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Show A STORMY SCBHB' Ministers,, Interpolated in' the French Chamber. aouurr dksii:s am ciiaiiues A Royill-i Ciusis YIld Excitement Atnocj is. Ucmtm Tim ai rtiu on Tin: eiuiMir. lb "Vo cuunilrnrt" Holloa I.o.l.-Atualor I.o.l.-Atualor l., lie t-roceeUed Aeillnal. PAHI3, Dec. 23. Tht acene In tho chamber o! deputies today vt lieu M. Mlllevoye Interpolated thu ministry tigardlng tho advance of money by thu Panama Canal company, wat of the moil stormy character. Mlllevo)e aid he tlenlred to question thu government govern-ment ai to tbo facta In lla possesion relitlug to tho uoo of contributions by lhe former Premier from the Panama Canal company, whoso corrupt aud criminal ouerationt aru now brimr luvettlgaled. II. ltlbot, In behalf of tho govttn-mtnt, govttn-mtnt, laid he acrepled the Immediate dlscuiilou of tuor-titject. Prttldest Floquel ilieieiipon vacated the chair. There was u liuilt lu the cnambcrtta thealgn wat given for tho minuter lu begin nit address of exculpation excul-pation and every face was turned towards the apiviker with the most eager l nteretl. Floquct aUtud what he had already tinted uefore lo the com. rnltteo cf luve.tlgatloii. Ho reiterated with enipha.lt that while a member of the ministry ho bad never received money from the Panama Canal company com-pany for auy purpoao whatever, auj ue denied any Improper purposo In the Intertlou of paid political adtertlta-niontt adtertlta-niontt lu tbo pre.!. Count Jules Dellernet, an nrdent royalltt, Indulged lu a violent attack on Floqu.t. Tlio count exclaimed: "Vou nut only allow tho people to be robbed of their lavlngsYLiit you were au accomplice lu tbe nefarious crime." At this, there was tho wlldeit excite-meut, excite-meut, ucputlca stood aud waved their arm! end ibouted, tome Inf denunciation denuncia-tion nnd others In approval of the lau-guage lau-guage uiedby Delternes. When order bad Ixen restoied Mlllevoye arose and ludulged In a violent atiaik ou M. ltouvier. Jtouvler then arosu to make an explanation ex-planation lu defeat of hit conduct. "I never," said he, "Und anything to do with the Panama Canal company, com-pany, and uover atleiuptod to control the prest, und when iiaron Itelnaoh dieted to belo the government I refuted re-futed lo acoept hit assistance." ltouvier wat still In theaitle when Mlllevoye stepped Intu tho l'Stcr'o tribune. Tho Ilr.t words of tneDou 1 langlit deUiy ihowed liltiurpoauln 1 prcclpllale a crisis Immediately. He ' spoke briefly, but violently. The pre.ent cabinet, ho laid, waa truited neither by tbo people nor their repre-1 repre-1 tentative!. Bottl In members and ad-1 ad-1 hereutt were lu the ihadow of a fatal kUtplclon. Men chosen to aerve high ' Interest! of France were falling dally under the charges of inlirepro.entliig 1 these Interest., The time had come ; for au appall to tliu preference! of the ' elector.. Apiltu.e on the right and 1 disorder uu the ltd. Uu behalf of 1 Iboao who have the honor of Frauce at ' hi art, ho demanded a dlstolutlon. ' At thut point an uproar ou tho floor 1 Interrupted Mlllevoye, and be tub-elded. tub-elded. Then he moved a votu of "no cintidence.''At ho left the tribune theru wat a Utile demoutlrallon, aud M. nibotaroio to defend tho govern-mout govern-mout amid profound silence. Tho ! purpose ol Mlllevoye, he tald, wai apparent. He Intended to unload ' icandnlafter scandal upon thogoteru- mint until no wreci.cj it. "l'actt will lulllce to wreck It whon all It kuowui" jellid Mlllevoye. "Honesty la politics, above all, I iay,"M. ltlbot calle lout at ho turned to face tho right. ''But no toleration of men who cousplro to ruin our republic. Tbe whole machinery of the law hat beeu tet In motion to punish thu guilty. Can you not wait for tho verdict?" fl'roloogod cheers. M. ltlbot concluded hit adurcet by taylug that the present government will uot allow Itself to be disturbed or Intimidated. Tbtagovernment It pre. pared to defend Ibo reaibllc. Thu rirmuess and calnmttt of Hlbot'a addreu evidently won for hhn thu tympathycf the chamber. Tho motion of "no confidence" wat then put aud lott, 83T to Dl; tbe announcement of tho vole wat groeted with tremendous cheeringou tho loll. ... In the Senate the report In favor of aulhorltlng the procurepgoneial to proceed agaluit Beuatora Itenault, llertlt, Devei arid l'bovouet aud Albert Al-bert Oretey wm adopted. The Panama Canal Investigation eommlttee continued lit Inquiry today. Deputlea Ball! and Floquet, tuo tint wltneaset, confirmed the tutement by Count CaBorrall yesterday that M. Yvet Uuot, formerly mlnliler of public werkr, had said that President Carnot had a full list of the name! of tho men compromised lu the loaudal. lliu wltnest declared that,Oonttant lind given to the president a list of 10J deputlea who wero Implicated. |
