Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-11-08
CABINET RESIGNS.
Crisis in France Over the South
ern Railway Scandal.
RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED.
The Chamber of Deputies Voted a
Want of Observation-Disclosures
of Parliament Prohibited
from Joining Financial
Syndlc ateS.

Syndlcates.
The French cabinet resigned as a result OF
government defeat in the Chamber OF Dep
utes during the debate on Southern Railway
scandal, and President Faure has accepted
the designations.
In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Rouanet,
who has been prominent in exposing those
who were connected with the Panama canal
and Southern Railroad syndicates, questioned
the government regarding the South OF
France Railroad scandal, it being alleged
that number of Senators, Deputies and 9TH
ers have made large profits out of the COM
pany by fair and unfair means. He declared
that the good repute Of Parliament was in
volved and asked for explanations as to the
partially which had been shown toward those
involved in the scandals, claiming that the
authorities had been afraid to prosecute them
because the Deputies and Senators involved
with the late Baron Reinach, Of Panama ca
nal fame, had disposed of $4,000 francs in de-
vious ways, and on behalf of the Southern
railways he demanded that the minister oil
justice, NJ. Trarleux, publish the documents
in the case which were in his possession and
which would throw light on the subject
M. Binder, member of the right, then
charged the minister of justice with culpable
leniency and demanded that the guilty par
ties be punished.
NJ. Trareux replied, saying that whenever
the government believed is had incriminat-
ing evidence it had prosecuted the parties in
volved. No Deputy, he added, was included
among the guilty parties.
Amid continual radical interruption, Il.
Trarleux managed to say in addition that
several names were known to the govern
ment as having figured in reports of the ex-
pert, NJ. Flory, the official accountant, who
made an inquiry into the finances of the
South of France Railroad. He was inter-
rupted by excited cries of "Names, "names,"
"names -
In reply NJ. Trarleux said "Rouvier, Jules
Roche, Etienne, Deloncie, Bardoux and
Others"
When he was able to make himself heard
the minister of justice added that the major
ity of those whose names had been mentioned
had explained their position, and he conclu-
ded with the remark: "The Chamber knows
the truth. and if Parliament considers its dig
nifty and honor compromised the government
will join the Chamber in voting for repres-
sive measures, and in the face of these ex-
plantations asks the Chamber for vote OF
confidence"
The order of the day, pure and simple, was
then submitted to the Chamber and rejected
by a vote of 4O6 to 1O5.
NJ. Haberts then moved that the Chamber
agrees to prohibit members Of Parliament
from Joining in financial syndicates. The
motion was accepted by the premier, NJ
Ribot, and was adopted unanimously.
Later NJ Rouanet submitted motion de-
handing that full light be thrown upon the
South of France Railroad scandals, asking the
government to prosecute all those who have
been found to be implicated in them and sub
NIT to the Chamber the report of the expert
who inquired into the finances of the COM
pany.
NJ Ribot thereupon said it was useless to
submit the experts report, and as to the
prosecutions, he added, the work Of justice
had been accomplished and could not be re-
opened.
NJ. Rouanet's motion, asking for an expla-
nation as to the Partially which had been
shown toward those involved in the Scandals
claiming that the authorities had been afraid
to prosecute them and demanding that the
minister of justice publish the documents in
the case which were in his possession, was
then adopted by vote of 285 to 1856.
After the adoption of this motion the min
listers left the Chamber of Deputies in body,
amid ironical radical cheers, and went to the
Elysee Palace, where they handed in their
designations to President Faure. The Cham
Der of Deputies was adjourned for week.