, 1879-07-04
CASSAGNAC'S ROW.

Tho stormfrst Sitting Of the aesalon-
Cnssngnnn kcnt Ont of tho House.
N. taul de Cassaguac managed, during tho
debato On N. jugs FERRIS Education bill Ia tho
Chamber OF Deputies on tue 10th, to s'surpass
III violence mud inyect!ye all that he hus ever
tlono bafore ercn In ulu l[centtous columns OF
Ills own newspaper. lie turned the French
Chamber into sceno OF physical riot,
and compelled the suspension Of tho SIT
Ting. His main object, as he uyows In the
Pays, Ia to bring parliamentary institutions
into contempt. "Sono OF the worst rowutcs
Of H. Etulia zola's 'Assommolr' might"
thinks The London Daay Telegraph, "a.udy with
profit tic consequences nt Versailles OF lnttl-
rated passions let loose among the gentlemen
ri France" Tho scono arose In till rolloWihg
n,annor: II. do Cassagnac delivered violent
speech against ii. FeFry'e bill, in which he ac-
cusel tho Minister Of Public Instruction OF I'M
looBnE mass OF systcmatic calumnics against
tho religious orders. and Of fnlsifvlng docu-
ments, an1. In connection with tuis charge,
mentioned the name Of II. Trurtl. NJ. Ganbot-
ta, the President, invited NJ. De Cassagnuc to
moderate hts language, tut the Inter 1,eyertnc-
less maintained the expression "fafaffying.n
Ills words xcso received wtl, loud protests, niMt
The President Was called upon to formally ecu.
sire the spcaker. ~. Gambctta then nut 1t 10
the vote tint n. Dc CassaGnac be ccnsurcd alid
Temporarily excluded ftom the lIoust. Thu LIFT
warmly applaudel. but thu agltatton nud til.
mutt subsequently reached such pitch That n.
Galnbetta put Oh Ills bat and announced TINT
their respective bureaux. u. do Cussavnar,
however, still remained for sotno tlfna II. tho
tribune. The sitting was finally suspended,
aud the questora cleared thr public galleries.
pasturc number Of Deputies retaa!ucil on tho
floor OF the House carving on very excited dis.
cusslons. The following, account Is Ciyeu by
tho correspondent Of the 71,aes:.
u. de Caasaguac said he WIS Obliged to yield
to The authority OF the President Ia order to
continue Ills speech But he rould remark tint
Ile had confined hnseif to throwing lark ut tho
Minister expressions tic latter lad made uso Of
o|ics hai falsieI tc3ts. Il would. on thn rnn-
tsary be proved that tu tho Republican nnrtv
falsinra,Ion Of suxts was no new thing, ald tIln.
| tioycrnment which rcckonctl among tia mem
ration:
II, Standardization such Insults to lin INV.
ernment can only PROPOSE to tlc CuauIher IN
hnyc rceourso to paragrant, 4 OF Article l5t al
expulsion,
IL tjlcau yor1s tI,e 1.oft brol,c ,nto ,,n,,,,s,
The Douaparttst Deputies .(uw down IN a t1ry
to the foot Of the tribune, u.,, collecting In front
tts at tic members OF lie Cabinet prcs:t,t. @ md
cnliIn,r fhrm hv svn,r otTsns;,c .os., W. -"
Oenutcs al the Extrrmc Lei, IN turn " r,,zhc, ~
down to thu defense OF thu mcnaccd Ministers.
H. Tirurtf atnntljnt, m. rcrlirh nv II ti,rrat ~
tic Insults of one OF Ills agrrcssors. Xii lin
spectators were on their fcct: Wonnn wero @
eesttcutatlug, screaming, md brandshintr th.fr
narnsnis nn1 fnns. man ~ ,,,a "nnor ,si tIa
addeu to the uproar by stunning ti'rir Pa nh
yelling, At. Gan,,rttn yioicntly RAM, Inn h"lf
but In yatl,, while NJ thu fuot nj ti'e
tribune suyeral Drputjvg OF thu Ertrem,c
l.utt l,ad act,taly CONS 10 blows viii
No,,anuriist IDENTITIES. md had to h. srp,rai. ID
by ti1e ushers. ii. Gumhptta rosn nrui nh m
his hat, The sitting wax Mt nm nul iii iii Ian. m