Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-04
FRANCES NEW CABINET.
THE ALL ABSORBING TOPIC IN PAR
 ISIAN CIRCLES.

Two Newspapers Assai1 It-The With
 drawal of NM. Ricard and Loubet-M.
 Floauet's Long Address-BalIotine for
 a New President.
 LONDON, April 4-The Journal des Debats and La Republiaue Francaise violently assail the new cabinet for it's loss of Opportunist support, and declares that had the ministry been especially constructed with the object of anta agonizing all political parties and groups, and repelling parliamentary and public SUD- port, it could not have more effectively achieved those ends The withdrawal of NM. Ricard and Loubet has rendered the life of the cabinet more precarious-if that were possible-than before and M. Floquet's weak declarations of the principles of the new gov ernment in the chamber of deputies has not helped to mend matters.
 President Carnot shrinks from dissolution of the chamber, lest Boulanger may predomi- nate in the succeeding house, but it does not seem possible that dissolution can be much longer deferred, since the defeat of the new cabinet upon any question will leave him no alternative It is not at all likely that the chamber will assent to the request of M. Flo quet that the question of revision of the con- stitution be left to the government but in- finitely more likely that the. ministry will succumb to the same constitutional malady that dealt a death blow to M. Tirard and his band of weddings.
 M Floquet trusted that parliament would not refuse to give to the ministry its support under the circumstances, which imperatively required the union of the Republican sections It was not, he said, in immobility, and still lies in retrogression, that the country looked for conciliation among the Republicans, but r.ot in of &1.a country's institutions, which superficial and transitory agitation cannot impede. The government, he said, fears no properly elabo- rated reform. It only desires to place itself at the head of the Republican majority. The question of a revision of the constitution de- nlands the greatest degree of calm reflection. Those members of the cabinet who were warmest in advocating revision have no wish that work of this importance shall be begun under conditions which endanger the end in view. The government asked to be empow- cred to determine the favorable moment for the beginning of the work, and to prepare the necessary entente between the senate and the chamber of deputies.
 The government would introduce bill re- garding associations as a preliminary to a definitive settlement of the relations between church and state, thus pursuing the work of secularization inaugurated by the revolution, and would also place tre chamber in a posi- tion to examine maturely the last budget, which would effect important reforms, especi- ally in the liquor laws and succession duties. "New organization of the national forces" |" he continued, twill enable us to secure the re- spect due to France, and guarantee the peace we are sincerely desirous to preserve. We shall thus prepare at home and abroad pro- pitious conditions for the solemn celebration which we are to hold in 1S89."
 Ballots were taken for president of the chamber, to succeed M. Floquet, as follows
 First Ballot-M. Brisson, 1856; M Clemen. ceau, 116; M. Andrieux, 113.
 Second Ballot-M. Clemenceau, 169; M. Brisson, 151; M Andrieux, 110; M. Develle 37.
 Another ballot is necessary.