Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-09
PANAMA CANAL AFFAIRS Renewed Excitement in the
 French Chamber. coUa1INa !ne ELECTORAL VOTE. An Appeal in Behalf of the
 Deposed Queen. ENGLISH VIEWS OF PROTECTION. New Problems in Higher
 Education.
DEBATING PANAMA AFFAIRS.

l The Leniency shown the Corruption l 1sts Excites the Opposition m Dep utfes who Seek to Arouse Pm bile DiscOn tent With the Governments Con duct If the PrOsecutiOn-rhe Caller les ThrOnged with Demo Dstrativt Spectators-PrOspec Duel. PARIS, Feb. S.-An hour before the dep | uties met today the report was abroad that Emil dousset, Boulaugist deputy fol the Seine, would interpolate the govern ment as to the acquittal by the chamber o1 indictments of Deputy Rouvier and Sen. ators Deves, Grevy and Renault. As the time for openiug the proceedings approach ed the members hurried to their seats and crowds of strangers packed the galleries to suffocation. Both on the floor and in the galleries there was an incessant uproar, and the proceedings opened amid an inde- scribsole babel of shouts, jaers and choers. Hardly word was heard on the Tear seats, and few had an idea of what was happen ing until M Gousset ascended to the speakers tribun At first hts voice was inaudtble, and he was obliged to repeat
 
 mission to submit the interpolation. He directed his attack principally against M Rouvier. As Rouvier had admitted that he received money from the Panama Canal company, M Gousset said it was the plain duty of the Roverpment to see that he suf fer.d the penalty of his action It was remarkable that the government had to be reminded so frequently of duties that were 50 plain. It was time to ask who was stopping the wheels of justice
 M. Bnurg- ois, minister of justice, re piled with severity, which evoked re newed disturbance in the galleries and on the floor, that 1t was an insult to the gov ernment to accuse it of yielding to threats and hindsring the exposure of the Panama company's affairs. The government had ceedings against the deputies said to be implicated. Applause from the left. The government would not be driven to unwarrsnted measures, but would act with absolute did regard of the slaDderous rumors which enemies of the republic had bren circulating for the past month. The government still proclaimed that all citi zsns must bow before the decisions of the courts, but not before any provisional court Applause from the lett
 I've have done all that it has b-en our duty to do," said M Bourgeois in conclu- sion. i've zee in the question now sub mitted mere mapeuvre to entrap us We refuse to supply to the enemies of the re public weapons with which to destroy it. We have done our duty and we abide by ths result"
 Godefroy CavaiRnac, republican, who spoke next, was frequently interrupted with applause He raid the promoters of the present campaign against the Panama corruptionists had come forward az the champions of public honesty. The faults of individuals could not be made weapons against the establishment of the country (here Deputy Deroulde shouted, "That is the language of an honest manl'D. but peculiar things had happened and still awaited, after delay, much desired explanation. The people had seen that enormous sums had been scattered recklessly on tho pretext of paying for ad- vertisements which existed only in imag- ination. The people of France declared themselves in favor of republic because they saw in the republic guarantee of even handed justice and unfinching duty. Never let 1t be said they made mistake.
 M. Cavsignao moved the following:
 Resolved. That the chamber being de- termined to support the government in the repression of all aots of corruption and being determined to prevent the reour- renee of the administrative practices which it represents, now passes to the order of the day"
 cheering
 M. Deroulde said:
 Everything which the honor of France and the Republic demands has now been said. 1 have nothing to add to the senti- ments which we have just heard ex- pressed
 M. Ribot spoke at length in defence of the ministry. The government desired that full light be thrown upon the Panama affair in order that the fslseness of the legends invented by the enemies of the re- public might be shown clearly. The gov ernment had neglected no opportunity to promote the work of justice.
 M. Ribot agreed that the state should have little or nothing to do with extra neous financial affairs, and promised to consider measure in this sense.
 Professor Jsures, socialist, said that the realization of socialism was the only remedy for the present corruption of French poli- tics and proposed an order to that effect. Paul Deschanel, republican. answered Pro- lessor Jaures, whose motion was then lost by vote of 420 to S7. M. Ribot an nounced that the government accepted M. Cavaignac's proposal. and it was adopted by a vote of 446 to g. The chamber also decided by vote of 367 to 1O2 to have M. Cavaignac's speech placarded throughout the country. Pierre Richard, Boulangist, moved that the government return Baron de Reinach's money The excitement in the chamber during the Panama debate was reflected in the Hobbies, where 1t was spread persistently that M. Bourgeois, who was opposed to Cavaignao's motion, was determined to resign if the motion was &C., cepted by the government, and was de- tered from making a scene only by the earnest appeal of his colleagues. The gov ernment is regarded as having won only questionable honors in the debate.
 M. Gousset has sent his seconds to Nor bert de Benoit, deputy for the Aveyron, who interrupted him perststent]y during his speech to day.
 It is rumored that the cabinet had re- solved to resign and recommend to Presid- ent Carnot that he summon M Cavaignao to form @ ministry. The rumor cannot be verified
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The Panama in- vestigating committee Is having great deal of trouble to get the books of dig bursements of the American committee. Mr. Colne, the former secretary, was to have brought all the books this morI ing rom NoW OTR, put EotuEAeu WAtu ouly one book (thst which he himself kept when disbursing sgent). stating that Mir. Baysrd his successor, had declined to give him the books since he (Colne) turned over the | finances to other hands
 MT. Colne said that MT. Bayard had stated that he would turn over the books if con | gress called op him to do SO.
 l Mr. Appleton of Boston and other wit nesses did not appear this morning, sne
 the investigation was postponed until latel
 in the day.
 This afternoon Colonel Colne again tool
 the stand and submitted . copy of record
 book he had kept of disbursements by tn
 American eommittee for the Psnam
 Canal company. He said cash was pai'
 on all purchases. The bills were in pos
 session of MT. Bsyard. Mr. Gear.
 said the book witness had submit
 ted showed that MT. Thompson scene,
 to have drawn about $100 da
 for great many days for petty cash
 Witness replied that he had use
 Mr. Thompson's name, as he was the prin
 cipal man, and the "petty cash" referre
 to sundry office and other expenses. Tn ! k1 no~{