, 1870-05-07
FRANCE,
The First alleged Conspsrncy-AIb-
crtal questions. 1and -Svernmenr
AnHuerr

The First Alleged E0uyUsrn~x TIN
crnl Questions aad Government
Answers.
At the close OF the sitting Of April T., il,
tice that on the following day he wouM put 4
question to tho Chief Minister upon the SUB
icet Of tho alleged conspiracy: to vl.ich U.
Olivier replied. I hare 30 inform you that T
shah be here at the opening Of the Chamber,
but an sony to say shall not auawer." On
April Is, II. jules Fayre rose to pu. his qaes-
ton, observing th.t although his previous no
tice ot-mtention to do 50 had been recetved
With superb aisdaiu By the Chief Mn
isser, be still persisted in seeking
tor information, n Olivier, drawing
gpecting the conspuaey an1 ono ~
fening to the Investigation into tho existence
Of such conspiracy, declared his willingness
to reply upon the 1stter point " Faur3 tken
proceeded TO ask whether it Was true that ou
the 7th or Sth Of February m investigation
had been commenced which vas not yet ter
minated; that $50 persons we're impGcatcd;
that nost OF these persons had been arrested
upon police warrants. many OF them signed
n blank that the number Of prisoners had
peen gradually reduced to seventy-one, agaiast
s;5 1S ;m NJ %ss alleged, proofs OF being concern
ta EInnsent were forthcoming; that some OF
thcse seventy-one persons had Hncs
been liberated. hut that other arrests
I naa neen .s mage. Finally, he desired 10
nails had announced, that thn in1sstir1t;on
which commenced On tho 8th OF FohruaTv VIA
ret 50 far from complete that tsial could not
be bad for at least si1 weeks 1ongrr. ~
Olivier replied: 4+H numerous az1ests uern
made. it ia well known under whit circutu-
stances they occurred. alter sedihous acts bad
been committed aud bauicades had been cor
structed Noise from the LeftI- Well, it
was not l who erected those baz1icadea-~
e.. .,Arsgo; e 1 But ynn SEX t. prof. hI
rests wo regarded It as cause OF regret and
net Of profit Tres bienl- H. Aaso.
- Among those arrested there were to my
knowledge respectable men Of basines. / was
called to Wait them in Mazas as d baHister, and
I saw there men who hsd been kept awaY
from their business for tHe months, aud who
fo1 si1 weeks had not been examined, 30 that
It il proved that under the present govern
nent, as under the worst. theze is little heed
Ba3d to individual liberty lntez1uptipn-] H.
auces and the formation Of banic7tlles a Great
many arrests we're made It is not nv 6t,si
ness to know in what manner Justice is pro-
ceedinS it viii accomplish its taak. Tbs gov
eminent had no right to interfere, and it has
while the Judicial authorities certainly always
intended the greatest possible de-
spatch, the preliminary examinations should
be actively pursued and this morning.
BY inquiry, ! vas assured BY the procurenr
General that the report OF the Judge dIn-
within few days The average time occupied
by preliminary investigations in cascs OF con-
spiIacy has always been from four tn fire
months: This is the drat time that such an
inquiry has been concluded in two mouths
The fact shows how careful the government
manitF, while fulfilling its duties - guardian
Of the public safety." II. Azago; ITO Leave
man in prison for ar weeks without e1amiu1-
ton, as in one Case that can name-H-
Bruueau- contrary to the Law. In
the presence Of such facts the country viii un-
derstand that We have reached IN epoch when
ceAres de cunhet arc again in opcration-" "
Jules FenE: ''Ihe reply OF the Keeper Of the
Seal is IN one respect satisfactory, IS it Is good
news to lean that the an1ieties Of the accused
But the Minister has not justified, for they ara
either the proceedings adopted
at the commencement OF this 7fau, or tho
length Of time the preliminary inquiry has
taken-- It is no fu1h,1nent Of tho dndes Of
justice when the police net has been made to
ought never to have been arrested I s!y
the government has not that night; it is
dividing the nation into two cIasses-the aua-
pected, and the nonsuspected- Yes in tho
present day there is = class Of suspects can
mention the names Of persons who have been
.eatored to liberty aster s1I weeks' detenhou,
md the only imputation against whom was.
hat they had been arrested six months pre-
iiously. demand, also, explanation Of the
warrants in blank, issued b. the Trefee do
Police The Minister ought not to say tha. it
$ not his duty to occupy himself with the pro-
eedings OF Justice Those proceetings arc
'ours-the governments T0n arc the head
i the IuulcA1 department. You are cnafEod
nth tie duty Of Eatchiug the mode IN which
be- 1nagist1acy discharges it's functions You
aye. tho right OF Surveillance opaF tha
ibunals- You have the right to give
,structions. L. you hare allowed
Iem to tale certain courae 1t is because you
oprove it. This preliminary inquiry has been
scandal and Jon are accomp1icesi in H. Zap
ause frcm the Left, and uproar-l II. Oil
er. t.As yon Ike" "a rotre oise)- fCheers, and
les of - La ciotars = and -matmnts from tho
eft- u. Pcl1ctan- 1.-THE Minister, then, does
It intend to reply?'~ n O1liTiar- Il have said
At which / Thought I ought to SAY, and II
n accuss ne OF being IN aecomphcs in scan-
'lons acts which have no existence. limit
ssclf to replying, As you like" NJ Pelie-
II. lido not accuse the Minister of completely,
1T Of ailence. Lask MIN once again, yes or
!, were any waEantB isaued n blank2 Upon
ch point the Minister cannot ba ailent- II
he false he ought to deny Il; il It be true.
en- lekfres de, cdchet ara again in force" No
ply was given, and the discussion was de-
tre1 tn ha cfaaed.