The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-16

evening that Casimir-Perier, president of
the French republic, has resigned Office.
During the evening he conferred with
the president of the senate and then
summoned NJ. Guerin, minister of JUS
tice. NJ. Leyques, minister of public in
struction, NJ. Poincare, minister of fin
ance, and the project of the Seine.
NJ. Leyques mad a long conversation
with NJ. Perier, the result of which is
not known.
A second official note was issued at II
O'Clock tonight announcing the res,gna-
ton of the president and forecasting the
IDEAS he intends to develop i'm his fare
Well address to the chamber of deputies.
Inc note says that in the eyes of the
president, yesterdays sitting of the
chamber and the vote which loVerthreW
uhe cabInet were only secondary incl
cents OF the struggle which is proceed
ing against the parliamentary regime and
pubAc liberties. NJ. Cas5imir-PeTfer had
uoped me president of the republic who
IS deprived of means of action, would
nave been exempted from party ATTACKS
ana the especial confidence of the Re
pubiicans would have accorded him pow
er and authority He had also hoped
those who, despite himself, had placed
MIN in a position where ne was unable
TO defend himself, would have undertake
en- the defense of the first magistrate.
Continuing, the note says the president
mas requested the ministers TO temper
arlIy withdraw their designations in Or
der TO facilitate the necessary changes.
Senate and Chamber informed.
Prime Minister Dupuy impaired Presi-
Dent Casimir- Perier's decision to the
presidents of the senate and chamber of
deputies. who will forthwith call urgen-
cy sittings of those bodies.
Inc greatest peTpleXity Teigns In all
political circles.
During the afternoon it had been re-
marked, not without surprise, i'm the lob
bies of the Palais Bourbon, that the cri-
Sis was not following the customary
SraYer aspect than usual.
When the facts became known, con-
sternaiblon amounting almost to stupor,
seized everyone. There had been onlin-
Gus hints in the press in the recent days
that iTniT=Perier- was growing tired
OF MIS- position, yet nobody paid any at
tention to them. The high character, ex-
perience, frmneSs and integrity of The
president inspired the confidence of even
the advanced Republicans.
The Tong conference which NJ. .Casimir-
Perier had with NJ. Challemet-La C0ur,
PRESIDENT of the senate, is now eX-
planned. He had already resolved to re-
sign N. Challemet-Lacour employed his
utmost eloQuence in a vain endsaVor 10
persuade the president to reconsider his
decision and Quilted the Palace of the
Elysee under a. sense of deep distress.
All the members of the cabinet from
Prime Minister Dupuy down followed
Challemel-LaCOur and exhausted every
argument to induce Casinlir-Perier not
to resign. Their efforts were without
success. Dupuy again visited the Palace
OF the Elysee later in the evening and
was closeted with the president for
forty-fve minutes, urging every possible
infringement and appealing to every pa
triOtic sentiment in order to get him ito
recall his determination AN WAS with
whose eloquence. it will be remembered,
overcame, on a former occasion, M. Cas-
1nli--Perier's scruples to accepting the
position of prime minister. AL the pres
ident would concede to these appeals,
was TO delay the publication of his in
tentionS until tonight.
Castmir-Perfer's Mother.
As Dupuy and Spuller were leaving
the palace together they met in the cor
ridors the presidents mother, VINO is SO
treat her son TO remain in Office and she
promised she would do her utmost. Ut
is stated the interview between mother
and son was very affecting. NeVerthe-
less, ait o'clock Casinir-Perisr sent
short letter to Dupuy Informing him
that his decision was irrevoealble and
begging him TO notify the presidents of
tine senate and chamber and to an
nounce the fact to the Journal Oficiel.
DCpuy accepted the task thus imposed
on him, and as on the occasion of the
death of NJ. Carnot linds himself again
confronted with the transmission of
powers involving difficulties of every de-
scription, arising from the unexpected po-
sition of affairs. He seemed to be COM
pletely overwhelmed with the sense of his
responsibilities, but speedily recovered,
and with the energy, GOODNESS and fore
sight that he displayed on the occasion
of the assassination of NJ C2rnot, pro-
ceeded to take the measures winch the
situation demanded
After the interviews Of the project of
the Seine and the. project Of the police
with NJ CasinaIr- Perier they received
from NJ. Dupuy the instructions to be fol-
lowed during the crisis Following is the
text of the articles of the constitution re-
lating to the change in the presidency:
Article 1.-The president of the republic
is elected by an absolute majority of the
suffrages of the senate and chamber of
deputies met in national assembly. He is
appointed for seven years and IS eligible
for reelection.
Article Z provides that in case of a
vacation of the Office through death or
any other cause, the nation al assembly
shall proceed forthwith to elect a preSi-
dent. In the interval the council of minis
tiers is invested with executive power.
The national assembly blng merely an
electoral college, all discussion therein is
The report of the resignation of the
president became generally known at II
O. clock, but was universally discredited
and a general movement was made to-
wards the newspaper offices with a view
to learning the truth. Very soon the
papers exhibited lantern transparencies
of the official note. Even then persons
refused to believe that the event was
possible. Finally they, became convinced
the president had really retired and as
sembled in groups discussing the chances
Of those who would be named to sue
ceed him.