The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-29

Resignation of the French Cabinet After
Defeat in the Deputies

Resignation of the French Cabinet After .
Defeat in the Deputies
PARIS, Nov. 2S-The periodical Cabines
upheaval hiss taken place. NJ. Loubet and
his Ministers have resigned Their action
was not wholly unexpected; in fact, it has
been openly predicted for months that the
Ministry was q weak one and that the
Deputies could not be relied on to support
it. Its downfall was slated for last week,
when the proposed changes in the press
laws were under discussion, but NJ.
Loubet, by accepting notifications of his
original demands. postponed his evil day.
The Ministry was beaten to-day in the
Chamber OF Deputies by fifteen votes on q
simple question. At 6 o'clock this
evening the members of the Cab
met went to the Palace OF the
Elysee and rendered their reslgnationa
to President Carnot. In accepting their
withdrawal from Office President Carnot
asked them TO continue to conduct the
business of their respective Offices until
their successors shall have been appointed.
The overthrow OF the Cabinet was
brought about in this way: Marquis La
Ferronais, of the Right, questioned tho
expressed surprise that nothing had been
done to discover the truth in reference
thereto. He referred to rumors that tho
burial was only q sham. and that the coffin
did not contain the body of Baron Relnach.
He demanded that the coffin be exhumed
and examined as TO its contents.
M. Ricard, Minister of Justice. arose and
said that be regretted that such accusations
had been made. 1t was evident that the
intention was to bring discredit on the ad-
the Right. NJ. Ricard continued. however.
He said that the usual formalitles had
been observed in the burial of Baron Rel
nach's body. The doctors had certified
that death was from natural causes. A
without previous judicial intervention.
He was not prepared to intervene
himself as no crime had been
was powerless 20 order an autopsy. and he
declined to institute judicial proceedings.
as it was the duty of the judge de Pin
structlon in the Panama canal prosecution
to cause a search of Baron Reinach's house
If he thought IL necessary. de concluded
by asking that NJ. La Ferronais's question
be put an the form of an Interpolation.
He declared that for himself he had acted
strictly from a sense of duty. He had not
considered that he was compelled TO take
legal steps.
NJ. Brisson supported M. La Ferronais's
demand, and said the official seals should
be affixed to Baron Reinsch's papers, as It
was imperative that the truth should be
discovered. Applause. He concluded by
moving a resolution of regret that these
papers had not been sealed immediately on
the death of the Baron.
Premier Loubet arose and declared that
that which NJ. Brisson had requested was
illegal. NJ. Brisson protested. NJ. Loubet
continued by saying that NJ. Brisson's
words could be Interpreted only as indfcat-
ing want of confidence, and as the gov
ernments intentions were regarded with
suspicion he had nothing further to say.
Great commotion ensued. When order
that he rejected nj. Brisson's resolution.
nj. Maujan proposed that there should be
added TO NJ. Brsson's resolution an express
sion of confidence In the government
There was applause from the Left. when
M. Lou bet interposed to say that. despite
his respect for the wishes of the Chamber.
he could not agree even TO NJ. Maujan's mo-
tion. He could accept nothing but the
sim ole order Of the day. There was great
excitement. and, by vote of 304 20 2l9, the
Chamber rejected the PremIer's motion to
pass to the order of the day.
After the vote rejecting the Premiere re-
quest had been taken all the members OF
the Cabinet left the Chamber In q body
amid the greatest excitement. The Cham
ber then proceeded to adopt NJ Brisson's Q
resolution of regret that Baron Reinach's
papers had not been sealed Immediately
after his death. the vote standing 393 to 3.
After this action had been taken the Cham
Der adjourned until Monday.
In the lobbIes the favorite candidate to
succeed NJ. Loub bet is Henri Brisson. who is
him the experience of Vice president of the
Chamber, President of the Chamber. presi-
dent of the budget committee. besides
serving in 1885 as Premeir.