St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-09
Stormy Scenes Witnessed in
the French Chamber Of
Deputies.
The Dismissal Of Panama In
dictments Caused All the
Commotion.
Only One Duel So Far Report
g ed as Resulting From
Debate.
By the Wreck Of a British
Steamer Thipty-Seven
Are Lost.

PARIS, Feb. San hour before the
chamber of deputies met today the
report was abroad that Emil G0ussat,
Boulangist deputy for the Seine, would
interpellate the government as to the
of Deputy Rouvier and Senators
Dawes, Grevy and Renault. The prob
able course of the debate was divulged
early by the deputies Ill the lobby and
those waiting outside the pale. The
time for opening the proceedings APP
preached, the members hurried back to
their seats and crowds of strangers
packed the public galleries to suffioca-
ton.
The proceedings opened amid an in
describable babel of shouts, jeerS, and
cheers. Hardly word was heard on
the rear seats, and few had definite idea
of what was happening until M.Goussat
assembled to the speakers tribune. at
first his voice was inaudible, and he
was obliged to repeat his words several
times before all understood that
he was asking permission to sub
NIT the Interpolation desired. He
directed his attack principally
Against M. ROuvier.
AS Rouvier had admitted he received
money from the Panama Canal CON-
pany, M. Goussat said it was the plain
duty of the government to see that he
suffered the penalty Of his action. 1t
was time to ask what was stopping the
wheels of uStlce.
Nj. Bourgeois, minister of justice, re-
piled that it was an insult to the gov
eminent to accuse it of yielding to
threats and hindering the exposure OF
the Panama company's affairs. The
government has shown its disposition
in the matter by asking the chamber to
authorize legal proceedings against the
deputies said to be implicated, and had
properly left the rest to the law courts
of France, which were competent and
just. The government would not be
driven to unWarranted measures, but
would act with absolute disregard for
the slauderous rumors which have been
circulated. He proclaimed that all cit
liens must bow before the decisions OF
the courts of justice, but not before any
provisional court.
Godefroy Cavagnac, Republican dep
uty from Sarthe. who followed NJ. Bour-
geoiS in the speakers tribune, and
closed by moving the following
Order of Business:
"Resolved. That the chamber being
determined to support the government
in the repression OF all acts of corrup-
lion, and being determined to prevent
the recurrence of the administrative
practice which its reprehends, now
passes to the order of the day."
NJ. RibOt spoke at length in defense
of the ministry, and announced that the
government accepted Nj. Cavdnac'5 pro-
posal, and it was adopted by vote of
446 to 80. Pierre Richard, Boula list
deputy for the Seine, moved that
the government return to Baron
de Reinach's heirs the amount of
money given by Reinach to Rouyier
urgency, which was voted by the cham
ber-232 to l76-although the motion for
immediate discussion was lost. The
DEBATE on the budget was then resumed.
The excitement in the chamber dur
ing the Panama debate was reflected in
the Hobbies, where it was reported per-
SiStently that Nj. Bourgeois. who was
opposed to Cavagnac's motion, was
Determined to Resign
if the motion was accepted by the gov
ing scene only by the earnest appeals
of his colleagues. The government is
regarded as having won only queStiOna-
BILE honorS in the debate, and is now be-
lieved to be in a position where it must
take advantage of its first opportu nifty
to obtain definite and conclusive
avowal of the chambers sentiments as
to its attitude toward the Panama Dros-
ecution. NJ. Goussat has sent his sec
onds to Norbert de Benoit, deputy for
Averion, who interrupted him persist
emily during his speech in the chamber
today.
Charles de Lesseps has applied to the
court of assizes to have the true bill
found against him by NJ. FranQueville
quashed on the ground that his otfense
is improperly defined therein. He con-
tends that his dealings with NJ. Baihut
did not constitute a case of corruption
by public official, as the true bill
states. He also accuses Baihut of eX-
tortion.
Ruynnra6 ahinat ResT0natfOn.