The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
A CRISIS IN FRANCE
The Resignation tf the Cabinet Formally
Handed 10 President Faure Yesterday.
DEFEAT OF THE CABINET UNEXPECTED.
ThiS Cabinet. like the Preceding Omc.
Question VI. Rounnct Led the
fiEht, sfis lnt"rpciIntinn Found
Favor with the Deputies.

Paris. October u The Frcnch Min
istry, which has Just gone on,
OF Office, was constituted Janu-
AIRY 81, 1895. ten days after the
election of NJ. Fclix Enuro. II was con
stitutcd as follows:
President of The Council ana Minis
ter OF financc-AI Itihui
Minister of the intcrior-M Rcy-
ligucs
Minister of Foreign Alruirs-M. Ha-
notauX.
Minister OF Public Instruction ana
Worship-Al. Poincnrc.
Minister OF JuSticc-M TrarcuX
Minister of the Coloncs--M Andrex
Lcbon.
Minister of Agriculture-M t;edaud
Minister of Marinc-NiCc-A Admiral
lscSnard
Minister OF wa,-Gcneral lamont.
Minister Public Works--M Dupuy-
Dutcmps
Like :eding ministry of NJ.
Dupuy. tibot Cabinet has been
oN"rthr"w.- on a railway question.
some time since II maEistcrinl invosti-
cation was begun in IN" connection of
certain French Senators and Deputies
with the South OF France Railway
syndicate, due To an accusation made
~ the Chamber ~ NJ. koua net. NJ.
Rouanct declared that Nj. Edmond
'
the time chief of the t!vcnmrntu. had
received $3.50 francs aS part of the
profits of the syndicate, which had
hccn organized by the late liarOn Du
Rcinhch, of Panama Canal nnt"ri"ty.
Later n report was made by NJ Irlorin.
the official nccount, which supplied
overwhelming evidence against the
members of the syndicate.
The railway in question was II short
one. built with Il few branches in two
or three departments of Southeastern
France. Corrupt ion Iof officials and
other illegal practices We're rcsurt"d to
To obtain the concession for the road
and its branches and Il guarantee of in
tcrcSt ON tlu. capital which was Watcrcd
10 an Incredible extent. The budgets
of the departments were crippled for
years To come To build and support the
railway which passes through n region
incapable of furnishing Il traffic of any
consequence.
The result of the inquiry WAS the ar
rest of a number OF politicians and dis
honest contractors. 1t appears from
the charge made by NJ. Roulnct. in the
Chamber of Deputies to-day, that there
was Il disposition on the part of the
Government 10 shcild those concerned
in the scandal with the exception OF
Senator Maenicr. However this may be-
the fast remains that NJ MaEnicr was
indicted but before he could be brought
to trial he disappeared. Subsequently,
he returned 10 Paris and surrendered
himself to the authorities. He was
tried. convicted and sentenced To one
ycal''a imprisonment and TO pay u fine
of 100 francs.
The excitement caused by the over
throw OF the Government was all the
more intense rs the defeat OF the C;tb-
met was, practically speaking. total
ly unexpected. The opinion expressed
i'm the Gauluis that II was possible that
III" ministry would be driven out OF Of
flee on NJ. Rouanets Interpolation in
no wise voiced The general view and
in political circles scarcely Il doubt was
entertained that the Government would
he successful in securing from the
chamber vote of confidence. The re-
suit of the vote came as Il bolt from the
blue Sky. even To many OF those whose
votes were adverse Ia the Cabinet
Shortly after the withdrawal of the
ministers cor the purpose of rendering
their rosiGnationS To President Faurc
the chamber took an adjournment until
November ith.
The resignation of the Cabinet was
formally handed To the President at the
Palace of tn" tlyscc this evening. |,
Is expected the Cabinet will consist of
Il liuurscoiS-Pcytralc combination.
IN ms speech on the Interpolation. NJ
Rouan"t reiterated his statement that
the facts of the fraud had long been
known 10 majority of the members
of IN" Chamber. but that they had main
tanned an icy attitude when the suggcs-
tion was made that The real culpritS b,.
prosecuted He concluded by demand
ing that NJ. rraricuX. Minister of jus
ticc should give the names of the real
b"nciltt"rs OF the frauds. and that the
Government should rcsOilItcly prosecute
the offenders. NJ. Rouanet was followed
ny other speakers for ana against tho
Interpretation and then NJ. TrarieuX as
ccndcu the tribune and made Il brave
d.ien:c OF the Government He scoffcd
at the suggestion that the Government
was screening culpritS and declared that
the late Baron DE Rcinach who was
badly mixed up in the Panama Canal
scandal. was the only person who had
been benefited by the frauds NJ. Tar
ituX gave The names OF the members
OF the railway syndicate ana the num-
Der of shares held by them He con
cludrd by appealing to the Chamber TO
cast II sensible vote on the intcrpclla-
ton.
The Ccntrists warmly applaudcd NJ
TraricuX Oh the conclusion of his
speech, and it seemed as though the
debate had ended in favor of the Cab
met.
NJ. Charles Pcllctan, Radical Rcpub-
lican, then emphasized the judicial
paradox of acduitting Martin. Andre
and Robin and condemning Magnier
He insisted that documents had been
from the brief at the trial
of the first named and that the Govern
ment had connivcd at the climinat ion
alr. TriarienX again stated that 1t
was impossible for the Government to