Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-05

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M Jean Casimir- Psrier.
At lilo p. m. he called the assembly
to order, and after a sympathetic refer
ence to the late President Carnot, read
the articles of the constitution relative
to the election of president, and then
declared the national congress opened.
No time was lost in proceeding to a
ballot
The assembly consists of about ss4
members, of whom the senators num-
Der 800.
The total number of votes cast was
S51, of which were Cancelled because
of irregularities, leaving s45 valid
votes. OF these 451 were cast for NJ.
Casimir-Perier, 10 for NJ. Brisson, 90 for
M. Dupuy, 50 for Gen. Feverier, 81 for
M. Arago and Is scattering.
Paris crowds, attracted by the extra
ordinary event of the day. began arriv-
ing at Versailles at an early hour. but
the chief actors in the scene which en-
gagged the attention of the world-the
senators and deputies comprising the
national congress-did not arrive I'M
til later.
At 1890 p. m. special trains from the
Mont Parnasse and st. Lasaire stations
reached Versailles and landed the first
groups of statesmen. Many others had
struggled in by means of other convey
ances and a number arrived later.
At the railway station most of the
president-makers boarded the three
cent omnibuses, which awaited the ar
rival of the trains, and were driven to
the palace. On their way to the palace
the senators and deputies encountered
an Overpowering odor. which pro-
ceeded from the disinfectants used in
the military hospital in thr Rue Gam
beta, and several of them declared
that they would at once institute legis-
lation designed to remedy the evil,
which many of them had never
dreamed of.
At the palace an immense crowd of
people had assembled, public and pri-
vate detectives and all sorts of secret
police agents being plentifully sprin.
killed. among them.
At 1 o'clock every seat in the hall
of the chamber of deputies III the pal
ace was filled and the galleries were
packed, for the most part with pretty
women whose bright faces and elegant
costumes threw gay color over the
otherwise somber scene. The hall it.
self was badly lighted, and presented
IN extremely dull appearance, and the
senators and deputies assembled were
very noisy.
Just before the result of the vote
was read NM. De Jean and MichliD at
tempted to deposit in the ballot box a
demand for a revision of the constitu-
ton. The president, M. Challemel-
Lacour, refused to permit the papers
to be put into the box on the ground
that the amendment would be urcon-
stitutional. The business of the ma
tional congress being finished, the
president declared the body adjourned
sine die.
While the members were filing out
of the chamber there were few cries,
here and there, of '.Vive social revolu-
ton"
The result was announced to the
senators and deputies at Ais p. m. At
3:45 everybody in the hall sat patiently
awaiting the counting of the ballot
and the announcement of the vote.
The socialists finally became wearIed
and varied the monotony by shouting
t'Vive revolution"
The Impotence of the members and
spectators was becoming almost be-
yond endurance when NJ. Challemel-
Lacour, who had left the chair. en-
tered by the center aisle, and, resuming
his place, called upon the members to
stand up. This was a signal for the so
cialists and members of the left to re-
new their shouts. which they did by
declaring that they would remain
seated. The members of the center
stood up, whereupon the socialists
Kissed them and cried out: ''Lackeys!
Lackeys" This was more than the
members of the center could stand,
and they took their seats. The an
nouncement of NJ. Casimir-Perier's vic
tory elected ringing cheers.
M. Dupuy was present when the re-
suit of the balloting was read.
In the courtyard of the palace lam
tlau drawn by four horses with four ar
tillery men as postillions was waiting
to convey the new president to Paris.
M. Challomel-Lacour had gone into the
presidents chamber to announce to NJ.
Casimir-Perier the fact that he had
been elected president OF the republic.
When the president of the senate in
formed NJ. Casimir that he had been
proclaimed president of the republic
the latter's emotion almost overcame
him. and the landau which was to con-
vey him to Paris and the squadron OF
mounted lancers which were to escort
him were obliged to wait until the
newly-elected executive had rested.
Public satisfaction at the result OF
the election is general.
nj. Casimir-Perier, president OF the
French republic, left Versailles for
Paris at sos o'clock this afternoon.
Premier Dupuy accompanied him and a
number of journalists specialized as
they drove away as to the nature of
NJ Dupuy's conversation with his VIC
torious rival on the way to the capital.
Facing the new president and the
premier in the carriage was the mill
tary commandments of the senate and
chamber. In landau behind the
presidents carriage were Ministers
Leygus and Poincare.