Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-26

tuoA tnO ETeSsuent EScapeS with HIS Lie
and the Onicial Bell, Later Returning
and Letting the Howling Members Ad.
journ-Presidcnt's Tribune Fenced on
From the Wild Statesmen British Find
Anti-venezuelan Documents.
Vienna, Nov. &c. - When the lower
house Of the reichsrath reassembled yes
terday. after adjourning Wednesday
from a scene Of unprecedented disorder,
all the ministers were present and the
approaches to the presidential tribune
were blocked. doors having been erected
since the disgraceful fighting OF wednes-
day in and about the tribune and
throughout the house. The entrance OF
the president Of the chamber, Dr. Abra-
hamovics. was the signal for loud and
ironical saiutations. which were fol-
lowed by vehement Leftist shouts of
shame" DR.. AbrahamoYics" made
an attempt to speak. but DIR. Wolff, the
German Nationlist leader interrupted
him by shouting: Some one else must
take the chair, not this swindler!'
Herr SchOenerer, the leader Of the Sec
ton Of the German opposition, then
yelled at the top OF his voice: II de-
mand the right to speak. which I am
entitled to-"
Wolff Says Right Has Departed.
Thereupon DR.. Wolff retorted: There
Is no such thing as right in this house.
1t Is trodden under foot by his
mamelukes." AS the uproar which fol-
lowed showed every sign of increasing
DR.. AbrahGmovics adjourned the house
until , o'clock in the afternoon. amid
storm OF "hurrahs'' and "bravos"
The sitting was resumed at $50. Imme-
diately the Leftists commenced a ire
mendous din, in the middle of which the
German Centrist, Count Faikenhyn, con-
.ceived as a happy idea a proposal to
cow the obstructionists by threatening
their pockets. He moved that for the
future disorderly members might be
suspended for three days by the presi-
dent. or for thirty days by the house,
during which time their allowance
should be stopped; while members re-
fusfng TO leave the chamber when re-
Quested might be forcibly expelled.
President: Escapes with Ills Life.
The speech was interrupted with con-
tinuous uproar. Herr Wolff shouting
Lets pitch the blackguards out" The
president vainly called for order. Final
~ Herr Wolff stationed himself directly
in front of the presidential tribune and
began a shrill whistle. A number of
deputies tried to force open the doors
at the front OF the platform, while a
party Of CZechs enceavored to prevent
them. When the tumu!t was at its
height Herr Abrahamovics declared
that he regarded the motion Of Count
Falkenhyn as a necessary measure Of
seif-defense, and called for the voting.
The whole Right at once arose, and the
president G-clared the motion carried.
y number Of deputies then began
clambering upon the presidents plat
form. whereupon he seized his bell and
left the. house.
Gave 1t Up for the Day.
After a 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"
and SHANE" Finally the sitting was
suspended for an hour. at the close of
which President Abrahamovics returned
and announced that in accordance with
wishes expressed in many quarters, he
had decided to close the sitting, to open
again today