The herald., 1893-02-09
CABINET GOING TO RESIGN,
Another Ministerial Crisis on
Deck in France.
Cavaignac to Be Asked to Form
a New Ministry.
The Government Accused of Shield
ing Corrupt Officials.
Discomfort Over the Acquittal OF Kou'
vier, Deves, Rebault and Grevys
NJ. Goussol Challenges
Deputy Benoit.

PARIS, Feb. Sit is rumored at mid
night that the cabinet has resolved to
resign and recommend to President Car
not that he summon M. Cavaignac to
form a ministry. Inquiry at authori-
tative sources elected neither conirma-
tion nor denial.
An hour before the chamber OF depu-
ties met today the report was abroad
that Emil Goussol, Boulangist deputy
for Seine, would interpellate the govern
ment as to the acquittal by the chamber
of indictments OF Deputy Rouvier and
Senators Deves, Grevy and Rebault.
AS the time for the opening of the pro-
csedings approached the members hur-
ried to their seats and crowds of stran-
gers packed the public galleries to sufto-
cation. Both on the hoor and in the
galleries there was an incessant uproar.
Hardly word was heard on the rear
seats, and few had definite idea OF
what was happening until Goussol
| lation expected. He directed his attack
principally against Mr.. Rovier.
M. bourgeois, minister of Justice, re-
piled with severity, which evoked re-
newed disturbance in the galleries and
on the floor. He said it was an insult
to the government to accuse 1t OF yield
ing to threats and hinderiDg the expos
ure of the Panama company's affairs.
Godfrey Cavaignac, who followed.
closed by moving the following order OF
the day:
Resolved, That the chamber, being
determined to support the government
in the repression of all acts of corrup-
ton, and being determined to prevent
recurrence of the administrative prac-
tices which 1t deprecates, now pass to
the order Of the day.
The proposal of this motion was re-
ceived with prolonged cheering.
tho ministry. hHt3J length jRhtaes6 aes6f" that
the government accepted M, Cavaignac;,,s;
446 to 8. WV y
Pierre Richard, Boulangist deputy for
Seine, moved that the government re-
turn to Baron de Reinach's heirs the
amount of money given by Reinach to
Rouvier Tor the secret service. He re.
quested urgency which was voted by
the chamber, 232 to 176. although the
motion for immediate discussion was
lost.
The debate on the budget was then
resumed.
M. Goussol has sent seconds to Nor
bert de Benoit, deputy for Aveyron, who
interrupted him persistently during his
speech.
Charles de Lesseps has applied to the
court of assizes to have the true bill,
found against him by M. Franqueville,
quashed on the ground that his dealings
with M. Baihut did not constitute case
of corruption by public official, as the
true bill states. He also accuses Baihut
OF extortion.
Bourgeois, minister of Justice, has
given authority for commission OF in
quiry of the chamber of deputies to re-
ceive from the chamber of indictments
the record of evidence showing thu
grounds on which the chamber Of in
dictments arrived at the decisions in the
cases of deputies and ex.deputies &C.
cused of accepting bribes from the Pana-
ma canal company. The commission
after receiving the evidence will consider
the question whether any further action
is necessary on the part of the chamber
in regard to those of its members who
have been relieved of criminal accusa-
tion by the chamber of indictments.
The newspapers generally express dis
COutcut WILL tuo dCbiUu VI Iuo cudtuDof,
on the ground that although all the
charges are substantially the same and
apparently based on substantially iden-
tical evidence, yet no reasons are given
for the difference in the decisions ar
rived at in regard to the persons ac-
cused. The Opposition press protests
strongly against the acquittal of Rou-
vier, and suggests that it is due to state
reasons; that the authorities are afraid
to put him on trial for fear he would
reveal secrets that would weaken the
government in the public estimation.
Andrieux, in an interview in Figaro,
says the decisions are mystery to him,
and il those who have been acquitted by
the chamber of indictments do not prog
ecute him and compel him to verify his
charges, he will endeavor to bring the
matter to head himself in the public
tribunals. He is prepared, he says, to
make common cause with any Panama
shareholders to bring actions against
those alleged to have received Panama
money illegally, with view to recover
ing the amount of their deposits and
exacting damages besides.