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LET THE LIGHT SHINE
French Chamber Of Deputies Ex-
ercised Over Railroad Scandal.
DEMANDED ALL The PAPERS
The Ministry Accused of Cuirablc Leni.
ency. and a Vote of Confidence
Was Refused.

Paris, Oct 2s.--In the chamber OF
deputies Nj. Rounaounet. who has been
prominent in exposing those who were
connected with the Panama canal and
Southern railroad syndicates, ques-
toned the government regarding the
South OF France railroad scandal, it
being alleged that number of sena-
tors, deputies and others have made
large profits out of the, company by
1air or unfair means. He declared that
the good repute of parliament was in
volved and asked for explanations as
to the Partially which had been show
ed toward those involved in the scan
dals claiming that the authorities had
been afraid to prosecute them because
the deputies and senators involved
with the late Baron Reinach, of Pana-
ma canal fame. had disposed of $3.50, 900
francs in various ways on behalf If the
southern railways He demanded that
the minister of justice. NJ. Tarieux, pub-
fish the documents in the case which
were in his possession and which would
throw light on the subject.
M. Rindan, a member If the right,
charged the minister with culpable len
punished.
M. Tarieux replied, denying that be
had long had in his possession docu-
ments which required the arrest of NJ.
Edmond Magnier, formerly senator of
Var and recently editor in chief of the
Evemement, who was recently SEN
fenced to term of Imprisonment for
having received part of the profits OF
the syndicate
Continuing, the minister of justice
said that whenever the government be-
lieved 1t had incrimna ting evidence,
1t had prosecuted the parties involved.
No deputy, he added, was included
among the guilty parties.
Amid continued radical Interruptions,
M. Tarieux managed to say in addl-
ton that several names were known TO
the government as having figured in
the report of experts, NJ. Flory, the Of
fetal accountant, who made an inquiry
into the finances of the South of France
road. He was interrupted by excited
voices of Names, names" In reply,
NJ. Tarieux said: "Rouvier, Jules
Roche, Etiene, De Loniels, Pardoux
and Others"
When he was able to make himself
heard, the minister of justice added
that the majority of those whose names
had been mentioned had explained
their position and he concluded with
the remark: THE chamber knows
the truth and If parliament considers
Its dignity and honor compromised, the
government will join the chamber in
voting for repressive measures and in
the face of these explanations asks the
chamber for a vote of confidence"
GOVERNMENT DEFEAT.
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 agree to prohibit members Of
parliament from joining in financial
syndicates. The motion was accepted
by the premier, M. Ribot, and was
adopted unanimously.
Later M. Rounaunet submitted a mo-
ton demanding that full light be
thrown upon the South of France rail-
road scandals and asking the govern
ment to prosecute those who have been
found to be implicated in them and sub
init to the chamber the report of the
expert who inquired into the finances
of the company
NJ. Ribot thereupon said it was use
less to submit the experts report and
as to the prosecutions he added the
work of justice had been accomplished
and could not be reopened
NJ. Rounaunet's motion asking for an
explanation as to the Partially which
had been shown toward those involved
in the scandals, claiming that the au-
thorities 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 275 to 1876.
After the adoption of this motion the
ministers left the chamber in body
amid ironical ridicules and went to
the Elysee palace, where they handed
in their designations to President Faure,
who accepted them.
RESULT IS SURPRISING.
The chamber of deputies was ad-
journed for a week. The defeat of the
government is surprising in view of
the sweeping charges made against the
senator's, deputies and even ministers
involved, first of all in the Panama
canal sin and more recently in the
South of France road management
scandals which became public as the
result of an investigation made by NJ
Flory, the official accountant of that
company. This was brought about by
accusations against various promi-
nent men made in the chamber of dep
uties, introduced by M. Rounaunet,
which eliminated recently in the ar
rest, trial and Imprisonment of NJ. Ed
mond Magnier, formerly senator from
Var and editor in chief of Evemement