The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-09
RIBOT VERY Willy.
More Than a Match for His
Enemies.
SEEKING FOR DISRUPTION.
That Is All the Foes of the Republic
Now Aim to Bring
About.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

PARIS. Feb S-Bourgeois. the Minister
Of Justice. to-day gave authority for the
Commission of Inquiry of tie Chamber Oh
IDENTITIES to receive from the Chamber OF
Indictments the record of evidence showing
the grounds on which the Chamber OF In
dictments arrived at decisions in the cases
of Deputies and ex-Deputies accused OF ac-
cepting brides from the Panama Canal
Company The commission, after recelV-
ing the evidence, decided that no further
action was necessary on the part OIL the
Chamber in regard to those OF its mem
who have been relieved Of criminal accuSa-
ton by the Chamber of Indictments.
The newspapers generally express dis
content with the action Of the Chamber on
the ground that although all the charges
were substantially the same and apparently
based on substantially Identical evidence.
vet no reasons are given for the difference
In the decisions arrived at in regard to the
persons accused.
The opposition press protests strongly
against the acquittal Of Rouvier and sug-
gests that it is due to state reasons that the
authorities are afraid to put him on trial LOT
fear that he would reveal secrets that would
weaken the Government in public eStlma-
ton.
Andreux, in an interview in the Figaro,
says the decisions are mystery TO MIN,
and IL those who have been acquitted by
the Chamber of Indictments do not pros
ecute him and compel him to verify his
charges, he will endeavor TO bring the mat
ter to head himself in the public tribun-
ais. He is prepared, he says, to make
common cause with any of the Panama
shareholders to bring actions against those
alleged to nave received Panama money
Illegally, with the view to recovering the
amount of their deposits and exacting dam
ages besides
An hour before the Chamber Of Deputies
met to-day a report was abroad that Emil
GoussOl, BOulangist Deputy for the De-
partment of the Seine, would lnterpellate
the Government as to the aCquittal by the
Chamber Of Indictments Of Deputy Rouvier
and Senators Deyes. GreVy and Renault.
AS the time for the opening OF the pro-
ceedings approached the p;Smbers hurried
to their seats and crowds Of strangers
packed the public galleries TO sutfocation.
Both on the floor and in the galleries there
was an iucessant uproar. Hardly word
was heard on the rear seats and few had
any definite idea Of what was happening
until Goussol asked permission to submit
the Interpolation expected. He directed
his attack principally against NJ. ROuyier.
N. Bourgeois, Minister Of Justice, re-
piled, with a severity which evoked re-
newed disturbance in the galleries and on
the floor, that il was an insult to the Gov
eminent TO accuse IL Of yielding TO threats
and hindering the exposure of the Panama
affairs.
Godfrey Cavaignac, who followed, closed
Il g. J. -
day: Resolved, That the Chamber. being
determined to support the Government in
the repression Of ali acts of corruption, and
being determined TO prevent the recurrence
OF administrative practices which it repre-
hends, now pass to The order of the day."
The proposal of this motion was received
with prolonged cheering.
NJ. Ribot spoke at length in defense of the
Ministry. He announced that the Govern
ment accepted NJ Uavaignac's proposal. and
it was adopted by vote of 446 to g..
Pierre Richard, Boulangist Deputy for
the Seine. moved that the Government re-
turn to the Baron de Reinach's heirs the
amount of money given by Reinach to
Ro1vier for 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 re-
sumed.
NJ. Goussol tonight sent his seconds to
Norbert de Benolt. Deputy for Aveyron,
who Interrupted him persis tently during his
speech.
Charles de Lesseps has applied to the
Court OF Assizes to have the true bill found
against HIM by NJ. FranQueyille quashed.
on the ground that his offense was improp-
erly defined therein. lie contends that his
dealings with 81. Baihut did not constitute
a case of corruption by public official. as
the true bill states, and he also accuses
Baihut Of extortion.