SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
A MEMBER. SUSPENDED^?' Received August 17,11 n.iii. London, August 16. The opening days of Parliament' mont wcro marked by a very depressing scene which resulted in Dr. Tanner, the Nationalist member for Cork, being suspended for a week, lie was noisy and insulting, and at last called Mr Harrington a liar, and refusing to withdraw tho ' expression, tho Speaker named liira, and Mr Chamberlain's motion was susnended.
Dr. Tanner, greatly excited, lay back in his seat implying tlmt lie would not retire, but when the Sergt,-at-Arms was advancing he walked on to the floor of the Chamber shouting out that ho was delighted to leave the dirty House, and crossing over to tho Treasury Benches, ho pointed to Mr Chamberlain yelling "Judas"repeatedly, and then virtually elbowed a path through tho crowded passage to the back of tho House, 1 shouting on his way " none of your nonsense." Dr Tanner added to his riot Mfc behaviour by seizing one of iJA members and shaking him by thSr coat collar, None of the other Irish members gave him any support,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5106, 17 August 1895, Page 2
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184SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5106, 17 August 1895, Page 2
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