The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-15
BOULANGER AGAIN
The lettering French Min
isfry Overthrow.
The General Issues ssanifssss Tell
ing H~w He hid rs and what
He WI DO Next.

PARfs, Feb. 1.-THE chamber OF
deputies was crowded to-day. The
Prince OF Wales and Lord Lytton,
British arnbas aSior. occupied seats IN
the diplomatic gallery. Baron Mackin.
president OF the right. moved % sd
lourn the debate on the revision Ques-
ton for one week. He declared the
right desired complete revision. as
well as dissolution of the chamber.
Premier Floquet refused to entertain
the motion, stating that the govern
ment could not consent 10 dissolve TIE
chamber. Baron Mackin's motion was
rejecied-515 to f75
Count de nouville Mai.leseu, in NOV
ing indefinite postpoaement OF the re
vision debate. said: The electional
period virtually begins TODAY. Let Us
leave to the people the duty OF indicat-
ing what kind of revision they desire.
Let us not lose time in discussing q
question that is in nowiSe definite.
Instead of pursuing 9 policy of egotism
let US return 20 a policy OF common
sense.
FioaGet. replying. reminded the
pledged to make revision proposal
EdlG lfE&k2z<E OtA(A 0t &9C &<-s <AAtN%
the scrutia d ACCOMPLISHMENT bill.
At the conclusion OF Fioquetss re-
marks division was taken and Count
Douyiile- Mailiefeu's motion was
adopted-307 to 2iS
Premier Fioquet thereupon an
nounced that the ministry immediate
ly resign. Immediately after the an
nouneement of the vote the ministry
sent their designations to President
Carnot. This was a complete surprise
to the chamber. Fioguet had said
nothing implying an intention TO make
the motion to adjourn cabinet qaes-
ton. Both left and right were una
ware how the ministry would regard
the vote. The majority included the
of opportunists. After adjournment
the radical left and extremeleft held a
meeting and sent delegations to Flo
quet to express regret at the fall OF the
cabinet and congratulating the retir-
ing premier upon the firmness of the
position he had assumed.
After the ministers had rendered
their designations President Carnot
sent for NJ. Meline, president of the
chamber of deputies, and subsequently
had a conference with III. Leroyer,
president of the senate. A rumor was
current this afternoon that Meline had
been asked to form a cabinet, bnt To-
night it is stated that President Carnot
has as yet entrusted no one with the
task.
BoULaNGER ISSUES MANIFESTO.
Gen. Boulanger was passive specta-
tor of the proceedings in the chamber
of deputies. Immediately after adj
journment he issued manifesto to
the electors of the department of the
Seine. In this he claims the credit for
his party for "the overthrow of the
discreditod ministry that was attempt
ing TO ensnare the country by comedy
of proposal to revise the constitution,
which, If passed by the chamber, the
ministry well knew would be rejected
by the senate.
He proceeds: I'VE would not have
allowed the cabinet thus to destroy
universal suffrage and to consecrate
its usurpation by doing the work of
constituent assembly. The fall of this
ill-omened ministry, which had al
striction of liberty, viii be
relief to the public conscience. 1t
is step farther toward dissolution of
the chamber and convocation of Il
constituent assembly. After the vote
on the scrutin ACKNOWLEDGEMENT bill,
which in its authors mind was moth
ing more than blow dealt at univer-
sal suffrage, the electoral period has
commenced. 1t is for the country to
speak. Viye la republique.