St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-29
SENSATION IN FRANCE
The Ribot Ministry Is In
dorsed by a Very Great
Majority.
AMNESTY BILL Is PASSED.
Announcement of the Vote Is
Greeted With Rounds Of
Cheers.
GOBLET CROWD sQUELCHED.
Government to Cancel Dis
eiplinary Measures Against
the Clergy.

the Clergy.
PARIS, Jan. 2S.-In the senate and in
the chamber of deputies today the first
message of President Faure was read.
Then the chamber Of deputies passed
the amnesty bill by an overwhelming
majority, and the government defeated
the first attack made upon it by the
opposition. The newspapers this morn
were noticeably less hostile i'll their
utterances in regard to the Ribot minis
try, but Goblet, it was announced, per-
sisted in his intention to interpellate
the government, demanding Dupuy's
declarations in regard 10 its general
policy, and it was also known thar he
and his group of followers had secededi
from RiDot's support. This action was
taken OH the ground that Goblet and his
friends were not consulted during the
ministerial crisis. Consequently the
chamber of deputies was crowded on
the rcassembling of that body at 2:30
D. M, and the public and diplomatic
galleries were packed with interested
spectators. Ribot. the new premier,
read the presidents message in the
chamber OF deputies. and TerleuX, the
minister of justice, read it in the senate.
The message was as follows:
Faure's Message.
"Gentlemen: By raising me to the
first magistracY of the republic. the
national assembly chose for these high
functions one of the country'S most
modest servants. l should but imper-
fectly express my profound gratitude if
did not return to the working Democ;-
racv, to which l belong, all the honor OF
this choice. 1t was to the Democracy
that the manifestation of the 18th was
addressed. 1t was to the obscure work
necessarily accomplished by the Democ-
racy for the greatness of France that.
the representatives of the nation offered,
this solemn act of homage. ! grasp the
full extent of the duties imposed upon
me by the national assembly in entrust-
ing me with the task Of guarding the
constitution. You Will not find me
wanting. You can count upon my en-
tire devotion, and, above ALL upon
my vigilance in guaranteeing the
application of constitutional law.
BY the absolute calm and complete con-
fdence which attended the tranSference
Of the presidents power France has
again shown how she feels herself mis-
tress of her own destinies under the
protection of Republican laws" The
president in his message then proceeds
to praise effuSively the Republican
regime and the Democracy, and alludeS
to the coming French exposition in
1900.
En- Conclusion.
The message concludes as follows:
IN letters, art and sciences; in in
duStry, in commerce and huSbandry; in
everything which displays the fruitful
activity of the country, in the Serried
ranks Of universal suffrage, as in the
political world, the same ardor should
unite all those who have at heart the
prestige of the French name. TO this
union, to this common effort for the
po wer and glory of the French republic,
L invite you in the certainty that am
the interpreter of the whole of our
Democracy"
Several passages in the presidents
Democracy and the necessity of union
to achieve serious reforms, were re-
ceiyed with cheers. The president of
the chamber of deputies notified the
house that he had received an interpret
lation from Goblet, formerly premier.
in regard to the general policy of the
government, and an Immediate debate
Oil the subject was ordered. Goblet as
serted that the government was defyhg
custom I'D not presenting to the cham
Der a declaration OF its policy. EXplana-
tions were needed, especially upon the
strange message of Casimir-Perier in
resignlng the presidency, and upon the
Rambling AiIusiOns
then made about the late crisis. NJ.
Faure's election, and the late attempts
of Nj BGurgeoSe to form cabinet, etc,
all Of which pointed to the necessity OF
a revision of the constitution. Goblet
moved as the order of the day that the
chamber repudiate all compromise with
the members of the Right and the policy
Of resistance to the Democracy. In re-
ply Ribot asserted that it was at vari-
ance with all the traditions to state the
policy of the government Immediately
upon the reading of the presidents
message. He believed that it was his
duty to accept the mission of forming
cabinet, and he had formed a ministry
for republican union. The cabinet
would look to it that all its officers re-
spect the established institutions.
I'VE ask the chamber to have done
with personal questions i'll order TO
reach the reform expected by tile coun-
try. The reforms we shall strive for
are those demanded by the Republi-
cans. We desire a faithful republic.
We see the evolution which has taken
place in the country, and we do not wish
TO retard it. That is our programme"
Bastid, Republican,, moved an order
Of the day, approving of the declaration
Of the government, which motion was
accepted by Ribot. Goblet, however,
claimed precedence for his notion but
he was defeated by a vote of 336 to 14i,
and Bastid's resolution was adopted by
a vote of 321 to 70. The result of the
voting
Caused a Sensation.
The minister of justice, Tarieux,
then presented bill granting full and