Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-15
The French Government Defeated, and
the Ministers All Resign.

thS NtAt8ScTS All Resign.
PARIS. February I4th.-The Chamber of Dann.
ties was crowded to-ti@y. The Prince OF Wales
and Lord lytton the Sritish Einbasssdor occs,.
pseS seats IN the diplomatic gallery
Ddroo s Mse6en, fresi'teDt VI the Right moved
70 Ssjou5n the cebste on the revision question
Tor enc week, He deola-stl that the Right de-
siIsu complete revision, as well as dissolution
OF the Chamber.
Premier Fioquet refused to entertain the mo.
ton, stating that the Goqernmen could rot
conseno te OiSsolve the Chasaber
Barols Maekens motion was Teiecied-S75 to
Count &c ponville Maillefes. in moving the
indefinite postponement OF TIE revision oebate.
,saidS 'Iae electoral period virtually heeins to.
a;S, Let q ieaHe TO the People the duty of vim
creating NhsS Kind Of revision they desire Let
Us not lose time in discussing y question that Is
nowise deAaite Instead Of pufsainc a poiicv
Of ego5,lsns les us return to psiicy OF conn on
Ei0quet ia replying, reminded the House that
the 6oyernme1t was pledged 10 make the re-
vision proposal the immediate order OF the day
after the Serus.n ACKNOWLEDGEMENT bill
At'the conclusion of Floquets remarks a di.
vision was taken, and Count de Douyille
Malleateu melton was adopted 3O7 to Dis
Premier Floquet hereupon announced that
the Ministry wonld Immediately resign.
Immediately after the announcement all the
members of the Ministry sent their RESERVATIONS
TO President Garnet. This was COMPLETE sur
prise TO the Chamber, as Floqret had said moth
ing implying an intention to make motion to
adJourn the Cabinet question. Both The Left
duU hlGnt were unaware how the Ministry
would regard the vote The majority included
the members of The Right and a number of OPP
portunistS
Atler the adjournment the Radical Lett and
Extreme Left had a meeting and sent delegates
70 Floeuet TO express regret at the fall of the
cabinet, and congratulated the retiring Premier
upon the firmness OF the position he had as
sumed.
President Carnot, AFTER the Ministers had ten
dered their designations, sent for NJ Milne
President of !be Chamber of Deputies and sub
sequently he'd a conference with NJ. Leroyer
Presideot OF the Senate.
rumor was current this afternoon that
Milne had been asked TO form a Cabinet but
tonight 1t is stated that PRESIDE Carnot has
as yet lntrusted no one with the task
BouEANGER n HIGH FEATHER
General Boulanger was passive spectator of
the proceedings III the Chsmber of Deputies
Immediately alter the adjournment he issued
menliesto TO the electors of the Department of
the Seine. In this he claims the credit for his
party % for the overthrow of a disciedited Min
lstry that was attempting TO enslave the country
by the comedy of a proposal to revise the
constitution, which, If passed by the Chamber
the Ministry well knew would be rejected by
the Senate" He proceeds:
THE fall Of the ill-Omened Ministry. which
had already planned laws for the restriction of
liberty, will be re lief TO the public conscience
II IS step further towards the dt structIon OF
the Chamber and the conyocation OF Constitu-
ent Assembly. After the vote on the serutin
q reimbursement bill which, in its authors
mind, was nothing more than blow dealt at
universal suffrage, the electoral period has
commenced. Il is for the country TO speak
Viva la Republiquer'