Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-05
ADDRESS OF NJ BOURGEOIS
Outlined the Policy of the New
Ministry.
WAS CHEERED BY RADICALS
But the Center Remained FrigidIy Silent
Throughout the Address.
WILL PROVE THE RAILWAY SCANDALS
He Expressed o Belief That a Republican
Majority Existed in the Chamber, Will
ing to Support the Government
Other Foreign News.

Paris. Nov. AT 3:15 o'clock this after
noon Premier Bourgeois began reading
the declaration OF the policy of the new
ministry in the chamber of deputies. The
radical deputies cheered the premier re-
peatedly, but the members of the center
remained frigdly silent throughout the
address. II. Bourgeois began by an
nouncing that the cabinet would obey the
wishes of the chamber in opening sup
Elementary inquiry into the southern
railway scandals no matter what might
be the result, and would deposit on the
table of the chamber a complete collec-
tion of documents in the case so as to en-
able parliament to pronounce political
and moral judgment in the matter. The
address was greeted with applause.
M Bourgeois also said 1t was the inten-
ton of the government to introduce bill
prohibiting senators and members of the
chamber of deputies from holding posi-
tons as directors of any companies hav-
ing contracts with the state under the
psnalty of losing their seats. 1t was
also proposed, he said, to modify the law
concerning the accused persons, making
their preliminary examinations public as
far as possible.
Numerous crises and grave and tragic
events, M. Bourgeois said, had retarded
legislative reforms which various commits
sions have prepared long ago, and the ma
tion now awaits the resolute effort neces-
sary to obviate the existing deadlock. The
essential question now was, first, to vote
the budget upon the normal date.
With reference to the army he said the
government would satisfy the desire of
the nation for perfect organization and
supervision of expenditures. He congrat-
ulated the troops in Madagascar upon
their admirable march to Antanarlvo and
said that France had acquired alliances
which re-established the universal equi-
librlum. The government, he said, would
remain faithful to those alliances and
pursue the pacific development OF
Frances rights and interests. The gov
eminent, he announced, would support
bill for the imposition OF a progressive
probate tax and measures for reform IN
the laws regulating the sale and use OF IN
toxicating drinks, providing tnat nygien-
io fluids shall not be taxed and TO en-
tirely correct the anti-democratic ine-
qualities in the fiscal system by general
income tax They would also defend bllls
relating to cooperative insurance, TO or
ganiZe a system of working mems pen
sions and would prepare dehnite settle,
ment of the relations between church and
state The government, he said, did not
intend to interfere with the economic
regime. but would merely ask that meas
ures be passed destined to defend the
agriculturists and to regulate internal
speculations in gold mines.
NJ Bourgeois expressed his belief that
q republican majority existed in the
chamber willing to support government
actuated by the old republican spirit. he
demanded the confidence of the chamber
for the government, not that 1t might
live, but that it might act.
AT the request of M. Bourgeois the
chamber adjourned until Thursday M.
Rieard, minister of justice and worship
read the declaration of the ministry III
the senate.