Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-29
THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.
COLLAPSE OF THE DUCLERC
MINISTRY.

! The Cabinet Stand Out for Their Bin
Against Pretenders-The Right OPP
posed to Any Measure Against the
Princes - Cassagnac and Eugenie -
Wounded In a Duel.
PARIS, Jan. 27.-At the Cabinet Council
to-day the Ministers decided to accept the
compromise between the government and
| the Committee of the Chamber of Depu-
ties on the question of excluding
pretenders, based upon M. Fabre,s
proposition, which also prohibits
pretenders from exercising elective
functions. Admiral Jaureguibery then
resigned. Gen. Billot, Minister of War.
announced that he should oppose the
measure, but consented to remain in office
Professionally in order to avoid ministe-
rial crisis. Nothing is known regarding
the opinion of NJ. Duclerc, who is stiii
unable to receive any one. The commit
tee, ON being informed of the resolution
OF the Cabinet, agreed by a vote of to 8
to support Eabres proposal.
Nj. Maroon then resigned the post of re-
porter of the COMMITTEES. NJ. Fabre, who
was chosen in his place, was instructed
10 submit the report to the Chamber of
Deputies before the close of to-day's sit
ting.
NJ. Fabre's proposal is reproduction
of the government bill, with an additional
clause prohibiting pretenders from eXer-
cising the elective function.
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the
debate was continued on the magistracy
bill.
The vote of last year abrogatinc tbe
principal of irremovability of Judges and
providing that they be elected. was re-
versed by rejection of the first clause of
the committees draft. Towards the
close OF the sitting, NJ. Fabre read the re-
port of the committee on the question of
excluding pretenders.
NJ. Bourgeois, Bonapartist, protested and
moved the previous question. M. Cuneo
dOrnano, Bonapartist, also protested
me previous question was rejected hy a
vote Of 80 to 440.
The debate on the report was fixed for
Monday,
After adjournment, the Chamber MEM
Ders OF the Right held a meeting and de-
cided to oppose all bills or resolutions
affecting the members of former reigning
families, and not to associate themselves
Wlth any motion for a secret ballot when
such questions are put to a vote.
M. DE Cassagnac writes in the Pdvs
that eX-Empress Eugene did not during
her visit in Paris request him to modify
his attitude toward Prince jerome. Those
whom affirm that she associated herself
with Prince JerOme's policy, he saws. in
suit her. Her journey to Paris was sim
ply an act of family solidarity and chiyal-
rOus generosity.
La France says the Judge d'Instructiou
having charge of the Investigation i'm
Prince Jerome's case TO-DAY Transmitted
MS report in relation thereto to the court.
Which will decide within five days as TO
tne proceedings to be taken in the matter.
PARIS, Jan. y, Midnight.-M. Duclerc
declines to accept NJ. Fabre's compromise.
and insists upon the retention of the gov
ernments proposals in their original form,
lie communicated his decision tonight to
President Grevy, and Ministers Fallier
and Andres asserted that General BiIlot
shares Duclerc's views.
LONDON, Jan. "a dispatch from
farls says; Prince Jerome is suffering
from want Of exercise, and there is talk
OF his being removed into the country,'
A dispatch from Paris SAYS: at is not
likely NJ. Duclerc will be well enough
even by Tuesday to attend the sittings Of
the chamber of Deputies. The reception
Which was to have been held on Saturday
has been cOuntermanded on account Of
his Illness"
PARIS, Jan. 2S.-The Ministers met at
the Elysee this morning and rendered their
designations, which President Grew has
accepted.
President Grevy has summoned NM.
Fallieres and Jules Ferry for the purpose
OF conterring with them in regard to the
formation of a new Ministry.
M. DE Raulede, the founder of the Patri-
QUO League, who has just recovered from
wound received in duel, was Yesterday
again wounded in a duel at Paris with n
journalist, arising from newspaper ar
ticie,