Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-09

form, with hands outstretchcd, to bring the panic stricken deputies to their senses. The effect of his words and of l his calm dcmeanor was electrical Ell thusiastic cheers burst from all parts of the house, even from some of the gal leries. Tho cheers wero repeated again and again as M. Dupuy went on to say that the dignity If the chamber and of the republic would not permit such an outrage to disturb the progress of lcgis- lation; that officials would take suitable action when the sitting should end, but, ''as for us, VIC remain here faithful to duty.
 NJ. DupUy is philosopher turned politician. He is d gravo and earnest man, with much intellectual and moral distinction and good deal of personal dignity. Ho has always been an indus trious worker since the days of his boy hood i'll the country town of Puy, when the dawn often surprised him over his books after a long night of study. After taking his degree in philosophy ill 1874 he became q professor in various lycCCs and eventually became vice rcctor-a superior kind of inspcctor-in Corsica He was first elected to the chamber in 1885 and showed great interest i'll cdu- Cational questions. He became prime minister ill April, 1893. and resigned in November. NJ Dupuy is not yet 43.
 M. Poincarc, the new finance minis ter, is Parisian barristcr and doctor of laws He was ''chcf de cabinet" to the minister of agriculture ill 1SSG-7 and ill the latter wear entered parlia- mcnt as member for thc department of Pierrctitte, His contributions to the de- bates gained him q considerable rcputa- tion for financial insight url knOwl- edge. He was minister of instruction in NJ. Dupuy's former cabinet. He is B.
 NJ. Gucrin, the minister of justice, has had a successful military career, but he has spurs to win as a statesman, having never sat ill any former cabinet. He represents Nalogucs and was elected in the agricultural interest.
 The minister of marine, NJ. Felix Faure, is a tried official of 53. He was under secretary of state for the colonies and commerce under Gambetta in 1881 and returned to the same post ill tho subsequent ministries of Ferry and Tirard. He iS an authority on marine and commercial questions and was vice president of the last chamber.
 M. DclcarSc the now colonial minis ter, made his mark in the chamber dur. ing the budget debates and the year be. fore last, when he strcnuously Cmpha. sized Frances need Of vigorous colOni- zation policy. He is 43 years old and has been i'll parliament since 1882
 M. Leygucs is tho poet of the new cabinet and fills the post of minister of public instruction. He is literary man and has published various collections of verse. He is also a barristcr of Nille- neuve- -sur-LCt. and his career i'll parlia- ment began ill 1885.
 Probably the ablest man i'll the new ministry is M Albert Viger, who takes the portfolio for agriculture. He is a physician by profession and has written a number of valued works OH political economy. He has served on many i'm portant committees in tho chamber and was M. Casimer-Pcrier's minister of az riculture. General Mercier, who retains the portfolio for war, is the only other survivor from the last cabinet He is one of the new school of studious scien- tific officers and is generally regarded as one of the coming men of the army.
 M. HanotauX, the new minister for foreign affairs, is an ex-deputy and is at present chief of the commercial de- partment of the foreign office. M. Bar thon, the minister of works, is only 32. He is lawyer and municipal council or of the town of Pau. He entered the chamber in 1889 and has taken prom inent share in its proceedings.
 The personality of the premier will easily predominate over that of his col leagues in this tho thirty third cabinet under the republic.