DISORDERLY SCENES PREVENT CHINESE PARLIAMENT FROM VOTING ON YEN
Peking (JFK+50) On August 6, 1924, The Evening Star reports disorderly scenes taking place on the floor of the Chinese parliament meeting here in Peking.
When a delegate arose to demand the appointment of the oldest member to the chair, an opposition member tossed a chair at him.
Then when another delegate rose to second the motion, an inkstand was thrown at him.
The parliament adjourned without a vote being taken.
SOURCE
"Flying Inkstand Prevents Chinese House Vote On Yen," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 6, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
National Assembly Building
Beijing (2018)
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