The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
AGAIN 4 RETCHRATH row.
DR.. Wolf a Second Time Prevents
a Session.
REFERS TO THE PRESIDENT AS
CHAT SWINDLER."

Arms Himself With Whistle and Leads
Continuous Uproar-Sitting Closed I'm
til Today.
Vienna, November 25.-When the lower
house of the Reichrath reassembled today
after adjourning yesterday from the scene
OF unprecedented disorder all the minis
ters were present. The entrance of the
president, DR.. Abrahamovics, was the
signal for loud and ironical salutations
which were followed by vehement Leftist
shouts of shame
DR.. Abramhamovlcs made an attempt
to speak, but DIR. Wolff, the German ma
tionalist leader, interrupted him by shout
ing, Someone else must take the chair.
Not this swindler''
Herr Schonenerer, the leader of sec
tion of the German opposition, then yelled
at the top of his voice, "I demand the
right to speak, which am entitled to-
Thereupon DR.. Wolff retorted: ''There
is no such thing as right in this house.
1t is trodden under foot by his Name
lukes. -
AS the uproar which followed showed
every sign of increasing, DR.. Abram-
hamovios adjourned the house.
The sitting was resumed at $50. I'm
mediately the Leftists commenced tre-
mendous din, in the middle of which the
German centrist, Herr Falkenhyn, con-
ceiyed as d happy idea a proposal to COW
obstruotionists by threatening their
pockets. He moved that for the future
disorderly members might be suspended
for three days by the president or for so
days by the house, during which time
their allowance should be stopped; while
members refusing to leave the chamber
when requested might be forcibly ex-
PEELED. The speech was Interrupted with
continuous uproar, Herr Wolf shouting.
'LSt's pitch the blackguards out.''
The president vainly called for order.
Finally Herr Wolff stationed himself di-
reotly in front of the presidents tribune
and began a shrill whistle. A number
of deputies tried to force open the doors
at the front of the platform while part
of the Czechs endeavored to prevent
them.
When the tumult was at its height Herr
Abraham0yics declared that he regarded
the motion of Herr Falkenhyn as a neces-
Sary measure of self defense and called
for the voting. The whole right at once
arose and the president declared the
motion carried.
olambering upon the presidents plat
form, whereupon he seized his bell and
left the house.
After short interval he returned and
began to address the chamber, but his
voice was drowned in a torrent of Leftist
yells and shouts of ''get OUT; shame -
Finally the sitting was suspended for an
hour at the close of which the President
returned and announced that in accord
ance with wishes expressed in many
quarters he had decided to close the Sit
ting and open again tomorrow.
These scenes which are regarded as a
parliamentary coup d'etat were wit
messed by the British ambassador, Sir
Horace Rumbold, and Mr.. Samuel l..
Clemens MARK TWain), with other noted
foreigners.
The motion of Count Falkehayn, form
er minister of agriculture, was carried by
means of an evidently preconcerted sig
nal between the president and the Righ-
lists, for no word of the presidents
speech was audible.
This novel proceeding was greeted with
howls and jeers by the obstructionists.
For long time Count Badeni, the pre-
mier, stood calm and unmoved, but when
the disorders reached a climax, both he
and the president sought safety from
personal violence in flight
Five Vienna newspapers, including the
Neue Freie Presse and the Socialist or
gan, Arbelter zeitung, in addition to sew
eral provincial journals, have been con-
fiscated for articles on Wednesdays pro-
ceedings.
Count Badeni had interviews with
Emperor Francis Joseph last night and
this morning. Last nights sitting was
delayed while carpenters built fences
around the presidents chair. While th S
was going on the assemble members in.
dulged in animated discussions and jested
about the presidential cage.
The leaders of the opposition met this
evening to decide what steps should be
taken in view 3the violation Of the con-
stitution, but no decision has been ar
rived at.
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