Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-31
THE MINISTRY RESIGNS
The Liquor Law Amendment Bill
Furnishes an Excuse.
PROBABLY NOT THE REAL CAUSE.
The Offer OF NJ. Ribot to Produce
Arton, the Panama Go-Be-
tween, in Court Provided the
Government Gave Him Author
ty Believed by Many to Be the
Power that Moved the Minis
ters to Resing.

PARIS, March 30.-Another crisis has
arrived, but not on the Panama issue.
The Chamber OF Deputies to-day by
vote OF 247 10 249 decided 10 retain the
liquor law amendment bill as part or
the budget, although the government
expressed Itself as firmly opposed 10
the amendment which increases the
burdens OF the liquor trade.
Upon the vote OF the Chamber being
announced, Premier Ribot adjourned
the session until Q o'clock this evening,
in order 70 give him aud his fellow min
isters time 10 consider their position,
and whether they should regard the
vote OF the Chamber as sign OF want
OF confidence In the ministry.
The crisis has caused much excite
ment and the members OF the Chamber
eagerly discussed the situation dur
ing the adjournment
After a lengthy consultation In a
committee room, the ministers proceed
ed 10 the Elysee and rendered their re-
signatons 10 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, how
ever, and the Ministers insisted that
their designations must be accepted. II
is rumored that M. Develle, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs In the Ribot Cabinet.
will be asked by President Carnot TO
form a Ministry.
The Minister that has resigned had
held office for only about eleven weeks.
Ever since this ministry camo into
power the opponents OF the govern
ment have sought an opportunity
10 overthrow them. The Panama scan
dal. IL was thought, would afford the
opposition the desired opportunity but
though more than one attack was
made. none proved successful, ,he
Chamber each time voting confidence
I'm this government and diScomhtlng
their enemies,
The adverse majority OF five votes
cast by the Chamber to-day on the
liouor amendments was more or less n
surprise To the government, and afh
due deliberatlOn the minister's aeSdedl
10 regard IL as vote OF want OF conf
dence. AS stated above their resigna'
ton 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 10 the decision OF
the Chamber 10 retain the government
LIQUOR amend ndment, as 70 present COM
pllcations growing ont OF the accept
ance by NJ. Rlbot OF tho offer OF M. Au-
drieux. ex-Prefect Of Police, 20 place
Arton. the Panama gO-between, under
arrest within a week IL the governments
would give him authority 10 do so.
IL is openly charged In some quarters
that the government were afraid that
Andrieux would fulfill his promise and
that the revelations Arton would be
compelled 10 make. once he was In Gus
tody, would prove fatal to the ministry.
AT 0:l5 o'clock this evening the
Deputies reassembled. All the out
ward signs OF a Cabinet crisis were sp-
parent I'm the crowded galleries and
among the animated groups on the floor
of the Chamber. When NJ. Carimir,
Premier, took the chair, all the minis
terial places were vacant, but moment
later NJ. Tlrard, Minister OF Finance.
entered alone.
He announced 10 q few words that
the Cabinet had resigned, but had been
charged by President CarDot 20 carry
on the affairs OF State for a short peri.
cd. He would therefore ask the Cham
Der for vote on account 10 cover the
next two months.
The Chamber referred his request 10
the Budget Committee. Nj. Lockroy.
member Of the committee. stated that
the committee felt II TO be expedient TO
grant the request made by NJ. Tirard
for two months supplies. but would
recommend vote covering one month
from the present time.
Shouts oi-aDproval greeted thlsttate-
uent. The brief discussion which fol-
lowed was one-sided, as the difference
OF opinion in the Chamber practically
concerned only the question whether
supplies should be voted for one month
or not at all.
Eventually the report OF the commit
tee was adopted by vote Of 5O4 70 5,
and the Chamber adjourned until Tues