Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-21
RouvIER DENIES THE CHARGE
Bedlam In The Chamber Of Dtputle,
While He Speaks.
Az ATTACH uroS cLrnrScIAu.
That Gentleman whits with Ragc.-
more scenes OF WA
Disorder.

PARIS, Dec. ON. Floquet, presi.
dent OF the chamber OF deputies, an-
nounccd 10 tue house today that he had
received an application for authority
to prosecute Rouvier, ex.ministcr OF
finance, Jules Roche, cx-mlnister OF
commerce, Emsnuc! Arena. member
for Corsica, Antoine Proust, member
for Deux, Sovercs Thereon, Jan De
Soube, who ran for member for Lon
don, anu Joseph Duque and De In
| Fanconne, members for Orne. This
letter, FIoquet said, was from the
procuror general. II Ia stated that the
application was made on the ground
that the examining magistrate OF the
Panama case had received many check
stubs on which appeared tho initials OF
deputics, anu that compromising
evidence against the individuals In
question had becn laid before the
parliamentary investigating commits.
sion, especially rs TO the part they took
in the lottery issue. The application
could not DO granted without the con-
sent OF the house, a. tho deputies under
law were exempt from certain legal
proceedings. rhc chamber decided
I
meet TO consider the application. Tho
sitting then adjourned.
In the senate, NJ. Leroyer, president,
stated that he had received demand
for tho prosecution OF Senator'S Rem.
ault, Albert, Grevy, Perali, Thevenot
anu Devoe. This matter was similarly
referred.
Rouvier appeared before the stand
ing committee OF which he " a mem.
Der, in HE own defense. He was glai,
he said, Of AN opportunity 10 explain
| his position. There was nothing In
the document TO prove that he had ever
received check from n ybody In the
interest OF the Panama Canal com.
psny. He had served tue state IN high
oiiicc for several year,, AMI slways
deemed II his duty 10 prectEve Atlepce
as regards certain facts. The accu-
satlons made against his honor relieved
him Of the slightest obligation, AMI he
would now speak out In the chamber
without reserve. Before the chamber
resumed business this statement had
gone abroad ami caused intense excite
meni. The galleries were packed
The report OF the special committee
was read by Chairman Miller, and
favored granting the application for
authority to prosecute, but in the in
tense anxiety Of the moment 1t was
hardly noticed. All waited I'M
patiently for the explanations OF the
accused members. Deputy Area was
tho first QUE to protest his Innocence.
Then Rouvier ascendei the speakers
tribune. He made an emphatic gen.
ernl denial that he accepted checks
from the Panama Canal company or
its agents, or had auy discreditable
connection OF any sort with the COM
pany's enterprise. When he came
Into power he found the secret service
fund entirely inadequate for the de.
tense OF the republic. As In order 10
govern well he and his Colleagues must
have money, which the secret service
fund lacked, he had recourse to per-
sonal friends for sufficient money to
tide over temporary difficulties.
The confusion grew steadily In the
chamber as the deputies became con-
WINGED that Rouvier was evading the
issue. There was an outbreak OF
howls and derlsive laughter. Rouvier
shouted: "What did all public mea
have done. Had l not adopted that
course the men now interrupting me
would not be- seated on these benches.' ,,
Bedlam broke loose the moment these
words were uttered. After tho dem.
onstration had spent itself Rouvier
continued: al am perfectly ready TO
20 before any tribune. | never derived
, the slightest benefit from the Panama
Canal company. challenge any In.
vestihation."
/, This provoked another hostile dem.
, onstration. When order WAS restored
. the report OF the special committee In
lavor OF prosecution was adopted.
DIR. ROulede then asked what action
the disc plinary council OF the Legion
: OF Honor had decided TO take against
Herr. Then De Roulode made tho
MOST viRULEST PERSONAL ATTACK
upon Clemenceau. He declared thu,
Herr tried to buy BOulangists with
Panama Canal mo ey, hut they refused
to touch IL. De Roulede then shouted
to Clemenceau: "Why did this Herr
give 800, 900 francs TO La JuSticc?,i
ClemenceRu, white with rage, spraug
! TO his feet, and shaking both his fists
. towards Do Roulede, shouted back an
Z answer which nobody could hear In
the general confusion. De Roulede
closed with an attack on the "Mutual
Benefit Association" not OF socialists
anu revolutionaries, tut OF rich mems
pnmperers.
4 Clemencesu replied that De Rou.
lede's attacks were psrnioious, shame.
less, without foundation. Although he
7 had not written proofs Of his Innocence,
! he defed DE! Roulette TO substantiate
, the charges Just made. He would NOT
answer these brasen SANDERS Ia the
chamber, but would demand personal
, satisfaction Immediately after adj ourn.
ment. Tho attacks OF the last speaker
= upon Herr were based ON falsehood
! anc imagination. Boulanger had NO
mole devoted friend than Herr.
I In conclusion Clemenoenu cried out,
"De Roulode has accused me OF be.
traying my country Ivy introducing
= foreign influence. De Roulede lies. j
y After another scene Of wild disorder,
Lueion Millevoye, u Boulangist deputy
for 5omme, ross TO defend, NJ he said