New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-17
CONFIDENCE VOTED AGAIN
NJ. RIBOT'S CABINET UPHELD BY VOTE
OF 3l5 TO 1856.

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| AS TO THE GOVERNMENTS GENERAL POLICY
ATTACKS BY RADICALS AND BoU.
| LANGIsTs-THE PREMIER's EFFEC.
TIVE PLEA FOR SUPPORT
| Paris Feb. l6.-The Chamber OF Deputies toA..
voted 35 10 1876. an order OF the day expressing o..
| fdence In the Ministry.
| When the debate began the public galleries OF fla
Chamber were crowded with persons eager to witness
the attack of the Boulangsts upon the Mnis,r,
| Hardly u Deputy absent from his place
| Victor Leydet, Radical Deputy for the BolchesA,
Rhone, opened the debate on the Governments pa
Ion by intelpellating the Cabinet TO their gens,,
policy.
Alexandra MlIlerand Radical Deputy for the Sd..
, denounced the Ministers for their inacton IN n.
| Panama matter. After much promising, he said, the
Government had disappointed and aienated the Con-
Gdence OF The people by allowing the scandal to bs
hushed up.
Godefrov Cavalgnac, Republican Deputy for N.
s,rthe denied that any understanding existed between
him and the allied Conservatives Ills recent speech
| he said. was made with the sole view OF adyocatIn,
n change OF system, not a change OF policy.
NJ Ribot reminded the Deputies that upor assum
ing the presidency Of the Council he had asked the
Republicans TO unite In supporting him. Thanks TO
R.pullican unlon the audacious attacks Of tie men
conducting the campaign against servants Of tie
Republic had ceased, ana the country awaited With
confidence the conclusion OF the Panama affair." which
had been made the pretext for the attempt to
throw republican institutions I'm France. W. Mierand
had suggested a Republican alliance with Socialists
! and Bouloneiss such an alliance the Ministry most
cmphaticay rcpudlated.
Great confusion the Extreme Left was caused
br this statement and the President Of the Chamber
called for order repeatedly before the hall became
auet that NJ. Ribots voice could again be heard.
NJ Rbo, in rcsumng, said that he preferred To
remain faithful to the timchonored discipline Of tho
majority. Cheers from the Left and Centr.) He
would reject also the proposed concentration called
the fusion OF the Centres. Nobody In the Repub-
licsn majority had thought Of fusion Of the Cen.
tres The majority would remain what II was-a
living compact force upon which the Government
could rely for the defence OF Republican institutions
(Applause) The Cabinet had never been under the
influence Of Ccmenceau or any deputies Of the Ex.
treme Left In closing, NJ RibOt expressed the hope
that the Chamber would not try 10 dsntesrate the
Republican Union.
NJ Derouede (BoulancisD said that NJ. Rbot had
no policy OF his own, but merely reechoed the policy
OF Others Whatever the older record Of the present
form OF government the Panama scandal had shown
that a change Of institutions was necessary.
VI. Ribot announced that he would accept an order
OF tie day expressing the Chambers confidence that
the Ministry would maintain and enforce mpartaly
democratic laws Hlu prVS''"'r P"i'iy icPuNNsu
policy. This order was voted by 80 Depnties against
1856.
The new victory won by the Ribot Cabinet grafy
ing and satisfactory II Is 10 the friends Of the French
Republic still gives TO for uneasinex
The Chamber WAS discussing the budget when mouon
was made by NJ. Dcschanel that all debates Implying
a vote of confidence In the Government should be
postponed until after the adoption Of the budget
That motion was rejected and the Cabinets policy vas
nnde in consequence. theme for discussion In YRS
terday's sitting NJ Rbot victorious In the tight
bI II Is 10 be regretted that with the s'liSh aim Of
oyerthrow.ng the Minister'S lhe Opposition should thus
dolby the final discussion OF the budget. which Is OF
greater ntere,. - the country than the "ran'Ies OF
ambitious politicians. -
Th. best feature of the discussion Is that
TIA promotcrs had no chance to BRING CUT
IN, design for which thcy started it, They
evidently wanted to interpellate the Premier
about an accusation which had recently peeH puohsa
against him. NJ. Ribot some time ago answered muse
newsp,pers which attempted to undermine Inc conn.,
d.,ce OF the French people In the soidiy Of toe
them at the disposition o. Ministers who c9aa sss
them for their political schemes ana ne h u'I rSor
Tho words 10 that effect used by " Demacny Eu .s
OF La Libre Parole.7 NJ Demachy mao ~, . ~
a1,w he mad In the Journal Onicel.' he wo9s
drag him before the courts as u cui ina -, en-
rnnostion Deputies expected to base th'tr rea! ~
sla,ight on the Cabinet upon I'M, Iacs, oa ~ The
s.ners, grounds Of the discussion compelled We y.
Vel snrie, Of the Ministry to reserve ,ne,r hnnd
,ac FOR another occasion, which. 1t Is TO be nopN'
will never come.