Three Members Suspended by the House London, July 24.
Wild scenes leading to the debarment of three Independent Labour members were witnessed in the House of Commons last night when the Home Secretary, Sir John Simon, was accused of lying as he was do-fending the Government's unemployment assistance regulations, 'The "accusation was made at the height of Sir John's speech, and was followed by an uproar which caused the "Deputy Speaker, "Sir Dennis Herbert, to suspend' the silting.
Eighteen minutes elapsed before It 'The session, which lasted 34 hours jand 18 minutes, yielded fresh excitement in its concluding stages, When Conservatives moved the closure, the strains of the Red Flag were' unwontendly and unprecedentedly raised, Labour back benchers joing}
'The three members _suspondod were:-—Mr, George Buchanan, member for the Gorbals division of Glasgow; Mr. Campbell Stephen, member for the Camlachie division' of Glasgow; and Mr. J. McGovern, member for the Shettlesion division of Glas-sow.
The suspensions were the first in the present Parliament, The three members were debarred for only five days, as first offenders at this session, and will not lose their Parliamentary salaries.
Pending their return, Mr, James Maxton, member for the Bridgeton division of Glasgow, will be the only representative of the Independent Labour Party in the House, Accused of Lying The trouble arose when Mr. Buchanan, speaking in a loud voice and with his arms stretched out, accused Sir John Simon of lying. The Deputy Speaker immediately." rose, and sternly asked the "honourable member" to withdraw his unpatlinmentary expression, Amid constantly increasing tumult, Mr, Buchanan refused several oppor-{unites to, withdraw his remark, after which the Depuly Speaker warned Mr. Buchanan that it would be his-duty to "name" him to the House unless he withdrew his accusaion, This caused Mr, Buchanan to blaze into anger, and, as he again refused to withdraw his remark, the Deputy Speaker "named the honourable member for Gorbals."
'When Sir John Simon' moved the customary motion of suspension, an unrestrained uproar broke out, Mr. Campbell Stephen protested against the suspension of tis colleague, and hurled abuse at Conservative members. As the disorder increased, the Deputy Speaker suspended the silting, which had then been in progress for over 27 hours, Subsequently, the motion for Mr. Buchanan's suspension was carried by 246 votes to 53, and that for Mr, Stephen's suspension by 256 votes More Trouble There was more trouble, however, after the withdrawal of these two members, Booing from the Labour benches greeted Sir John Simon when hho rose to resume his speech. " Mr. F. S, Cocks, Labour member for the Broxtowe division of Nottinghamshire, exclaimed: "We all know that Sir John Simon is a 'The Speaker, Captain E, A. Fitzroy, who was now' occupying the Chair, said that if Mr. Cocks would refrain from using such expressions he would help to maintain the dignity of the House, Mr. McGovern subsequently referred to the Home Secre-ary a8 a "damned lar," and, when he refused to withdraw' this remark, Sir John Simon moved his suspension. The vote was carried by 262 votes to 11. The majority of official Labourites refrained from voting, Mr. McGovern, however, declined to leave when the Speaker requested him to do so, and, at the Speaker's request, the Serjeant-at-Arms asked him to withdraw. Eventually Mr, Me-Govern, with a pat on the back from his leader, Mr. Maxton, was escorted across the bar of the House by the Serjeant-at-Arms, who held" his elbow.
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