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Show THE GAKALGASE. French Legislators" lo be Pro-secnted,j Pro-secnted,j U0UVIi:il IIKMKS Tllr. IIIAUOF. Bedlam In the Cb.nib.rjol' Deputies Wlille He Spirts! -, 1 A Airtl II UI'OV ilLMIMI XI. '.- lllal (Jenllriiian tthlla N ttaie.-MorsKrenra ttaie.-MorsKrenra of lll Ulauriler. J Pom, Deo. 21. M. Floquet, 1 reil det.t of tho cbaaiber of deputies, an nounced tn tha huuie today that he bad received nu application for authority to proeuute ltouvler, ex-mlnlitcr of Illiauce, Julet Itoche, izmlultter ol caaimcrio, l.rasnucl Awn" moiber for Cortlca, Anlone l'routt, member for Deux, Boverot Therion, Jan De Boube, who ran for men) ber for London, Lon-don, and Joseph Duque and De La Fanconlie, member for Ume. Tills letter, J'icquit said, wat frcm tha procurer general. II It ttatod that the application waa male oil tho gromd that the examining magistrate of tbo l'nuauia esse had received many check etui on which appenrrd the Initials of deputlir, and that compromising uvldoncu agalntt the Individuals lu question had been laid beforu tho pirliamenlury Investigating commission, commis-sion, especially at to the part they took In thu lottery Issue. The application could nut bo gr intud without the con-auut con-auut of thu house, as thu de utlut uuder law were exempt front certain legal proceeding. Inu iliambar decided that thu standing committee should meet lo cousldor the application. Tho silting theu adlouruoj. In tho senate, M. Leroycir, president, stated Ih&t hu had recelvol n demand for thu prosecution of Senator, Renault, Ren-ault, Albert, Urevy, l'orall, Ttluvunot and Dtrcv. Thlt matter wiet similarly teferrcd. Houvler appeared beforu the sland Ingiommltleuof which be la a mem ber, In hit own defense. Horrasglal, hu said, uf 1111 opportunity to explain hit position. Ilieru was nothing In the document tu prove thalhehadevor recelvol a check from aiybodyln the Interest of tho l'auania Canal com. pauy. Ho had sirred ttietlatatn high uillcu for aecrnl years, aod alwaya deemed It hla duly to preu-rve, alienee na rcgardk- certnin faertat Thd acou aatlons mado agalntt hlthonor relieved hliunf tho slightest obligation, anl bu would now speak out in the chamber without reaurve. Itefore tho cbambir resumed business this statement had gono abroad aulcauiedlnteusuixclto ment. l'tio galleries wire packed.- The report of tho special -committee was read by Chairman Miller, aud favored granting the application for authority Id prosecute, but In tho In-tens., In-tens., anxiety of thu moment It wot hardly noticed. All waited Im-lallentlyfor Im-lallentlyfor the explanations ol the uccuaed members. Deputy Aron wat tho first ouu to protest lilt innocence. Then Houvler ascended the speaker'! trlbuno. He made an emphatlo geu-eral geu-eral Ucnlal that he a'ceptid checks from the l'anama Canal company or Ita agunts, or had uuy discreditable connection of any sort with the com tally's enterprise. When lie came Into power he found thu secret service fuud entirely Inadequate for tho do-lento do-lento of the republic. As In order to govern well be and his collesguea mutt havu money, which the secret aervlce fund lacked, he ha I recourse to personal per-sonal frieuda for lulllolenl money lo tide over temporary dllllcullles. Tho confusion grow steadily la tho chamber aa tho deputies bvcamo convinced con-vinced that Houvler wat uvnulng the Issue. Thero was un outbreak of howls and derisive laughter. Houvler shouted: "What I did all public mou havu done. Had I not adopted that courauthemeu now Interrupting mu would uot be Boated ontheso benches," HoJlam broke looeo the moment these words were utterod. After tha clem-onstratlon clem-onstratlon hoi spent lltelf Houvler continued: "I am perfectly ready to go before any tribune. 1 never derived thu slightest beuotlt from the l'anama Cannl company. Icnauingo any Investigation In-vestigation " This provoked another hostile dem-oustratiou. dem-oustratiou. When orJer wat restored thu report of the special committee lu lavor of prosecution wat ado) ted. Dr. Houlede theu asked what action the dlta pllnsry council of Ihe Leglou ol Honor had decided lo take agalutt Hen. Then De Itouloue mado tho MOW VIBULtvNT ILIISclNAI, ATTAOJC upon Clemencoau. Ho declarod that lierz tried tu buy lloultuglsla with l'anama Canal mo ey,lait they refuted lo touch It. Do Houlede theu shouted to Clirnenceaii: ''Why did thlt Hers i:lo 000,000 frauca 10 La Jittticcl" Clemenceau, white lth rago, spruug to hit feet, and shakliig lailli hla Jlats towarda Du Houlede, shouted back nu answer which nobody could hear lu the general contusion. Do Itouledo clotod with an attack on the "Mutual Heuctlt Association, "not of socialists and revolutionaries, tut of rich men's pampirers. Clemeuoeau replied that Do llou lede'a attacks wire pernicious, shame kit, without foundation. Although he had not written proofs of his Innocence, huddled De Houlede to substnutlate the chLUReu Just made. He w ould not tenawur thesa brnten slanders lu thu chamber, but would demand personal satisfaction Immediately utter adjourn ment. Tho attacks of thu last Breaker upon IUrx weru bleed on falsehood uud Imagination, lloulamior had uo more devoted Irleud than II err. tu rani luslou Cteniencenu cried out, "De Houlede hat accused me of betraying be-traying my country ly Introducing foielgu Influence. De Houledullua." Afier another scene of w lid disorder, Luelou Mlllevoye, 11 Loulangltt deputy for fcjoumio, rua to defenl, 111 ho said, the memory of lloulaugcr agalntt the aeierilonscaetoii II t) Cteineuerau't statruient concerning the frlenlthlp llwecu HcraanJ thlt great man. Hu then let loom a torrent of Rbun on Cletnencsau, accusing htm uf accepting accept-ing millions In bribes, and of adver llilni tbu abandonment of I.rypt by Iho French government. In thu sue eeodlug tumult Mlllovoye turned iie on Flouqiiet, who wat Irving to ro-store ro-store order, aul shoutel nt him an Insulting In-sulting name. Iho minister of justlcu announced that hu would arraign Hen beforu tho council and D Houlede, with thu Inte rpellstlon that tha chamber cham-ber ha 1 a IJoiirnod. Thu bitter fee lings aroused during thu silting led to many wrangles, nnd It Is Irlleved that a number of duels will remit. Da Houlede and Mlllevoyo have already sent seconds lo Clemenceau. Victor Do Level testified be for 0 Iho Investigating com mitten today that he wat not concerned In Iho lottery Ireue, and wna Ignorant of any attemt to bribe auy 0110. A search today In a I botogrtpber't establishment dlecloied rroofs and negatives ut Ihe Thlerre checks. When confronted with them Iblcrre revealed tho hiding place of tlio (tut t, and these were relied, llnron Da Keluach'a I apers wero also ex amlncd today, Miny original docj-menta docj-menta had teen abstracted nnd replaced with copies. There was the greatest excitement 011 the street until a lata hour tonight. Bom ptpert publltliel as many na seven exlru editions, and large groups of people gathered about the lamp poatl reading them, and ex cltedly dltcuttlng the situation. Tho scene prs.se nted hat not been equalled tliieo the fall uf President Thiers In 1872. |
