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Show A STORMY SCENE Ministers Interpolated in tiie French Chamber, n.OdUCT DKNIi:s AM, UUIMiF.S A Royalist Causes Wild Excitement Among too Members. Till. ATTAI le UN TIM. I HUM T. he "la O.iilMfiire" Mollni, I nat,-aeomtotN nat,-aeomtotN t Itr. I'rureeilvil ' Ab.Iu.i. I'AniB, Deo, 23 The scone In tho chamber of deputies today when M. Mlllevoyu Interpolated thu ministry regarding -tbn advance of money by tho Panama Cuual coaiptny, was of tho most stormy charaotrr. Mlllevoye tald ho desired to question tho government govern-ment as to tho facts lu lis portctslon relallug to tho use of contributions by thu former Premier from thu Pitnama Canal company, whose corrupt aud criminal operations are now belug Investigated. M, Itlbot, lu behalf of the government, govern-ment, said lie accepted tho Immediate discussion of tho subject. President Floquel thereupon vacated the chair. There was a hush In the chamber as the sign was given for tho minister to begin tils nddrcas of excul-tuition excul-tuition aud every face was turned towards tho speaker with the most esger Interest. Floquet staled what he had already stated before to the com nillteeo! imcillgatlon. Ho reiterated with emphasis that while n member of the ministry he had nnver received money from the Panama Canal company com-pany for any purpofo whatever, and lioelenled any Improper ) urposu in thu Insertion of p ild political advertisements advertise-ments lu the ti"". Count Juha DeUornes, nn nrdent royalist, Indulged In n violent attack ou Mequst. lhu count exclaimed: "You nut only allow the people tu bu robbed of their savings, but you were an accomplice In tho nefarious crime." At this, there was the wildest exuilu-uient, exuilu-uient, uepulles stood nnd waved their arms una shouted, some lndenuiiels-lion lndenuiiels-lion and others in approval of the language lan-guage utedby Dellerues. When order hsu been restored Mlllevo e aroiu and Indulged In a violent attack on M. Houviir. Itouvler than arosu to make an ex-plarntlonlndefeiiaeof ex-plarntlonlndefeiiaeof hlsuonduct. "I never," said he, "Had anything U do with thu Panama Caual company, com-pany, and never attempted to control tbe press, and when ilaron leeliiaoh ollered to lielo the government 1 refused re-fused to accept his assiitance." Itouvler was still In the aisle when Mlllovoyo steppej Into tho speaker's tribune. Tho first words of the llou-lauglst llou-lauglst dquty showed his purpose to preolpltatu a crisis Immediately. He sjoku briefly, but violently. The present eabluet, bo said, was trusted neither by the people nor their representatives. repre-sentatives. Hotli Its members aud adherents ad-herents weru In the shadow of a fatal suaplclou. Men chosen to serve high Interests of France were lolling dally under the charges of inlirepreienllng ttieaojulercats. Hie timu had come for auappeil to thu preferences of the electors, Aptlauio on tho right aul disorder un tho left. Uu behalf of ttioiu who have thu houor of Franco at heart, ho demauded a dissolution. At this point au uproar ou tho Moor Interrupted Mlllevoye, aud hu subsided. sub-sided. Then lie moved a vole of "no donfldenco.''Aa he left the tribune thore was a lllllu demonstration, and M. Itlbot nroio to defend the government govern-ment amid profound silence. The purposo ol Mlllevoye, ho said, was apiarent. Hu Intended to unload seandal after scandal upon thogovoru-ment thogovoru-ment until he wrecked It. "1 acta will aufllcu to wreck It when all Is known!" yelled Mllleue. "Honesty lu politics, above all, I say,"M, Itlbot callel outasbu turned to face the right. "Hut no toleration of men who conspire lo ruin our republic. The whole machinery of the law has been sot In motion to punish tho guilty. Can you not wait for thu verdict,1" Prolonged cheers. M, Itlbot concluded his address by saying that thu preteut government Will not allow Itself to bo disturbed or tlnllmldated. Thlagovernment Is prepared pre-pared to defend tno republic Thu llrmueas nnd calmness of ltlbot'a aidless evidently won for him thu sympathy of thu ibarnber. The motion of "no(onlldence"was then put aud lost, 331 to 111; tho announcement of thevotu was greeted with tremendous cheering on the left. In tho Benate tho report In favor of authorising tho procurer-general, to proceed ugalust Bonatsrs Konuult, lleralt, Deves and lbeveuet and Albert Al-bert (Irevey was adopted. The Panama Canal Investigation committee oontlnued Its inquiry today. Deputies Balls aud 1 loquel, tnu first wltnisaeii, confirmed the statement by Count Caffenall yesterday that M. YwaUuot, formerly minister of nnbllo walks, haileald that President Cfirnot had a full list of the names of tho men compromised lu the scsudal. Thu w llnea declared that tConitans hud given to the president it Hat of 100 deputies Who were implicated. |
