The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-05
WADDINGTON WINS.

IsTRY-aAMBErTAs POLICY GIVES THE DAY
TO THE GOVERNMENTS 1T PRUDENCE OR
1RREsoLuTIoN?-A WORKING MAJORITY.
BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.
PARIS, Dec. 4, 1879.
The ministerial crisis has come and gone.
The debate in the Chamber of Deputies to-day
recollect that in despatch sent to the HERALD
fortnight since stated that the Ministry was
safe until February or March. So far as can
Judge from the debate to-day it is safe until M.
Gambetta thinks it time to quit his present
position of inglorious ease. The opportunity
to-day furnished to the Ministry to explain it's
position and policy was afforded at it's express
demand Aninterpellation was deposited by NM.
Brisson, Allain-Targe, Floquet and other MEM
bers Of the extreme Left and Union republicans.
M. Brisson opened the debate with an able
speech, in which the ministerial shortcomings
ON questions of judicature, of the gendarmerie,
of the military schools and of the maintenance
Of Marshal Canrobert in an important military
position and the retention Of functionaries hos
tile to the Republic, constituted the chief griev-
ances The results of all this were INDIGESTION, hest
tation and anarchy in all the branches of public
administration. In the presence of such state
Of things and on seeing republicans set aside to
make way for reactionists, the country asked
itself if Republic were really founded in
France.
CHAMPIONS IN THE ARENA.
M. Waddington's speech in reply was weak in
argument. The Cabinet, he said, represents
the various opinions which find representation
in the Chamber Without it the Chambers
would not have returned to Paris. The govern
ment would recall the magistrates to
sense of their duty and respect to the
Republic. 1t will not give full liberty
to the press, because the government is
opposed 10 license outrage. 1t will give liberty
of association when all parties disarm. In
word, M. Waddington's speech, by its firm
tone, gave the Chamber to understand that the
Cabinet would be satisfied with nothing less
than vote of absolute confidence. The Premier
was followed by M. Floquet in sharp, telling
speech, attacking the Cabinet on the amnesty
and other questions, which he maintained
that the Ministry not in accord with the
sentiment of the great mass of republicans. M.
Jules Ferry replied in indiscreet terms, which
induced quite an uproar and brought M. Paul
de Cassagnac to the tribune, where he
delivered one of his Enthusiastically violent
speeches. After q second caustic speech from
NJ. Floquet, NJ Deveze, rising young deputy
of the Left, made an eloquent and forcble ap-
in support of the Ministry, and concluded by
moving o vote of unqualified confidence.
NJ Lepere, Minister of the Interior, next as
cended the tribune and entered into long de-
fence of the acts of his department. Nothing
can be less dgnified more amusing than the
oratorical manner of this gentleman, which
kept the Chamber alive with salles.
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT
nj. Allain-Targe, on the part of the extreme
Left, made an amendment on the motion of NJ
Deveze, granting a reprieve to the Ministry ON
condition of its exhibiting redoubled energy in
future. nj. Waddington immediately assembled
the tribune and announced that the govern
ment would only accept the vote of con-
fidence moved by NJ. Deveze, and that it re-
iected the amendment moved by M. Allan-
large The Chamber then proceeded to vote,
and ut a late hour the result was announced rs
follows :-.'At the conclusion of the debate in |
the Chamber of Deputies the order of the
day proposed by NJ. Dcvezc and accepted
by the Ministry was put to tho vote,
and, by majority of DAB against
lO7 out of $50 voters, was adopted by the
Chamber following the text of the order of
the day. The Chamber, after having heard tho
declaration of the Cabinet, is persuaded that it
is firmly resolved to make the government of tho
Republic respected, and has confidence in the
vigor with which it will remove from public en-
pigments finctionarics who are hostile TO our
institutions, and therefore passes to the order of
the day." Almost all the members of the extreme
Left abstaincd from voting. The minority con-