The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-02
IN \ WILD UPROAR
The Socialists Turnthe Reich
stag In'o Bed|am. The
Sitting Suspended.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Berlin, Nov. 2S.-The stormy scenes
which were enacted yesterday were re
sumed in the Reichstag today and at one
time in the proceedings the uproar
reached such a pitch that Nice-President
Buesing, who ives in the chair, had to re-
sort to a suspension of the sitting, a
measure without precedent in the Reich
stag.
The House was discussing the motion
Of Baron Won KardCrff, representing the
majority parties. to vote the second
reading of the tariff bill as a whole with
cut a paragraph discussion as contenl-
plated by the rules. The minority thus
would be unable to delay the final vote for
any length of time and were furiously in
~dignant at what they called a "parlia-
mentary coup d'etat." and the complete
suppression of the rights of the minority
After a quiet afternoon. DR.. Bachcm,
Centre party, took the tribune and de-
scribirg the d~ilatory tactics of the OPP
position, said that tho FreiSSiningc
Nercinigung and the moderate Radicals
we're doing hod-carriers' service for he
Socialists, adding:
If you only knew what has recently
been said about this alliance
Herr Bachem left the sentence unfin-
ished and the Socialists shouted: ont
With it. Name your man"
The Socialists Stadthagen. Jlrich,
Baudert and other members of the party
rushed up the steps of the Speaker $
| tribune shouting and gesticulatinG Nio-
lently. Herr Gothein, Radical, standing
at the top of the steps Of the tribune,
tried to keep the Socialists back. He
was hurled down the stairs and his voice
and the vigorous ringing of the Presi-
dents bell, were drowned in the tumult.
The Socialist member Reisshaus, renew
ed the demand that Herr Bachem should
complete his sentence. The speaker was
twice called to order, but after some
minutes of disorder, Nice-President
Buesing succeeded in q%uieting the uproar
sufficiently to say. NO member can be
compelled to say what he does not want
to say"
Thereupon the tumult was renewe aud
the members of the Socialist party again
Stormed the Presidents tribune. Wildly
shouting. Some among them addressed
Herr Bachem as You rascal. you dog
Nice-President Buesing, finally, hiding
himself powerlcss, suspended the session
for half an hour.
Upon the resumption of the sitting, at
7 o'clock. Nicc-Prcsidcnt Bucsing ex-
| pressed hts profound regret ut the out
rageous scenes of disorder. which had
occurred in the ReichStag for the first
time IN its history. He a~dmonishcd the
members to exercise a control over thcm-
selves and asked them to vacatc the
space in front of the Presidents chair.
including the tribune steps. which were
thickly crowded. Herr Bachem then at
tempted to resume his speech, but the
Socialists raised such an uproar that he
had to discontinue. Herr Singer then
took the floor and said that Herr Bachcm
has lnsulted most deeply the Socialist
party. He had struck, continued the
speaker, from an ambush. and he should
name the man to whom he had alluded.
Herr Bachcm replied that after such
treatment he would decline to do so.
The House then adjourned on the mo-
, ton of the Conservatives.