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

MOUSE OF COMMONS.  FILMAT.  SUSPENSION OF 25 IRISH MEKI3ERB.  The House of Commons met for deepatch of business on Friday at noon, and did not rise until eight o'olock on Saturday evening, and the sitting will be memorable not only for its length but for the suspension of twenty-five Irish members, end the gross insults offered to the Chairman of Committees. It was understood before the Home met that the Ministers had reseived to make substantial progress with the Preventims of Grim, (Ireland) Bill. and it was also known that Mr. Parnell and his followers had determined to put in force all the obstructive powers at their command. In preparation tor 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 raising 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 as embodying a monstrous doctrine, and in the coarse of the debate it was pointed out that the committee had been engaged for nearly five hours in diacusaing a single line of the Bill. At half-past nine o'clock on Saturday tinning the Chairman of the Committee (Dr. Leon Playfiii•), whose duties during a por ion of the sitting had been discharged by Mr. Courtney, declared that the time had come when it was necessary to stop the syaternatic obstruction which had been displayed, and " named" Mr. Biggar, Mr. Callan, Dr. Commins, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Healy, Mr. Leamy, Mr. Justin M'Carthy, Me. Mame°, Mr. Merge, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. Pernell, Mr Richard Power, Mr. R-dmond, Mr. Sexton, aid Mr. Sullivan. Mr. O'Donnell thereupon said he had bee n "foully named as atelty of obstruction," and added the Chairman had sinned against all the traditions of his offi..ee. The sixteen members "named" were reported mid suspended. They left the House inc 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 consideration on Monday. Sir Stafford Northoote seconded the motion, and alter 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 Adler a long debate clauses 17 and 18 were ad ir d to the Bill, and in the course of some conversation which followed on the proposed omission of Clause 19, the Prime Minister stated, amid Liberal cheers, that the Government hae decided to mak 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 menceuvres Mr. Lalor WM compelled to withdrew an Imputation he cast upon Mr. Gladstone. The Chairman warned the obstructioniets that they were pursuing the same course which bad led to the suspension of sixteen roemb.rs earlier in the cloy, but his reproof being unheeded he eventually "named" Mr. Byrne, Mr. W. Corbett, Mr. Gray, Mr. Labor, Mr. A. O'Connor, Mr. O'R.lly, Mr. O'Sollivan. and Mr. Shia]. On the motion of Mr. Gladstelae the members were !suspended. The clause of the Bill were then rapidly proceeded with, and at eight o'clock progress was reported, all the original cleuses having been got through, but the consideration of some new clauses being deferred. The sitting, which had lasted thirty hours, was then brought to a close.