Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-02-01

Paris Jan. 27-There was Il turbulent
scene in the house of deputies today and
the sitting was finally suspended, per-
emptorily by the president. Crows
Hughes interpellated the government
on the recent arrests Of anarchists.
In the course of his remarks he re-
preached the government with perSe
cutting anarchists as a preteXt for sup
pressing socialists, and insinuated that
the government is working with a
purpose of Illegally selling correspond
ence.
Raynall, minister Of the interior, re-
piled that the government has only
by the deputies and justified the seiz-
areS of correspondence by quoting eX-
tracts from the writing of Recluse, the
fugitive friend of valiant. Other
speakers continued to debate and the
session finally became so turbulent that
the president was compelled to order it
suspended.
Then followed a scene which rarely,
If ever, has been equalled in the depu-
ties. Men cursed and swore at each
other, shook their fists beneath each
others noses, several breaches of peace
occurred and one pugnacious deputy
went so far as to challenge a fellow
member to decide their difficulties by
resource to lie Savate NJ. Thiyrien. the
so-called "workman's deputy" who
had already made himself notorious
by wearing a blouse in the chamber
and becoming so excited that he threw
has cap In the air and shouted "Vive
la commune" and q number of similar
Explanations which entitled him to
censure and expulsion from the cham
Der.
President Dupuy invited the excited
deputy to withdraw his expressions.
Ihiv1ien refused TO do so and loudly
repeated Objectionable words in ad-
dihon, making an offensive gesture to-
ward the president
This caused President Dupuy to
firmly request the deputy to leave the
chamber. Then followed another
scene of extreme disorder, all the so
CialistS rising in their seats, geSticulat-
ing violently, and forming a circle
around Thivrien, who hurled defiance
at President Dupuy.
Dupuy ordered the sitting suspended
and the chamber cleared But Thiy-
rien with thirty of his socialistic
friends, continued his defiant attitude
and positively refused to leave the
chamber.
President Dupuy then had the
colonel in command of the guard sta
toned at the palas bourbon, in which
the chamber is situated, called. Ac-
oordingly the colonel entered the cham
Der at the head of a detachment of
soldiers and invited NJ Thivrien to
obey the orders of President Dupuy
and leave the chamber
Thivrien, however, still declined to
vacate his seat The colonel then
called upon the soldiers to surround
M. Thivrien and was upon the point
of having him removed by force when
the excited deputy rose and slowly
moved towards the door, crying "Vive
In commune"
The cry was taken UP by the social
lists and one of them. Deputy Valiant.
when the sitting was resumed, declar-
ed that he and his friends were il
hearty sympathy with NJ Thivrien.
This statement from Valiant caused
a deafening uproar, during which the
socialists We're called "aSSaSSinS''
Communists and other similar
names.
Threats and terrible abuses were
heard on all sides. Finally the preSi-
dent was obliged to ring the bell VIC
lently in order to obtain silence, after
which the order of the day, voting
confidence in the government, was car
ried by vote of 40S to "a, amid addi-
tional Uproar and excitement.
Deputy Thivrien was excluded from
the chamber OF deputies for fort
night, and in addition he will be de
prived of half his salary.