Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-07-20
HONOR RESTORED.
FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
REiNsTATE pREYFUs.
BY AN Overwhelming VOTE
Rage Of AntioreyfusItes Leads to Duel
Under Secretary Of State sarraut
Dangerously Wounded - Piequart
Made erioadier General.

Paris.-The scene OF tumultuous dis.
order which marked tho enactment
Friday OF the law restoring Alfred
Dreyfus to the army was followed by
bloody duel. In which Under Secre-
iiary Of State Sarraut was dangerously
wounded by the sword of N. Pugiiesi.
Cont. The duel assumed tho aspect
OF a veritabie combat between the gov.
'ernment md the opposition. Ms N. sar-
raut's seconds were Ministers Clemen.
icsau and Thompson. while N. Pugliesi.
Conti's were N. Mil'evoye and Geaerni
Jacpuet. drgrNn from the elements
which bitterly resist the governments
rehabilitation OF Dreyfus.
The meeting followed fight on tho
floor of the Chamber of Deputies, In
which n. Sarraut sptnng from beside
Minister Clemenceau. sitting on the
ministerial benches on NJ. Puklies!.
Cont. who had been heaping denuncia.
uon on the members OF the govern
mcnt as scoundrels. Snrraut struck
PucliesiConu a stunning blow In tho
face.
=. A.. scene ,of the widest uproad en-.
nued. compelling the suspension OF tho
session. II was after the close Of tho
session that the duel occurred. The
late reports show that NJ. Sarraut 10
suffering from n, deep wound In tho
right breast, penetrating tho lung.
While the wound IL considered to be
serious. Il IL not dangerous.
Z Despite this sanHuinary conflict.
laws were finally enacted by the
Chamber OF Deputies reinstating Drey.
.fus. who obtains the rank OF chief
of squadron OF artiiley and Picqunrt.
who IN made u bri.ndicr general.
Both houses were overwhelmingly
favorable TO Drcyfus and PicQuart.
throughout the day feeling was
stirred intensely between the Dscyfus
and aniiDrsyfus elements. This was
heightened by fierce attacks by Drcy.
fnsis's against General Mcrcicr and
other officers who were responsible
for Drcyfus' condemnation.
Early In the day Minister OF War
Etienne presented the government
bills restoring Dreyfus and Picquart to
the army. Minister Eticnne's explain.
s'ory preamble to the Drcyfus bill
said:
"A decision has judiciaiiy and dchn.
itciy established the innocence Of the
accused. involving ipsc facto his rein.
statement In the army and capungin.
his condemnation. The government.
powcrlcss to repay the immense mate
rial md moral injury sustained by the
victim OF dcplorablc judicial error.
desires to place Dreyfus In tho situa.
ticn he would have occupied II his nor.
NAL career had not been interrupted" 8
The preamble TO the Picquart bill
said:
proclamation Of the innocence OF
Dreyfus demonstrates the legitimacy
Of Picquart's loyal and courageous ef.
forts for the triumph Of truth mt the
risk OF definitely breaking his career.
We demand that Parliamen: cxpungc
the effects Of his action by the con-
fcrment Of the rank Of brigadier with
priority over other brigadiers."
The army committee quickly and
unanimously reported the bill and the
vote in the chamber was decisive.
Dreyfus securing 413 votes against AZ.
and Picqunrt 4e7 votes against 81.
The chamber also voted TO transfer
the body Of Emile Zola to the Pan.
theon.
The Senate also had an exciting ses.
sion In connection with the Dreyfus
rehabilitation bill. which was passed
by 1S3 votes against 30. The result
was greeted with enthusiastic APP
plause. The Picquart bill was passed
by the Senate by 1855 TO 26.