The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-15
THE PANAMA INQUIRY.
Another Exciting Scene in the
Chamber Of Deputies.
DE LEssEPs WANTS A NEW TRIAL
Minister OF Finance Tirard Demands That
M. Deroulede Be Censured--The Senate
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Minister of Finance Tirard Demands That
M. Derouiede Be oensured-The Senate
Passos Vote of Confidence in the Gov
ernment.
PARIS, March 15-There was another
exciting scene in the chamber of deputies
yesterday. NJ Clagny, said that he wished
to question Mr.. Pourquery de Boisserin
regarding his attack on Mime. Cottu.
President Perier refused to permit the
question to be offered for the reason that
the debate had been closed.
Paul Deroulede complained that the
official report of the debate had suppressed
his expression that the government was
government OF liars
M. Tirard, minister of Finance, left his
seat and walked toward Deroulede, shout
ing abusive terms at the Boulangist cham
pion A general uproar followed in all
parts of the chamber. At length quiet was
restored and NJ Tirard returned to his
place and proposed that Deroulade should
be censured and excluded temporarily
from the house.
Deroulede exclaimed: "If am expelled
] will go to the country and declare that
the chamber is thirstiug for lies and could
not listen to the truth"
This created a new sensation, and ulti-
mately, at the request of the president, De-
rouede withdrew the offensive expression.
In the senate yesterday M, Lonbet, the
former premier, denied that he had con-
nived in the alleged bargain which Nine.
Octtu had charged that Soinoury had
offered to her NJ Loubet defied any one
to prove that he ever possessed list of
Deputies implicated in the Panama scan
dai.
Senator Halgan, of yendee, urged that
II Nine Cottu had committed perjury she
ought to be prosecuted. He added that if
NJ. Loubet had not seen the list NJ. Con
stnns had seen it.
Senator Constans, the former minister of
che interior, replied that he had never pos
scssed any such list In fact, he thought
the list had no existence, except in the
heated iinsginations of certain people.
M, Constaus went on to say that nobody
had anything To gain by this sort Of scan
dal. The country wanted quiet. If justice
were allowed to do its duty the extraya-
giant stories now current would die ont.
Premier Ribot said that it was infamous
to suggest that President Garnet ever
possessed list of the character stated. NJ.
Ribot added that he would protect NJ.
Soiuoury, as he believed that Sonoury did
not attempt to bargain with Mime.
Cottu. The senate then divided on the
question of confidence in the government,
and the government WAS sustained by
vote of 109 to 50, the result being received
with great satisfaction by the supporters
Of the ministry.
The deposition of NJ Monchicourt, on
cial receiver of the Panama Canal COM
pSny, was read in court, This deposition
oct forth that Charles de Lesseps had re-
fused to communicate the names of the
beneticiaries OF 100000 fraucs iii bonds
made payable to bearer
The deposition of Al. Henri Cottu, one
Of the directors Of the Panama Canal
company was next read. 1t set forth that
Charles de Lesseps alone managed the pay
ment of lump sums in behalf of the COM
pany. Cottu's deposition stated that he
= merely approved the payments without
concerning himself with the destination of
the money.
NJ Barboux read letter from NJ. Mon
sAicousasSenying that Charles de Lesseps
had sent nim sealed envelope, or any list
whatever.
NJ Bonaparte Wyse being recalled men
toned the date on which NJ. MoncnicOurt
had told about the delivery OF the sealed
package.
In the face of the denial offered by
CHARLES de Iesseps the court ordered that
nj. Monrhieourt should be examined be-
fore magistrate in relation TO the circum-
stances.
The counsel ip the case then proceeded
20 address the court. M. Bouliay said in
part; Il stand here as the mouthpiece for
hundreds OF poor working people whose
old age has been made deselate by the dis
honesty Of thcae men Baron Reinach, the
greatest criminal of them ALL now stands
before higher judge. / hold now in my
hand part of the correspondence which he
had with the deputy, De I.aancle, to whom
he remitted the sum of 10000 francs by the
agency of NJ. Guyot, the ex-minister. [
have another letter wherein Senator AL
bert Grevy, brother of the late president
of the republic, offered deputy seat to
Reinach"
The speech of the third counsel described
the part played by the official liquidator.
II the jury found the defendants guilty
his clients the shareholders, might re-
cover 100000 francs expended on the
liquidation The sums expended for the
purpose of bribery should be confscated
and divided among the shareholders.