The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-29
COUNT BOHI'S COUP FAILS
French Ministry Emerge Victorious
from the DreyfuS Affair.
Chamber Of Deputies the Scene Of the Most
UprOarious Proceedings in Its His
tory Government Sustained
by Majority of Al.

| Paris. May 2S-There was crowded a [.
| tendance in the Chamber of Deputies TO-
! day in anticipation of an important ses-
/ sion arising from Count BOni de Castel-
/ lanes Interpolation taking the govern
| mert 20 task for its relations with NJ
ReinaCh. The chamber decided upon an
! immediate discussion OF the matter
whereupon the minister of war. the Mar.
| quis de Gallifet, rose and repeated his
declarations of last Friday regarding the
Fritsch affair. He said he hoped the
army would not listen to those wh0
preached INSTRUMENTATION and would not
allow itself 10 be imposed on by an ad-
venturer, as was the case fifteen years
ago
This denuncistion OF Roulangerism
brought forth ringing cheers from the So
cialists and vehement protests from the
Nationaiists
Count Boni de Castellane followed He
asked the premier. Nj WalGeck- Rousseau.
what measures he intended to take against
NJ. kelnach for the insInuatiOn which ne
had made that the government had agreed
that the DreyfuS affair should be revived
AFTER the exposition. provided the Drey-
1usards maintained a truce during that
period.
ton of TOmps, the detective. was part Of
this arrangement. because. he added
Tomps could hardly have gone abroad and
made money propositions to spy without
Naldeck-Rousse eau knowing it,
vi, Ndldeck- Rousseau replied IN N De
Castellane, denying there was any asr.e-
heht with NJ. Reinaeh, whose words. he
asserted were entirely contrary to the
sentiments Of the cabinet
dreadful uproar, which led to the Sis
pension of the session, was provoked Lv
The following declaration of the premier
"Een repudiating The charge that he had
engineered the efforts to revive the Drev-
fus affair:
me spying was not done at the min
E'ry OF the interior, but at the second
Lureau OF the war office, and against the
detective service. in order to establish
AGAINST IomDs the basest accusation
lhey waited for a moment TO produce the
documents and TO make their coup de the
ater. These documents We're divuIged by
the felony of an officer"
\ perfect pdndemOnium followed NIen-
hers of the opposition rose and hurled in
vectives and denunciations at the head Of
the premier.
In the midst Of the din Gen. 0e GaIlifer
rose and picked up his portfolio and left
the hall
The NdtCnalists interpreted his action
as a protest against the warmth of the
premIer's allusioh TO the war Office. and
1eGoub.ed their fulminations against NJ
Naldeck-ROusseau. Some of the most
violent threatened to strike him. but the
Ushers barred the way.
Flrally one of the most disorderIv
scenes ever witnessed in the chamber
was ended by NJ. DesChanel putting his
hat on, thereby suspending the session.
During the suspension there were rU-
mors OF the resignation of Gen. de Cali
fet. TO which color was lent by the has,v
visit Of NJ. Delcasse and NJ. Monis 10 Cen
de Gallifet. Subsequently. NJ Delcassa
again conferred with Gen. de GalIifet.
and, according 10 reports, succeeded in
inducing MIN 10 abandon the idea of re-
signing, on the understanding that the
premier would withdraw what Gen DE-
Gallifet considered d reflection upon the
army.
In view of these reports the res;lnption
ct the session was awaited with feverish
interest. When the doors were reopeneG
the deputies and public flocked into the
hall, and il was Immediately remarked
that Cen de Gallifet was absent
VI. Waldeck-ROUsseaU ascenqed the trfb
uhei ana Ills HTSI words tenQes. 70 con-
hrm the lobby reports. as he immediarely
MADE IN apOl0setic explanation or mis-
previous remarks.
An extreme Socialist motion urging 4
strong labor. Socialist and revolutionary
POLICY in order 70 arrest reactionarv pIots I
was then put 10 vote and rejected nv a.
TO ] votes. \ motion implying ceuSu~a !
upon the government on the acts of De /
tective romps was also rejected by 2gl /
votes against 2i6.
Then the first Part of the motion Of II !
BOugeuis approving the acts of the GOV
rTumenJ adopted by 2ss votes /
against 24I. and the second portion was /
passed unanimously.
The session was then adjourned until /
Thursday next. and the chamber enlpried {
amid ministerial shouts Of "Vive IL re
DubIique" The WalGeCk-R Rousseau cabI- |
net thus emerged victorious from The mosT I
vigorous assault Vet delivered against n. i