New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-19

white beard and iron gray hair He has an &C.
sertialy Partisan nose. and his glance is quick.
bright and decisive
The 6allotng began with the letter y. each
Senator and Deputy mounting the tribune IN
alphabetical order and dropping his vote in
white envelope into a Sevres porcelain urn. and
a control check consisting Of a little wooden
ball. into a second urn.
The hall In which the election took place IS
furnished with SS1 armchairs. with gilt frames.
crimson silk seats and backs These face a
rostrum and the elevated seats and desks Tor
the presiding officer The walls on two sides are
paneued with Gobeun tapestries. representing
the royal French residences. and on the thIrd
side is Gouders enormous painting of the Tiers
Ftat holding the famous revolutionary sitting
i'm the tennis court. where the States-Generai
first met on the fourth side facing the chalr OF
the President. is a coonnade representing 'he
entrance Of a Greek temple and forming a gal
lerv for the Diplomatic Corps and important
personages.
NJ Delcasse. Minister Of Foreign Aralrs was
arnong the first TO vote; then came Dtroulede
who was hailed with frantic burst OF applause
from the small but obstreperous group Of Ma
tiona1sts Deroulede stood in the tribune ana
demanded the privilege Of addressing the assem-
blv This NJ Loubet. as Speaker refused. De-
roulade then turned toward VI. Loubet. called
him q "Panamist" Dreyfusard and conspirator
NJ Ioubet rose. rang his huge Speakers bell
shool, his large yellow papercutter at Deroulede'
calling him 10 order amid a perfect oaoel OF
confusion. pArou EIDE refused 20 Quit the tribune
and stood gesticulating and pointing ar Loubet
in most derisive and insulting manner 10
the CONSERVATION Of the venerable Senator'S and
10 the amazement Of the Ambass sadors' who'
with their wives and friends, were enjoying the
strange parliamentary spectacle from their spa
cious box.
DrRorLEDE MAKES a SCENE
A. the same time a hand-to-hand fight oc-
cnrrod in the press gallery between NJ sebastian
Faure the Socialist leader and NJ Papillaux'
who was expelled by the ushers. Meanwhile
Daroulede was pushed down from the tribune
bv the ushers with large silver chains around
tbeir necks When on the floor OF the House ne
mt hts hand into his pocket as If 10 draw
r.,.o,,ar and said. u will blow the brains out
- the first man who touches me- NJ. Des-
charal the next voter after Deroulede. was
greeted with cheers in appreciation Of his firm
v,itbdrawal OF his own candidacy, which, il
pressed would have caused serious split in the
Republican ranks.
qorous hrebrand among the D's The ant-se
ritic leader. when acclaimed by the Nationalists'
shook his long black hair and glared In anger
through his large spectacles at NJ Loubet and
uttered Wild shouts OF dsdain. which sounded
l,l,e the roar OF a lion; but his exact words it
was impossible 10 distinguish amid the uproar OF
.,,a avcitad assembly II looked II the meet
inc was about 20 degenerate into free fight
,,bon suddenly humorous incident as is often
tho casa with the Partisan public. saved the sit
nation NJ Jalouzot a Deputy who Is the pro-
,r,otor of the great Paris drygoods establish
r,ert known as the "Prntemps," was eagerly
disn,tine with a colleague when suddenly NJ
paul de Cassagnac yelled out in his stentorian
,otca. For Jalouzot. and We shall have a per-
netual spring" Printemps)
JOKE RESTORES ORDER.
Laughter and good-humor at once replaced
angry strife and the voting went on without
much disorder. NJ Legitirnus- the iet-black