| Show cleadis LITTLE Bo not exclusively american institution he was offered big bribe to let car lans remaining Rema inin france investigation vesti gation will be made paris june 10 darlne an acrimonious in the chamber ot deputies between premier combes and M como one on the right shouted what abbit th millions alluding to a scandal thai has been the subject 0 violent controversy in the press u months ago that ig one ot the roost recollection ol of my ike the premier 1 I sacrificed certain 0 an infamy committed against me to high political after the current question had been a deputy asked leave to oil a ot the alleged bribery premier combes expressed satisfaction at the eunity to reveal a secret which had f J weighed on him and he made the following statement in december 1902 the secretary of the ministry of the interior edgar combes the premiers son informed me that he had received a visit from a person offering francs it I 1 would bring in a bill authorizing the manka to remain at grande chartreuse I 1 replied that the person had better not enter my room unless he wanted to go out by the attached no further importance to the incident until a few months later after a bill refusing an authorization to the Carthus ians had been brought in the newspapers accused the secretary of having asked a million for me to make a speech in favor of the Carthus ians an investigation was made and the intermediary terme diary who was II 11 lagrave com of france to the st louis exposition was examined but refused to name the person for wom he bad acted the minister of commerce cabled to M lagrave ordering him to give the name he replied that he had communicated it to M his former chief M bought me and begged me not to divulge the name for important political reasons the matter was then dropped A lively debate ensued several deputies demanded a full public investigation ti of the attempt to corrupt the premier premier combes declared that the government wished full to be thrown on the matter and dad not care whether an investigation was made by a parliamentary commission or by the judicial authorities the chamber decided almost unanimously to appoint a commission of thirty three deputies which will be on tuesday thoroughly tto the subject |
