St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-20
French Parliamentarlans in
Excited Mood Slug One
Another.
Several Fist Fights on at the
Same Time and Revenge
Is Now the Cry.
Misery to Working People In
London on Account Of the
Princes Death.
Ireland's Sympathy Appre-
ciated--Mortality on the
Increase.

PARIS, Jan. 19.-The chamber OF dep
nties today was the scene of unusual
excitement. AT the opening Of the sit
ting President FloQuet announced that
he had received an intimation from
Boulangist member, NJ. Laur, that he
desired to ask Premier De Freycinet
what steps the government would take
regarding the lntransigeant's attacks
upon certain member of the cabinet.
Nj. De Freycinet said that it was clear
that the object of the question was to
have newspaper articles read from the
tribune rejecting upon the government.
and he therefore declined to discuss the
matter.
Several members spoke in favor o
the previous question. Othere opposed
the shelving of the matter, reminding
the house that the president had re-
Gently decided that every member had
right to be heard on question not re-
lating to the foreign policy Of the gov
eminent, and maintaining that the
house ought not to vote the previous
question when it was case of shelter
ing a member of the cabinet.
COnstans SIugs Laur.
AS NJ. Lauer was leaving the tribune
Nj. COnstanS, toward whom the iusinua-
tons were directed, suddenly advanced
and struck him in the face. There was
an uproar Immediately. The govern
ment supporters wildly cheered M. Con-
STAINS, while NJ. Laur, surrounded by
friends, was led to his seat. Nj. Con-
STAINS. OH returning to his place, was
warmly congratulated, a number of
deputies hurrying to his side to shake
hands with him.
Meanwhile President Floquet vainly
rang his bell in an effort to restore
order, and finding that his warnings
were disregarded, finally adjourned the
sitting. He advised the members to re-
tire to the committee rooms, but many
Of them persisted in remaining in the
chamber, and there was no abatement
i'll the clamor.
Various groups of deputies became
engaged in violent Quarrels. During
one of these disputes NJ. Delpech, Re-
publican leader, cuffed the ears of Dep
uty CastelIn, Boulangist. AS the re-
suit of this act of violence, Nj. Dumar-
tell waited on NJ. Delpech In the lobby
to arrange for duel with Castelin.
DueIs in Pie nty.
At this juncture there was another
row, resulting in arrangements for an
other duel, which it was settled, should
precede that between NJ. Castelin and NJ.
Delpech. About the same time, also in
the lobby. well-known journalist
struck NJ. Boudeau, a Boulangist mem
Der. Other personal encounters being
imminent In the chamber and In the
lobbles, the Questeurs interfered, and,
having requested the deputies to leave,
cleared the Hobbies,
NJ. Fioquet afterward conferred with
Premier De Freycinet and other minis
tiers and with the officers of the house,
on the question whether the rules of
the chamber applied to the case of NJ.
Constans, who Is a member of the SEN
ate.
Later on the interrupted sitting was
resumed. NJ. Constans, on entering the
chamber, was greeted with cheers. He
responded by expressing his satisfac-
tioD at the sympathy shown him in the
chamber, adding that it was sometimes
impossible to maintain ones sang froid.
A motion to consider the previous ques-
ton was then agreed upon by vote of
43S to II. When M. Constans left the
chamber many of the deputies escorted
him to his carriage.