M.P. SUSPENDED.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1920, Page 5

M.P. SUSPENDED.

SCENE IN COMMONS. RESULT OF IRISH BILL.' By Tel«fraph.—-Press Asan,—Copyright, Received August 7, 5.5 p.m. ' London, August 6. In the House of Commons, there was a wild scene during the committee stage of the Restoration of Order in Ireland BUI. Mr. Devlin denounced at length the 'proceedings as humbug and sham. He was called to order for irreverence, but he declined to be seated, and continued speaking. The House was in committee, and the Speaker was summoned, and a motion for the suspension of Mr. Devlin was carried by 229 votes to ,43. The Speaker asked Mr. Devlin to leave, and Mr. Devlin acquiesced, being followed by the remaining Nationalists, the great majority of the Laborites, and some Independent jLibearls, amid jeers from Ministerialists and occupants of the Opposition Benches. Both Liberal and Labor remained in their seats, and did not participate in the demonstration.—Beuter Service,

A WILD .SCENE. MEMBER DECLINES TO LEAVE. Received August 9, 1,15 aim, London, August 0. The scene lasted some time. Mr. Devlin was speaking, nominally on a point of order, but his speech was really a vehement denunciation of the Government Bill, and the procedure adopted. He declined to take any notice ol the chairman. At one point both were on their feet together, while loud cheers and cries of "order," and opposition | counter-cries, made it impossible to hear the remarks. Finally, during a lull, the chairman ordered Mr. Devlin to withdraw, but he declined, and the deputy Sergeant-at-Arms formally requested f him to leave. Mi, Devlin was still obdurate, upon which the chairman named him and sent for the Speaker, after which Mr. Shortt (Home Secretary) moved hig suspension. Prior to this the House rejected, by 216 votes to 08, an amendment limiting the operation of the Bill to a year after the termination of tho war, or after the passing of the Act.

Sir Hamar Greenwood (Chief Secretary for Ireland) said it was impossible to limit the duration of the Bill until order was restored in Ireland. He hoped it would be possible to repjal it before ithe period suggested, and he emphasised that the Bill only applied to parts of Ireland. The Irish executive were of opinion that special tribunal* were necessary. He sincerely dwired to carry on without the application of this drastic measure, 'except where essential. .

Replying to a suggestion that the BUI should be suspended for an indefinite period, he said this would cause approhension in the Dominions and the Tinned States. He said he was of opinion that the Dominions and the United States had such knowledge of the Irish situation that the Bill would in no way perturb them. ' The Bill was read a third time by 203 votes to 18.