The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-31
French Deputies Fail to Sustain
Ministry, Which Resigns.
EXCITEMENT DURING SESSION.
Bering Sea Case Documents Submitted
to Senate and Parliament,
Domingo's President Kobs . Bank
and Il Arrestsd by French Aarines-
South Amerioau Rebellions.

PARrs. March 30.-The government was
defeated by narrow margin in the cham
ber of deputies today and another cabinet
crisis is the result. The crisis arose
through the submission to the chamber of
the report of the budget committee. Lock
roy announcedst that the committee was re-
solved to send the budget back to the sem
ate in the form which it originally passed
the deputies. The senate, he added, had
suppressed all the reform laws passed by
the chamber. The chamber then pro-
ceeded to discuss the clauses rejected by
the senate amendments, including the bill
amending the liquor laws. Tirard de-
clared that these must be separated from
the budget, as the senate proposed. other
wise. he said, the government would be
Obliged to ask for q ote on their account.
Ribot supported Tirard and urged the
chamber to agree with the senate. On
division, the chamber decided by q
vote of 247 to 2i2, to retain the
liquor law amendment bill as part
of the budget. When the vote
was announced Premier Ribot adjourned
the session until 9o'clock this evening IN
order to give MIN and his fellow ministers
time to consider their position. After
ceeded to the EIysee and rendered their
designations to President CarnOt. The
president urged them 10 reconsider their
determination. Arguments were in vain,
however. and the ministers insisted that
their designations must be accepted. At
9:15 o'clock the deputies reassembled. All
outward signs of cabinet crisis were ap-
parent in the crowded galleries and among
the animated groups on the floor. When
Cassimir Perier took the chair all the
ministerial places were vacant, but a
moment later Tirard, minister Of finance.
announced in few words that the cabinet
had resigned. but had been charged by
President Carnot to carry on the affairs of
state for q short period. He would there
fore ask the chamber for q vote on account
to cover the next two months. The
chamber referred the report to the budget
committee and then took a recess.
At 10 O'Clock, the hour set for reassem-
bling. not a chair in the whole house was
vacant, and hundreds who could not gain
attendance were waiting at the entrance
to get the earliest possible news of the
proceedings. The disorder, which the
president was unable to quiet. was hushed
the moment Lockroy stepped to tho
tribune to announce the decision of the
budget committee. In few words he an
nounced that the committee felt it to be
inexpedient to grant the request made by
Tirard for two months supplies, but
would recommend a vote covering ono
month from the present time. Shouts Of
approval greeted the statement. A brief
discussion followed on one side, as the
difference Of opinion in the chamber was
practically concerned only in the question
whether supplies should be voted for one
month or not at all. Eventually the re-
port of the committee was adopted by .
vote Of 504 to s, and the chamber ad-
journed until Tuesday. 1t is rumored
that Develle, minister Of foreign affairs in
the Ribot cabinet, will be asked by Presi-
dent Carnot to form ministry.