The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-04
Beneficiaries Trying to- Explain
Why They Got Checks.
CORRUPTION IN HIGH PLACE.
Brisson Gives Up CabinJ J-Making,
and BOurgeous Makes an attempt.
BY Appealing to Popular Hatred OF
France, the GermaA Army. Biirs Ad-
vocates Have Won-The Pope Again
Shows Enmity to the Tripe Alliance.

PARIS, Dec s.-Charles de LessssIs writes to
lie Journal, denying the truth of c.rtain state
ments made by N. Cantagrei at yeSerday's ex-
animation. NJ. Cantagrel te,tihed>hat an en-
ploye OF the Panama Canal ConSany offered
first 100000 francs, then 2co0o0. |And finally
100000 francs If he would vote for she Panama
canal lottery bill. The names of ~ payees OF
these checks leaked out through =. Cornelius
He'se we'll known Parisian, now An London,
who received two checks, each for 20 900 francs
he teiegraphed to the committeseof inquiry
that his checks were received com Baron
Re,nach in payment OF debt NChabert re-
ceived checks for S,350.oo0 franz. Senator
Renault received 10000 francs knd Albert
Grevy. son OF the ex president received 5000
francs, The other payees are Pre- .tically un-
known, the names given, like ttSt of Bank
forser Davoust, who is credited wiyh receiving
sVo francs. teing, it is supposed, mercly cioaks
10 cover tho identity OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Senator Renault, in testifying beiee the CON-
mlttee this afternoon, explained tina the checks
Sss,lns seb, his name were received In tymen' ola
PARIS, Dec. 3-The present crisis innot merely
political, but one in which great constitutional
questions are at stake. The Panama Jnvestigat-
Ing committee shows disposition = overstep
constitutional rights, and the reiusA OF Public
Prosecutor Beauropaire to give up Aocumeuts
to be used in the investigation is sSproved by
ail who have not lost their esde: over the
Panama canal affair. Had NJ. BFissa. head of
the committee OF investigation. beet etIauccessful
In forming a cabinet, his success lusould have
been interpreted as an acceptance by tse deputies
OF the committees illicit policy, thH, result of
which 1t would have been impossi oleAAo foresee
The general apprehension in that Che event
mas been magniiied and that the prcEsnsious of
the committee is TO aim at estaplI sing itself
into a sort OF committee on public ssety. with
despotic powers. The news OF Casins,r Periers
failure to form a cabinet has been received with
general regret President Carnot to>,ght sent
for N. Bourgeois and asked him to make an
effort to form a ministry. NJ. Bou. :eois de-
cision has not yet been announced e he re-
fuses or fails in the attempt NJ. DtGreyciuet
and NJ. Tirard are the next favorItes.
The investigating committee yestef1;a Jay heard
NJ. Cantagrei, another member of the Ammittee
on the canal lottery scheme. He declared that
an employe OF the Panama Canal Cog pany Of
Tered him first 100000 francs. then 1000 aud
finally 100000 If he would vote for re lottery
bill. The committee charged its aairman,
Brisson, to forward to the ministerkf the in.
terror the public prosecutors letter cIhcerning
the There checks aud a request that - checks
be seized by the prefect of police. TIE NUM-
cipal council OF Paris has adopted Esolution
demanding that severe penalties b supposed
upon all deputies who accepted bribes
Clement commissary of police. todsr deliv-
etcu W tue FAuduia Ca18i ctE,nilt,ee tWS0ty-slx
checks that There had handed Baron Rein
ach. and which 6he latter deposited in the Bank
of France in the name of the firm of goulissiers.
These checks, which represented a total sum of
S.SSl,915 francs, were exchanged with Baron
Renach by There for a single cheek drawn
upon the Bank OF France by the Panar1a Canal
Company. The police seized these checks this
morning, in accordance with a suggestion of
the public prosecutor. The checks were found
in There's Office. The committee spent day
in examining them. The committee has de-
cided not to divulge the names of the
payees, but the members of :ke coin.
mittee were authorized to declare that
no member of the chamber of deru.ies was
among them. Each check bore only oae sigma
ture and Endorsement The committee will
keep these names secret until the payees are
heard in explanation. Domicilary visits will
be made at the residence of each OF the payees
in order to verify their identity.
N. Constsns has written letter to TIE presi-
dent of the Panama canal investigating COM
mission denying the statement made ty wit
ness before the committee that he C:,nstans)
had bought papers relating to the Panaraa Canal
Company. Constans deplores the readiness of
some persons to bring discredit upon the re.