The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-09
Parliamentary Bear Gardens.

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The German Parliament appears to have
become yeritable bear garden. Bismarck
perpetually out Of temper, glaring and
seeming to threaten any one who ventures
to disagree with him; the presiding
officer resigning because he cannot allow
his dignity to be constantly insulted |;
the Liberals exasperated and plain
spoken to the last degree and thunder
always in the air. Such is the picture
daily presented to the tranquil wives and
sisters, who bring their knitting into the
galleries of the Reichstag. and who look
on In vague wonder. Bismarck himself
must rub his eyes and stare from time to
tune. Can these he the representatives
of the slow and easy-going German
people whom he described in 1865 II in
capable of revolution because they had
too much good sense? "It our burghers
should attempt to build barricades,' he
said. .stheir wives would come out and
take them home by the ears y Not so
o man of blood and iron For they even
prowl so that your imperous voice is
lrowne,l. and worry you by bodily dis
senting in hundred ways from your
doctrines. Lasker boards you with i'm
punity,an so do the Socialists, IN man
ner quite heart-rending.
1t is said that the only man in the
Reichstag who has been able to preserve
his equanimity throughout the recent de-
bates is Herr Won Ludwig,an the reason
is that he is deaf as post. He is a
source of perpetual merriment TO the
House, for he is fond OF launching out IN
to the most condemnatory speeches.
When the members attempt to biaekguard
him in their turn he smiles sweetly, for
he hears nothing. He is an extremely
unparliamentery old party, and only the
other day called Herr Richter "that thing
of Richter" OF course it took ten
minutes to make MIN understand that he
was cepsured py the President and that
he must sit down.
Bismarcks attitude is exceptionally
curious. We have all heard how one day
| he even so far lost his temper as to allude
sneeringly to the clothes worn by the
| Liberal Deputy, Lasker. This was the
| signal for a general reprooffrom all classes
of newspapers. Lasker poeketed all the
insult for short time, but he has recently
made furious speech, in which he con-
demns Bismarck's presumption, his
license in language, and adds that the
country condemns it.
1 i
undiynified, what shall the French As.
sembly be called, after the remarkable
scene which occurred in the Chamber of
Deputies recently? Let me give you an
| instance of the manner in which the re-
actionists behaved After Panl de Cas-
sagnac had made his speech, and the I'm
der Secretary of State for the Department
of Justice was in the tribune, vainly en-
| deayoring to make himself heard above
| the boots and yells of the members of the
Right, he was finishing his sentence with
these words, which NJ. de Baudry d'Asson
happened to catch:
| II say, how it happened that Republic
can Government, of which happened to
be a member"
Here NJ. de Baudry d'Asson interrupt
ed saying:
Republican, yes; but liberal, no anti
| liberal." I"
| The Presi dent etta)-Gentleman
| little liberalism for those who are in he
tribune addressing the House, | beg OF
you
1 ample (Murmurs on the right and left. J
/ say, Mr. President, we demand that you
set us the example.
President Gambetta Monsieur de-
Baudry d'Asson, must beg you to yolun-
teer me any lessons on liberalism; ] do
not receive them from any one.
NJ. de Baudry d'Asson-We d are in the
right!
President Gambetta - Monsieur de
Baudry d Asson, call you to order F!
/ NJ. de Baudry d'Asson-Many thanks
/ President Gambetta-l call you to order
and invite you to remain silent.
NJ. de Bautry d'Asson-I am proud of a
a call to order from you'll
President Ghmbetta-I invite NJ. de
Baudry d'Assoh to be good enough to
recognize the authority of the President,
and to take back the words which he just
uttered
NJ Baudry d'Asson-I do not withdraw
them, Mr. President, maintain them
| (ExIamation--The censnre.)
| President Gambetta-The vote on the
censure will be taken.
At this Deputy inquired if NJ. de Bau-
| dry d 'Asson was not entitled to the floor,
and that lively gentleman at once de-
manded it.
President Gambetta-I shall not give
the floor to NJ de Bau,iry d Asson, in ac-
cordance with the rule; not even on the
vote of the censure, until be has at first
recognized the authority of the Presi-
| dent.
| NJ. de Baudry dAsson-I recognize your
authority, Mr.. President, but not your
| liberalism nor that of the Left, which
| daily gives proof of your despotism.
President Gambetta-M. de Baudry-
d'Asson, do not wish this occasion to
employ against you all the rigors of
ruling
NJ de Bsudry d'Asson-You may if you
like! (Great disturbance.)
President Gambetta-M. de Baudry
d'Asson, must remind you that your un-
parliamentary attitude is absolutely un-
acceptable whatever may be the position
of the minority of which you form part
In the first place it is not possible to de-
spise the right ofthe ruling, or, secondly,
the authority of the President, and in the
third place it is forbidden to show dis
respect for decision of the majority of
this Assembly. Consequently submit the
censure to vote.
A vote was taken, and NJ. de Baudry
d'Asson found himself censured. This
vote takes away one-quarter of his
months salary as deputy. When the
censure was over there was burst of
ironclad laughter from the right
President Gambetta-Who is the COL
league on the right who permits himself
to laugh?
Many members rising-everybody
Paul de Cassagnac-We have the
right, | suppose?
President Gambetta-Yon have not
the right to laugh at decision of the
Chamber.
Paul de Cassagnac-Oh, no! that was
never heard of before.
President Observation-Disclosures, l in
vite you to be silent.
NJ. Haenliens-Now we can't laugh any
more.
And so on cd infnitum, while the public
business waits, and the public, reading its
newspaper evenings at the cafe or at
home, or between the acts of the theater,
says, "Mon Dieul Mon Dieu Mon
Dieu "-Ed,card Kings Paris Letter to the
Boston Journal
EXPERIMENTS WITH ORANGE VINE
The constantly extending ravages of the
phylloxera have induced the inhabitants
of certain wine growing countries to con-
slider from what fruit might be obtained
a product which, by appearance, taste
and bouquet, would resemble the Juice
of the grape. Experiments have been
made, and the fact has been established
that the liquid extracted from the orange
would constitute reserve on which to