The age-herald., 1897-11-26
TOOK HIS BELL WITH HIM
ObStruCtiOniStS Who Occupied the Left
 Blocked All Legislation.
cENTRIsT PROPOSED A MEASURE
Which Was in Effect That Belligerent Members Should Be Fined For Creating Distur- bances- Reed Rules Resorted
 to By the President

Vienna, Nov. 25.-When the lower house of the reichsrath asse mbled today after adjourning yesterday from the scene of unprecedented disorder, all the ministers were present. and the ap- breaches to the presidential tribune were the disgraceful fighting yesterday in and about the tribune and throughout the house.
 The entrance of the president of the chamber, Dr. Abrahamovics, was the sig nal for loud and fsonical salutations, which were followed by vehement left isits' shouts of shame"
 Dr. Abrahamovics made an attempt to sp;ak, but Dr. Wolff, the leader of the German left, interrupted him by shout ing: Some one else must take the chair, not this swindler.'
 Herr Schoenerer, the Eader of the Ger man opposition, then yelled a. the top of his voice:
 q demand the right ito speak, which I am entitled to-"
 Thiereupon Dr. Wolff retorted: "There is no such thing as right in this house. It is trodden under foot by his nanu- tukes"
 JAS the uproar which followed showed every sign of increasing, pr. Abraham ovics adjourned the house until p. m., this afternoon, under a storm of "Hur- rahs" and "Bravos.''
 The sitting was resumed at half past three. Immediately the leftists com menced a tremendous din, in the middle of which the German centrist, Heitr F'al- kenhein, conceivfng as a happy idea, a proposal to cove the 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 re- fusing to leave the chamber when re- quested might be forcibly expelled.
 The speaker was interrupted by com tlnuous uproar, Herr Wolff shouting Lets pitch the backguards out"
 The president vainly called for order.
 Finally Herr Wolff went directly in front of the presidential tribune and be- gan shnl whistling. A number of deputies tried to force open the doors at the front of the platform, while a party of Czechs attempted to protect them.
 While the tumult was at its height Herr Abrahamovics declared that he re. garded the motion of Herr Falkenhe.n as and called for the voae, when the right al once arose and the president declared the motion carried.
 A number of deprtias them began climbing upon the presidents platform whereupon he seized his bell and lef Gale house.. After a short interval h= re. turned and addressed the chamber. but his voice was drowned in a torrent oi
 Finally the president suspended tht sitting for an hour, at the close of whicf President Ahrahamovics returned ant said that in accordance with the wishes to- close the sitting to open again to. morrow.
 The scenes, which are regar.ed as g parliamentary coup d'etat, Ware wit messed by the British ambassador, Sil Horace Runbold, and by Samuel l. Clemens (Nark Twain), with othel noted foreigners. The motion of C~uni Falkeneir, fof.msr minister of justice was cal.ried evidently by a preconcelyed signal between President AbrahamoNaas emd the rigllh.5ts. for no word of the spesch wss audible.
 This novel procee ding was greeted witt howls and jeers by the obstruction sts For a long time. Count Badeni, the pre-, nller, stood calm and unmoved, but wh 1T the disorder reached climax both ht and the president sought safety fson personal vi-Ilence in flight
 Five Vienna newspapers. including tht Neue Freie Presse and the socialist or. gan, Arbeiter zeitung, in additicn te sev-Lal provincial journals, have be- I confiscated for certain articles on Wed. nesday's proceedings.
 Count Badeni had interviews with Elm pes or Francis Joseph last night and this ,, morning Tcday's sitting was ds'aysd while the carpenters built fences around the presidents s chair. While this was going on the assembled members in dulged in amimatsd discussions and jest. ed about the presidential cage" The leadsas of the opposition met th.s evening to decide what steps should b; taken in view of the violation of the con stit,1tion blnt no decision was arrived at