New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-30
BRISSON MAY BE PREMIER.
ASKED BY PRESIDENT CARNOT TO FORM
A NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.
rrs DECISION TO BE GIVEN To-DAY-TEsTlMoNf
BEFORE TIE PANAMA INVEsTIGA-
TION COMMITTEE

TIoN COMMITTEE.
Paris Nov. 29-President Carnot held CONFER
ence with VI. Loubet this morning. lie suln',roH
NJ. Floquet, President of the CHAMBER oil p,p"
ties and Senator lie ROyer TO consult WIFI '"'
on the situation. a
Later in the day President Carnot summoheu
NJ Brisson and asked him to form Mlh's'iS' ~
tanning in the Cabinet NJ. Ribot ana NJ pe IL!
cinet NJ Brsson promised to commuiiica'e lid
decision to President Carnot to-ihorro"' "i''' wa
ferring with his friends.
II is rumored tonight that neither NJ oe Frey
c;net nor NJ. Ribot will accept office under NJ
pr,ssor wro II il said intends to take the Min
istrv Of Justice in addition to assuming the duties
Of Prime Minister A strong feeling In FAVOR Oh vi
Brisson prevailed this evening in the looDlcs Oh 'he
Chamber of Deputies.
II is reported that if NJ. Brsson declines 70 form
a Ministry President Carnot Will ask NJ iiii"
or NJ Bourgeois. former Ministers, to undertake
the task. -,
The majority of the Chamber Of Deputies which
overthrew the Government yesterday by refusing
n vote the order of the day. as requested by frme
Minister Ioubet was made up OF l2l RcDuo-
Ncans and 172 members OF the Right and Bou-
langists. The minority on division comprised 1913
Republicans and two members of the Right. Fifty
six members efrained from voting. including hlty
Republicans.
The "Republique Franchise" deplores the
politcal confusion, which. i, says, was never De-
fore so complete. The crisis 1t adds, VIII serve
the interests of the enemies Of the Republic.
The Conservative press is delighted at the upset
Of the Ministry. The - Parti National asserts
that President CarnOt will -end message TO
Parliament in order 10 determine the situation.
NJ Charles de LesSeps. Nice-Chairman oil 'hc
Board of Directors Of The Panama Canal Company
n.,o oft me
bers of the board to-day refused to give testimony
before the committee which Is now ihNesis@'n'
the affairs Of the company
Tho rof,sol of NJ dc Lpsseps and Baron COttu
70 testify is based upon the ground of their ah-
sence from Paris VI. Fontaness refusal is based
upon the ground that he is one of the Defendants
in the legal prosecution of Panama Canal directors
The committee examined a number of witnesses
,bis afternoon NJ Laguerre testified that NJ
Arton had spent 100000 francs lit political objects
in behalf of the Panama Canal Company. Inc
witness admitted, however, that he had nothing
70 rrove the truth of what he said
NJ Propper, partner in the Reinach banklns
bonse said that Baron Rcinach had furnished
n Arton with | 600, 900 francs in 1883 The
witness denied that he had seen NJ Arton IN
Germany after the latter abSconded from far1s RS
Notwithstanding this denial, the comnl.ee 60 u'-
cide5 10 hear the testimony Of VI; PROPER c0acn-
man as to whether or not NJ fropper hao oce"
in Germany. ..;.- .,,o.
the Public Prosecutor had refused to submit u
the investigating committee the documents cOa I
nected with the prosecution OF the fanaHla CaAe -
directors The reason for the refusal Il that II
would be contrary TO the usual judicial PROCEDURE
to turn the papers over to the committee enu lo.e
especially 50 os hs d'" i nsws &
action served to increase the excitement IN Mn tns
iobbes Of the Chamber Of Dep1es ines; ena enu, m4Sa e
Investigating committee will now take. j.. -,
London. Nov. 3O.-The Paris correspondent ~ OF
THE News" says that general feeling Of relic,
prevails among the recipients OF Panama Nanal
cash. the Cabinet crisis postponing the evii oeX Gay
Of their exposure perhaps permSntbbeSp be Panama ma
Invrstirotinr Committee and the difficulties are
likely to increase in number. The members OF the
committee are frightened AZ oessin ,e rcsigna t
tons are talked Of Still NJ Brisson is de-
termincd TO make n full INQUIRY 1900
The Reinach family has decided not 70 oppoS'
an autopsy in tie case OF Baron helna'h
The French crisis IS becoming grave, espcc'aN WI
account OF sthe refusal Of the Panama directors "
,tey the summons OF the Chambers committee an"
hat OF the Procureur General to submit the !u-
s,clarv documents 70 the committee Inc ITO
rurcr or general attorney for the french hepuo"c'
NJ onesnay de Heaurcpalrc also known as e Lucie
usrnsn n feminine de plume with which he
used 10 sign some rather lively novels IS ui'hA''
bv the Republicans following the lead OF ue
Protestant VI. BrissOD, ana VINO cOhucnlh any w.
or want Of dignity in regard to Tie private me-
81 poltcal or judicial officers. VI. dc BeauFeparc'
who Was formerly strong lmper.alis became prom
,nent when he accepted the succession TO NJ bouchcr
the mecistrate who refused to prosecute General
ponlancer and Henri Eochefort on the purely po-
ltical charges made against them
The French Chamber, having overTned by lis vote
the technical and socalled legal arguments presented
ty the Loubet Cabinet. as an excuse hot 10 lurhish
the documents necessary 10 thorough strung ol
the Panama scandal will lie stopped probably. In
its investigation by similar arguments offered by NJ
Dc Beaurepairc and By the incrimnated directors
Messrs Charles de Lesseps, Fontanes and Cottu d.
Irisson the president OF the investigating committee
Of the Chamber may insist that mere legal ttchncan
,ies must disappear when the whole Nations welfare Is
az stake and serious conflict maY mus arse bet"eo
the judicial and the legislative powers INC sencrl
sentiment in favor Of the surrender 0l all OOcuhehtH
the paua~a scandal VII! Dc HcfeaN'u "
the declaration OF NJ Trooper partner III thc heinhc
tanbing house. who said that the Iate pahher ma
furn,h 600 600 francs VI. ArtOn, IN 1888 rms
conradcts NJ Koln. another partner OF the same hrm
who has stated already that no funds bad Deeh gwen
by NJ Reinach 10 influence the vote or the I"aocr ~
the time when the Panama Company was auulOrlheo
10 Issue lottery bonds. VI. Arton was KNO"n as
lobbyist as an INSCRIPTIONS man, even helOIc ne
disappeared lately with the funds Ol uyhAn"'e com
pany which lie had founded
AN OFFICIAL DINNER TO MINISTER PHELPS.
Berlin. Nov. oo.-Treherr Won Berepscl, Prhs'lah
Minister Of Commerce. gave a dinner 10 William Wal
ter Phelps. the American Minister, at his oncai resi-