Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1882-07-07 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

HOUSIC OF COMMONS.  FSIDAY.  SUSPENSION OF 26 IRISH MEMBERS.  The House of COMMOILII met for despatch of business on Friday at noon. and did not rise until eight o'clock on Saturday evening, and the sitting will be memorable not only for its length but for the suspension of twentr-fivis Irish members, end the gross insults offered to the Chairman of Committees, It was understood before the House met that the Ministers had reaelved to make substantial program with the Prevention, of Grim, (Ireland) Bill, and it was also known that Mr. Parnell and Ilia followers had determined to put in force all the obstructive powers at their command. In preparation for the struggle, relays of Liberal members were told off to relieve each other, and the measures taken to defeat the Obstructionists were successful. The passing of Clause 17, which sets out the description of the district in which charges for extra police and compensation for murders and outrages should be leviel, and makes provision for raking the charges proposed, was strenuously opposed, amendment after amendment being brought forward by Mr. Healy, only to be rejected by overwhelming majorities, one of the propositions of the hon. member for Wexford being described by the Premier aa embodying • monstrous doctrine, and in the course of the debate it will pointed out that the committee bad been engaged for nearly five hours be discussing a single line of the Bill. At half-past nine o'closk on Saturday morning the Chairman of the Committee (Dr. Lyon Playted), whose duties during a pori ion of the sitting had boen ' discharged by Mr. Courtney, declared that the time hal come when it was necessary to stop the syatemotic obstruction which had been displayed, and " named" Mr. Biggar, Mr. Callan, Dr. Commins, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Healy, Mr. Leamy, Mr. Justin M'Carthy, Mo. Marum, Mr. Merge. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. Pernell, Mr Richard Power, Mr. R-dmond, Mr. Sexton, and Mr. Sullivan. Mr. O'Donnell thereupon said he had be. n "foully named as auilty of obstruction," and added the Chairman had sinned against all the traditions of his ethic The sixteen members "named" were retorted and suspended. They left the Hou re in a body. The insult t the Chairman of Committees was next considered, end Mr. Childers moved that the conduct of Mr. O'Donnell should be taken into co n eideration on Monday. Sir St afford Northoote seconded the motion, and after some opposition by 2or 3 Irish members, it was agreed to. Immediately afterwards Mr. Cowen gave notice that on Monday he rhould move a vote of censure on the Chairman of Com• mitteee. Alter a long deb kte clauses 17 and 18 were ad 14d to the Bill, and in the course of some conversation which followed on the proposed omission of Clause 19, the Prime Minister stated, staid Liberal cheers, that the Government hi, decided to ask the House on Monday to revive the resolution of urgency adopted last year. Later on in the sitting the Home Rulers resorted to their obstructive tactics, repeated moving that progress should be reported, and while engaged in these manoeuvres Mr. Lalor was compelled to withdrew an imputation he cast upon Mr. Gladstone. The Chairman warned the obstructionists that they were pursuing the same course which had led to the suspension of sixteen membirs earlier in the day, but his reproof being unheeded be eventually "named" Mr. Byrne, Mr. W. Corbett, Mr. Gray, Mr. Lido?, Mr. A. O'Connor. Mr. Mr. O'Sullivan, and Mr. Shiel. On the motion of Mr. Gladstone the members were suspended. The clause of the Bill were then rapidly proceeded with, and at eight o'clock progresia Wag reported, all the original clauses having been got through, but the consideration of some new clauses being deterred. The sitting, which had lasted thirty hours, was then brought to a close.