Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-27
THE FRENCH SITUATION.
The Arguments in the Panama case
The Chamber of Deputies Votes the
Budget.


Budget.
PARIS January 26.-The discussion OF the
Budget was continued in the Chamber OF
Deputies to-day. When the SUBJECT OF APP
preparations for the Ministry OF the Inte-
rior was preached, Lucien Millevoye, Bou-
langist member OF the Somme, stepped TO
the speakers tribune and made bitter at
tack upon foreigners in France Ia general
and foreign newspaper correspondents N
particular.
The government had waited too long, he
said, before attempting 10 punish these
traducers of the French people. Adyen-
turers from people inimical TO France mad
been allowed TO make this country the
scene OF their dishonest schemes, and had
plotted and thriven at the expense OF loyal
Frenchmen.
But the time had come for the govern
ment to proceed energetically against al
who had come from abroad TO exploit
French industry and genius. The hrst
persons TO be punished ought TO oe certain
news agents, who, while pretending mere
ly 10 conduct Legitimate newspaper
bureaus, were, in fact, creatures OF foreign
capitalists. and made business OF
spreading SANDERS concerning France.
These men were practically political
agents, and they ought to be arrested ana
punished at once for the scandalous false
hoods watch they had recently circulated.
Their places should be taken by native
born Frenchmen. who should be directly
under the control of the government
The statement as 70 the vote OF conf
dence caused stir among the deputies,
who have called most loudly for the inves-
tipation of the Panama scandal. lie Pro
vost de Launay began the attack upon the
governments position toward tho Panama
scandal.
The agitation mentioned by NJ. Rhot, he
said, had unfortunately been necessary 10
force the government 70 action against IT,
men responsible for the scandal. The gov
ernment had eyinced no desire TO probe the
scandal and had been forced only by the
popular demand to move the machinery OF
Justice.
The confusion which had grown steadily
during NJ. de Launay's speech, became an
uproar when Paul Deschanel, Repuohcan
Deputy for the Eure-Et-Laire, deprecated
the reflections upon the Governments In
tentions and turning TO face the Boulangist,
Jules De Lahaye, demanded that he now
name the 100 Deputies VINO he had describ-
ed as recipients OF Panama brides.
M. De Lahaye replied: Most OF you
know who they are. 1t is generally ac-
knowledged that l54 deputies were cor
rupted"
Name them, name them, came from all
sides of the chamber
~ am not here 10 name them, answered
M. De Lahaye. 1t is for the law 10 dlscoy-
err their names"
Nj. Bourgeois, Minister OF Justice, re-
piled to NJ. Delahaye's accusations at
length. He regretted, he said, TO hear Nj.
Delahaye again repeat his charges without
giving any proofs Of their truth. M. Del
ahaye and his friends could not but know,
however, that the law was unable 10 deal
with charges which could not be proved.
Augustus de Ramel, Royalist Deputy for
the Card, made the last attack on the gov
eminent. The officers OF the law, he said,
were already preparing to dismiss the
charges Of corruption against members OF
the Chamber, on tho ground that sufficient
evidence was lacking.
Why sufficient evidence was lacking al
but the wilfully blind could see. Why
were the directors Of the Panama Canal
Company allowed TO speak Why was NJ.
Anton, who but week ago had been In
Paris, allowed TO leave without the making
of one effort 10 arrest himl
The proofs could be got, but the govern
ment seemed 10 have no desire TO get them.
The fund was voted by BOB Deputies
against 1872, and the entire budget OF the
ministry Of the interior was then approved