The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-07-06


To order. and after 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 70 4
ballot
The assembly consists of about s>i
members. of whom the senators mum
ter 800
The total number of votes east was
.5l. Of which & were cancelled because
Of Irregularities leaving ss5 valid
votes. OF these AL were east for NJ.
Casimir-Perier. 10 for VI. Brisson. 81 for
NJ Dupuy. - for Gen. Feverier = for
VI. Arago and Is scattering.
Paris crowds. attracted Ivy 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 eongres>-did not arrive un-
til later.
At 1880 D. m. special trains from the
Mont Parnas>c and ~. 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 70
the palace. On their way to the palace
the senator's 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 legi>-
lation designed to remedy the evil.
which many of them had never
dreamed Of.
At the palace an immense crowd 81
people had assembled. public and pri
waite detectives and all sorts Of secret
police agents being plentifully sprin
killed. among them.
At o'clock every seat in the hal
of the chamber Of deputies in the pal
ace was filled and the galleries wer,
packed. for the most part with prett,
women whose bright faces and elegan
costumes threw a gay color over thu
otherwise somber scene The hall II
self was badly lighted. and presented
an extremely dull appearance. and tn
senators and deputies assembled wer
very noisy.
Just before the result Of the vot
was read NM. De Jean and Nichlin al
tempted to deposit in the ballot box
demand for a revision of the constitu
ton The president. NJ. challeme
Lacour. refused to permit the paper
TO be put into the box on the groun
that the amendment would be- uncor
stitutional The business Of the M
tional congress being finished. tn
president declared the body adjourne
sine die.
While the members were fling OF
: Of the chamber there were few erie
here and there. of ''Vive social revolt
Z tion."
The result was announced TO III
: senators and deputies at i:15 p. III. =
3:i5 everybody in the hall sat patient
I awaiting the counting Of the bale
I and the announcement of the vot
v j ne SotldllNlN N'hii'
: and varied the monotony by shoutir
0 "Vivc revolution
r The Impotence Of the members an
Q spectators was becoming almost D
yond endurance when VI. Challeme
Lacour. who had left the chair. e.
tered by the center aisle, and. resumir
= his place. called upon the members
= stand up. This was signal for the $
cialists and members Of the left to r
= new their shouts. which they did !
declaring that they would rema
:, seated. The members Of the cent,
stood up. whereupon the sociais
(" Kissed them and cried out: "l.ackcy
= Lackeys," This was more than u
], members Of the center could stan
4 and they took their seats. The a
nounccment Of VI. Casimir-Pcricr's vi
= tory chcited ringing cheers.
q NJ. Dupuy was present when the 7
i suit Of the balloting was read.
! In the courtyard Of the palace a la
! dau drawn by four horses with four q
tillcry men a. Positions was waitii
to convey the new president To Par
:. NJ. Challomcl-I.acourh had gone into {
n, presidents chamber To announce 10
=, Casimir-perier the fact that he hi
been elected president Of the rcpubl
When the president Of the senate !
formed NJ. Casimir that he had be
~ proclaimed president Of the republ
i. the latter's emotion almost ovcrcai
"A him. and the landau which was to &C
n vey him To Paris and the squadron
II mounted lancers which were TO cscc
him were obliged to wait until !
] newly-clcctsi executive had rested.