The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-29
DEPUTIESDISTURBED
Uproar Causes French Cham
ber to Suspend.
The DREYFUS AFFAIR REVIVED.
NJ. WaIdecI< Rousseau BInmes the
War Office, and n Ministerial Cri-
sis Is Threatened-ExpI pIana-
tiOn Restores Peace.

PARIS, May 29.-In the chamber OF
deputies yesterday General Galliffet, the
minister of war, repeated the statement
that he made in the senate on Friday in
regard TO the Dreyfus case. There was
great excitement and many noisy inter-
ruptions.
The chamber was packed, and the gal.
lcries were crowded to overtlowing.
The appearance of NJ. Waldeck Rors.
seau in the tribune was the signal for
insulting Interruptions from the oppo-
sition. Before he had opened his mouth
Il member shouted, 'Now the lies will
recommence" Later on. when the pre-.
mier declared that he was opposed to
the opinion of NJ Joseph Renach. NJ. de
Cassagnac. Conservative, exclaimed, "Ah,
Joseph sold by his own brother"
A dreadful uproar which led to the
suspension of the session was provoked
by the following declaration of the pre-
micr when repudiating the charge that he
had engineered the efforts to revive the
Dreyfus affair:
The spying was not done at the minis
try of the interior. but at the second bu
reau of the war Office and against the
detective service in order to establish
against Tomps the basest accusation.
They waited for moment to produce the
documents and to make their coup de
theatre. These documents were divulg.
ed by the felony of an officer
A perfect pandemonium followed.
Members of the opposition rose and hurl-
ed invectives and denunciations at the
head of the premier.
In the midst of the din General de
Galliffet rose and picked up his port
folio and left the hall
The Nationalists interpreted his action
as Il protest against the warmth of the
premier's allusion to the war Office and
redoublcd their fuminations against NJ.
Waldeck- Rousseau.
Several of them approached the tribune
and shouted: "Go out" "GO OUT IRE
sign" Some of the most violent even
threatened to strike him, but the ushers
interviewed and barred the way.
The Socialists, who We're now also ON
their feet cheered the premier until they
were hoarse. One group sang the Mar
Seillase," while the most orderly section
of the opposition responded with deafen.
ing banging of desk lids.
All the while NJ. Waldeck Rosscau re-
manned in the tribune erect and appur-
entity unmoved.
Finally one of the most disordery
scenes ever witnessed in the chamber
was ended by NJ. Deschanel putting his
hat on. thereby sllspcndng the session.
The ushers Immediately cleared the hall.
In view of many wild reports the re-
sumption of the session was awaited with
feverish interest When the doors We're
rcopencd, the deputies and public tlockcd |
into the hall, and it was Immediately re- |
marked that General de Gallitfet Nas ab- |
sent.
NJ Waldeck- -Rosseau ascended the tri- |
blnc. and his first words tended to con-
firm the lobby reports, as he Immediately |
made an apologize explanation OF his |
previous remarks. He said:
II declare ] never had any intention to
incrimnate the character of an officer
whose service has been particularly bril-
liant. In expressing myself as | did on
his act only repeated what the minister
of war had previously expressed. and |
join in the culogies he addressed to the
loyalty of the army
I'VE accept your apologies" cried NJ
Do Cassagnac.
NJ. Deschanel then read a number OF
orders of the day criticising the govern
ments attitude and one proposed by NJ.
Leon Bourgeois, Republican Radical,
rouched thus:
"The chamber. approving the act of the
government and confident of the devotion
IF the army to the fatherland and the
,cpublic, passes to the order of the day"
The motion of NJ. Bourgeois ''appYov-
ng the acts of the government" WAS
adopted by 2SS votes against PAT, and the
second portion was passed unanimously.
The session was then adjourned until
Thursday next. and the chamber emptied
mid ministerial shouts of 'Eive la re.
,ubliuuc." The Waldeck-Rousseau cahi-
lct thus emerged victorious from the
most vigorous assault yet delivered
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