Peking, Dec. 22.
Prior to his departure from Peking on Friday, Mr. Wu Ching-lien issued a second circular telegram to the pnavinces explaining that it was. difficult for Parliament to function and that the had gone to Tientsin to restore his health. Any subsequent action of the Lower House, Mr. Wu declared, will be null and void. The Government must accept responsibility for the failure to secure action on the nomination of Mr. Sun Pao-chi, The intention of the members of the Constitutional Party to meet this afternoon was abandoned owing to disappearance of documents and accounts.
There were 142 members present in the Senate this afternoon when Mr. Chow Shih-chin introduced a motion for a chanan against Mr. Huang Fu and Mr. Wang Ko-ming on grounds that they were "implicated in the gold franc scandal," inasmuch as Mr, Huang Fu signed an agreement with the French Legation in February last for China to pay the indemnity in gold without the consent of Parliament, while Mr. Wang Ko-ming was alleged to have been negotiating for a settlement of that issue without reporting the progress to Parliament. The motion was passed unanimously. The Senate subsequently sent-a note to the Government asking for an investigation into these allegations and for Messrs. Wang and Huang to be tried by the courts if the allegations were found to be correct.—Reuter.
Tientsin, Dec. 23:
Interviewed by a representative of the Eastern News Agency, Mr. Wu Chin-lien made the following statement SI have come to Tientsin after adjourning Parliament for the present, and as I have left behind Parliamentary documents, the Peking Government is to be held responsible for their preservation. The reason- why I rendered my assistance to the Chihli faction was simply to effect the unification of the country and the completion of the Constitution, but the fact that the Chihli faction itself has acted in violation of the Constitution is greatly to be regretted. I intend to decide my future attitude after seeing how President Tsao Kun will deal with the illegal conduct ef_the Chihli faction."—Eastern News Agency.
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