IRISH HOME RULE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 178, 29 July 1893, Page 5

IRISH HOME RULE.

Scene in the House of

Commons.

THE MEASURE FORCED [THROUGH

COMMITTEE,

A FIERCE MELEE,

FREE FIGHT IN THE HOUSE,

MEMBERS HISSED BY THE

SPECTATORS

London, July 28,

An unprecedented scene occurred in the House of Commons last night.

Just before the closure was finally applied to the Home Rule Bill, Mr Chamberlnin taunted the Ministerialists with regarding every scheme emanating from the Premier as perfect. If, said he, Mr Gladstone called anything black, they said good, if white, better. They always considered his doctrine as the voice of God. Never since the days of Herod was there such slavish adulation.

Amidst a scene of wild confusion Mr Mellor, Chairman of Committees, enforced the closure.

Disorder reigned supreme, the Government party cheering, and shouts of rape mingled with cries of " shame," " gag," "time," "Judas," were heard from all parts of the Chamber. Mr Chamberlain rose to put a question, but had to confine himself to a dumb show,

The Ministerialists refusod to allow him to be heard, and kept up an inceissant noise.

Mr Vicary Gibbs, Conservative member tor Sh. Alban's, amid a medley of inarticulate bellowing, also tried to get the chairman's ear, in order to report Mr T. P. O'Connor, who, he said, had insulted Mr Chamberlain by reiterating cries of "Judas." He demanded thab the word should be taken down.

Mr Mellor ignored Mr Gibbs' proposal, and said he had nob heard the epithet. He thon ordered tho division to proceed. Some Ministerialists obeyed, but the bulk of the Opposition, rofuaed to go into the lobbies until their claim for justice was attended to.

Suddenly a fierce melee occurred on the floor of the House, and the Speaker was summoned.

Mr O'Connor thon apologised, and the Bill waa bhen finally passed through committee.

Mr Arnold Foster, during the scene in the H6use, shouted out, " Why associate with bloody Irish rebels 1" Mr Fisher, Conservativa member forFulham, threw Mr Losau, of Leicester, from his seat, and Colonel Saundorson squared up to and hit Mr Austin, of Limerick, and Mr Crean, of Ossory. The latter responded manfully, and the Nationalists and Tories thon broke out into a free fight, swearing and shouting on all sides at oach other.

Overcome with contempt at the scene before thorn, the efcraugers in tho galleries roaeund hissed the members below.