Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-09
FRENCHlIEN bAPELLEE
Deroulede and Marcel Hayert No
Longer Among Lawmakers.
DEBATE PREoIPITATEs A ROW.

Members Come 40 the Defense Of
the ExIIes, and One statesman L.
Forced out by the Military For
Insulting the government
Paris. March SIN the chamber Of
deputies yesterday a discussion follow
ed the reception OF the report Of the
special commission dealing with the
cases Of MN. Paul Deroulede and Mar
cel-Hayert, which recommended that
the names OF those deputies be struck
from the rolls OF the chamber. "a.
Jacques Piou, Rallied Republican, de-
Tended the exiles, claiming that there
was no excellent sanction for their re-
moyal. He concluded with a motion
for the previous question, which was
rejected by $50 votes against 1876.
other speakers continued the debate,
which eventually became uproafious.
Mr.. Andre Louis Casteline, Revision
list Republican, presented a motion OPP
posing the adoption of the report,
which was rejected by a vote of 374 to
100.
M. Valiant, Socialist, declared that,
had he and his friends been in power
on the day of M. Deroulede's attempted
coup, their justice would have been
more simple, speedy and drastic than
that of the high court.
M. Firmin Faure, ~anti-Semite and
Revisionist, followed with a violent
speech condemning the decision of the
high court, which he described as
crime and felony" His language
necessitated repeated reproofs from the
president of the chamber, M. D~eschanel.
He went on, however, to recall the
Panama and other parliamentary scan
dals of the third republic amid tumult-
uous Interruptions, to which he re-
piled:
Had Deroulede succeeded three
fourths of you would have followed
him."
M. Henri Michel, Socialist Radical,
shouted: After all, a gentleman like
Deroulede is worth more than a black
guard like Firmin Faure."
M. Faure retorted: mo n has a
right to talk mud when we have such
a ministry"
M. Deschanel called upon the cham
Der to pass a vote of censure on M.
Faure for ins0lting the government,
but the deputy withdrew the objection
able remark and the president allowed
him to continue. He then went on
strongly denouncing NM Waldeck-
Rousseau, Monis and Millerand, say
ing:
1.-The government cannot combat M.
Deroulede as a monarchist, but only as
a plebiscitary Republican, and the
chamber is making itself a headsman
to carry out the executions ordered by
the premier. The chamber is acting
the part of him who pulls the bolt of
the guilliotine.
NJ. Deschanel then ruled that M.
Faure had insulted the government,
and he submitted the question of CEN
sure to the chamber. which promptly
voted the temporary exclusion of the
deputy from the precincts of the house.
M. Deschanel donned his hat and sus-
pended the session.
The ushers begged M. Faure to re-
tire, but he still refused. Then an
officer, with a squad of infantry sta
toned outside the chamber, marched in
and placed his hand on M. Faure's
shoulder. The deputy said: II yield
t. force" and withdrew, shouting:
Long live an honest republic" Down
with the Jesuits' and Down with
Waldeck-Rousseau."
When the session was resumed M.
Millevoye, Nationalist Republican, ask
cd to be allowed to continue the dis
cussion of the Dereoulede affair, but
the chamber rejected his request by a
vote of 81 to 237. The Socialists then
demanded the closure, which was voted
by 272 to 245.
M. Leon Mirman, Socialist, submitted
an amendment to the report of the
special commission, declaring that 1.-THE
chamber aflirms its sovereign and abb
solute right not TO pronounce the re-
moval of NM. Deroulede and MARCEL
Habert." This amendment was reject
ed bv ri to 173. The chamber then,
2 of 347 to 1872, adopted the re-
POI. yoring the removal of the names
of the two exiled deputies from the
rolls of the house.