The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-13

Defeat OF tho COMMUNICATIONS in
Baron keinach's Body.

De1e0S OF tho (I0vcfEment-fOIS Olson IN
Baron keinach's Body.
PARIS, Dec. Fin the senate today n. La
combe questioned the government as to its at
titude to the Panama investigation. Bourgeois.
minister of justice, declared amid the cheers of
the supporters of the government, that he de.
sired the most complete and searching light
thrown upon the affairs of the COM
pauy. He added, however, that he and
his colleagues would oppose the passage
of any special law that Threatened
to involve possible conflict between the exec
utive, legislative and judicial authority. The
chamber of deputies today adopted proposal
made by NJ. de Boisserin to invest the Panama
investigating committee with judicial powers.
This action was taken despite the opposition OF
N. Bourgeois, minister of justice.
After further debate Lacour offered resolu-
ton of confidence in the government, which
was adopted by vote OF 223 to ii.
The bill providing for q tax on contracts for
future delivery OF stocks and bonds was passed
by majority of thirty in the chamber of depu-
ties today. Rouvier. minister OF finance, OPP
posed the bill, but the opposition availed little
The scandal continues to sngross public at
tention. All the papers publish long articles
on the scandal, the tenor of which depend en-
tireiy upon the political views Of the journals.
The Figaro urges the government to get Herr,
one OF the partners in the banking house of
which the late Baron Reinach was the head, to
speak regarding the connection OF that house
with the affairs of the Panama canal, the infer.
ence being that Herr would be able to explain
many points about which doubts now exist.
In the course OF its article the
Figaro recalls how, thanks to Clemenceau and
Sarrien, Herr was enabled to bond the Electric
Force Transmission Company with q capital of
L., 100000 francs, and that through this and
other transactions in which he was assisted by
connection with men holding ministerial posi-
tons he accumulated q considerable fortune.
The paper further says that Baron Reinach
spent the greater part OF the last hours of his
life with Herr. Only q few minutes after leav-
ing Herr, Reinach returned to his residence and
that night died under circumstances that led
the government to make autopsy to deter
mine whether he died from natural causes or
committed suicide. On tbs same night that
Reinach died Herr started for London, and the
Figaro expresses a strong desire to have the pub
lie informed as to what caused his sudden de-
parture.
At today's session OF the investigating com.
mittee Sarrien, who represents Saone and Loire
in the chamber of deputies, referred TO a state
ment i'll todays Figaro charging him with being
an associate OF Herr. He declared that he had
not seen Herr since 1855, and that the latter was
no friend of his. Sarrien added that he would
not hesitate to tell the committee all he knew
OF Herr.
The first examination of the remains OF Baron
Reinach proved that be died OF poison.
The bourse is unsettled, owing to rumors that
prominent political pe1sonages. heretofore IN
named. are compromised in the Panama canal
scandal.