New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-15
n R1BOTWINSIN THE SENATE
u,s CABINET UPHELD El A VOTE OF
900 TO Sc.
THE DEBATE CAUSED By NINE. CoTTU's CHARGES
NJ DERoULEDE RAISES A STORM IN

ur nr1ATE CAUSED By NINE. COTTU'S CIIARGES
Nj. pERoULEDE RAISES STORM IN
TIE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
paris March l4.-Tic Senate to-day, after a
,.h.te in which NJ. Loubet, the former Premier,
,S Pilot. NJ Constans and NJ. Halgan took part,
.o..d by 200 to Sc, to sustain the Government.
,bo result being received with great satisfaction
s., the supporters of the Ministry.
NJ Ioubet denied that he had connived in the
.usccd bargain which Nine. Cottu had claimed
that Sonoury had offered to her. NJ. Loubct de-
0d any one to prove that he ever possessed a
NJ, of Deputies implicated in the Panama scandal.
Senator IIaiGan, of Vendec, urged that if
Nine. Cottu had committed perjury she ought
a, he prosecuted. lie added that, if Nj. Loubet
..a not seen the list, NJ. COnstans had seen it.
Senator Constans, formerly Minister of the In
..,or replied that he had never possessed any
ueh list In fact he thought the list had no
svsence except in the heated imaginations of
oertain people. Cheers NJ. Constans went on
~ cav that nobody had anything TO gain by this
sort of scandal The country wanted quiet. If
;usticc were allowed to do its duty the eXtrava-
can't stories current would die out. Cheers
Premier Ribot said that it was infamous to
suggest that President CarnOt ever possessed u
list of the character stated. NJ. Ribot added
that he would Irotcct NJ Sonourv. he be-
heyed that Sonoury did not attempt to bargain
with Nine. Co,tu. (CheersJ
The Senate then divided on the question Of
confidence in the Government. and the Govern
ment was sustained. as stated above. by vote
Of cO9 to So.
There was an exciting scene III the Chamber
sf Deputies NJ Gauthicr Claenv said that he
wished TO question NJ PourQuery de Boisserin re-
earding his attack Yesterday on Nine. Ccttu.
President Pcricr refused TO permit thr question
10 be offered for the reason that the debate Lad
been closed
Paul Deroulede complained that the official re-
hort Of the debate had suppressed his expression
that the Government was Government of liars.
Applause on the Right and cries OF protest from
the LeftJ
NJ Tirard Minister oil Finance left his seat
and walked toward Derouede, shouting abusive
terms at the Bouangist champion. \ general up
roar followed in all parts of the Chamber At
length quiet was restored, AID NJ. Tirard re-
turned to his place and proposed that NJ. De-
roulede should be censured and excluded tenn
porariy from the House,
NJ Deroulede exclaimed: If am expelled l
will 20 TO the country and declare that the
Chamber is thirsting for lies and could not
listen 10 the truth" This created new sensa-
ton, and ultima tey, al the request OF the frcsi-
dent NJ Derouledc withdrew the offensive
expression. At a Cabinet meeting in the RI sec
today il was decided 10 ask NJ Bourgeois 10
resume his post as Minister Of Justice.
NJ SOnoury has been dismissed from the Dl-
rectorship OF the Prison Department and ap-
pointed to a provincial prefecture.
1t Is strange that this appointment OF NJ Sonoury
should have been predicted ten days before 1t WITS
made BY IA Paris newspaper. "Lln,ransGeant.' which
on March published the following, under the hcadin;
sSonoury Leaves" NJ Bourgeois. fearing the con-
sequence, Of the odous blackmang attempt Of which
Nine. COttu has been the victim, according TO his
ORDER thinks that he has found easy way to clear
himself from that Affair." lie causes ii TO be published
that NJ. sonoury Is about to be replaced at the
direction Of the General surely. II Is upon him that
he will throw the esponsiby Of the scandal. NJ.
S0noury has so much more Willingly consented 10
play the role Of The soapcccat since he has been
promised a most agreeable compensation. We shall
expect read OF these mornings about his appoint.
mont TO some frst-class Frcfccure.'
This quotation, confined ten days later. as re-
ported by cable. shows that the Paris newspapers
begin TO initiate the American press in making their
own Investigations. without waiting for information
drawn too late from Official sources. "LIntransi-
geant' published its paragraph even before NJ soil
0ury had declared in the .issizcs Court that II was
through mere curiosity that he had incirOealcd Nine
COttu. The French public VIII lar1y hhI'io'ani
how VI. S0nGury can appointed to the highly res
sponsibe post OF IL Depart Prefect by tine Minis
teis WHO considered him nnt to any longer his
G1ce III the Department Of the Interior.