The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-31
The Obnoxious Measure Adopted by a
Majority OF Five Against the Cabinet.
Belief Current that the Action of N. Ribot in
Conserving 10 the Arrest of Briber Arton
Had Something TO Do With the Upheaval.
THE MINISTRY RESIGNS.
CARROTS Cabinet Quits Office on Being L
feated In the Chamber Of Deputies.

Carnors Cabinet Ouits Office Being De-
feated In the Chamber of Deputies.
PARIS, March 30.-The Ministry has re-
signed. The Chamber of Deputies to-day,
by q vote of PAT to 242, decided to retain
the liquor bill as part of
the budget. although the government ex-
pressed itself as firmly opposed to the
amendment. which increases the burdens
of the liquor trade. Upon the vote of the
Chamber being announced Premier Ribot
adjourned the session until this evening
in order to give him and his fellow-minis-
tiers time to consider their position and
whether they should regard the vote of the
Chamber as q siga of want of confidence
in the Ministry.
After q lengthy consultation in a COM
mlttee room the Ministers proceeded to the
Elysee and rendered their designations to
President Carnot. The President had q
long interview with the members of the
Cabidet and urged them to reconsider their
determination. His arguments were in
vain, however, and the Ministers insisted
that their designations must be accepted.
at 9:l5 o'clock this evening the Deputies
reassembled. All the outwa ard signs of q
Cabinet crisis were apparent in the crowded
galleries and among the animated groups
on the floor of the chamber. When NJ.
Cassimer-Pe rrier took the chair all the
ministerial places were vaoant but mo-
ment later NJ. Tlrard, Minister of
Finance. entered alone. He announced
In few words that the Cabinet
had resigned, but had been charged
by President Carnot to carry on the af-
fairs of state for short period. He would,
therefore. ask the Chamber for a vote on
account to cover the next two months.
The Chamber referred his request TO the
budget committee, and then took a recess.
During the recess the Deputies renamed
in the corridors and lObbies. aud eagerly
discussed the situation. 1t was evident
that an almost undivided sentiment pre-
vailed against lettering the Chambers lib
berty of action by granting NJ. Tirard's re-
quest. At 10 O'clock, the honr set for reas-
sembliDg, not chair In the whole House
was vacant. The visitors galleries were
crowded to standing room. and hundreds
who could not get an admittance were
waiting at the entrances to get the earliest
posi- BILE news of the proceedings. The dis0r-
der which the President had been unable to
quiet was hushed the moment Nj. LockrOy
stepped to the tribune TO announce the de-
cision of the budget committee. In few
words he stated that the committee felt il
to be inexpedient to grant the request
made by NJ Tirard for two months sup
plies but would recommend vote cover
Shouts Of approval greeted this statement
The brief discussion which followed was
one sided. as tue difference of opinion In the
Chamber practically concerned only the
question whether supplies should he voted
for one month or at all. Eventually the
report of the committee was adopted by a
vote of 504 to 8. and the Chamber adjourned
until Tuesday.
The immediate cause Of the crisis was a
division of opinion between Senators and
q
of the two chambers in matters OF national
legislation The liquor amendment bill
originally parsed the budget and as sent
by rhe Deputies to the Senators. The Sem
ators decided that the bill on Rht to be sepa-
rated from the budget, and were supported
in this decision by the government The
decision was unpalatable to the Deputies.
as was shown by the budget committee
resolution. passed despite the earnest pro-
tests of Premier Ribot and Finance Minis
ter Tlrard, that the Deputies assert their
rights in financial matters and return the
budget TO the Senate without considering
the amendments of the Senate thereto.
1t is rumored that M. Deyelle, Minister
of Foreign Affairs in the Ribot Cabinet,
will be asked by President Carnot to form
a Ministry. The Ministry that resigned
had held Office tor only about eleven weeks.
Upon the overthrow of the Loubet Cabi-
net several attempts were made TO form u
new Ministry. but they were unsuccessful
until NJ. Ribot who was Minister of For
eign Affairs In the Loubet Cabinet was
selected for the task. and on Jan. 10 it was
announced that he had formed a MIN
istry. Ever since this Ministry
came into power the opponents of the
government have sought an opportunity to
overthrow it. The Panama scandal il was
thought would afford the opposition the
desired opportunity, but though more than
once attacks were made. none proved suo-
cessful, the Chamber each time voting con-
fidence in the government and discomfiting
their enemies. The adverse majority of
five votes cast by the Chamber to-day on
the liquor amendment was more or less
surprise TO the government. and after due
deliberation the Ministers decided to re-
gard it as vote of want of ontidence. AS
stated above. their resignation followed.
Among certain of the political groups,
there are not lacking those who charge
that the downfall of the government was
due. not so much to the decision of the
Chamber to retain the liquor amendment,
as to apprehended complications growing
out of the acceptance by Nj. Rlbotof the offer
NJ. Andrieux. ex-prefect of police, to place
ArtoD, the Panama 60 between. under ar
rest within week if the government
would give him authority TO do 80. Ii is
openly charged in some quarters that the
government was afraid that Andrieux
would fulfill his promise. and that the
revelations Anton would be compelled TO
make, once he was in custody, would
prove fatal TO the minority.
FRAUD IN SOUTHERN BANKS.