Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-11
HASA NEW CABINET
France Drops Ministers ImpIi-
icated in the Scandal,
N. RlBOT is STILL PREMIER
Fioqussss Ran fos President Of the Cham
Der, Bur the Deputies Elected
cassimes Perier.

PARIS, Jan. lo.-The recess OF the
chamber of deputies ended today.
There was large attendance Of Nom.
bers and the galleries were crowded.
interest being centered on tho election
of = new president OF tho chamber.
The chamber was called TO order by
NJ. Pierre Blanc. member for Savoys
and Doyen, OF the house. After the
usual formalities the name OF NJ. Flo
quette "a q candidate for reelection to
the presidency OF the chamber. was
presented. This evoked o somewhat
unexpected and vehement opposition,
and IN the course of the speeches made
against NJ. Floquette. particular stress
was laid upon ms own admission that
he had used some Of the funds of the
Panama company, not for his personal
benefit, but for his campaign against
Bourlangism and To secure the election
Of \ republican chamber IN 1889. The
vote that usually follows the presenta-
ton OF candidates name, did not
take place, though NJ. Lannneirre de-
mandei that il be taken by I'll call
and 10y ballot. NJ. FIoquette. seeing
that the members of the right were de-
termined To oppose his reelection by
every means in their power, and know
ing tnat without their support he could
not receive y majority, withdrew his
candidacy.
Perier Elected.
The ran,hlico,, ., yrouD ,har rop,;not
ed NJ. Casmer Pcrier for the office. NJ.
Casslmlr Perler. who is q chevslier of
the Legion OF Honor, was born IN Paris
November s, iS47 He WAS elected u
member of the chamber of deputies in
1876 and has been successfully re-
elected; he has held several positions
in various n,inisteries; he has been
elected vice president of the chamber
three times. A votes was taken on NJ
Casslmir Perier'e nomination and he
vas eected by a majority of 205, the
vote standing 45S to 253.
The new cabinet organized by
NJ. Ribot is as follows: NJ.
Rlbot, premier and minister of the
interior; NJ. Develle. foreign affairs; NJ.
Tlrart, finance; NJ. Bourgeois, justice;
Gen. LoizIllot, war; NJ. Burdeau, col
onies and marine; NJ. Dupoy. instruc-
tion; NJ. Viger, agriculture; n. Sieg-
fried, commerce; NJ. Vlette. public
works.
The most notable difference between
this cabinet and it's predecessor is
shown by the absence of NJ. Defrey-
cinet and NJ. Loubet. NJ. Loubers
lukewarmness as regards the investl-
CATION of the Panama scandal has been
Ill concealed. In fact, he has declared
IN newspaper interview that the dep
uties had rushed into the inquiry with
reprehensible restlessness Of conse-
Quences. NJ. Defreycinet mas been
minister of war in several cabinets and
has been mentioned frequently among
the victims Of the Panama lnvestiga-
ton.
The HoId-Overs.
NJ. Ribot, while retaining the prem.
iership, has exchanged the ministery
of foreign affairs for the temporarily
more important post of the minister OF
the interior. NJ. Develle has assumed
the ministery Of foreign affairs thus
vacated, relinquishing the portfolio of
agriculture to NJ. Viger, new man.
NJ. rirard retains the portfolio officer
and II. Bourgeois, whose probing pol
ICY IN the Panama matter caused much
disseniion IN the last cabinet, still
holds the more important Office of JUS
tee. Nj. Dupoy remains MINISTER OF
the instructions. VI. Sarrien, formerly
minister of commerce, has been sup
planted 10y NJ. Slrgricd. He was asso.
ciated with the notorious Cornelius
Herr ana although he denied before
the Panama commission that he had
not seen Herr since 1885, he fell under
the ban as did RouvIer and DeI'rey-
clnct. General l.. LoIzzoliot, who sue.
ceens to the mInistery of war. is like
NJ. Vjger and NJ. Slegfried, n new man.