The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-21
Scenes Of Intense Excitement in the
French Chamber Of
Deputies.
Prominent Members Are Charged
With venality in Their
Public Duties.
Ex-Cabinet Ministers Involved-No sucI,
Scenes for Years-May Be the Prs-
CURSOR Of Revolution.

ter OF commerce; Emanuel Arene, member
for Corsica; Antoin Proust. member for
Dsux Seures; Baron Jean dc Soubsyran,
member for London. and Joseph DnRue de
la Faueonnsrie, member for Orne. This
letter, Floquet said, was from the procureur
general. tt stated that the application s
made on the ground that the examining
magistrate in the Panama canal case had
received many check stubs on which APP
psarsd the initials of deputies, and that
compromising evidence against the individ-
usls in question had been laid before the
parliamentary investigating commission,
especially as to the part they took In the
lottery issue. The application could not
be granted without the consent Of the
house. as the deputies under law were ex-
empt from certain legal proceedings. The
chamber decided that the standing com-
nittees should meet and consider the appli-
cation. The sitting thcn adjourned.
In the senate M. Leroyer. president,
stated that he had received q demand for
the prosecution Of Senators Renault. Al
bert. Grevy, Peral, Venot and Dsves.
The matter was similarly referred.
Rouyier appeared before the standing
own defense. He was glad. he said, of the
opportunity to explain his position. There
is nothing in the documents seized to prove
that he had ever received a check from
anybody in the interest Of the Panama
Canal company. He had served the state
in high Office for several years and always
deemed it duty to preserve silence as re.
CARDS certain facts. The accusations made
against his honor and integrity relieved
him OF the slightest obligation. and he
would now speak out in the chamber with
out reserve. Before the chamber resumed
business th is statement had gone abroad
and created intense excitement. The gal
leries were packed. The report of the spe-
cial committee was read by Chairman Mil
ler and favored grating the application
for authority to prosecute, but in the in
tense anxiety Of the moment it was hardly
noticed. All waited impatiently for. the
explanations OF accused members. Deputy
Arene was the first one to protest inno-
cence.
Then Rouvier assembled the speakers ri
bune. He made an emphatic general de-
NAL that he accepted checks from the Pan
anna Canal Company or it's agents, or had
any discraditable connection of any sort
with the company's enterprise. When he
came into power he found the secret service
fund entirely inadequate for the defense of
the republic. AS, in order to govern WE'LL
he and colleagues must have money which
the secret service funds lacked, he had re-
course to personal friends for sufficient
money to tide over the temporary diff
Guilty.
The confusion grew steadily in the cham
her as the deputies became convinced that
Rouvler was evading the Issue. There was
IN outbrs ak Of howls and derisive laughter
lie men have done. Had not adopted
that course men now interrupting me
would not be seated on these benches"
b. diam broke loose the moment the words
were uttered. After the demonstration
spent itself Rouv'er continued: Il am
Ierf' city ready to go before any tribune.
/ never derived the slightest benefit from
the Panama Canal Company. l challenge
mn investigation" This provoked another
hostile Demonstration. When order was
restored the report OF the special commit
tee in favor of p; p;oseoution was adopted.
Deroulede then asked what action discip-
linary the council of the Legion of Honor
had decided to take against Herr. Then
Derou.ede proceeded to make o most viru-
lent iersonal attack upon Clemenceau. He
declared that Herr tried to huy Boulanglsts
with Panama canal money. but they re-
Clemenceau, why did this Herr give 60O-
600 francs to la justices2" Clemenceau,
white with rage, sprang to his feet and
shaking both fists toward Derouiede shouted
back an answer which nobody could hear in
the general confusion. Derouledo closed
with an attack on the Mutual benefit as
sociation. not of socialists and revolu-
tionaries, but of rich men and rich mems
pamperers"
Clemenceau replied that Deroulede's at.
tacks We're pernicioua, shameless, and with
out foundation. Although he had not
Dcroulode to subs.antiate the charges Just
made. Ho would not answer these brazen
ISLANDERS in the chamber. but would demand
personal satisfaction immediately after
adjournment The attack of the last
speaker uron Hei2 was basel on falsehood
and imagination. Boulanger had no more
devoted friend than DIR. Hetz. In conclus-
ion Clemenceau cried out, "Derouledo has
accused me of betrayipg my country by in
Il oducing foreign influence. Deroulede
lea"
After another scene of wild disorder
Lucian Millevoy. Boulangist deputy for
Somme, rose to defend. as he said, the
emory of BoulsuRer against aspersions
east on it by .Clemenceau's statement oon-
cerning the friendship between Herr and
this great man. He then let loose torrent
Of abuse on Clemencsau, accusing him of
accepting mliliOnb III DriDeR ana OF auvlS-
ing abandonment of Egypt by tho
Frenet governments. In the succeeding
tumu Millevoy turned upon Floqust, who
was ing to restore order, nnd shouted at
him insulting name. The minister of
iustiee announced that he would arraign
Herr before the council aud Deroulede with
an inter! citation. ! ho chamber adjourned.
The bitter feeling arons 4 during the sit
ting led to many wruI es and it Is be-
lievcd number of u.e,s will result.
Deroulede and Millevoy have already sent
seconds to Clemenoenu.
Victor De Lesseps testified before the
investigating committee to-day that he was
not concerned in tho lottery issue and ia
ignorant OF any attempt to bribe any one.
search to-day in the photographers estab-
lishment disclosed proofs and negatives of
the Thieree checks. When confronted
with them hieree revealed tho hiding place
of tho stubs and these wore seized. Baron
dc kainnth's papers were also examined to- |
day. Many Of the original documents had
been abstraoted and replaced with copies.
There was tho greatest excitement on tho |
streets until a late hour tonight Some |
papers published ns many as seven extra
All and ne