Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-14
THE CHARGEs AREFALsE.

M. Bourgeois and M. Ribot Create
Excitement in the French Cham
Der.
PARIS, March 13.-An hour before the
opening of the chamber to day an excited
crowd gathered at the Palais Bourbon.
When proceedings began the strangers
galleries were full and hardly a place on
the floor was vacant. NJ. Bourgeois, OK
minister of justice, came from the court
room and entered the chamber amid intense
silence and took his seat at a considerable
distance from the ministerial bench.
After some preliminary business Armand
Despres, republican, made the interpella-
ton of which he had given notice concern
ing the governments knowledge of N.
Soinoursy. The testimony given by Nine.
Cottu, he said, had shaken the republican
party. It indicated that things had been
concealed which should not have happened,
or, If they had happened, should have been
brough. to light by those in power. The
| enemies of the party had found in Nine.
| Cottu's testimony an excuse for accusing
the government of smothering the investi-
cation of the scandal and, when not posi-
BILE, of utilizing 1t for political purposes.
The necessity of frank statement was
| apparent to all. Had or had not the gov
eminent instructed N. Soinouray in his
course with Nine. Cottua
Godefroy Cavaignac, republican, defined
the peculiar position into which the gov
eminent had been brought by Nine. Cottu's
testimony and exhorted the ministers as
they valued the prosperity of the republic,
to speak out fearlessly the whole truth.
r,a1a ok uaff
possessed, walked to the speakers tribune
the house expectancy was almost painful.
He began huskily, but quickly clearing his
throat shouted: "Those charges are sbso.
lutely false. have been before the court
and have answered everything. I now
have the right to hold up my head. There
8 nobody to gainsay it."
After the applause and cheers subsidized
N. Bourgeois repeated much of the state
ment which he had just made in court.
NJ. Ribot said that II. Bourgeois had vim
dictated his own honor. He himself would
now vindicate the honor of the govern.
ment. The story told by Mime. Csttu, b,
said, when not false, was distorted. II
Soinoury had understood Nine. CottI
wished an interview merely to ask tina
\ she might be allowed to see her husband
= NJ. Loubet had authorized N. Soinoury t,
? | receive her, supposing she had no othe
II
Cottu. Recently Mime. Cottu had requested
4 that she be allowed to have an interview
3 with the perfect of police. Did this wo
+ man wish to lay trap for the perfect, also
q A storm of protsstations of "shame
7 shame" and ''fslsehood" from the Bou
q lsneists and royalists rendered inaudibl
j tho premier's next words.
= N. Millevoye, shaking bis fist at n
u Ribot, shouted: els that French homo,
+ | I refuse to listen to such calumuies sgaina
8 q woman. Your language is disgrace t
+ tho French tribune. Shame yourselfl"
During the applause following this GU
J. break several other boulangists rose, an
/, pointing at the premier called upon bill
to take back his words. n. Ribot waite
d patiently until the disorder passed, an
10 then said he felt satisfied that the govern
10 ment had been remiss in no duty. Pc
3 hsps, If the government had not lent itse
70 to 30 many compromises it now would NJ
at have 30 many enemies. It had devote
le itself earnestly and honestly to the best Il
terests of the republic. The attacks no
o directed against the governments were
n tended to shake republican institutions
I'd France, and the men who would not Q
st the disrepution of the great state viii
has been twenty years In maturing Dug
to rally to the ministry's support.
LIE Provost Dslauny said that despite t
governments readiness with professio
al and declarations 1T apparently had no
~ sire to throw light upon the Panama scs
In DIAL. There was an effort to dismiss
av matter with as little exposure and as Fl
=. convictions as possible. The French p
=, pie were witnessing travesty of just
ne ct time when the whole power of the
nd should be invoked to punish impsrtia
The ali who were guilty, whether high or 10
The [Cheers
AZ Gedefray oayaigna, said the governm
lie was not dealing frankly with the peoI
nal There was something constantly In pr
! of ress behind the scenes. The governm
had shown weakness, If nothing worse,
cen time when II ought to have acted v
lille impartialIty and energy. It was b
sed time for the ministry to go to the boti
Of the scandal, clear II up and end