St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-31
An Amendment to the Liquor
Law the Rock 1t
Struck.
President Carnot Does Not
Want to Accept the Res
ignation.
The Old Ministers Will Con-
troll Matters for a Short
Time.

TlYeu LOudy, DuC HOT OH Iuc dlIdlila
issue. The chamber of deputies today,
by vote of PAT to 242, decided to retain
the liquor law amendment bill as part
of the 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 O'Clock this morning in order to
give him and his fellow ministers time
to consider their position, and whether
they should regard the vote Of the
chamber as a sign of want of confidence
in the ministry.
After lengthy consultation in COM
mittee room the ministers proceeded to
the Elysee and rendered their resigna-
tions to President Carnot. The presi-
dent had a long interview with the
members of the cabinet and
Urged Them to Reconsider
their determination. His arguments
were in vain, however. and the minis
ters insisted that their designations
must be accepted. 1t is rumored that
NJ. Develle, minister OF foreign affairs
in the Rlbot cabinet, will be asked by
President Carnot to form a ministry.
The ministry that has resigned has
held off for only about eleven weeks.
Upon the overthrow of the Loubet cabi-
net several attempts were made to form
a new ministry, but they were unsuc-
cessful until M. Ribot, who was
minister of affairs in the Loubet
cabinet, was selected for the
task, and Jan. 10 it was an
ouneed that he had formed a ministry.
Ever since this ministry came into
power the opponents of the government
have sought an opportunity to over
throw them. The Panama scandal, it
was thought, would afford the opposi-
ton the desired opportunity, but though
more than once attacks were made none
proved successful, the chamber each
time voting confidence i'll the govern
ment and discomfting their enemies.
Tie Adverse Majority
of five votes cast by the chamber today
Oh the liquor amendment was more or
less a surprise to the government,
listers decided to regard it as vote
of want of confidence, as stated above,
and their resignation 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 to the decision of the
chamber to retain the obnoxious liquor
amendment, as to apprehend cOmpllca-
tiOns growing out of the acceptance by
MIR. RiDOt of the offer of Mr.. AndrieuX.
eX-prefect of police. to place Arton. the
Panama gO-between, under arrest with
in week if the government would give
him authority to do so. 1t is openly
charged in some quarters that the
government was afraid that AndrieuX
would fulfill his promise, and that the
revelations ArtOn would be compelled
to make, once he was in custody, would
prove fatal to the minority.
AT 9:15 o'clock this evening the dep1-
ties reassembled. All the outward
signs of a cabinet crisis were apparent
in the crowded galleries and among the
animated groups on the floor OF the
chamber. When NJ. Casimir-Perer
took the chair all the ministerial places
were vacant, but moment later nj.
Tirard, minister of finance, entered
alone. lie announced in few words
that the cabinet had resigned, but had
been charged by President Carnot to
carry Oh the affairs of state for short
period. He would therefore ask the
chamber for vote on account, to cover
the next two months. The chamber re
ferrcd his request to the budget COM
mlttee, and then adjourned.
During the Recess
of twenty-five minutes the deputies re-
manned i'll the corridors and lObbieS and
eagerly discussed the situation. 1t was
evident that all almost undivided Senti-
ment prevailed against lettering the
chambers liberty or action by granting
Nj. Tirard'5 request. AT 10 O'Clock, the
hour set for reassembling, not chair in
the whole house was vacant. The WIS.,
itors' galleries were crowded to the
standing room, and hundreds who could
not gain admittance were waiting at the
entrances to get the earliest possible
news of the proceedings. The disorder,
which the president had been unable 10
quiet, was huShed the moment M. Lock
roy stepped to the tribune to announce
the decision of the budget committee.
In a few words he stated that the
committee felt it to be ineXpedlent to
grant the request made by M. Tirard for
Two months supplies, but would recon-
mend vote covering one month from
the present time. Shouts of approval
greeted this statement. The brief dis
cussion which followed was one sided,
as the difference OF opinion i'll the
chamber practically concerned only the
question whether supplies should be
voted for one month or not at all.
Eventually the report of the committee
was adopted by IA vote OF 504 to 5, and
the chamber adjourned until Tuesday.
In the parliamentary commission OF
Inquiry into the Panama scandals, the
Marquis de MoreS accused the govern
menJ with Influencing Nj. Franqueville,
fexamining magistrate ii, the Panama
:&:ase, 10 avoid everything which would
aAL0m promise Nj. Clemenceau.