The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-21
EuRrHER DRnYFus EXCITEMENT

French Chamber of Deputies Stirred
Tn by Further Revelations.
Paris, January 20.-The chamber OF dep
uties today plunged into another Dreyfus
debate. M. Breton, socialist, interpellated
the government on the subject of the pack
age of diplomatic papers among the docu-
ments in the Dreyfus case, and assorted
that the former minister. Ramboud, speak-
ing at the agricultural show, declared The
members of the Meline cabinet were aware
of the forgery of the late Lieutenant Colo
mel Henry. This statement caused great
excitement among the deputies.
In the midst OF the excitement NJ Me-
line, who WAS premier in the cabinet in
which NJ. Rambaud was minister OF public
instruction, and DR.. Barthou, who was
minister of the interior in the same cabi-
net, rose and formally characterized the
statement as false. NJ Meline added that
the day he was first aware of the Henry
forgery was when M. Cavaignac, former
minister of war, announced its discovery
in the chamber of deputies. The speaker
further declared that a revision of tie
tiial was unnecessary, and that he had
nothing to retract.
The minister for foreign affairs. NJ. Del.
cesse. said the so-called ultra-secret dos
sier which had been communicated TO the
Npuit VI CdpS3tiOl CuALdiuSu III ielltT lTUJkl
Dreyfus TO foreign sovereign. He added
that there never had teen such letter to
the knowledge of the agents who HAD
been in the service of the ministry during
the last decade. AS to the suggestion that
1t contained letters from foreign SOW
ereign to Dreyfus the minister said he
did not believe that any authenticity
could be credited to such documents. Cap
plause.) Continuing, the minister of for
tfpi pc coi bn .,aI1
connected with the foreign office, was en-
tirely unaware that any such documents
had been manufactured. as alleged; but
even II such were the Gaze, the forger
would never attempt to offer them at the
French foreign office, for however naive
the diplomatists might be, they would
never be supple enough to have value
placed on such merchandise.
NJ. Meline, former PREMIER formally re.
tterated that neither he nor any member
OF his cabinet was aware of the forgery OF
the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry and he
congratulated himself that he was not re.
sponsible for the revision, for he added,
there was not new fact to warrant it.
The speaker further remarked that Il
there was an innocent man condemned in
the case 1t should be proclaimed to the
world hut tho country only saw In the
Drcyfus affair a systematic and perfldious
campaign against the army. Applause. }
The partisans OF revision" the former
premier said. SHOULD cease to join hands
with the enemies OF the army"
This remark caused violent uproar.
NJ Meline added: Tho campaign against
the army is capable of being inconstestibIy
proved. tRenewed uproar and applause
followed this assertion.)
Later the order OF the day, pure and
simple, was accepted by the government
ana was adopted by vote of 4S0 to 81
According to the Soir. the court of cassa-
ton intends 70 conclude the inquiry BY
confronting Captain lie Bren- Renault. who
was In charge Of Dreyfus at the time Of his
aeGracation, with Dreyfus himself. The
necessity for this coufrontation is advanc el
~ pretoxt to Justify the return Of Drey-
fus to Paris
Inc court also proposes. according to the
soir TO have the bordereau dictated sue
cessively 70 preytus and Esterhazy. whose
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