The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
Dreyfus Case the Occasion of Another Excitipo and
Stormy Session.
SOLDIERS
ON GUARD.
Government Questioned as to Its Reasons for Sun.
pressing an Alleged Confession of Guilt.

PARIS, Jan. 22.-Owing to a free
fight in the chamber of deputies today,
the session was suspended. The trou-
bic was the outcome of discussion Of
the postponed Interpretation of the gov
ernment by eX-Minister Cavaignac of
the question of the semi-official note
issued Jan. IL, In which the govern
ment declined to make public the con-
fesston made by ex-Capt. Alfred Drey-
fus to Capt. LIE Brun- -Renaud, the
officer who had charge of him when he
was court-martialed. The newspaper
men and the public, pouring into the
Iobbies of the house, found them occu-
pied by armed troops, who had been
summoned when the disturbance be-
gan in the chamber. On learning this
many of the deputies protested, and the
soldiers were withdrawn. The officers
of the house, under the presidency of
NJ. Brisson, retired to consult as to
whether 1t was necessary to inform the
public prosecutor of the episode, while,
at M. Brisson's request, the various
groups of the chamber held caucuses In
order to consider the advisability of re
suming the sitting majority feared
renewal of the disorders, and NJ
deciding not to resume the sitting. The
spectators. who had in the meanwhile
assembled In excited groups outside the
Palais Bourbon otherwise the cham
Der Of deputies), were calmed by the
announcement of the decision.
The chamber was thronged today
when ex-Minister Cavaignac repeated
his Interpolation of the government
on the subject of Dreyfus He affirm
ed the existence of the report of Capt
LIE Brun-Renaud, containing the con-
fession of Dreyfus, whose guilt. he add
ed, was thus established and Banned
the governments silence Continuing.
NJ. Cavaignac blamed the government
for thus leading to a repetition of the
trial. He added that, If the govern
ment believed the publication of the
name Of a foreign power connected
with the Dreyfus confession was dan
gerous, no one would ask for its publi-
cation
M. Meline. In reply said he could not
communicate the contents of Capt. lie
BrunRenaud's report. The govern
ment did not think It right to publish
1t, because the ministers thought once
the discussion was opened. It could not
be closed. There was another cause
preventing the publication, the same
which actuated the demand for a secret
trial. This cause was not exclusively
grave, but 1t was customary to inves-
tigate espionage secretly. The premier
said that the present campaign In re-
gard to Dreyfus was deplorable (ap-
plause). A great writer had used his
pen to dlshonor the army prolonged
applause and violent protests) NJ Me-
line blamed the newspapers for sup
porting Dreyfus, and declared that the
government had only done it's duty in
prosecuting Emile Zola, adding that
the jury would know how to defend the
honor of the army. whose honor was
beyond the reach Of all attacks Shouts
from the Leftists).
At this time the president Of the
chamber, NJ. Brisson, interferred and
adjured the deputies to calmness. Re
garding the street disturbances the pre-
n-ier said the government would know
how to speedily quell them. He then
denounced the Socialist newspapers for
attacking the government. "by which
they are preparing for a new edition of
LIE Debacle" Gle Debacle" is one of
Zola's novels.
The remark caused a tunult among
the members of the extreme left.
1.-THE government now needs" said the