The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-29
IN A WILD UPROAR
The Socialists Turn the Reich
stag Into BedIam. The
Sitting Suspended.
(By 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 pitch that Vice President
Buesng, who was in the chair, had to re-
sort to a suspension of the sitting,
measure without precedent in the Reich
stag. A~taHN
The House was discussing the motion
of Baron Won Kardorff, representing the
maporty parties, to vote the second
reading of the tariff bill as a whole with
out a paragraph discussion as contem-
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.. Bachem,
Centre party, took the tribune and de-
scribing the dilatory tactics of the OPP
position, said that the Freissininge
Vercinigung and the moderate Radicals
weer doing hod carriers service for the
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: "Out
with it. Name your man.
The Socialists Stadthagen, Ulrich
Baudert and other members of the party
rushed up the steps of the Speakers s
tribunes shouting and gesticulating vio-
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, President
Buesing succeeded in quieting the uproar
sufficiently to say, "No member can be
compelled to say what he does not want
to say
Thereupon the tumult was renewed and
the members of the Socialist party again
stormed the Presidents tribune. wildly
shouting. Some among them addressed
Herr Bachem as You rascal, you dog
Vice President Buesing, finally, finding
himself powerless, suspended the session
for half an hour.
Upon the resumption of the sitting, at
o'clock, Vice President Buesing ex-
pressed his profound regret at the "out-
rageous scenes of disorder, which had
occurred in the Reichstag for the first
time in it's history. He admonished the
members to exercise control over them
selves and asked them to yacate 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 Bachem
has insulted 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 Bachem replied that after such
treatment he would decline to do So
The House then adjourned on the mo-
ton of the Conservatives.