The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-26


house OF the Relchsrath reassembled to-
day, after adJourrlng yesterday from
tie scene OF unprecedented disorders, all
the ministers were present, and the ap-
rroaches to the presidential tribune
we're blocked, doors having been erect
ed since the dlsgraceful fighting of yes
terday in and about the tribune and
throughout the house.
The entrance OF the president OF the
chamber, Dr. Abrahamoyics. was the
signal for loud and lronlcal salutations,
which were followed by vehement Left
Ist shouts of Shame"
DR.. AbrahamOvlcs made on attempt
to speak, but DR.. Wolf, the German
nationalist leader, interrupted him by
shouting: Some one else must take the
chair. not the swindler!"
Herr Schoenerer, the leader OF the
German opposition, then yelled at the
top OF his voice:
II demand the right to speak. which
am entitled to-
Thereupon DR.. Wolff retorted: There
is no such thing as right in this house.
], is trodden under foot by his Name
lIkes"
As the uproar which followed showed
every sign of Increasing, Dr. Abraham
ovIcs adjourned the house until three
o'clock this afternoon, amid storm OF
"hurrahs" and "bravos."
The sitting was resumed at hnlf-past
three, Immediately the Leftlyts COM
msnced terrible din. IN the midst Of
which German Centrist, Herr Falken-
hyn. conceived as q happy idea pro-
pOsal to COW obstructionlsts by threat
enlng their pockets. He moved that
for the future dlsOrderly members
might be suspended for three days by
the president, or Tor thirty days by the
house, during which time their allow
aHce should be stopped, while members
refusing to leave the chamber when
requested might be forcibly expelled
The speech was interrupted with con-
tinuOus uprOar. Herr Wolff shouting.
Lets pitch the blackguards out"
The presldent vainly called for or
dec Finally Herr Wolff stationed
himself directly in front OF the presl-
Dental tribune and began a shrlll
whistle. A number OF deputies tried TO
force open the doors at the front OF the
platform while a party OF CZechs en-
deavored to prevent them.
When the tumult was ot its height.
Herr Ahrahamoyics declared that he
regarded the motion OF Herr Falken-
hyn as a necessary measure Of self de-
fense aud called for the voting. The
whole Right at once arose and the
president declared the motion carried
Anumber OF deputies then began
cnmborinG Upon the presidents plat
form. whereupon he seized his bell and
loft the house.
After a short Interval he returned and
began to address the chamber; but his
voice was drowned in torrent ot Left
lstic wells aud shouts OF get out" and
Shame" Finally the sitting was sus-
pended Tor an hour. AZ the close OF
which President hbrahamovicH return
ed and announced that IN accordance
with wishes expressed IN many quar-
trrs he had decided TO close the sitting,
60 open again tomorrow,
The scenes which are regarded as n
parliamentary coup detat were wit
messed the British ambassador Sir Hor-
ace Rumbold and by Samuel l.. Glenn
ems MARX Twain) and other noted for
claners The motion OF Count mot
Herr) Talkensteln, former minister OF
agriculture, was carried by means OF
IN evidently preconcerted signal be-
tween President Abrlhamovics and the
Rightlstg for no word Of the presidents
speech was audible. This novel pro-
ceedlng was greeted with howiB and
jeers by the obstructlonists. For n long
time Count Badenl, the premier. stood
calm nnd unmoved. but when tho dlsor-
ders reached climax both he and the
president sought safety from pergonal
violence In flight
Five Viennn newspapers. Including
the Neue Freic Presse and ,he Socialist
organ Arbiter Zcitung, IN addition 10
several provincial Journals, have been
connscatcd for articles on Wednesday,
Proceedings