Evening star., 1899-01-30
NECESSARY TO PEACE
Statement in Preamble of French Bill
on Trial Revision.
GOVERNMENTS PROPOSAL ADOPTED
P emier Dupuy Promises Al the
Secret Documents Involved.
BILL GOES TO COMMITTEE

PARIS, January 3o.-The chamber OF
deputies today by a vote of 34G to ISa
adopted the governments proposal to sub
init TO the committee entrusted with such
matters the bin providing that cases Of
trial revision shall he brought before the
united sections of the court Of cessation.
The report Of NJ. Mazau. first president
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, intro
duced the bill and asked that it be sent
to committee. 1t was read amid pro-
found silence.
The preamble Of the measure. declaring
that the bill was one of necessity for
the peace and to restore calm in the coun-
try was greeted with applause from the
center and muunurs from the extreme
left.
NJ. Georges Berry. radical conservative
representing the first division Of the Seine,
said the chamber was not aware why the
government introduced the hill and asked
for the official publication of the evidence
I'm the case Of NJ. Bard. who reported on
the Dreyfus case to the court of cessation.
Pre,aier Promises FuII Information.
The premier NJ. Dupuy. said he did not
was desirous that fun light he thrown on
the subject, and. therefore. The government
would submit to the committee the COM
plete documents in the case. tCheersb
The premier then asked TIE chamber to
proceed with the discussion of the budget.
NJ Massabuau, republican, representing
the EsDalinn district Of AvoyrOn. EXPRESSED
surprise that the criminal chamber OF the
court was allowed To- continue IN, revision
inquiry. 0-cftisi protestso
NJ. Milcra3d radical socialist. first dis
trict OF the Seine. renrOarhrl ne govern
meut with interruptiuc the course OF JUS
tice and with placing The matter I'm the
hands of the chamber. which. he added,
mean; that hencrfurth il would ho imuossi-
bic for anything To- be kept secret. and it
would he necessary to publish everything.
Qeftist appauseD
The premier replied that 'he committee
would have full power to ask for the pub
Hcation Of the documents aud the govern
ment would not object
If the chamber voted the nil all the doe
dments referring to the inc Try would have
TO be submitted to all the members of the
court of caSSa lion.
He added: This matter can be threshed
out later. and the government Will then he
willing to reply to all questions"
NJ. Faure, nationalist memaer for the first
division of Algeria, deman I'D that the bill
he sent to a special com,niitee thereby
preventing the criminal court. whose inn
partiality is suspected. Of taking part in
the final decision on the revision These
remarks caused an uproar IN the chamber.
The minister OF justice replied that the
conclusion of NJ Mazau's report set aside
any question as to the sincerity an recu-
tude of the magistrates.
The chamber then rejected by a vote OF
3l6 to 1S9 NJ Faure's demand ard adopted
the governments proposal 10 send the hin
to the committee intrusted with such mat
tiers.
Beaurcpafre Demands Evidence.
NJ Ouesnay de Beaurepaire. the former
president of the civil section of the court Of
cessation in an article in the Echo dc
Paris today, urges the members ~ the
chamber of deputies not to be satisfied with
reading the letter Of NJ. Mszau, first presi-
dent of the court of cessation, on the sub
ject of NJ. de Beaurepaire's charges, hut 10
insist upon reading the evidence I'm the
case. He asserts that NJ. MaZau received
testimony rendering certain members or
the criminal court liable to penalties and
adds that he is convinced the deputies will
not allow the inquiry TO be stified. II the
deputies refuse TO act M de BeaurepRire
SAYS he will do so himself by inducing the
witnesses to allow him to publish their evi-
dence,
The minister of war. NJ. de Freyciuet, has
authorized Mai. Gaudolette, the republican
guard, to challenge NJ. Urban Gohier, au-
thor of the article The Army Against the
Nation" which caused great outcrying
owing to its severe condemnation of mill
itarisrn, and which led to a debate in the
chamber of deputies. The article is consid-
cred insulting to Maj. Gaudolette.