The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-25

Vienna, Nov 24.-The members of
the lower house of the reichsrath today
exceHed themselves in producing the
most disgracefuI scene yet witnessed
in that branch of parliament. The
turbulence resulted from a motion that
only one of q number of similar pc
titiOns against the ordinance making
the Czech language coordinate with
the German in Bohemia, should be
read and printed. This order OF the
government has been the basis OF
many uproariOus scenes. which have
been described IN these dispatches for
number OF weeks past, although the
question Of renewing the compact be
tween Austria and Hungary prOvis-
ionally at least, has been mixed up in
all the bitter feeling manifested by the
GermaL and anti-Gerrnan elements.
The members of the Left party pro-
tested uproariously today against the
motion referred to. stigmatizing it as
Oppressive and illegal
Finally the committees of the lower
house become so disorderly that the
president OF that body Dr.. AbrahamO-
vich, was once more compelled TO SUs-
pend the sitting, and he soon afterWard
left the house.
WILD DISORDER.
The departure of President Abra-
hamovich was the signal for q scene
of the widest disorder Dr.. Wolff, the
German Nationalist leader, clambered
up into the presidents tribune. seized
/ a heavy bell and swung 1t to and fro
materially increasing the disorder pre-
vailing. The bell however, was al
most Immediately wrenched from Dr.
( Woln's hand by Deputy Pollock. While
/ this incident was in progress, chaI-
| lenges to fight duels, and showers Of
! billingsgate and other insults were eX-
1 changed on all sides. until the interior
/ of the house in every way reSembled
an inferno.
/ a number of young Czechs and Poles
/ made a rush for the presidents tribune
! and attempted to tear DR.. Wolff down
! from the position which he occupied.
and they in turn were attacked by q
number of Leftists, and Il diSgraceful
/ Scr1mmage was the result. This was
only the beginning OF the fighting.
] During the preliminary scuHling some
of the young Czechs struck Dr.. Wolff
and this caused such an uproar that q.
{ regular pitched battle with dsticuffs
followed, lasting for about a quarter
of an hour.
Herr Schoenerer, the leader of a sec
ton of German opposition, caught hold
of and brandished over his head one Of
the minister's armchairS, and was evil
of his immediate opponents when he
was seized and disarmed by Herr
Hagenhofer.
GALLERIES CRY SHAME.
BY this time the disorder was of such
a nature that even the public in the
galleries cried shame upon the fighting,
swearing and insult-exchangin depu-
ties. A Polish member, Herr POlacz,
rushed upon another member, Herr
Pferche, and was nearly strangling
him when Herr PfeTche on the inn
pulse of the moment, drew a penknife
from his pocket and opened it. but he
was disarmed By a colleague before
any further harm was done Herr
Pferche was by that time SO exhausted
by the choking he had received at the
hands of Herr POlacz and so overcome
with excitement that he tainted, still
further adding to the sensation.
At this moment President Abraham
ovich returned to the house. but was
greeted with cries of Polish scoun-
dreli' "Swindlerl' ''Blackguardl" and
''Badini eunuch" One deputy was
stabbed in the hand, another had his
collar bone broken and third received
a severe scalp wound. Count Badeni
, the premier, with a sheer on his face
watched the combat throughout Herr
Wolff declared that he would bring hi:
] ]
, PRESIDENT ABRAHAMOVITC
after repeated and vain efforts to auel
the disorder prevailing, closed the sit
} ting of the house. In so doing. the
: president said: In view of the act.
. of violence which have occurred in tn,
1 house today. 1 consider it my duty t,
4 close this sitting. VIII those member!
( who are willing to give the names O.
/ the violent members please come to m!
Officer"
2 Several members OF the house accept
ed the invitation of the president and
as a result, it is believed that Herre1
Schoenerer. Wolff and Pferche will b.
arrested upon the charge Of fighting il
public.
= Late tonight the cabinet council il
= discussing the situation, and it is be
= heved a dissolution is the only practica
= outcome.