The herald., 1894-01-28
A DISGRACE TO CIVILIZATION.
Riot0us Conduct of French
Lawmakers.
Turbulent Scenes in the Chamber of
Deputies.
Socialist Members Huri Vile Epithets at
Members of the Govornment-The
President Compelled to Adj
journ the Session.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, Jan. 27.-There was a turbu-
lent scene in the chamber of deputies
today. and the sitting was finally sus-
pended by the president. Clovis Hughes
interpellated the government on the
recent arrest OF anarchists, and re-
preached the government with persecu-
ton as pretext for suppreHsing
socialists. Raynall, minister of the in
terror, replied that the government only
applied the laws passed by the deputies
and justified the seizures of correspond
ence, by quoting extracts from the writ
ings of Recluse. Randall said it was
difficult to distinguish between Social
lists and Anarchists. Other speakers
continued the debate. The session be-
came 80 turbulent that the president
was compelled to order the sitting sus-
pended pefemptorily.
Then followed q ecene that has rarely
if ever been equaled in the chamber.
Men cursed and swore at each other and
shook their fists beneath each others
noses. Several breaches OF the peace &C.
Cured, and one pugnacious deputy went
go far as to challenge fellow member
to decide the difference by recourse to lie
savate.
Thiyeren, the so-called "Workman's
deputy" who has already made himself
notorious by wearing a blouse in the
chamber, became so excited that he
threw his cap in the air and shouted
"Viye la Commune" and number OF
the other commune EXPLANATIONS,
which makes him liable to censure and
expulsion from the chamber. President
Dupuy thereupon invited the ex
cited deputy to withdraw the ex
pressions. M. Thiveren refused to do
so, in the most violent language, and
loudly repeated his Objectionable words
several times, in addition to making an
| offensive gesture towards the president.
| This caused the president firmly to re-
quest the deputy to leave the chamber.
Then followed another scene OF ex-
treme disorder, all the Socialists rising
| in their seats, gesticulating violently
and uttering all kinds of loud protesting
cries and insulting remarks. The So
cialists then formed a circle around M.
Thiveren, who hurled defiance at the
president, positively refusing to obey
the order to leave the chamber. NJ.
Dupuy then had nothing left but
| to suspend the sitting, and he 80
ordered, and also issued orders that the
chamber be cleared by the ushers. But
M. Thiveren, with so Sociaiistic friends
continued their defiant attitude towards
the president, and positively refused to
obey the usherH who asked them to
yacate their seats and leave the cham
her. The president then instructed one
of the officers on duty in the cham
| 80 mo n
of the guard stationed in the Palais
Bourbon. Accordingly the colonel of
the guard entered the chamber at the
head of a detachment OF soldiers and
invited M. Thiveren to obey the orders
of the president to leave the chamber,
but M. Thiveren still declined to vacate
I his seat, which caused the colonel TO
remark that if he per5ieted in refusal
he would order him removed by force.
The colonel then called upon a file of
soldiers to surround M. Thiveren and
was upon the point of having him re-
moved by force, when an excited deputy
rose and slowly moved towards the
door, crying "Vive la Commune" The
cry was taken up by the Socialists. and
one OF them, Valiant, representing the
twentieth ACCOMPLISHMENT of Paris, when
the sitting resumed, declared he and his
friends were in hearty sympathy with
4 Thiveren. This statement from Val
laint caused a deafening uproar, during
which the Socialists were called
"assassins," Communists, and other
similar names. Threats and oaths and
terrible abuse were heard on all sides.
Finally the president was obliged to
ring his bell violently in order to obtain
silence, after which the order OF the
day, voting confidence in the govern
ment, was carried, 408 to "a, amid ad-
| ditional uproar and excitement.
Deputy Thiveren is excluded from the
chamber for fortnight, and in addition
will be deprived of half of his salary.