The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-02
ANOTHER DAY OF YELLING AND
sCUFFLING IN THE AUsTRO-
HUNGARIAN REICHsRATH.
STRONG FORCE OF POLICE ON HAND
Dozen of the Most Violent States
men Were Ejected-AII Sorts
Os Insults Hurled ut the
Presiding officer.

lower house of the reichsrath was so ac
centuated today that a strong detach
ment Of police had to be called in to pre-
serve order. When President Abra
hamovicz entered he was greeted with
vociferous shouts of 'get out" The
leftists rose TO their feet in body, many
of the deputies shrieking wildly, and an
indescribable tlmult followed.
During the tumult social democrat
Herr Berncr, made rush for the presi-
dent and lively fight followed between
Berner and the house attendants, who
attempted to protect the chair.
Thereupon another social democrat.
Herr Rosel, jumped on the ministerial.
bench, and hurrying to the presidential
chair seized the papers which were lying
on the presidents desk and tore them tC
pieces, while other social democrats has
tened to Herr Berner's assistance, occu-
pied the tribune and demanded satisfac-
ton for the attendants pummelling of
Herr Berner. President Abrahamovicz
was compelled to fee. Subsequently the
social democrats and other deputies in
duged in n free fight, and Herr Berncr
was elected from the house.
In the meantime a detachment of sew
enty police arrived in the house. and the
officer in command called upon the So
cial democrats to withdraw from the
presidential platform. They, however,
refused to withdraw and resisted the at
tempts of the police to eject them. They
were eventually removed, forcibly and
singly. The police then made Il Gordon
around the tribune.
These scenes were enacted prior to the
formal opening Of the house.
While the deputies were fighting and
bowling on the floor in the house a tu-
mutt arose in the second gallery, which
the attendants promptly cleared. The
authorities then caused all the lobbies of
the house to be filed with police, the
gates were closed and the building was
guarded by strong force of police.
The session of the house in the mean
while was suspended.
When the lower house of the reichs-
rath reassembled the speaker forced an
adjournment. At the afternoon session,
when President Abrahamovicz entered,
he was greeted with tumult of jeers
and Kisses, slamming of desk lids, whist
ling, etc.
He repeatedly tried to address the left
lists, but his voice was inaudible amid the
uproar, the only articulate sounds dis
IlnEulSUuDlc DplllH CTlcS lToIl lht ltll-
lists of tout with the police"
DIR. Wolff the German nationalist
leader as on yesterday, contributed prom
inently to the pandemonium. Upon this
occasion he kept on blowing a shrill
whistle. Herr Rosel, the social demo-
crat who took such prominent part IN
the disturbances this morning, also in
dulged this afternoon in shrill whistling.
In the midst of this uproar President
A hrnb up nnyiau npnnpl tho sitting and
twice called DR.. Wolff to order. AS
this had no effect on the turbulent Ger
man nationalist the president suspended
him for three sittngs.
SO soon as the leftists realized what had
occurred they burst out into state of I'M
hridled fury, shrieking insults at DR..
AbrahamovcZ. Herr Daszynski. so
cialist deputy, yelled
"You ought to be in jail
Other Infatuated deputies shouted all
kinds of invectves, but individual CON
tributions to the uproar We're lndistln-
gushable amid the general bowling from
all parts of the house.
In spite of this disgraceful scene and
the insults hurled at him. President
Abrahamovicz was apparently unmovcd,
but when he recognized that it was use
less to make any further attempt to
transact business he quietly spoke few
words to police officer near him and
suspended the sitting amid deafenlns
and vociferous cries of shame from the
leftists and applause from the rightists,
The substance of the words spoken to
the police officer by President Abrahamo-
vicz soon became apparent, for an 0lh-
Ger and four policemen removed DR.:
Wolff from the house by force in spite OF
considerable physical opposition upon the
part of his clique
When the president again re-entered
the house he was once more greeted WIN
shower of opprobious epithets, incud-
ing cries of criminal, traitor, get
out"
After withstanding this storm for a
period the president again left The house,
but only for q moment, and on his re-
turn he instructed the police TO with
draw, declaring, amid tremendous up
roar:
II entrust myself to your cares, and
now do rs you please, but remember this
is no personal question: The honor OF
your chair is at stake
The president called upon Count Sturg-
kup to speak, but the tumult continued,
and the president suspended Herr Das-
zynski the socialist deputy, who had some
time previously shouted that the, presi-
dent should be in Jail for three sittingss.
When Herr Daszynski arose the presl-
dent summoned the police and the dep
sequently the president suspended eleven
other deputies. .
The scenes throughout the sitting at.
forwards were as disorderly as those of
the earlier part of the day, and the house
finally adjourned until tomorrow.
Large crowds gathered this evening
about the university building and the
parliament house, owing to the announce
ment that the students intended to make
a demonstration. This, however, was
prevented by the police, who promptly
dispersed the gatherings. More than
forty arrests were made. There was, no
violent resistance. Thus far order has
been preserved.
After 8 o'clock this evening the aspect
of the house became more threatenilg y.
1t is estimated that crowd of lo,OOU,
including n very large number of Ssu-
dents, assembled and threatened the gov
eminent with revolution and Count
Badeni, the premier. with the guillotlne.
An attempt was made to attack Count
Badeni's house. The police repeatedly
charged the crowd. but refrained from
using arms. The students resisted with
sticks. One police inspector was severely
injured by kick from horse, another
was thrown from his horse and so badly
hurt that it was necessary to remove him
to a hospital. A few students received
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