The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
The Ministry OverthroWn on the
Miners Eight Hour Dill.
WITH THE CONNIvANCE OF THE
PREMIER CASSIMIR PERIER.

Said to Have Clapped His Hands.
Paris, May 22.--A scene of wild ex-
citement occurred in the Chamber OF
Deputies today, when the miners
eight-hour bill was introduced. Har-
angues were interrupted by the members
of the centre. but the Socialists contin-
ued to shrek retorts to the points made.
President Dupuy showered calls for Or
der upon the cham ber right and left,
and finally succeeded in obtaining qui-
ct. 1t did not lastlong, for M. Guesde,
turning his back upon the cham ber,
faced M. Dupuy, and began hot al
tercation with the chair. The bill was,
fina ly, by vote of 401 to "a. referred
to the ordinary labor commission.
Premier Cassimir Perier demanded the
order of the day, aud the demand was
rejected, 265 to 225.
!. 1t is said that the cause of the ministe-
rial crisis is really related to the gener-
al policy of Premier Cassimer-P Perier, and
also to the Premier's aspirations to the
presidency. Workingmen's syndicates,
under the law of 1884 became power
full and terrorizing machine. under the
socialist control, and the government
determined to repress the system by con-
tinuing M. Dupuy's policy of closing the
labor exchange, and endeavored to pre-
vent the railway mems congress. In
pursuance of this policy, M. Jcnnart,
minister of public works, privately ad-
vised the railway companies not to grant
leaves'of absence to men in their employ,
prom ising the government would not
afford employees of state railways facil-
tiles to attend the congress. M. Jonnart,
during the debate, admitted that he re-
fused to grant leaves of absence to dele
gates, and urged in defense that he
could not allow servants of the state to
form syndicate against the mass OF
taxpayers of the nation. For other rea-
SONS he did not believe, he said, that SER
wants of the state ought to belong to
trades unions. Premier Cassimer- Perier
took the defeat of the ministers calmly.
After the departure of the ministers
from the chamber, M. de Ramels's order
of the day, recognizing the right
of employees of the state to join work
mems syndicates was carried, 251 to 1913.
The cham ber adjourned until Monday.
This evening the ministers left the
private room in which they had been
the Palais d'Elysee, formally rendered
their designations to President Carnot.
M. Carnot vainly tried to persuade M.
Cassimir-Perier to reconsider the decis-
ion. AS the ministers left the cham ber,
the Radicals acted like a crowd Of school
boys indulging In all sorts of antics in
dicative Of delight. The Socialist dep
uties acclaimed their victory with
shouts of "This is our revenge for the
outrageous treatment of ..Thiviern Ia
communist deputy, arrested and sus-
pended for shouting "Vive la Com
mune" in the chamber few months
ago). Some spectators say M. Cassimir-
Perier clapped his hands for joy when
the vote against the government was
announced. 1t is certain he welcomed
defeat. Had he spoken a few words
when he demanded the order of the day,
pure and simple, the crisis would doubt
less have been averted. He is apparent
ly convinc ed that the combined effort OF
his enem les to upset his candidacy fol
the presidency have recently been GOV.
ertly abetted by President Carnot who,
when M. Cassimir- -Perier accepted the
premiership promised he would moi
stand again for the presidency. and
that he would support in every way ir
his power the candidacy of M. Cassimir
Perier.