The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-26
REICHSRATH STILL IN A ROW.
The President Greeted with Ironi-
cal SnIutntions.

Vienna, Nov. 25-When the lower house
of the Reichsrath reassembled to-day, aft
er adjourning yesterday from the scene
Of unprecedented disorder, all the minis
ters were present, and the approaches to
the presidential tribune were blocked,
doors having been erected since the dis
graceful fighting OF yesterday In and
about the tribune and throughout the
house.
The entrance of the president of the
chamber, DR.. Abrahamovics, was the
signal for loud and ironical salutations.
which were followed by vehement Leftist
shouts of shame.
Dr. Abrahamovics made an attempt to
speak. but Or. Wolf, the German national
leader interrupted him by shouting:
"Some one else must take the chair-not
this swindler!'
Herr Schoenerer, the leader of the sec
tion of the German opposition, then yelled
at the top of his voice: Il demand the
right to speak which / am entitled to-"
Thereupon DIR. Wolff retorted: There
is no such thing as right in this house.
1t Is trodden under foot by his name
lul0es."
AS the uproar which followed showed
every sign of increasing, DR.. Abrahamo-
Vics adjourned the session until oclock
this afternoon, amid a storm of ''Hur-
rahs" and Braves"
The sitting was resumed at $3.50 O'Clock.
Immediately the Leftists commenced a
tremendous din, In the middle OF which
the German centrst Count Falkenir
concelving as a happy idea proposal to
cover obstructionists by threatening their
pockets He moved that for the future
disorderly members might be suspended
for three days by the president or for
thirty days by the House, during which
time their allowance should be stopped,
while members refusing to leave the cham
ber when requested might be forcibly eX-
PEELED.
The speaker was interrupted with con-
tinuous uproar, Herr Wolff shouting:
Lets pitch the blackguards OUT
The president vainly called for order
Finally Herr Wolff stationed himself di-
rectly in front of the presidential tribune
and began shrll whistle. number OF
deputies tried to force open the doors at
the front Of the platform, While q party
of Czechs endeavored TO prevent them.
When the tumult was at its hight Herr
Abrahamovics declared that he regarded
the motion of Count Kall1enir as neces-
sary measure of self-defense and called
for the voting. The whole right at once
arose and the president declared the mo-
ton carried.
A number of deputies then began clam-
bering upon the presidents platform,
whereupon he seized his bell and left the
house. After a short interval he return
ed and began to address the chamber, but
his voice wassdrowned in "a torrent of left
list yells and shouts of Get OUT and
Shame" Finally the sitting was sus-
pended for an hour, at the close of which
President Abrahamovcs returned, and an
nounced that i'm accordance with the wish
expressed in many quarters he had decided
to close the sitting, to open again to-mor-
row.
The scenes, which are regarded as a par
liamentary coup d'etat, were witnessed by
the British ambassador, Sir Horace Rum
bold, and by Samuel L. Clemens mark
Twain), with other noted foreigners, The
motion Of Count Falkenir, former minister
of agriculture was carried by means of an
evidently preconcerted signal, between DR..
Abrahamovics and the Rightists, for no
word Of the speech was audible.
This novel proceeding was greeted with
howls and jeers by the obstructionists.
For q long time Count Badeni, the1pre-
mer, stood calm and unmoved. but NA.u
the disorders reached a climax both he
and the president sought safety from per-
sonal violence in flight.
Five Vienna newspapers, including the
Neue Erie Presse and. the socialists or
gan, Arbeiter Zeitung, in addition to sew
eral provincial journals, have been con-
fiscated for articles on Wednesdays pro-
ceedings.
Count Badenl had interviews with EN-
peror Francis Joseph last night and this
morning.
To-day's sitting was delayed while the
carpenters built fences around the presi-
dents chair While this was going on the
assembled members indulged In animated
discussions, and 1ested about the ''presi-
dental cage"
The leaders of the opposition met this
evening to decide what steps should be
taken in view of the violation Of the con-
stitution, but no decision was arrived at.