The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-31
IS BAD FOR DREYFUS!
The Chamber Of Deputies Passes the Gov.
ernmenfs Proposal.
THE BILL As PASSED IS RETROACTIVE.
nrcyeu. Case VIII Go Before the Fall
Court of observation-disclosures
refuses to Testify.

paris. January 30.--The chamber OF dep
uties today by vote OF 246 to ls9 adopt
ed tho governments proposal to submit 70
the committee entrusted with such mat
ters the bill providing that cases OF trlal
revision should be brought before tue UNI
ted section of the court Of cessation.
The report of NJ. Mazau, first president
or the court OF cessation, on the cnarses
of NJ. Quesnay de Beaurapaire, the former
president Of the civil section of that body,
will be read before the committee
The minister of Justice NJ. Lebret, IN
troduced the bill and asked that II pc sent
to a committee. 1t was read amid pro-
found silence. The preamble of the meas
IRE. declaring that the bill was one Oh
necessity for. the peace and to restore CAIN
In the country, was greeted with applause
from the center and murmurs from the eA-
IRENE left. "a ,,.
NJ. peorges Berry, representing the FIRST
district OF the Seine, said the chamoer was
not aware why the government introduced
the bill and asked for the official publlca-
tion of evidence in the case OF NJ. bard,
who represented the Dreyfus case TO the
court of cessation (cheers).
The premier, M. Dupuy, said he DID not
wish the chamber to vote In the dark. he
was DESTROYS that full light be thrown on
the subject and therefore the government
would submit to the committee the COIL
plete document In the case (cheers).
The premier then asked the chamber to
proceed with the discussion of the budget.
NJ. Massaubau, radical republican, rep
resenting the district of Averon, expressed
surprise that the criminal chamber OF the
court was allowed to continue the revision
inquiry. Cleft aisle protest.)
NJ. Miller, radical socialist, First dis
trict of the Seine, reproached the govern
ment with interrupting the course of JUS
tice and with placing the matter in the
hands of the chamber, which, he added
meant that henceforth 1t would be impos-
sibe for anything to be kept secret and it
would be necessary to publish everything.
Qeft applause.)
The premier replied that the committee
would have full power to ask for the pub
location of the documents and the govern
ment would not object. If the chamber
voted 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 questions"
NJ. Faure. Nationalist member for the
First division of Algeria, demanded that
the bill be sent to special committee,
thereby preventing the criminal court,
whose impartialty is suspected, of taking
part in the final decision on the revision"
These remarks caused an uproar in the
The minister of justice replied that the
conclusion of NJ. Mazau's report set aside
any question as to the sincerity and recti-
tude Of the magistrates.
The chamber rejected, by vote of 346
to 1S9, M. Faure's demand and adopted the
governments proposal to send the bill to
the committee intrusted with such mat
tiers.
The house proceeded to discuss the judg-
ment.
1t developed today that the government
proposed at first that only certain revision
Judgments should be submitted to the en-
tire court of cessation, but the bill as
introduced provides ell revisions are to be !
submitted to the entire court
The preamble after advancing judicial |
reasons for introducing the bill, concludes |
as follows:
The new bill appeals directly to an af-
TAR which is now profoundly dividing the |
nation. Doubtless the objection will be |
raised that the law is made to At certain |
circumstance. But 1t is above all law of |
necessity and appeasement. We believe |
that the judgment of the entire court of
cessation will appeal to every one with
irresistible force and end the agitation and
differences which have too long disturbed
LhA nation
The committee to which the bill is SUBJ
nitted will examine that measure fully to-
morrow and several of the committeeman
intend also to examine the suspended
Judges
Major Count Esterhazy was again be-
ore the criminal section of the court of
'assation, but 1t is understood that he re-
used to give any further testimony to the
section and insisted upon being heard by
he entire court