Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-14
TUMULT IN CHAMBER
Government Official Wounded
 In Duel Over Dreyfus.
FISTICUFFS IN FRENCH ASSEMBLY
Scene of Wildcat UDroar Caused by Enactment of Laws Reinstating Drcyfus and Colonel Picquart.
 Zola's Body to Pantheon.

scene O1 WuOe9t NprOar Sauseu Dy
 Enactment of Laws Reinstating
 Drcyfus and Colonel Picauart.
 Zola's Body to Pantheon.
 PARIS, July 14.-A scene of tumultu- ous disorder which m&.sad the enact ment of the law restoring Alfred Drey- fus to the army was followed by a bloody duel last night, in which Under secretary of State Sarraut was danger ously wounded by the sword of M. Pugliesi-C COnti
 The duel assumed the aspect of a veritable combat between the govern ment and the opposition. as M. Sar- raut's seconds were Ministers Clemen- ceau and Thomson. while NJ. Pugliesi- Conti's were NJ. Millevoye and General Jacquet, who were drawn from the ele- ments which bitterly resist the govern ments rehabilitation of Dreyfus.
 The meeting followed fight on the floor of the chamber of deputies, in which NJ. Sarraut sprang from beside Minister of the Interior Clemenceau, sitting on the ministerial benches. on NJ. Pugliesi- Cont, who had been heap ing denunciation on the members of the government as scoundrels. Sarraut struck Pugliesi- Cont stunning blow in the face. A scene of the widest up- ronr ensued, compelling the suspension of the session. It was after the close of the session that the duel occurred. Late reports show that M. Sarraut is suffering from a deep wound in the right breast, penetrating the lung. While the wound is considered to be serious, it is not necessarily dangerous.
 Despite this sanguinary conflict laws were finally enacted by the chamber of deputies reinstating Dreyfus. who ob- tains the rank of chief of squadron of artillery, and Picquart, who is made . brigadier general. Both houses were overwhelmingly favorable to Dreyfus and Picquart. Throughout the day feel ing was stirred intensely between the Dreyfus and anti-Dreyfus elements.
 This was heightened by fierce attacks by Dreyfuslsts against General Mer' cier and other prominent officers who were responsible for Dreyfus' condem. nation Early in the day Minister of War Etienne presented the governmen, bills restoring Dreyfus and Picquart to the army.
 Minister Etienne's explanatory pre- amble to the Dreyfus bill said: "A de cision has judicially and definitely es tablished the innocence of the accused involving ipso facto his reinstatement in the army and expunging his con demnation. The government, power less to repair the immense material and moral injury sustained by the victim of deplorable judicial error, desires to place Dreyfus in the situation ht would have occupied if his normal ca reer had not been interrupted" The preamble to the Picquart bill said:
 .MProalan,ation of the innocence Eo | Dreyfus demonstrates the legitimacy of Picquart's loyal and courageous eff forts for the triumph of truth at thu risk of definitely breaking his career We demand that parliament expung' the effects of his action by the confer ment of the rank of brigadier. witt priority over other brigadiers." The army committee quickly ant unanimously reported the bill. and thu debate in the chamber of deputies wal decisive. Dreyfus securing 4I3 vote against 42 and Picquart 487 vote against 27.
 The feeling had then become yer. strong. The storm broke when Nj Pressense, Socialist, urged a supple mentary proposition for the punishmen of the officers who had accused Drey fus and Picquart and whom he desie mated as a gang of malefactors am forgers who deserved branding witt red hot irons.
 It was at this moment that the Sal raut- -Pugliesi-C Cont encounter occurred NJ. Pugliesi-C Cont. aroused by NJ. Pres senses denunciation. shouted at tn ministerial benches. You are scour drels for permitting these insults | officersw
 Immediately from the ministeris benches there sprang the 1.-the. wir figure of Undersecretary Sarraut. H made straight for Pugliesi-C Cont. sci; ed him by the throat and planted hl right fist squareiy in his face. P, gliesi- Cont. dazed by the blow. va caught by his friends. while Minister Clemenceau and Thomson graspe Sarraut's coat tail and dragged hiI back to his seat.
 Pandemonium immediately brok , loose. Deputies gathered in groups the center of the house. fighting. the blows raining indiscriminately. The bill was passed by the senate ! , 1s5 to 28.
 General Mercier in the midst of col . stant disorder attempted to vindica the Rennes court martial. He decla , ed that proofs were then shown whls
 were suppressed in the supreme cour
 Senator Delpech then replied that Ge
 eral Mercier deserved to be sent
 Devils island in place of Dreyfus. The bill for the transfeTrence f ZoIa's body to the Pantheon also vi 8 enacted by the senate.
 : President Fallieres last night sisn' the enactments for the rehabilitation l Dreyfus and Piequart. and the deere 2 of promulgation appears In the c ficial Journal this morning and also |
 nomination of Dreyfus to be q chief
 squadron and Picquart to be brigadi
 general. the time elapsed since bo