The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-05
DEPUTIES IN AN UPRoAR,
The Austrian Reiehsrath Again in n
TumuIt.

Vienna, Nov 4.-Emperor Francis Joseph
to-day received in audience Herren Abra-
hamovicz and Kramarz, the vice presi-
dents of the lower house of the Reichs-
rath, and expressed to them his satisfac-
tion at the perseverance, calmness and
firmness with which they had conducted
the recent difficult debates in the House.
When the lower house of the Reichsrath
re-assembled to-day the acting president,
Herr Abrahamovicz. declared the chair
would not yield to intimidation, and that
he proposed to resist any attempts TO vio-
late the standing orders, thus protecting
the interests of the state and constitution.
This statement was the signal for uproar
and disorder upon the part of the leftists.
Amid increasing confusion the leftists
continued to oppose the discussion of the
bill for prolonging for year the Austro-
Hungarian compromise, although the
house had adopted a resolution to debate
it. DIR. Lueger, burgomaster of Vienna,
whom Herr Abrahamovlcz had invited to
speak, was unable TO make himself heard.
The leftists actually entered the presi-
dents tribune and refused to bulge. DR..
Lueger displayed a placard inscribed: Il
claim the right to speak" This was greet
ed by tumult.
to speak, Herr Wolff of the Schoenerer
group began reading aloud from news
paper. The opposing parties fiercely
abused each other, and DR.. Lueger re-
nounoed the Schoenerer group as pack
of street boys"
The sitting was again suspended and yet
again resumed, but 1t was impossible for
DIR. Lueger to get hearing. At 1880 this
evening the leftists were shouting, below
ing and reading newspaper articles at the
top of their lungs. The uproar was in
creasng.
At II o'clock many of the members be-
gan shouting together, Close the sit
ting "Close the sitting" This they kept
up in a kind of chorus, while Herr Wolff
ahd others beat time for them with the
desk lids. After a while the noise SUBJ
sided a little, so that DR.. Lueger could
be heard, and he went on condemning
the compromise with Hungary because,
as he alleged, "the Jew Magyars want to
ppt their hands into the Czech. as well
as the German money bags"
Then, amid great applause from the
TEghtists, DR.. Lueger again denounced the
Schooner group as ''betrayers of their
country and in concluding, declared that
he was opposed to the compromise be-
cause it was an unjust one.
After several attempts to get the sitting
adjourned, the uproar was resumed, Herr
eral Czech deputies struggling to wrench
1t from him. The most unparliamentary
and abusive Interruptions were exchanged
Z Count Badeni, the premier, was present
for part of the time and was supposed to
rave q dAcgae Of adjournment signed by
the emperor in his pocket.
According to a well informed deputy, the
emperor said early in the morning: II
won't be dictated to by Schooner and
Wolff
The deputy understood this to mean that
Count Badeni would not be allowed to re-
sign whatever turn events might take.
While the German nationalsts were
holding a meeting here this evening a
body of Christian socialists, who were
present, raised a disturbance. A hand-to-
hand fight, ensued, the meeting was brok-
en- up in great disorder, and it required a
large force of police to clear the hall of
the infuriated combatants.
Vienna, Nov. 5, 2 a. m.-Amid an un-
seemly scuffle between Herr Wolff and
number of Czech deputies, a vote has just
been taken and carried, on a motion to
close the debate. But the House is still
sitting, with the prospect of another all
night session.