The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-07
Cases of Trial Revision to Come Be-
fore United Sections Of Court
Of Cessation.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ACTS.
Sends the Government Bill Making
the Needed Provisions to Com
mittec by Vote of 346 to 1S9-Lively
Scenes During Consideration of
the Measure.

uties Monday by vote of 346 to 1S9
adopted the governments proposal to
submit tothe committee entrusted with
such matters the bill providing that
cases of trial revision shall be brought
before tlfe united sections of the court
of cessation.
The report of NJ. Mazau, first presi-
dent of the court of cessation, on the
charges of NJ. Quesnay de Beaurepaire,
the former president of the civil section
of that body, will be read before the
committee.
The minister of justice, NJ. Lebret,
introduced the bill and asked that it be
sent to a committee. 1t was read amid
profound silence.
The preamble of the measure, de-
claring that the bill was one necessary
for peace and to restore calm in the
country, was greeted with applause
from the center and murmurs from the
extreme left.
M. Georges Berry, representing the
first division of the Seine, said the
chamber was not aware why the gov
ernment introduced the bill, and asked
for the official publication of the evi-
dence in the case of NJ. Bard, who re-
ported on the Dreyfus case to the court
of cessation. (Cheers.)
The premier, NJ. Dupuy, said he did
not wish the chamber to vote in the
dark. He was desirous that full light
be thrown on the subject and, there
fore, the government would submitto
the committee the complete documents
in the case. (Cheers.)
The premier then asked the chamber
to proceed with the discussion of the
budget. NJ. Massabnau, rallied repub
lican, representing the Esnalion dis
trict Of Aveyron, expressed surprise
that the criminal chamber Of the court
was allowed to continue the revision
inquiry. (Leftist protests.)
NJ. Millerand, radical socialist, first
district of the Seine, reproached the
government with interrupting tho
course of justice and with placing the
matter in the hands of the chamber,
which, he added, meant that hence
forth it would be impossible for any
thing to be kept secret, and it would
be necessary to publish everything.
(Leftist applause.)
The premier replied that the COM
mittee would have full power to ask
for the publication of the documents,
and the government would not object.
If the chamber voted the bill, all the
documents referring to the inquiry
would have to be submitted to all the
members of the court of cessation.
He added: '.This matter can be
threshed out later and the government
will then be willing to reply to all ques-
tions."
NJ. Faure, nationalist member for the
first division of Algeria, demanded
that the bill be sent to the special COM
mittee. thereby preventing the Grim
inal court, whose impartiality is sus-
pected, of taking part in the final de-
cision on the revision"
These remarks caused an uproar in
the chamber.
The minister of justice replied that
the conclusions of NJ. Mazau's report
set aside any question as to the sinceri-
ty and rectitude of the magistrates.
The chamber then rejected by a vote
of 346 to 1S9 NJ. Faure's demand and
adopted the governments proposal to
send the bill to the committee intrusted
with such matters.
The house then proceeded to discuss
the budget.