Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1889 — LIVELY TIMES IN PARLIAMENT. [ARTICLE]

LIVELY TIMES IN PARLIAMENT.

Harrington and Balfour Narrowly Escape an Exchange of Blows, There was considerable uproar in the House of Commons, Thursday night, ►ccasioned by an altercation which at me time, promised to end in personal riolence between Chief Secretary Balfour and Mr. Edward Harrington, member for West Kerry, Ireland. The Irish estimates were under consideration, and Ihe Irish Secretary was making his ipeech in support of them when he took tension to rotor to the case of two resilient magistrates who bad refused to rabscribe toward a proposed race meeting because Mr. Harrington, who was t member of the committee, had violently denounced the police as cowards, loafers, bnlltos and uniformed bloodbounds. At this Mr. Harrington jumped to his feet and demanded of Mr. Balfour his authority for such a statement Mr. Balfour merely replied that ha had “the best authority,” and waa proseeding to continue his speech without further attention to his questioner when Harrington, his eyes flashing fire and his clinched hand raised above his head, made a rush for the speaker. Before he could accomplish his evident purpose oi assaulting Mr. Balfour, however, several athletic members rushed forward, and by main strength restrained the impetn, one young Irishman. Great excitement reigned, of course, and for a time all wag confusion. When Mr. Harrington had been quieted bv his friends, and resumed his seat, Mr. Healy arose, and, on behalf of Mr. Harrington, stated that that gentleman had been provoked not so much by Mr. Balfour’s l*ngn»g« as bj in insulting gesture which he had maAt use of. Thereupon Mr. Balfour disclaimed any Intention of in salting Mr. Harrington and this being followed by an apology en the part of the letter gentleman, the House was enabled to settle down to its normal temperature and Mr. Balfour proceeded with his analysis of the Irish