Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-21
TO PROSECUTE DEPUTIES.
Scenes of Wild Confusion in
 the French Chamber.
M. RoUvIER IN HIS OWN DEFENSE
His Denial of Guilt Not Satisfactory Greeted With HOwls and Derisivs Laughter Personal Encounters and Challenges to Fight Duels.

Challenges to Fight Duels.
 PARIS Dec. 21.-After M. Rouvier, ex. Minister of Finance, had appeared before the standing committee and said that he would attend the Chamber of Deputies and speak in his own defense, the state ment was noised abroad with the result that when the Chamber convened almost every member was in his seat
 Great excitem ent prevailed among the Deputies, owing to the fact that M. Rou- vier was expected to refute in detail M. Clemenceau's charges as to the call at the house of Baron de Reinach on the evening before the latter's death. and the statement of La Libre Parole' that his initials were on the stub of the Thieree checks.
 The galleries were packed. Not more than dozen seats in the whole auditor ium were vacant
 Before NJ. Rouvier came Deputy Arne, charged by M Andrieux, late Prefect of Police, with corruption in connection with the loan of 1878, who made merely general denial.
 As M Rouvier ascended the Speakers tribunal every Deputy leaned forward in an attitude of close attention. The first words of his defense were delivered amid oppressive stiffness.
 Present circumstances he said, had re- lieved his tongue of the gag imposed upon it by Ministerial duty and he was ready to tell the whole truth.
 When he came into power, he found that the secret service fund was entirely inadequate for the defense of the Repub- lie. As, in order to govern well, he and his colleagues must have the money which the secret service fund lacked, he had recourse to his personal friends for sufficient money to tide over the tempo rary difficulty.
 The confusion grew steadily in the Chamber as the Deputies became con vinced that NJ. Rouvier was evading the issue. Loud murmurs of protest greeted his first statement as to the secret service fund, and when he suggested that the suspicious checks were contributions of his personal friends to the support of the Government, there was an outbreak of hOwls and derisive laughter.
 Raising his voice so as to be heard above the uproar, NJ. Rouvier shouted;
 "What 1 did, all public men have done Had 1 not adopted that course, the men now interrupting me would not be seated on these benches"
 Bedlam broke loose the very moment that the words were uttered Depu- ties rose and shouted back to the speaker, and others shouted for the names of the friends.
 NJ. Rouvier made three attempts to be heard, but his voice was inaudible. Af- ter the demonstration had spent itself, he continued:
 Il am perfectly ready to go before any tribunal. 1 have nothing to fear. 1 never | derived the slightest benefit from the Panama Canal company. l have never defended its interests. l challenge inves- | tigation."
 This peroration provoked another hos tile demonstration. When order had been | restored the report of the special commit | tee in favor of the prosecution was | adopted.
 NJ. Paul Deroulede then asked what ac- tion the disciplinary council of the Legion l of Honor had decided to take against Dr. | Cornelius Hcrz.
 This man." NJ. Deroulede said 'is not | to be left with the insignia of the Legion | in his possession, although, l grant, he is | a most important man to the State, for he truly holds the reins of government" |" l NJ. Deroulede paused for several min | utes while the Right cheered this taunt and the Left tried to drown the cheers | with shouts of protests. Then he proceeded with perfect coolness | to make a most virulent personal attack { upon M. Ciemenceau, ''wLose relations to ! M, I1eIZ, ne Stlu tTS LOO we'll hnONn GO need detailed Giscription."
 Despite NJ. Floquetes repeated pro tests, cries of ''dissolution" and general | tumult which reached to the topmost gal | lery, NJ. Dcroulede again addressed him | self to NJ. Clemenceau. ''Why did this Herz give POO, GOO francs to La Justice, D he shouted.
 NJ. Clcmenceau, white with rage, ,sprang to his feet and shaking both fists toward 1lnrSItloln Sho tnA which nobody could hear in the general confusion.
 M. Deroulede closed with an attack on the "Mutul Benefit Association, not of 5I Socialists andReVolutionaries, but of rich men and of rich mons pamperers." | NJ. Clemenceau replied and in conclu- sion cried out:
 | "Dcroulede has accused me of betray- ing my country by introducing foreign influence. Deroulede lies!"
 After another scene of wild disorder Lucicn Millevoye, Boulangist Deputy for Sommc, rose to defend, as he said, the memory of Gen. Boulanger against the as persions cast on it by NJ. Clemenceau' s statement concerning the friendship be
 tween HerZ and this great man. | He then let loose a torrent of abuse on
 M. Clemcnceau, accusing him of accept
 ing millions ill bribes and of advising the
 abandonment of Egypt by the French | Government.
 In the consequent tumult M Millevoye
 turned upon NJ. Floquet, whosswas trying
 10 restore order, and shouted at him al insulting name.
 Millevoye closed his speech with an as
 sertion that Herz was the paid emissary
 of a foreign power.
 M. Bourgeois, Minister of Justice, an nounced amid applause that he would
 arraign Dr. Hcrz before the disciplinary t council of the Legion of Honor. NJ
 Deroulede declared himself satisfied, and he withdrew his interpolation. a The Chamber then adjourned. The bitter feeling aroused during th' l sitting led to many wrangles and tumult
 uous scenes in the Hobbies of the Cham
 Der, and number of duels will be thu
 result.
 ;. Deputies Deroulede and Nillevoye hav
 already sent seconds to Deputy Clemen , ceau to mand satisfaction from him fo I Al fhn,,N ,,N AHnA Ano