The sun., 1892-12-21
FRANCES GREAT SCANDAL.
TIN MORE pUBLTC MEN ACCUSED OF
BErRIYING THEIR TRUST

BEYRIYING THEIR TRUST.
The Government Applies for Authority to
Prosecute Five SENATOR. aud FIve Deru.
ur,-Nouyicr Heads tho List-He Dis.
mays III. Colleagues by Threatening 10
Reveal state Dramatic scene In
the Chamber, Where Members Denounce
tlemrnceau-The Radical Leader Has
Two Duets on His Hnnds-The state or
ruhiic Feeling Likely TO Lead to an Ex.
p,o.ion that VIII Endanger tho State.
Panama scandal were to-day thrown into the
homer Of the French mill OF justice. All are
men Of great prominence in the public affairs
q, France and the excitement throughout
Paris and the country Is again at fever heat.
The Official list includes five Senators. two OF
them former Cabinet Ministers. and i've Depu.
ties The official announcement was made
simultaneously in the Senate and Chamber
this afternoon. The French law forbids the
criminal prosecution OF member OF Parla-
nent without the consent OF the Special Com
mittce in each House. Tho President of each
body announced that he had been notified by
tho Minister Of Justice that the Government
desired to begin proceedings against five
mcmtc,s. Both branches voted to refer thu
matter 10 n committee. and Instantly ad-
journcd. In tho Senate the narnos OF those
implicated were publicly announced. This Is
contrary to precedent. but the President said
that so many names arc mentioned in current
ru.nors that he read the list In order to pre-
vent ris,nke. He named Senators Deves. late
Mini-,cr OF Agriculture: Bera!. tho intimate
friend of Gnmbetta: Thevenet. !ate Minister
o. Justice: Leon Renault. late Project OF
Ioli,o. and Albert Grevy. brother OF the late
President and former Governor General of
Algeria
i. the Chamber the names were not read.
hut thers was rush to tho lobby. where tho
list was made known amid indescribable ex-
element. Rouvier. the other day Il Minister
OF Finance. headed the list. Then followed
Arens Of Corsica. nuGie De In Fauconnerie.
Jules Roche. and Antonin Preus.. All OF the
ten save Fauconnerie are members o! the Left.
The special committee was formed by each
G. tho eleven divisions into which the House
Is divided naming one meEiier. Rouvierat-
tended til, meeting OF his division and. learn
In. that he was one OF the accused. he rose to
his feet in desperate passion and exclaimed:
Thought till now that was n responsible
custodian OF State secrets. The etme has come
when such secrets are no longer sacred.
shall 80 into the tribune when the Chamber
resumes its sitting and make an explicit state
neut OF my conduct of the Department Of
Finance during my tenure OF Office"
This threat carried CONSERVATION through
cut the Chamber and Government offices. 1t
meant that Rouvicr In desperate anger. would
uncover. in his record OF almost ten years in
tho Cabinet. events which might easily incite
the already exasperated people to revolt.
Both committees voted to authorize the pros.
ecutions. and then everybody waited to see
what would happen. The lobby OF tho Cham
Der was in great uproar for two hours. Arere
of Corsica strolled in. and learned for the first
time that he was to be prosecuted. lie pro-
tessed indifference. and remained for nrarly
an hour indirerently chatting with friends.
He said to TIE Sun correspondent:
Il am much surprised by the action OF the
Government ! presume they have made Il
bg list. intending to sift out the guilty from
tho innocent a:terward. / am prepared TO
justify my conduct l know now that l must
meet magistrate ana the public prosecutor.
Shall not fight the duel with Andricux. /
can't attend TO everybody"
When the Chamber reassembled the m em-
ters were treated. not to the terrific onslaught
which l:"uvier had threatened. but to sem
sation of another natErr. louvier and Arcne
tc'entc,' themselves with great vigor. but the
eX.Miniater Of Finance confined his revea-
d"ns to tie assertion that the only suspicious
the Government had accepted a loan from in
dividuais for tho secret fund for the defence OF
tie republic. and the entries Of the reimburse
non: # these advances had not beon under
stood
Then came one Of the most sensational.
scenes in the history OF this republic. NJ. De-
rouede entered the tribune and declared that
the most guilty individual in the whole Pam
7 ANA scandal was a man who had escaped
4 III
ror o: his sword. his pistol. and his pen. He
declared his intention to name him. and amid
breathiess excitement he pointed to the great
Radical. N. Clemenceau. and called him by
name. He proceeded to denounce him in
scathin. terms. and house and galleries lis
tened. almost expecting on the SPOT the trag-
edy which the words portended.
Clemenceau sat silent till his accuser had
finished his terrific denunciation. Then he
walked slowly to the tribune and began in
measured. passionless words response He
made quiet denial Of the charges. eloquent
and .imple in It's terms He paid little atten
dono lis accuser individually until his very
laS sentence. Then in placid but deadly
tones without any display OF feeling. he ap-
ps0Mesrlthet " Liar" to Deroulsde.
E'eTytody knew what that meant but
| S'emehreau was not to escape with one duel.
nehaa made s!urring alluson to Boulaneer,
ana Deputy SI!evoye replied. defending the
memory OF l.e Brave General He resented
ms siin1u'at,on OF BoulanGer's corrupt connec-
a'n with DR.. Herr. now hiding in England.
anl SAID tho dead Generals only knowledge
whet& was caused by Clemenceau bring ging
sen together implying a corrupt purpose on
psiate's part.
.lemenreau. it is understood. will meet both
N W"saccusers on the field OF honor to. m orrow
mo,h'hs' Everybody expects the encounters
" DC deadly for 'hcy will be the result OF no
"o'natY provoca'ion. Clcmenceau has tho
fp"'a''en OF being tho most skilful with folls
49," ''' neS, pistol shot in France. 1t is on
=. e'y''"y llps that he will be at the head Of
tn' mex lst o. Deputies to bs prosscuted
M'''en t'o Government will send In. He is
everywhere accused. ' -
v,,I me ~ lmneatSn n,s Of tho great nadcal Deputy
VIII 20 something to scatter tho nnnuIs, |,
search for II leader OF the mora, raroi, ,r,,.
naSperatea populacs may we'll i.e at loss @
when it looks for combined proh,tv o,', 'oe'