The Springfield herald., 1906-07-20
HONOR RESTORED
FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
REiNSTATE DREYFUS.
BY AN OVERWHELMING VOTE
Rage Of Anti-DreyfusItes Leads to Duel
Under Secretary Of State sarraut
Dangerously Wounded - Picquart
Made Bripadier General.


Paris.-The scene of tumultuous dis
order which marked the enactment
Friday of the law restoring Alfred
Dreyfus to the army was followed by
bloody duel, in which Under Secre-
tary of State Sarraut was dangerously
wounded by the sword of NJ Pugliesi-
Cont. The duel assumed the aspect
of veritable combat between the gov
ernment and the opposition. as NJ. Sar-
rauts seconds were Ministers Clemen-
ceau and Thompson. while NJ. Pugliesi-
Conti's were NJ. Millevoye and General
Jacquet. drawn from the elements
which bitterly resist the government S
rehabilitation of Dreyfus.
The meeting followed fight on the
floor of the Chamber of Deputies. in
which NJ. Sarraut sprang from beside
Minister Clemenceau, sitting on the
ministerial benches on NJ. Puglies-
Cont, who had been heapng denuncia-
ton on the members of the govern
ment as scoundrels. Sarraut struck
Pugliesi- Cont stunning blow in the
face.
A scene of the widest uproad en-.
session. Ii was after the close of the
session that the duel occurred. The
late reports show that NJ. Sarraut Is
suffering from deep wound in the
right breast penetrating the lung.
While the wound is considered to be
serious. II is not dangerous.
Despite this sanguinary conflict.
laws were finally enacted by the
Chamber OF Deputies reinstating Drey-
fus. who obtains the rank OF a chief
of squadron of artilley and Picquart,
who is made brigadier general.
Both houses were overwhelmingly
favorable to Dreyfus and PicQuart.
Throughout, the day feeling was
stirred intensely between the Dceyfus
apd antIpreyfus elements. This was
heightened By fierce attacks by Drey
fusfsts against General Mercier and
other officers WHO were responsible
for Dreyfus' condemnation.
E::;iias @ i prss:n:si Is s:.f iss s5vsfhmen: ii %n:
bills restoring Dreyfus and Picquart to
he army. Minister Etiennes explain
rory preamble to the Dreyfds bill
saidr
- decision has judicially and dehn'
lily established the innocence "i the
accused, involving ipse facto his rein
statement ih the army and expungins
his condemnation. The government,
powerless to repay the immense mate
rial and moral injury sustained by the
victim of deplorable judicial error,
dFsires to place Dgeyfus in. the situa-
ton he would have occupied If his nor
NAL career had not been interrupted.
The preamble to the Picquart Dill
said:
Proclamation of the innocence oil
Dreyfus demonstrates the Legitimacy
of Picquart's loyal and courageous ef-
forts for the triumph of truth at the
risk OF definitely breaking his career.
We demand that ParliameI' exrunge
the effects of his action by the CON
ferment oi the rank of brigadier with
priority over other brigadiers.'
The army committee quickly ana
unanimously reported the bill and the
vote in the chamber was decisive.
Dreyfus securing 413 votes against AZ,
and Picuuart 467 votes against 2l.
The chamber also voed to transfer
the body OF Emile Zo!a to the Pan
theon.
The Senate also had an exciting ses-
sion in connection with the Dreyfus
rehabilitation bill. which was passed
bv lS3 votes against 30. The result
was greeted with enthusiastic ap-
plause. The PicGuart bill was passed
by the Senate by 1875 to 26.