The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-16
GOSSIP FROM ABROAD
Disciplinary Correctives in the
Diets of Continental Europe.
French Women, Artists and
Cupid-culinary Chefs.


al and State Legislatures have raised the
GU sstion as to the METHODS Of dealing with
cases Of Improper manifestations In for
eign parliaments. for the United States
Congress Is not the only body that &C.
cssionally distinguishes itself by disordef-
ly demonstrations.
In the German Reichstag a member can
be called to order and named. If guilty
OF gross misconduct he can be excluded by
the President from the sitting. which can
be suspended by the President putting on
r his hat should individual contumacy be
continued. In the Diet a member can only
10 excluded on the motion of another
member. In France all Interruptions. per-
sonaiities and disorderly manifestations
are forbidden and punishable. If the
president cannot quell disorder he puts
on ms hat If that signal is disregardedY
ne announces that ne Will suspend the
sitting. If this statement has no effect
he suspends the sitting for an hour. If
on resumption disorder is renewed he
Deputies are subject to four penalties
W call to order; 60 call to order with
record on the minutes; 80 censure: IA
censure with temporary exclusion from
drawal during a fortnight of half the
salary or the offending Deputy. There
are other disciplinary measures. In the
Italian Chamber of Deputies the Presi-
dent may propose the exclusion of dep
uty for the remainder of the sitting. or,
IN very grave cases. vote of censure,
which implies immediate withdrawal and
exclusion for term of two to eight days.
tempts to return before It expires If he
declines TO leave the Chamber the Presi-
dent suspends the sitting and the police
carry out his orders In the Austrian
Reichsrath the power of suppressing dis
order IL very small and inadequate. First
a bell Is rung then a member Is named,
then named In the official report; and II
the disturbance continues the President
onh fln ctf Inc hat hA hos
legal power of exclusion or suspension Of
member who can resume his offensive
attitude at the next sitting; The Hunga-
risn Parliament deals with disorderly
conduct by imposing silence on the Of
tending member. and IL he persists his
name and offense are published in the
of1cial gazette and ol; carded in his con-
stitnsncy Or he may be called upon to
case Is submitted. In Belgium disorderly
conduct is punishable by expulsion from
the Chamber for the remainder of the sit
ting. Refusal to leave the Chamber in
tings. the sitting in which the offense oc-
ours being suspended. The Chamber. on
the proposal OF the President. can pro-
The Prix De Rome.
French women hope to secure a fresh
victory. IL Is expected that the gentler
sex, which obtained admission to the Gov
eminent School Of Fine Arts few years
compete for the Prix de Rome. This will
be rather a sensational departure, as all
who are acquainted with the rules of the
great art scholarship of France will at
once realize. Winners of the Rome prize
are Obliged to dwell for a specified num-
Der OF years at the Villa Medici in Rome.
where they are housed. boarded and gen.
orally provided for free OF charge by the
French State, which allows them, more
over. comparatively handsome sum as
pocket money, Residence in the villa IL
absolutely compulsory. The question
which now arises is. What will happen
Prix de Rome and will have to live with
the men students at the villa Medici?-
prospect to which the director of that
establishment looks forward with undis-
gused dismay. He has visions of broken
hearts. work neglected and possibly duels
However, the future girl candidates
themselves view the question with en-
student. In the women's subject. exclaim-
ed: Live in the Villa Medici? Why on
earth shouldn't we?' She could not pos
sibly conceive what there was in the
prospect To justify the paternal anxiety
of m" authorities. when men and wo-
men work together all day they soon
forget thar they are of different sexes, "
she thought. And suppose" she went
on boldly. they remembered the fact at
the villa Medici. and did fall in love with
each other. l ask YOU plainly, where
would be the harm. and why should not
tney! IDlS clencnes tine quesioH'
Famous Cooks.
In a recently published book on cuil.
nary art DR.. Lemaunier, a physician OF
Paris. gives several interesting items re-
garding well known chefs. He mentions
the melancholy death of Trompette. the
celebrated cook to the Duke of Noailles.
who. in a fit of ambition. deserted his
aristocratic master for the luxurious but
plebeian kitchen of Gambetta. lie never
forgaVe himself this base and 'sordid &C
ton, ard died in a state Of melancholy
After Trompette comes long list or IL
lustrious men who have raised French
cookery to its well-deserved reputation.
Tic Maison Doree gives $4,000 a year to
Casimir Moisson; the Baron de Mohren-
helm had in his kitchen two brothers,
the Fauvets, who never separate; the
Duchess of Alba. cousin of Empress
Eugenie has for her chef George BouZon,
who was a. great favorite of Napoleon Ill.
The cook of Nicolas II gets $4,000 year:
he is an Alsatian of the name of krantz,
and enjoyed such privileges under Alex
ander II that hr WAS allowed to carry a
sword and what is more. to retain MS
French nationality. The cook of the King
of the Helleaes took all his degrees In
the university. but In 1858. carried away
nv his love Of the art. he entered as
cook in tho Connie de Chambords house
from who zoe hc pa ssed into the Kitchen
of the Duchess Of Parma. the mother oi
the Prime, SIS Of Bulgaria.: and now he
caters for the palates of the royal ram
ilv of Greece. Chevalier, who learned ms
art at the Jockey Club. under the cele-