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Show Grevy Elected President of France Pabis, December 28. M. Grevy-was- reelected re-elected President of the French Republio today to-day in a joint vote of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, acting as a national assembly. The balloting was carried on amid great excitement. Only five members of the Right cast their ballots. Grevy's total majority ma-jority was 135. - The space reserved for visitors in the chamber was crowded long before the hour appointed for the eleotion. Streets in the vicinity were also thronged with people. The proceedings in the . chamber began at fifteen minutes after 1 o'clock, : amid considerable excitement. The President of the National Assembly, was unable to restore silerlce. Members of the Right became so turbulent ' that the President threatened to suspend the sitting. Members of the Right then asked for time to speak before the vote was taken, and their request being refused several of them" tried to gain the tribune. A fight ensued between a member mem-ber of the Left and one of the Right. Several blows were exchanged before the combatants could be separated by their friends. A lull in the demonstration then followed and the balloting took place. |