The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
SOCIALISTS AND PRESS OPPOSE
THE GOVERNMENT.
THE SOUNDED AND COWARD PASSED
Armed Troops Summoned President Brisson
Assumed Responsibility Of Deciding Not
TO Resume the Sitting and the Mob
Outside Was Then Gained.

government on the subject OF Dreyfus.
of which he had previously notified the
Minister. He affirmed the existence Of
the repor of Captain I"brun-Renaud.
containing the confession Of DreyfuS.
whose guilt, he added, WAS thus estah-
liSled and blamed the governments
silence. which, the speaker claimed. per
mitted criticism Of an affair legally de
cided.
NJ. Cavaignac asked the government
to furnish a clear exploration Of the
situation.
The Premier, NJ. Meline. in reply. said
he would not communicate the contents
of Captain Icbrun-Renaud'S report. Tie
government did mot think it right to
publish it. because the Ministers thought
Il parliamentary discussion would affect
the judicial character of the wlloie af-
fair. and once the discussion was opened
it could not be closed.
The Premier said that the present
campaign in regard to Dreyfus was de
plO1ahle. \ great Writer had used his
pen to dishonor the army. prolonged
applause and violent protcsts.)
NJ. Meline blamed the newspapers for
ShDIcpl tilS I'I'N - diIh lttTsilttl IL
government mad only lone its duty in
prosecuting Emile lola.
At this point The president Of the
Chamber. NJ BrisSOn. interviewed and adj
journed the Deputies to calmness. and
to set al example at the critical moment
when the streets We're crowded with
diSorlerly bands.
Regarding the street disturbances. th.
Premier said the government would
know how to speedily quell them AMI
r~e-cStablish order.
Tile government now needs the
Premier said. that the country should
lie Informed that the Chamber has sup
ported the Minister'S" Great applause
NJ. Cayaignac replied that the moral
result sought had been attained. aldin:
that he desired to Withdraw his inter-
pellatiOn. This caused great excitement
in the House, and NJ. Jaures. the SO
,cialist leader. re.ntroduced NJ. Iayli4-
Interpretation of the government.
Continuing. NJ. Jaures characterized
rs lies" the '~incomplete charges tiled
in the prosecution of lola.
NJ. DeBornis. Conservative. accused
NJ. Jaures of being the spokesman nf
the "DreyfuS Syndicate.' to which NJ.
Jaures replied: You are II scoundrel and
Il coward!!!'
During the alteration between NJ.
Jaures and DeBornis, the latter shouted
to Jaures:
You are unquestionably in the pay of
the DreyfuS Syndicatc.'
10 this NJ. Jaures shouted fiercely in
reply. but he was unable to make him
self heard.
In the meanwhile NJ. Doville was
trying to throw an ink-stand at the head
of NJ. De Bornis. but was restrained by
the Deputies around him..
Several persons in the press galleries
exchanged blows during the nproar. and
the people III the public galleries climbed
upon the seats. shouting encourage
ment or abuse at the Deputies.
There is much talk of a duel between
Nj. De BorniS and NJ. JaureS. but the
friends Of the latter declare that he will
not fight.
NJ. DeBornis thercupon made Il rush
toward the tribune and was seized by
several Socialists and Il series Of fights
ensued, during which NJ. DeHorn;s
fought his way to the tribune and
struck NJ. Jaurcs.
The Conservatives and Socialists
charged the platform and the melee be-
came general, with fighting AM shout
ing on all sides.
ny = II VI liz 'idIilDt1, VI
Bri>son, being powcrless to restore or
der. left the chair. saying: Il am going
to consult the Pro~curator General"
A few minutes later the order wls
given to clear the tribune, amidst the
greatest excitement among the deputies
and journalists. who were threatening
and jostling each other, and almost com
ing to blows.
1t was asserted that NJ. DeBorniS had
accused NJ. Jaures Of being paid by
the "Dreyfus syndicate.'
After the attack made upon MIN. NJ.
.Jaures was the object Of an ovation
upon the part Of the Socialits .lrpntirs.
Whom the order was gwen - clear the
tribune. the reporters were invited t re-
tire; hut before so doing several Of
them made Il demonstratipr in favor If
NJ. Jaures, shouting Bravo" %"vire,
Jaures."
The newspaper men ana the public.
pouring into the Hobbies Of the House.
found them occupied by armed troops,
THAT had been summoned when the dis
turbance began III the Chamber. On
learning this. many of the deputies pro
tested. and the soldiers were withdrawn.
The officers of the House. under the
presidency of NJ. Brisson, retired to con-
suit as to whether it was necessary TO
inform the public prosecutor Of the
episode, While at NJ. BrisSon's request.
the various groups Of the Chamber held
caucuSeS in order to consider the fd-
visibility of resuming the sitting. \
majority feared Il renewa of the dis
orders and NJ. BliSSOn assumed the re-
sponSlbility OF deciding not to resume
the sitting.
Ilhe spectators. who had in the mean
while assembled in excited group ont
1.de the Pa!ais Bourbon otherwise the
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