The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-31

PARIS, March 30,-Another crisls haa
arrived, but not on tho Panama issue,
Tho chamber OF deputies to-day bya
vote OF S47 to 242 decided to retain the
liquor law amendment bill as part OF
tho budget, although the government
expressed itself as firmly opposed to the
amendment which increases the bur
dens OF the liquor trade Upon the
vote OF the chamber being announced
Premier Ribot adjourned the session
until 8 o'clock this evening in order to
give him and his fellow minister's time
to consider their position and whether
they should regard the voto OF the
chamber Us a sign Of want OF confidence
in the ministry. At present 1t is under.
stood that the cabinet will resign and
that President Carnot will be COM
PEELED TO summon new advisors. The
crisis has caused much excitement, aud
the members OF the chamber are eager
ly discussing the situation during the
adjournment.
After lengthy consultation in
committee room, the ministers pro- i
ceeded to the Elysee and rendered their
designations to President Carnot. The
President had long interview with
the members OF the cabinet and urged
them to reconsider their determination.
His arguments were in vain, however,
and tho ministers insisted that their
designations must be accepted. It is
rumored that NJ. Develle, minister OF
foreign affairs in tho Ribot cabinet, will
be asked by Premier Garnet to iorm a
ministry.
The ministry that has resigned had
held Office for only about eleven weeks.
Ever since this ministry came into
power the opponents of the government
have sought an opportunity to over
throw them. Tho Panama scandal, 1t
was thought, would afford the opposi.
ton the desired opportunity, but
though more than once attacks wore
made, mono proved successful, the
chamber each time voting confidence in
the government and disComhting their
enemies. The adverse majority OF five
votes cast by the chamber to-day on the
liouor amendments was more or less
surprise to the government, and after
due deliberations tho minister's decided
to regard 1t as vote OF want OF conh-
dence.
As stated above, their designations
followed.
Among certain Of the political groups
there arc not lacking those who charge
that the downfall OF the government
was due, not so much to the decision Of
the chamber to retain TO the govern-
ment obnoxious liquor amendment, az
to apprehend complications growing
out OF tho acceptance by NJ. Rbot OF
| the offer OF NJ. Andrieux, ex'pretect OF
police, to place Arton, the Panama go
between, under arrest within week II
the government would give him author
| ity to do 80. 1t Is openly charged in
some quarters that the government
was afraid that Andrieux would full
fill his promise and that the revelations
Arton would be compelled to mako,
once he was in custody, would prove
fatal to the minority.
AT 0:l5 o'clock this evening the depu-
ties re.assembled All the outward
signs OF cabinet crisis were apparent
! in the crowded galleries aud among the
animated groups on the floor OF the
chamber. When NJ. Casimir Porter
took tho chair all the ministerial places
were vacant, but moment later NJ:
llrArQ, minister OL lluuHCeI ontoAoA
alone. He announced in few words
that tho cabinet had resigned, but had
been charged by President Carnot to
carry on the affairs OF state for u short
period. He would therefore ask the
chamber for vote on account to cover
tho noxt two months. Tho chamber
referred his request to the budget COM
mittee.
NJ. Mockroy,a member OF the COM
mittee, stated that the committee felt
1t to be oxpedient to grant the request
made by NJ. Tirard for two months
supplies, but would recommend vote
covering ono month from the present
time. Shouts OF approval greeted this
statement. The brief discussion which
followed was one sided, as the differ
ence OF opinion in tho chamber practi-
oally concerned only the question
whether supplies should bo voted for
one month or not at all.
Eventually the report Of the commit
toe was adopted by a vote. OF 604 30,
and tho chamber adjourned until Tues
day.