Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-09
THE LIE PASSED
During An Exciting Time in
the French Chamber.
Disputauts Get Together and Indulge
in Hot Fist Fight.
Troops Queli Trouble-Two Duels Are
Now on Foot.

| Paris, Dec. S.-The Chamber of Dep
uties was the scene of violent disturb
ance. Saturday afternoon, during which
Il general melee occurred i'm the space in
front of he tribune, requiring the sum-
noning of the military cOmmandant Of
the Palais Bourbon with a platoon Of
Colonial Infantry. who iforcibly elected
two discrderly members who declined
to retire after an order for their tenn
pOrary expulsion had been voted.
The affair was the outcome of much
feeling which has been aroused lately
between the governments supporters
and the minority. The government had
desired to close Parliament, today, for
the holiday recess; this was resisted by
the minority on the ground that the
Chamber should remain in session and
discuss the budget. The feeling was
intensified when the RevisiOnist Deputy
G;.utiIer made a savage attack on the
government for it's laXity in prosecut-
ling parties connected with the Hum
bert scandal. Even worse than this
scandal, he declared, was the state of
anarchy existing within the courts,
within the police and within the gov
eminent
He called OH Minister of Justice Vale
for an explanation of the affair, and
the minister made an emphatic rejoin-
der, declaring that the scandals of the
republic were far less numerous than
those Of the empire, which still lived in
memory. He closed with the assertion
that Frederick. Humbert had been a
BOulangist deputy. This Immediately
| threw the Chamber into violent tumult,
the members of the Right shouting liz
dignant denals. In the din Deputy
! COutant. Socialist. exclaimed that Min
ister Wales statement was a lie and
was known to be Justification of facts.
President Bourgeois sought to restore
| order but in vain. The minister of JUS
tice, who had taken the tribune, was
unable to proceed against the tumult.
and leaving the tribune he resumed his
place on the ministerial bench. The
group of ministers now became the CEN
| ter of an angry demonstration. NJ.
Syveton, Nationalist member. made
| mis- way toward the ministers and adj
dressed them with angry imprecatiOns.
The friends Of the ministers and men,
bers of the Left precipitated themselves
l
ward NJ. Syveton, and the latter was
soon seconded by scores of deputies
| from the Right.
| The two angry elements surged back
| and forth, exchanging blows with
cIenched fists. and for several minutes
this scene of riotous confusion con-
| tnueG. Premier Combes at last sep
arated himself from his ministerial col
leagues and mounted the tribune i'm
hopes that he would be able to read a
decree Of the government suspendinG
the session. but Deputy COutant al
| ready held the tribune and refused to
vacate it. The premier appealed to
President Bourgeois. who ordered NJ.
Coutant to descend, but the latter
| again refused and NJ. Combs Withdrew.
Four guards were summoned to con-
duct NJ. Co'itant from the tribune.
In the meantime the disorderly scenes
| IN the floor continued, many members
| If the Chamber seeking to gain the
tribune. Finding it impossible to re-
store order President Bourgeois de-
| Jared a recess.
After IL recess of II minutes the Ses
sion was resumed, and the President of
the Chamber called on NM. Syveton
| md COutant made the first response.
declaring that he withdrew not word
| Of what he had said. and the disorder
again broke out, but was quickly
puzzled.
President Bourgeois then asked the
'hamber to act AMI an order of censure
vas adopted with temporary expulsion.
all the members of the Left and a por
/ fnI. he.
order AS Deputy Coutant remained in
his place, the usual formalities of eX-
puISiOn by force were adopted and Col
| lie Teisseyre. commandment OF the mill
tary az the Palais Bourbon. and pla-
toon of Colonial Infantry were sum
| noned. The soldiers marched into the
chamber ard Deputy Coutant was es-
corted out amid derisive cries from the
governments: supporters and cheers from
mis- friends.
NJ. Syveton also declined to make "A
IretractiOn, declaring that Minister
Vale was the aggressor and stating
that he had sent his seconds to the
minister President Bourgeois there
upon referred the deputy's case to the
Chamber. which voted censure with
Temporary expulsion and the President
Required NJ. Syveton to withdraw. This
the latter refused to do, whereupon NJ.
Bourgeois once more suspended the ses-
sion temporarily while the military
contingent again marched into the
chamber and escorted Deputy SyvetOn
out, amid cheers and groans.
Order was now fairly re-estabished
and the minister of justice mounted the
tribune to finish his interrupted speech.
in which he defended the governments
course in the Humbert case. declaring
that everything possible for the gov
eminent to do in the matter had been
done.
Following this, the Chamber by a de-
cisive majority Of 336 votes TO 1876
adopted the order of the day expressing
confidence in the government.
The decree closing the session for
the recess was then read. The seconds
of Syveton and Vale will make final
arrangements for meeting of their
principals or Monday.
Snow Sforno in Mohavk VALLEY.