Making Laws with Fists.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 May 1910, Page 4

Making Laws with Fists.

A I'TKIOrs FIGHT IN \ I'AkMAAJUNT. Tl'o Hiingfman Parliament was <ii.s.solvt>(l reeeu tly to the accompnnillU'Dt oi n gen I'nil kittle, in which tlio I miner, Count Jvlnien Ilerck'vaiv, and the 31 inister of Agriculture, Clount Serenyi, were led rom tlio Chamber injured ami bleeding profusely. Fifteen challenges to duels wore afterwaids ex-vl,a"-t-fi '».v deputies who had come into violent conflict. The Parliament 'has proved a complete iVii/iii-0 owing to tho attitude of tlu> Opposition, and when ii ro.val rescript was read announcits dissolution tlio Govormront was bitterly attacked for takin"" an unconstitutional step, as tho Budget bad not heeii voted. "\A lien the Premier attempted to reply* tlio .Justh party raised -an npe roar so great that it was im.po.«il>le s . r all v thins; except shouts of cr I raitors!" "Dogs!" "Swinel" •- Hascals! "Swindlers!" cl „d el similar word.s directed Against tlie 0 Government benches, particularly by ii th- ex-M mister _ Polonyi. Tliere- - ''I"'" the Premier descended from ' the If| tribune, and proceeded to - tJio table of tlio reporters, into whose e ears he dictated his speech, shout--1 mg at the top of his voice with s much gesture. 1 The fury of the Opposition at bes nig baulked of their intention to prevent the Premier's speech being i- delivered tlien passed all bounds? ) They rose from tbeir soats to .attack i the Premier, but as a protecting r ring of the Premier's friends formed round him, they seized everyi thing within reach, books, bundles > of documents, bags, inkstands, ash- | trays and matchbox-stands, and flung them at the Premier's head. , Count Serenyi. who threw himself in front of his chief, was struck bv the first misile, which drew blood. A red-bound book thrown from the ! i back of the Chain her then stri'.c ! . the Premier's head, and this was i , followed by a heavy volume oi cr- I ders of the House, a corner of , I which nwide a long cut in tlio Pre- : mier's cheek. A heavy maxeliholder gave him a stunning Ido.v J on the forehead, and another mis- 1 .sile cut his other cheek. The P'.: - ! , mier's face was now streaming wjtb I blood, but he stood up manfu ly to < face the cowardly onslaught. ' ( At the same time Count Seronvi i , was wounded by an ashtray 4nc! ) ruler, and was also bleeding \>ro- j lusely. At the sight of the iv.muds | the Constitutional party rushed in, and a. general fight took place, r.'-r- / ing which the injured Minis L ers ( were led from the Chamber to a ) private room, where tli'cir wo inds j were dressed by a doctor. Tliey \ left the House with bandaged heads. ' W'litai the sitting was re-ooeied ' the President exiled on the o.ftn- ' ders to give their names, and several boldlv stood up and declared they had been forced to have re- i course to violence in defence of tho Constitution. The fury of the Justh independence party was hirgelv due to the belief that the Premier, who enjoys th Monarch's con fid nee, intends using his utmost pressure en the constituencies to prevent their re-election.