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A Programme Including Abolition of the Sem
ate. Compulsory Education and Reduc-
tion Of Taxes on Food and brink.
French Rights in Tonquin Will Be Main
tained by War, if Necessary.
Attitude Of the Irish NatiOnalists Concerning
the Visit of the Prince of Wales
The Central American Troubles.
THE BRISSON MINISTRY.

THE BRISSON MINISTRY,
The New French Premier Outlines His Pro-
gramme and Asks for Money.
PARIS, April Prime Minister Brisson has
enunciated the programme of the Cabinet It
contemplates the revision of the Constitution Of
1884, the abolition of the Senate, liberty of the
press, secularizaton of religious property, sepa-
ration of church and state, reform of the judi
ciary, compulsory education, taxation for reye-
nue., and reduction of taxes upon articles Of
food and drink
NJ. Henri Brisson, the new Presidents of the
Council of Ministers, read before the Chamber
of Deputies, this afternoon, formal statement
of the policy agreed upon by the new Ministry.
In regard to China the statement declared that
France would demand from China complete
respect for all the French rights resulting from
the treaties made by France with AMMAN and
China concerning Tonquin, and which China
had recognized as valid by the Fournier con-
vention of 1884. France would be happy
if amicable negotiations suficed TO attain this
respect for French rights, but the end would
be attained by arms if necessary. The govern
ment, however, was resolved to not modify the
character of the French expedition in Tonquin
without the approval of the Chamber. Con-
corning European affairs the declaration stated,
that the French government would, by an att
tentive and circumspect policy, seek to guaran-
tee Frances position as one of the very first
powers in all questions occupying European
attention. In conclusion he demanded vote
of credit of $780, O00 600 to enable the government
to carry out its policy in relation to China.
The speech of Brisson was much applauded
by the deputies.
Tonquin.
Brisson denounced Perrin's motion as an ex-
preston of feeling which repugnant to the
feelings of the Chamber as well as to the feel
ings of the country. The new government, he
said, was anxious for peace, but it would do
nothing contrary to the dignity or honor of
France, such as the proposed evacuation of Ton
quin at the present time would be. This declar-
alton was greeted with cheers.
The Chamber then granted the additional
credit of $50, 900, 900 by vote of 1873 to 90.
1t is reported here that an armistice has been
signed between France and China, and that
China has agreed to evacuate Tonquin within
month.
The two prominent figures in the new Cabinet
are Messrs Brisson and De Freycinet. M. Bris-
SON is a man in the prime of life. He was born
in 1885, and is a native of Bourges. His father
was lawyer well-respected man, dignifed in
his life laborious, unambitious of local distinc-
ton, and his pride, which was great, was nour-
ished on the republican family legend. His son
won excellent marks at the Bourges Lycee.
he Cd nl,4 n1 Il 81 ~. Lo1;o
lettres he was sent to Paris to study law In
the Quarter Latin he fell in with NM Eugene
Pelletan and Vacherot 1t was indirectly
through George Sand that he became acquainted
with them. He there started with them, when
ne was mere youth, a Republican journal
called LAvenir. While engaged in then very
dangerous sort of journalism he worked in the
Law School, and exercised the organ
of speech at the Conference Mole, forensic
society which is presided over by old
barristers of eminence He the staff of
the Temps, but it was not sufficiently republican
for M. Brisson, who left it to write leading ar
ticles for LAvenir National, which M. Peyrat
founded IN 1864 He also joined, three years
later MN. Challemel-L -Lacour, Spuller Gambetta
and Eugene Yung Mime, Coignet's son-in-law),
in 1868, in the editorial department of the RevLe
Politique ct Litteraire. During the siege he
was named sub mayor of Paris, and at the gen.
eral elections of February 1871, was returned
to the National Assembly by the Department Of
the Seine. At Bordeaux and Versailles M
Brisson was a member of the Extreme Left He
has been since the Chambers came to Paris
member Of the Union Republicaine. AS aspeaker
he made mark at Versailles. He is chary of
his discourses, and is listened to attentively
whenever he mounts the tribune When M.
Gambetta resigned the craftsmanship of the
budget committee M. Brsson stepped into his
place. He was elected President of the Cham
ber Of Deputies in the spring of 1882.
n M,wx.n n@1 &c
fairs, was the successor of Gambetta when the
latters Cabinet was defeated Jan. 81, 1883, on
the question of revision of the Senate and
scrutin de liste M. De Freycinet's administra-
tion continued until Aug A. 1882, when he gave q
place to Duclerc, whose Ministry lasted but a
little more than five months. De Freycinet's de-
feat in 1882 was upon the question Of voting ap-
preparations for French operations in Egypt
M. De Freycinet was born in 1898, and graduated
from the Ecole Polytechnique in 184S. In 1856
he was appointed traffic manager Of the South
ern railroad position which he held for five
years, and from l860-70 he was employed by the
government on various scientific and industrial
business. After having been prefect Of the
took possession of the ministry OF war
in the provinces. appointed as his delegate,
and discharged the position. very ably.
After the war he retired to private life until
elected senator from the department of the
Seine Under the Waddington Ministry he be-
came head of the department. of works, and in
itated great scheme of canal improvements.
He became Premier in December 1870, and gave
place in the autumn of 1880 to Jules Ferry
General Campenon, the new Minister OF War,
held that Office under Gambetta, and is stanch
republican A staff officer at the time of Louis
Napoleon's coup detat he was arrested and ex-
lied. He betook himself to Tunis and devoted
mis- time to the reorganization OF the Beys little
army But he soon returned to France rejoined
the army served in Algeria, Italy and China:
In 1870 Colonel Campenon was chief OF General
Legrand's staff. He was wounded in the cele-
brated charge in which the latter was killed,
made prisoner and taken to Aix-la-Chapelle. In
1875 he was promoted to the rank of brlgadier-
general, and four years later to that OF general