The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-15
IN THE DEPUrIEs.


lede Abuses the Government.
PARIS, March 14-There was another ex-
citing scene in the chamber of deputies to-
day. NJ. Clagny said he wished to ques-
ton N. de Berssoyn regarding his attack
yesterday on Mime. Cottu. President Per-
Ter refused to permit the question offered
for the reason that the debate was closed.
Paul Deroulede complained that the
official report of the debate has suppressed
his expression that the government was .
government of liars. Tirard. minister Of
finance, left his seat and walked toward
Deroulede. shouting abusive terms at the
Boulangist champion. A general uproar
followed in all parts of the chamber. At
length quiet was restored. Tirard returned
to his place and proposed that de Roulede
should be censured and excluded temper
arily from the house. Deroulede ex-
claimed:
II am expelled. win 90 to the country and
declare that the chamber 10 thirsting for lies
and would not listen to the truth.
This created . new sensation, and, ulti-
mately. at the request of the president, de
Roulede withdrew the offensive express
sions.
After the debate in the senate today on
the facts brought out In the Panama
prosecution today the senate again voted
confidence in the government by 200 to Sc.
At q cabinet meeting it was decided to
ask Bourgeois to resume the post Of min.
lister of justice.
Soinoury has been dismissed from the
dictatorship of the prison department and
appointed to . provisional prefecture.
PARIS, March A-The court was again
crowded today when the trial Of Charles
de Lesseps, Baihut and fellow defendants
was resumed. At the opening Barbour said
the imputetion that Nine. Cottus fevidence
was concerted previously was false and
calumnious. Constants, former minister
Of the interior. denied in emphatic Ian
guage the alleged assertion Of Ivesguyot to
the effect that he (Constans) handed Pres
ident Carnot list of deputies implicated
in alleged bribery and corruption. He
had never. he declared, possessed such q
list.
Lieut.. Bonaparte Wyse. Panama canal
engineer, testified that he remembered
that Monchicourt, the official liquidator of
the Panama Canal Company. mentioned
eighteen months ago that tie directors of
the Panama Canal Company handed him
asealed paper.
Charles de Lesseps hastily arose and de-
MED the statement. He said hs had given
Monchcourt . full account Of oil ex-
penditures excepting 1000 francs, the
employment of which he fully and
candidly explained to Examining Magis-
trate Franqueville. Tho deposition of
Monchicourt was read in court. 1t set
forth that Charles de Lesseps refused to
communicate the names of the beneficial.
ries of I, 1000, 600 francs in bonds made pay.
able to bearer.
The deposition of Henri Cottu, one of
the directors of the company. was next
read. 1t set forth that Charles de Lesseps
alone managed the payment of lump
sums in behalf of the company. Cottu's
deposition stated that he merely approved
the payments without concerning himself
with the destination Of the money.
Barbour read letter from Manchicourt
denying that Charles de Lesseps had sent
him sealed envelope or any list whatever.
Bonaparte Wyse being recalled. men.
toned the date on which Monch,court
had told about the delivery of the sealed
packages. In the face of the denial offered
by Charles de Lesseps, the court ordered
that Monchicourt should be examined in
relation to the circumstances. The hear
ing Of witnesses being concluded, Bouiay,
one of the counsel for the prosecution,
then addressed the court,