Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-20
news BY TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
ROW In THE CHAMBERS.
French Deputies Come to
Lively Blows.
GOSSIP ON THE GILLIAN SITUATION.
Wreck of a Steamer in the
Magellan Straits.
POLITICAL RI0TING IN HUNGARY.
Harrison Delegates Chosen
in Louisiana.
POLITICAL RIOTING IN HUNGARY.
CAME TO BLOWS.


Serious Row in the French Chamber
of Deputies-Members Indulge In q
Lively Fracas-Several Blows are
the Disturbance.
PARIS, Jan. 19.-There was an unusual
scene in chamber to-day. President Flo
quet announced that he had received an
| intimation from Boulangist member, M.
Laur, that he desired to ask Premier de
Freycinet what steps the government would
take regarding the Intransigeant's attacks
upon a certain cabinet member.
M. de Freycinet said it was clear the OBJ
ject of the question was to have newspaper
articles read from the tribune rejecting on
the government. He therefore declined to
discuss the matter. [Cheers.l
Several members spoke in favor of the
previous question. Others opposed the
shelving of the matter, reminding the house
that the president had recently decided
that every member had a right to be heard
on question not relating to the foreign
policy of the government and maintaining
that the house ought not to vote the previ-
GUS question when it was a case of shell
tering member of the cabinet. [Cheers. |
AS NJ. Laur was leaving the tribune NJ.
Constans, toward whom the insinuations
were directed, suddenly advanced and
struck him in the face.
There was an uproar Immediately. The
government supporters wildly oheered M.
Constans, while M. Laur, surrounded by
friends, was led to his seat, M. Constans,
on returning to his place, was warmly con-
graduated, a number of deputies hurrylng
to his side to shake hands with him. Pres
ident Floquet vainly rang his bell in an eff
fort to restore order, and finally adjourned
the sitting He advised the members to
retire to the committee rooms, but many
of them persisted in remaining in the
in the clamor. Various groups of dep
uties became engaged in violent quar-
rels. During one of these disputes
M. Delprech, republican, cuffed the ear
of Deputy Castelin, Boulangist. AS the
result of this act M. Dumartiel waited on
M. Delprech to arrange for a duel with
Castelin. At this juncture there was
another row, resulting in arrangements
for another duel, which it was settled
should precede that between M. Castelin
and NJ. Delprech.
About the same time also in the lobby q
well known journalist struck M. Boudeau,
a Boulangist member. Other personal en-
counters being imminent in the chamber
and in the lobby, the questeurs interfered
and having requested the deputies to
leave, cleared the lobbies.
M. Floquet afterward conferred with
Premier de Freycinet and other ministers
and with the officers of the house on the
question whether the rules of the chamber
applied to the case of M. Constans, who is
a member of the senate.
Later on the interrupted sitting was re-
sumed. M. Constans, on entering the
chamber, was greeted with cheers. He
responded by expressing his satisfaction 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 A.
When NJ. Constans left the chamber
many deputies escorted him to his carriage.
A majority of the deputies evidently
heartily approve NJ. Constances' action.
M. Laur has telegraphed Henri Roche
fort, the Boulangist leader, asking for ad-
vice as to whether he shall challenge NJ.
Constans to a duel for striking him or
resort to prosecution.
The members of the cabinet support NJ.
Constans.
A rumor that he had resigned the port
folio of the interior proves to be without
foundation. He merely offered to apollo
gize to the chamber for his breach of the
rules, whereupon M. Floquet, the presid-
ing officer, decided to abstain from inter
ference in the matter.
Deputy Boudeau has obtained sum-
mons for the journalist who struck him in
the lobby to appear in the police court.