The San Francisco call., 1897-11-26
MOB LAW IN
THE VIENNA
REICHSRAqH
To Protect the Presid-
ing Officer He Is
Fenced In.
DR.. WOLFF CALLS
HIM a = WIN h.
An Attem m pt Made to Tear Herr
AbrahamoviCS From the
Platform.
PREMIER BADENI TAKES TO
HIS HEELS.
Five Daily Vienna Newspapers
Conflscated by Order of the
Government.
An Attempt Made to Tear Herr
AbrahamoViCs From the
Platform.
PREMIER BADENI TAKES TO
HIS HEELS.
Five Daily Vienna Newspapers
ConflsCated by Order of the
Government.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

VIENNA. Nov 25.-When the lower
House OF the Rechsrath reasse m b ed TO-
day, after ad iourning yesterday from the
scene of unprecedented disorder, all the
Ministers 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
Chamb ber, DR.. Abrahamovics, was the sig
nal for loud and ironical salutatioDs.
which were followed by vehement Leftist
shouts of "Shame"
DR.. Abrahamovics made an attempt to
speak, but DR.. Wolff, the German Ma
iionalist leader, interrupted him by shout
ing, Some one else must take the chair,
not this swind Ier!'
Herr Schoenerer, the leader Of the Sec
ton of the German Opposition, then yelled
at the top of his voice, II demand the
right to sneak. which l am entitled to!'
Thereupon DR.. Wolff retorted, There
is no such thing as right in this House. 1t
is trodden under foot by his Mamalukes.
As the uproar which followed showed
every sign OF increasing DIR. Abrahamo-
/ vics ad journed the House at O'Clock,
| amid storm of "hurrahs" and "bravos."
| The sitting was resumed at 3 80. Imme-
diately the Lif;ists commenced tre-
menoous din, in the midst OF which the
German Centrist, Count Falkenhyn. con-
ceived as happy idea a proposal TO COW
obstructionlsts by threatening their pock
cts. He moved that for the future dlsor-
derry mem 5ers might be suspended for
three DAYS by the President or Tor thirty
days by the House, during which their al
lowance should be stopped, while men,
bers refusing to leave the chamber when
requested might be iorcibiy expelled.
The speech was interrupted with con-
| tinuous uproar, Herr Wolff shouting:
Lets pitch the blackguards outl"
The President Immediately called for
order. Finally Herr Wolff stationed him
| self directly in front of the Presidents
| tribune and began shrilI whistle.
While the tumult was at its height
| Herr Abrahamovics declared that he re-
garded the motion of Count Ia ken hyn as
q necessary measure of self-defense and
| called for the voting. The whole right at
once arose, and the President declared the
motion carried. A number of Duputies
then began clamoring on the Presidents
platform. whereupon he seized his bell
and left the House.
After a short interval he returned and
began to address the Cham Der. but his
voice was drowned in a torrent OF Leftist
| wells and shouts OF Get outi" and
"Shamev'
Finally the sitting was suspended for an
hour, at the close of which President
| brahamovics returned and announced
| that in accordance with tie wish ex-
orta ha hod dor Tod
to close the sitting, to open again to-
morrow.
The scenes, which are regarded as par
liamentary coup d'etat, were witnessed
By the British ambassador, Sir Horace
| Rum bold, and by Samuel l.. Clemens
| MARX Twain), with other noted for
| eigners. The motion OF Count Falkenhyn,
former Minister of Agriculture. was car
ried by means OF an evidently precon-
| certed signal between President A braham-
ovics and the Rightists, for no word of
the Presidents speech was audible.
This novel proceeding was greeted with
howls and ieers by the Obstructionists.
For long time Count Badeni. the Pre-
mier stood calm and unmoved, but when
the disorder reached climax both he
| and the President sought safety from per-
sonal violence in flight
Five Vienna newspapers, including the
| Neue Freie Presse and tn socialist organ
Arbiter Zetung, in dition to several
provincial journals, have been confisca ted
for articles OH Wednesdays proceedings.
Count Badeni had interviews with EN-
peror Francis Josef last night and this
morning. To-day's sitting was delayed
while the carpenters built fences around
the presidents chair. While this was &C.
ing on the asse m bled men INDUCED In an
imated discussions and iested about the
"Presidential cage" Tue leaders of the
Opposition met this evening to decide
what steps should be taken in view OF the
VOCATION of the constitution, but no deci-
! sion was arrived al.