The next stage in the proceedings was a short speech
from the Speaker, in which he declared that he had intended to invite Mr. Sonar Law to assist him in maintaining order. He had been disappointed in that, and there was now nothing more for him to do except, under Standing Order 21, to suspend the sitting of the House until next day. After a brief pause Mr. Bonar Law and the Opposition Front Bench quitted the House amid cheers from their sup- porters, while on the Government aide not a Member stirred for some minutes. When, however, the House was cleared of the Opposition, the Prime Minister rose and received a great ovation. Though there were a good many recrimina- tions of an angry kind between individual Members, there was no actual violence, and by a quarter-past six the House was empty.
