Unionists almost unanimously
| threaten that they will continue 10
make business in the House impossible
unless the Prime Minister accepts thu
| amendment or drops the Home Rule
| bill They declare that his action is
unprecedented and will be obstructe'l
| by unprecedented measures. Their Oh
| ject is to force the government to re-
! sign.
! The uproar far exceeded that which
| stified Premier Asquiths speech when
| he introduced the Home Rule bill, ard
| has not been equalled since the free
| fight over Gladstone's first Home Rule
measure. The ministers were taunted
with epithets like "Traitors!' Apes"
Sir William Bull, Unionist for Ham
for repeatedly calling Mr.. Asquith a
| traitor"
Labor Member a Peacemaker.
After adjournment the Unionists
doubled up programmes and threw them
across the floor at the Prime Minister
winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord
of the Admiralty, was hit with a heavy
| book hurled from the camp OF the
enemy. A fight appeared imminent
until VIII Crooks, the Labor member
| poured oil on the troubled waters ey
starting the singing of Aud Lang
| Syne"
When the session began there were
packed benches. The Premier's fol-
lowers give him a great cheer on his
entrance, and demonstrated that they
were present in force by defeating a
motion TO adjourn early in the pro-
ceedings by a vote of 327 to DIS.
The substance Of Mr.. Asquith's mo-
| A., - A.. ,ho ua,burv amendment
be rescinded, Notwithstanding any
thing in any standing order OF this
House" and that the order Of the
House in respect TO the Home Rule bill
take effect as though Mondays pro-
ceedings had not taken place.
The effect OF this would be practically
to begin again the consideration OF the
bill at the clause where the Banoury
amendment was offered.
Andrew Bonar Law, leader Of the
Opposition, had the floor quickly, and
INQUIRED whether there was any prece-
dent for the governments course and
whether It would not destroy all safe
guards for regularity in the House O.
Commons pfOceeulHSs'
Could Find No Precedent.
Amid loud opposition cheers the
Speaker replied that he could find no
nrecedent for resembling a decision OF
the House arrived at during the pass
age of a bill. Whether 1t would de-
stroy the safeguards was a matter on
which every member must form his
own Judgment.
There was a long discussion on the
parliamentary points, and then Mr. AS
auth rose and said that no notice mad
been given of the amendment offered
hv Sir Frederick Banbury and that its
discussion was brief. He doubted II
the members on either side had ap-
preciated it's Importance. 1t would re-
duce the S3O,OO0.OOO which it was pro-
nosed TO transfer to the Irish govern
ment to Sl2,50O,OOO.
III the decision come to Monday re-
mains unreversed," said the Premier
eravely. .'or. on reconsideration, is
found TO be the deliberate Judgment of
/ the House, IL Noulu DS hiPoSSAoie ANN
the government TO proceed with the
bill. There are two reasons for this.
In the first place. mortal blow would
have been struck
I Mr.. Bonar Law-"Has been"
| Mr.. Asquith--"at the financial ar
rangements Of the bill. Next.
strongly hold that bill passing this
House should receive upon all sub
stantial and vital points the assent Of
the majority Of the House"
Asauith Argues There Are Presidents.
Mr.. Asquith proceeded TO point out
| that last week the government had
majority OF 121 on question similar
to that raised by Sir Frederick Ban
bury. He argued that there were
precedents for the course proposed.
Mr.. Bonar Law replied that the es-
tablished rule of the House was de-
cision once on a resolution. The gov
ernments proposal, he declared. was
an affront TO the House.
Captain Craig, Unionist for East