FRANCE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8183, 16 July 1906, Page 5

FRANCE.

THE DREYFUS OASEJ. PARIS, July 13. M. Etienne introduced into the Chamber of Deputies Bills reinstating Captain Dreyfus and Colonel Picqaart, amids 1 ". loud cheering. The Senate voted, by a large majority, money for the erection in its gallery of busts of Senators Trarieux, Sobeurer, mid Keatner, who first favoured the innocence of Captain Dreyfus and were his wit noaaes t»t various trials. Received July 15, 4.38 p.m. PARIS, July 14. The Chamber of Deputies, oy 473 votes to 42 votes, approved of the reinstatement of Captain Dreyfus, and by 477 to 27 votes approved of the reinstatement of Colonel Pioquart. The Chamber rejected M. Pressense's motion for the dismissal of officers who committed the forgeries. The Chamber also approved of a motion rendering homage to the authors of Captain Dreyfus' revision trial and denouncing the authors of the conspiracy, and expressing confidence in the Government to execute the necessary penal measures. THE SENATE APPROVES OP THE REINSTATEMENTS. Received July 15, 4.30 p.m. PARIS, Jnly 14. Bj a sixfold majority the Senaie approved of the reinstatement of Captain Dreyfus and Colonel Picquart. General Meroier deolared that the Kennes judgment was mncb more convincing than that of the Court of Cassation.

A Senator ejaculated that General Mercier ought to replace Captain JDreyfus 011 Devil's Island. (Cheers). the late m. zola. Received July 15, 4.30 p.m. PARIS, July 14. The late M. Zola's remains will be transferred to Pantheon. CHAMBER OP DEPUTIES. Received July 15, 4.30 p.m. PARIS, July 14. During a debase in the Chamber of Deputies, M. Sarrant, Under Secretary for the Interior, smacked the face of M. Pugliesi Couti, one of the Nationalist Deputies for Seine. A duel followed, and M. Conti wounded M. Sarrant in the lungs.