The sun., 1893-03-31
FALL OF THE RIBOT CABINET.
TIE MINISTRY SEND THEIR REsIGNA-
7IoNs 10 CARNOE.


Affairs OF state for n short Tine Longer
The Chamber at Last Votes . Month's
suppiies-The Crisis the Resuit OF n Dis
putc Between the Senate and Chamber.
PARIS. March 30.-Thc Ribot Ministry has
toppled over tho political precipice The last
push which sent the tottering Cabinet to Its
doom was gentle one. The Government
opposed n motion in the Chamber for the con-
eideration OF revenue from liquor traffic apart
from the rest Of the tax budget. The motion
was carried by majority OF flve in II total OF
4S9. Tho Ministers thereupon proceeded to
tho Elysee and handed their resignations to
the President
Tho end OF Ribots rdSimc has come.1 like that
OF Loubet imme ediately after q severe tcst
which apparently proved his strength to be
unimpaired. Tho vote OF confidence last week
was. rs i telegraphsd at the time. merely n
nominal victory and n brief postponemont OF
to-day's crisis. The question OF the hour Is
whether Carnot will attempt the weak and
foolish course Of patching up Cabinet with
material similar to that OF the last three
Ministries.
Tho retirement OF Ribot. Bourgeois. and
Tirard OF tho present Government may be re-
garded as flnal. 1t is too early to make a
definite announcement, but the friends OF the
President say he will ask Devele. Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. to form Ministry All
patriotic Frenchmen would deplore such a
selection. and in the end It would probably
senl the political fate OF Carnot himself
Tho hour has come for Constans Tho coun.
try sadly needs courage and strength. Ho will
be we'll nigh indispensable In tho emergency
Of the 1st OF May. There is no man in France
whom Carnot would be 30 unwilling to make
Prime Minister. The selection will be forced
upon him. however. IL the strongest pressure
can accom- plish II.
Republican opinion in the lobbics OF both
Houses late tonight is almost unanimous that
Constans must again be called to power. Car
not. although weak. is obstinate. He will not
easily yield to the influence which has already
been brought to bear on him. SO that tho crisis
may be prolonged several days.
The fall OF the Cabinet will result In cam
D,ign for dissolution being openly and earn
estly waged motion calling on the Presi-
dent and Senate for dissolution would have
been offered in the Chamber tonight by Dep
uty Letellier. but President Cassinner- -Perrier
refused to receive it on the ground that 1t was
unconstitutional
The chances are increasing that with Con-
stans in control the Chamber will soon be dis
solved and q general election will follow. Even
the enemies Of Cons:ans admit thut he Is almost
y
would be absolutely safe during such crisis.
Devslle and Burdeau are the only other names
mentioned in the lobbies as available M en- In
recent Cabinets who might 10 included under
the Constans Premiership.
1t should be explained that the manifesto OF
the Count OF Paris is not an appreciable ele-
ment In tho present situation. That ill-tlmed
document hos not made the slightest impress
sion on tile public mind. Ifrersopnl prejndice
and jealousy lead President Carnot to ignore
what will be tomorrow the country's demand
for the man Of the hour. then grave. alarming
dangers may soon arise. but they will not have
In them many clements Of monGrchism.
Ry Gs United Pre-.
Another crisis has arrived. but not on the
dss Ss sots Of ~ aesS to ssn
The lay re bill part Of
PRESSED pre- i itssit as irmiy opPosed to the amend.
ment. which increases the burdens OF the
The crisis arose through the submission to
the Budeet Com mites M on the budget nR as L was
ht Badse
tee had resolved to send tho budget back to the
Bsnsss the in % %h Tad Ts %
ate he added. had suppressed IN the budget
all the rsGFns passed 6y the Cha%9sE
ment of. constitutional prerogatives in the
matter Of finance:
that the Cram Der lad never before been asEsd
TO- return the budget en- Bloc to the Senate.
bs aa that hS b SaS %S
NJ. Tirard denied a statement made that the
carry carry out Tie vi views Of the Ciamber: Il tho
in p%sn hs sass
arate bills taxing dealings on the Bourse and
for the Immediate passage Of the budget:
The, Chamber. then proceeding to discuss
ments. Including the bill amending the LIQUOR
laws. NJ. Tirard declared that these must be
fS% the fSasie @ s s aa
Mod s 0S t vote on arssa tRs
vote Of 247 e, 243 to retain the liquor law
the aeRoeeoi Voto q M the ~ chamber was snnonnssa
Premier Ribot adjourned the session until 9
hs II
yets @ s y the Gha%ssl Is Is ssa Of want Of con-
division q oplnion between Senators and pep:
two se ehamSers ID @ in matters oi nanciai iegsIa
tion, The LIQUOR law a%msndment % bill . was
orisinay part OF ne budget AZ and was ssnt f5s
Senators decided that the BIZ ought to te
ed in this decision by the Government.
The decision was unpalatable to the Depu.
ties. as was shown yesterday By the Budget
Committees resolution. passed despite tho
earnest protest of Premier Hhot and Finance
Minister Tirard' that the Deputies assert their
rights In financial matters and return the bud
get TO the Senate without considering tho
amendments OF the Senate thereto.
the Minister procseded to the Elyses ana
tendeIsd their resignations to PIesident Car Car.
the members of the Cabinet. and ulged them
to reconsider their dsterminationdi HIS i arGu-
ters insisted that their resigp4ti,S3ns ,3n must be
OF Foreign Affairs in the Ribot Cabinet.
will be asked by President Carnot to form
AtY I, O'clock, this evening the Dsputis. re:
crisis were apparent In the crowded galleries
and among the animated groups on the aoor
me chair al the MiIIstsFIa place were va;
finance. entered alone. He nnnounced IN q
a ha.n kup N n "a nj fp