The sun., 1893-12-21
The ITALIAN CHAMBER.
Crisprs Speech mt the Openins-Much Die-
order During the Day

ROME. Dec 2o.-The italian Chamber OF Dep.
ut!es met to-day. First Vice. President Tom.
masso villa read the resignation OF Signor
Zanardell as President OF the Chamber. 10
which he said he desired to withdraw from
office because Of his failure to form Ministry
The Chamber unanimously refused to accep,
the resignation.
Signor Crspi the now Prime Minister. pre-
sented the members OF the new Cabinet. The
Ministry. he said. belonged to no party. but
was inspired by the necessity Of the situation.
and demanded the support OF patriotism. The
Cham Der would have to solve urgent problems s.
Afterward each Deputy could return to his own
place When danger threatened union was
necessary. The Government would propose
great economies: 1t was also necessary to i'm
pose some sacrifices upon the country.
At this point the Prime Minister was inter-
rupted by the Socialists. The well-known
leader OF that party signor, De Felice-G Giuf-
irida, member for the Second district OF Ca
SOU"
siGnor Crispi finished his speech amid signs
OF fapproval OF his declaration that he hoped
the Government and Parliament would be OF
one accort to vanquish domestic trouble and
reSsiahlish the foreign credit OF the country.
The Government statement was discussed at
length, but no vote was taken.
The Socialists alone protested against send
Ing more troops to maintain order in Sicily
where the recent riots. 4 is asserted, Were In
said that the hanger aCd oppression prevailing
I'm Sicily were enough to provoke the people 10
revolution. They would combat all Govern
the profit OF tho hourgeosie.
Slgnor Matteo mbrani. the Radical and r.
redentist member for CorstO, demanded that
Prime Minister Crispi give energetic proof OF
his intentions by the immediate dismissal OF
SgHOr Rata2Zi. Com ptroller Of the Royal
Household. who, II Is charged. was one OF the
chief authors OF the hank corruption.
Several Deputies demanded that the docu-
ments examined by the Committed OF Inquiry
into the bank scandal he published. UIroar
succeeded each demand; The disorder e.
the sitting. When business was resumed a
motion cOmplimentinG the committee upon its
work was proposed: The friends OF Signor
Giolitti. whose downfall was tha direct result
OF the committees report, fought desperately
against the motion. Nevertheless 1t was passed
by large majority.
: In his declaration to the Deputies Premier
Crlspi said:
The work TO which we are addressing our
selves IL only less difficult than celebrating the
national Constitution. From 1850 to 1870 We
country. Now We must labor 10 increase the
mora unity ana cement the edihce tor which
the blood Of our martyrs was shed. II the
the resulting mischief Will he twOfold I'm,
easiness at home will be increased and the
lack Of credit abroad will become more pro-
During the debate CrispI said that he had
not referred TO the Cabinets foreign policy be-
cause home questions were now paramount
hut his views were famili lar. He was for friend
lie recognized that strong remedial measures
wsre needed 10 trAnqulllze Sicily He loved
the workingmcn and their associations. hut
the latter could not he allowed to attack tho
Institutions Ofthe country.
During the wTangle over the publication %
the c"mmittees report, Crispi said the Cham
Der was absolutely free to act a. the Deputies
thought hest, In no event would tho Cabinet
make any eftort to interfere.