The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-16
FRENCH MINISTRY SAVED.
TIE DEPUTIES SUSTfTy THEIR POI
ICY ON THE PfNfMI SCANDAL.
A Small Majority. hut the Cabinet woW,d
Have Resigned IL They Had Not Re-.
ceived It-.rndiciai Power. win Not Be
Granted to the live stigntlug Committee.

PARIS. Dec. 15.-At Cabinet meeting held
at the Elysce to-day VI. Bourgeois. Minstcrof
Justice. announced that ho would oppose in
the Chamber Of Deputies the proposal of NJ.
Pourquory de Boisserin to invest the Panama
Investigation Commission with judicial
powers.
When the question came up in tho Chamber
Of Deputies every Deputy was in his place. In
the nnme OF the committee NJ Brisson made
an attack upon NJ. Ribot and VI. Bourgeois.
He accused them OF not showing proper zeal
in pushing the Investigation.
NJ Bourgeois answered. for the Government.
The Ministry. he said. was determined to
bring the matter to settlement The cham
her decided in favor of proceeding with the
discussion of the bill in accordance with tho
Governments desire. The vote was 424 to l22.
Immediately after the vote it was reported
that in consequence of this reverse. VI. Brisson
would retire from the Presidency OF the com
mittee.
W. Bourgeois then stated forcihy the obiec-
tions of the Ministry to tho Boisserin bill
Tho time bad come. he said. to determine
whether executive power should be placed in
the hands OF the committee. The proDOsal to
10 50 struck blow at fundamental civil
rights. 1t would transfer the executive
srons h!c to u body which was respons lille to
nobody. Tho Ministers wished to have u
searching INQUIRY but tho Scpnn and charar-
ter OF tins inquiry must conform with the fun
danentai principles of state. II this matter
could not bc decided once for all at the present
sitting of the Chamber the Cabinet would
resign.
NJ Brisson replied TINT perhaps the Ministry
was the power most inimlcal to republican
union,
THIS innucndo aroused storm Of protests.
amid which NJ. kihot rose. 1t was OF supreme
moment to the republic he said. that the
Government should have the support OF the
united repu hiicans Tho Govern mpnt had de-
cded to institute fresh legal proceedings cal
culated to throw tho utmost possible light
upon tho canBl company affairs. VI. Ribot
closed with an eloquent appeal to the rer1in-
leans to stand shoulder TO shoulder with tho
Government.
NJ lie Provost lie Launav accused VI. Frey
cinct. Minister of War, IF being responsible tp
great eHtent for the Panama scandals.
VI Bourgeois promised the slnveStiga eating
COMMITTEES all posslb bio assistance from tho
Government.
NJ Brisson smoke in favor OF the bill. Tho
con!mittee's authority would he weakened II
the m easilre Were now rejected.
NJ Rihot expressed surprise that NJ Brisson
Snppprteu u measure directed against the
Government. If the Cabinet dId not command
majority ii would then retire. and il would
then fall to NJ. Brisson's lot to discover an
other one.
The vote at tho end OF tho discussion was
2Il to 40 against the Boisserin rroposals. II
is regarded a. tantamOunt 10 expression
OF crnildence in the trovHrnr'nnt.
Immediately after the vote the Chamhar
adjourned The confusion throughout the
sitting was unprecedented in recent years.
VI. Brisson has summoned the Investigating
Com mittea to meet to- morrow. when he ana
the committeamen of the extreme Right ara
expected to resign,