Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-20
Disso|ves Hungarian Par
|iament at Budapest.
No Attention Given the Royal
Command Closing It.
But Deputies Yield and Disperse as Soldiers
Fill the Chamber.

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Hungarian Parliament was dissolveo
Monday with the uSe Of force. Inc
| noor and corridors Of the building were
cleared by the police. There was no
resistance and no disorder.
The members of the coalition party
| declared that the dissolution was un-
constitutional and illegal and that they
would hold meeting "Wednesday IN
the parliamentary building unless pre-
vented by troops in case of which the
| meeting would be held elsewhere.
The session opened at 10 o'clock. The
Vice President read letters from Gener-
al Nyiri, the royal commissioner and
Herr Justh, President of the lower
House, and declared that the royal
| rescript dissolving Parliament. for
| warded by General Nyiri. was uncon-
| stitutional and illegal and energetical-
| ly protested against it.
The Vice President proposed that the
| House ignore the rescript and return to
| the Emperor King. The House unani-
| niously accepted the proposal with pro-
| longed cheers. Thereafter the minutes
| of the meeting We're adopted, the de-
puties were notified to reassemble on
Wednesday and then the House ad-
| jOu:ned. The reScript GiSsOlving Par
Lament was left lying unopened on the
| Presidents desk and the members left
the House singing the Kossuth hymn.
The floor was almost cleared when a
| captain of Hungarian military, at the
| head of five soldiers with fixed bayo-
nets, and a large number of policemen.
who had previously entered by n side
door, entered the house. The captain
and the soldiers mounted the Presi-
dents tribune and the policemen occu-
pied the floor. The captain then OPEN
| ed and read the reScript amid constant
| interruptions from the galleries and
some of the deputies who returned to
the floor. and all present united singing
| the kossuth hymn with the result that
not a word of the rescripl could be
| heard.
! The police escorted several of the
noisy members from the floor and then
| slowly cleared the galleries and corri-
| d0rS. A large crowd of cheering depu-
| ties escorted Francis kOosuth, Count
Albert Apponyi, and other leaders
from the House, which was surrounded
by five squadrons of cavalry. one rcei-
| mcnt of infantry. a battalion of mill
| tafE, ana loUO pOilcep1cn.
| Speaking TO The Associated Press
| this afternoon. Count Albert Appony,
who with Francis kossuht leads the
coalition parties. expressed himself as
highly gratified with the events of this
morning. He said he considered that
| the coalition had gained a signal victory
| over the crown as the result Of the
| crowns method of attempting to dissolve
! the Parliament. which he characterized
| as illegal. Count Apponyi declared that
! the deputies would proceed to the house
on Wednesday. but if prevented from en-
| tering they would retrace their steps
| without disorder
| Continuing. Count Apponyi said:
| 'Fhe question whether or not today's
| action on the part of the crown is un-
constitutional and illegal is disputed; but
| think the affirmative is indsputa bic
My views are based on the following
| facts:
| Act No. of 1S4S DEGREES that the Diet
cannot be dissolved until the ministry
has submitted to it the accounts Of the
past year and the estimates for the ensu-
ing year. and until the Diet has passed
resolutions on the same. This act fur
1
convened within three months after dis
solution. If. therefore, after such disso-
luton new Diet is not summoned to
meet within the time prescribed by the
law 4 fresh breach of the laws will have
been committed. The Kings rescript as
read by militia captain says new cleo
tions will be called as soon as possible.
| This may mean anything or nothing"
Comparatively few magnates were
present in the upper House this mornin,
when the President read to the magnates
| the royal rescripts dissolvins the House.
| The House protested. but accepted the
| rescripts and adjourned.
| 1t was resolved this evening by the in
| dependence party that the members
! should proceed to the Parliament on
| Wednesday for q session, but to retire
if the entrance to the building was
barred. No disorders are feared