New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-15
prFoRE THE PANAMA COMMITTEE.

,, ,,rurvCEAU AND CONSTANS on THE
WITNESS sTAND-THE THIEEEEE CHECKS
paris Dec. l4-The principal witnesses examined
,v tho Panama Canal Committee to-day were VI.
rouyi.r who yesterday resigned the Finance port
,,lo. NJ Constans. former Minister OF the III
tsrior. and NJ. Georges Cenencesu, the weN-hho"h
Radical deputy ...s II.
N Rouyier was the first to lie examined lie
,clared that he had nothing to add to what he said
s,srdav On being questioned In regard TO his
r0,.tions with Baron Reinacl, he replied that When
,a visited Rensch's house the Baron appeared 10
no greatly adtated that he asked the Baron II ne
had committed ANY criminal offences or brlDed any
Senators or Deputies, and that the Baron replied :
aNo. I have realized some profits. which l have
I.oa utth certain friends lie could not explain
,rbv paron Renach had hoped that NJ. Herr would
have the newspaper attacks upon him stopped NJ.
Rouvier had not been aware that Baron kelnach
was 70 Se prosecuted; his impression had been that
tho Raron was to be summoned only as a witness.
He had been assured by Baron Rdnach's son-ln-law
that the Baron had not committed suicide
NJ Cemelceau then called 70 the wl'hess
stand He testified that NJ. Rouvier lad asked him
to Gee NJ Herr on account of the desperate state Of
mind into which Baron Renach hal been driven by
the charges brought against him BY the newspapers
The witness did not know why Baron helnach hau
applied TO NJ Herr 10 have the pres, attacks topped
When the witness and Baron Reinach left the house
ii.
mstigated tie newspaper agitation, the Baron said
81 am lost, NJ. OemcnCeau add,d that NJ Herr was
q shareholder In the newspaper " LA JUSTICE III
lss4's6 10 the amount OF 100000 francs and that
he himself had frequently had relations with Baron
Eeinach, whom he believed 10 be connected with the
Panama Canal Company only In the capacity OF banker
When NJ Constans called 10 the w.tness-siAni
he declined to DC sworn. but he gave his wCrd oi
honor that he would tell tsle truth. lie tcs'ihei tfat
he had told Baron Relnach that he had hal nothing
TO do with the newspaper agitation. lie had never
seen NJ. Herr, he said.
NJ. Deves, former Minister of Justice. who has
been charged with having received check from the
Panama Canal Company through NJ Cas,elon. testified
that the whole OF the 10000 francs which Baron
= Rcfnsch gave to W. Castelon was devoted 20 estab-
fishing tie paper Nouvele Presse.p
George Dnval the acting editor of "La Libre
Parole who had been summoned to testify before the
committee, has written a disrespcctful letter, in which
he refuses appear before the committee and declares
that " Drumont, the editor Of Sc La Libre Plrole, y
must be liberated from prison.
The seals were removed fom the house of Baron
Renach to-day, and ali the documents belonging 10
the Baron taken possession OF by Government
eacisls and afteiward handed 70 the committee In
yestigatng the scandal.
H. Thierry who testified two weeks ago that his
firm had received from NJ Ea1on Reinach; on July H.,
Bank Of France, and that the firm had ha cded back
TO Baron Renach tWontysiX checks, PAYABLE % bearer
called to-day to give fGrtGer evldeu9e NJ Thelry
sGm'eG admit d that nn he 1ned bo1 the oG OF the & S ehSc
which the charges 1f brbcry NAV have been 70 nded.
He suggested that the committee II it desircd fu,A =
information ~ ihe subject. -hpi 4 c"i D. hose
ncgspapcrs which profesocd to know thai tle cheohs
bore notes. and must therefore have proof Of The truth
OF their charges.
NJ. M,sijan. member Of The committee. asked NJ.
BOnrg OILS. the Minister OF Justice. 10 what extent
tie Government would assist the cOmmie, If further
domicilary visits should he fund necessary in the
prosecution Of the Inquiry VI. bourgeois replied
hat the Government would support the committee
as lovally possible. but that il was difficult 70 give
O general undertaking. Everything wOuld depend
upon circunsa anccs, he said
The committee discussed at length the proposal
OF VI. POurCuPry B0.ssc In 10 Inv i the commit
With judicial powers and decided that, In view Of the
attitude OF the Government and tho assistance II had
given to the committee, further powers we're necc
sary. The committee win support the Government
In the Chamber IL the discussion II demands Is sd-
iouned but both the Cove, nmeni and he Chamber
dccidP IN fvOf ~ de- al" tie committee VIII support
The principle OF NJ 1ourquery dc Boisserins proposal
This dec ion ~ the committee has been cOmmun Gated
TO Premier Rhot by VI. BrlssOn, the committees
Chairman.
At a meeting Of moderate Republicans attended BY
l50 Deputies, it decided - form n pcfinaheni
gToup under the name Of TIE Republican hlIance'
and TO oppose ". Pourquery de BoisScrins proposal