Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-16
FLOOUET RESIGNS.
The Entire French Ministry Withdraws
From the Chamber Of Deputies

PARIS, Feb. 15.-When the question OF
the revision of the constitution came up
in the chamber of deputies today the
chamber was crowded. The Prince OF
| Wales and Lord Lytton, the British am
| bassador, occupied seats in the diplomatic
| gallery.
Baron Macken, president of the right,
moved to adjourn the revision QUESTION fol-
one week. He declared that the right de-
sired complete revision as well as the
dissolution of the chamber. delay OF
one week would enable the government to
decide in regard to dissolution. Premier
Floquet refused to entertain the motion,
stating that the government could not
consent to dissolve the chamber, and Bar
on Macken's motion was rejected-3I5 to
173
Count De Douville- Mailereu then moved
the indefinite postponement of the revision
debate, saying: THE electoral period viz
tually begins today. Let Us leave to the
people the duty of indicating what kind of
discussing question that is in nowise
definite. Instead of pursuing policy OF
egotism let us return TO policy OF COM
mon sense"
Premier Floquet replying, reminded the
house that the government was lodged to
make the revision proposal the immediate
order of the day after the scrutin d'aron-
basement bill
At the conclusion of NJ. Floquet's re-
marks, a division was taken, and the
motion was adopted by vote OF 30l TO BIS.
Premier Floquet thereupon announced
that the ministry would Immediately re-
sign and all the members OF the ministry
sent their designations IN to President
Carnot This was complete susprlSe to
the chamber as NJ Floquet had said moth
ing implying an intention to make a
motion to adjourn would be made a cabi-
net question and both the left and right
were unaware how the ministry would re-
gard the vote.
The majority included the members of
the right and a number of opportunlSts.
After the adjournment the radical left and
the extreme left held meeting and sent
delegates to NJ. Floquet to express regret
at the fall of the cabinet and congratulate
the retiring premier upon the firmnesS OF
the position that he had assumed.
President Carnot, after the ministers
had rendered their designations sent for M.
Milne, president of the. chamber OF dep
uties and subsequently had conference
with NJ Lerover, president of the senate.
A rumor was current this afternoon that
NJ Milne had been asked to form cabl-
net but tonight it was stated that Presl-
dent Carnot had as yet entrusted no one
with the task.
General Boulanger was passive spec
tator of the proceedings in the chamber of
deputies, but Immediately after the ad-
journment he issued manifesto to the
electors of the department of the Seine.
In this he claimed credit for his party
for the overthrow of a disagreeable
ministry that was attempting TO snare
the country by the comedy of proposal to
revise the institution, which if passed by
the chamber the ministry well knew
would be rejected by the senate" He pro-
ceeded: I'VE would not allow the cabinet
thus to deceive the universal suffrage and
TO consecrate its usurpation by doing the
working of constituent assembly. The
fall of this ill-omened ministry, which
had already planned laws for the restric-
ton of liberty, viii be relief to the pub
lie conscience. 1t is a step further toward
a dissolution of the chamber and the con-
vocation of a constituent assembly.
After the vote on the scrutin d'aron-
dissment bill, which in its authors mind
was nothing more than blow dealt at
universal suffrage-the electoral period has
come. Nive la France"