The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-29
Premier Charged by the Count
With Yielding TO the
Dreyfusards.
De GALLIFET ALSO DENOUNCED.
Deputies became so DrmonStri
tive That ih. Session Was Ad-
lUurnrd Government Sus-
tanned by Close Vote.

Paris. May 2S.-There was a crowded at
tendance IN tie Chamber of Deputies to-
day. IN anticipation OF an important ses-
sion arising nom Couu! Rori de Castel-
lanes Interpolation taking the Govern
ment To- task sOr its relations with ".
Reiuach.
The Chamber decided upon an Immediate
discussion of the matter whereuron the
Minister of War. the Marquis lie G,i!ifst,
r"Se and repeated his de- olarajiol OF last
Friday resari,ug the Fr+'ch AFFAIR. lie said
lie hoped the army would not listen 10
hos wEo preached insuhy rd!uatton and
would not allow itse1. 70 h. imposed upon
10y an advvnturer, as was the case fifteen
years ago.
This denunciation of Roulangerism
brought forth ringing cheers from the So
ciallsts and vehement protests from the
Nationalist.
Before u. j. Castellane spoke VI Poulin-
Mrry tSocial!sti c;i"d. 1t Is ,owardiy 10
thus insult the dead
u. HesChau-l amid a scene Of tumult.
called N. Puuuu- Merry to order. but the
latter loudly repeated. 1T is an act Of
owaTii'c- HoUlanGcr j. dead
General De GaIlii,t continued in his usual
bun manner saying. Il alone am respnn-
s!5le Tor What has occurred IN the War Of
ice. II you wish To- strike any one. strike
me Socialist cheers greeted this declara-
tiUn.
In>u,t-d the Premier.
The appearance OF NJ. WaldeCk Rousseau
III the tribune WAS the signal for insulting
interruptions from thu opposition. Before
he hau opened lis mouth Il member shout
I'd. Now the hes VII! recummence.
be Casteilane asked the Premier. II. Wal
deck Rousseau, what measure he intended
10 take against VI. Reinach for the insinua-
g Ir he. Govern
n:"u; had agreed that the DreSfus affair
should be revived after the exposition. pro-
videi the DrfSfusaris maintained d truce
during that period
VI DE Cast-Iiane intimatei that the ac-
ton OF Tomps the detective. was part OF
this arrangement, because, he added
IuInIs could hardly have gone abroad and
made money Propositions to spy without
NaIdeCk -t;ousseaU's knowledge
Other Na;lonaiists continued the debate.
Insisting that Captain FTitch'S divGlga ton
OF the Tomps letters showed the Cabinet
was working with the DreyfUsaris for Te-
oI-Hing the Drey fus conflict
When the Premier declared that he was
opposed To- the opinion of Joseph Reina h.
VI. De taSsa.nar, Conservative, eN-
claimed: "Ah. Joseph sold by his own
brother"
a dreadful uproar. which led to the sus-
pension of the session. was provoked by
TIE following declaration OF the Premier
when repudiatug the charge that he had
engineered tho efforts TO revive the Drey-
iUs affair:
The spying was not done at the Ministry
or the Interior, but at the second Burea u
or the War Ofhce. and against the detec-
i've service, In order to establish against
Iumps the haSest accusation. They waited
Tor a moment 10 produce the documents
and - maxi th~ir coup de theatre These
documents Were d;vulS"d by the felony OF
officer
perfect pandemonium followed Mem
bets ot the opposition rose and hurled in
NectiNeS and denunciatiun at the h.ad Of
the PRIMER. In the midst OF the din Gem
eiAl ut GdIliet rose and picked uD his
portfolio and left the hall.
he NaliuTdltStS Interpreted hts action ss
a protest against the warmth Of the Pre-
nl"f : ailiS!On TO the War Office and re-
doubled their fulminations against NJ Wal
deck -tousse2u. Several Of them approached
IN" tribune and shouted, Go outr' "t;
OUT, Resign Some of the most violent
even threatened 70 strike him. but the ush-
efS intervcr.d and barred the way
wild scenes on the Floor
The Socialists. who weIe now also on
their feet. checred the Premier until they
were hoaYse.
one sroup sang III. "Marseillaise while
the most orderly Of the section responded
with dcafeuiuG hanging q: desk !idS All
the while VI. Waldeck-KoUsSesu remained la
the tribune. erect and apparently unmovei
Finally one of the most disordarly scenes
ever witnessed In the Chamber was ended
by NJ. Hc@Chgnel putting his hat On. thereby
SNSp"nGlnE the session. The uSl!erS inmG-
diatoly cleared the hall
The Chamber voted confidence in the Gov
ernmcnt by 2ss t0 "a.