New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
A VOTE AGAINST THE FRENCH MINISTRY.
SUCCESSFUL COALITION OF ITS ENEMIES on THE
QUESTION OF PASSPORT REGuLATIONs.

SUCCESSFUL COALITION OF ITS ENEMIES on THE
QUESTION OF PASSPORT REGULATIONS.
Paris, July 16.-In the Chamber of Deputies to-day,
NJ. Laur, Boulangist Deputy, revived the question
Of the AsaceLorrainc passport regulations by inter
pelating the Government as to the manner In which
the passport regulations wera enforced. II. Rbot,
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs wishing to shelve the
question declared that nothing had occurred TO warrant
an explanation. VI. Laur, however, resumed with a
violent attack upon the German regulations decarng
that they were veXarious restrictions placed upon
French commercial travellers ia Germany. while Ger
man commercial travellers In France were in no way
restricted There great excitement when the re-
suit OF the vote announced. and declared TO be in
favor of discussing the Interpolation by CSC to 203.
This result was due to coalition Of the Right, the
Bouangsts and the Radicals against the Cabinet
The Cabinet will demand vote of confidence In the
Chamber. 1t is expected that the majority Will rally
to the support of the Ministry.
That coalition has been formed upon favorable
ground. that Of patriotism; and the fact that the
Chamber is willing TO discuss the Interpolation is a
presumption that IL will vote for the antiMnistenal
conclusions of the Interpolation itself. That would be
the death kne of the present reyclnet bot Cabinet
OF course some Deputies would vote against the Min
isty to satisfy their private rancors, eaOusies.
btions or their discomfort in regard to points
Of internal rather than Of external policy. But their
secret and real purpose would bc covered with the
mantle of patriotic indignation. Stll it cannot be
concealed that the Ministry despite its good Intentions
has furnished TO its adversares plausible pre-
texts TO assault il the ground of patriotism. The
Cabinet has been reproachc1 for having encouraged
rather than discouraged the recent visit OF tho Empress
Frederick to Paris 1t was attacked also for having
consented to the right Of search implied in its agreement
TO the Congo convention; aad tie Chamber compelled
NJ RbOt to withdraw from that agreement
Finally, the question Of the passport system In Al
SAGE Lorraine lad already been discussed in the Legis
atlre some three weeks ago. and the Minister OF For
eign Affairs had then made dangerous declaration.
A Deputy having complained that French women had
been forbidden by the German authorities 10 cross the
frontier to 60 to the deathbed Of parents residing in
Lorraine NJ. Rb0t answered that certainly he
would mako no representations that ground to the
German Government since then the passport re-
ustions had been abolished. not general measure,
as it was thought a first but only 10 permit the free
travelling Of persons anxious TO reach by way OF Asace
Lorraine tho Swiss territory where the railroad catas
trophe of Munchcustcn bridge had occurred. II ap-
pears that the passport system has still been applied 10
the generality of travellers with extreme rgOr, and
that fact has been taken mp with alAcrty ~ nc
c0aZcd adverSlIici OF the Callhet To aItacN IT, VIII
the half-succcss already obtained