The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-01-29
STARTS OFF AGAIN
PRESIDENT fAURE'S MESSAGE READ
TO TIE ASSEMBLY.

He Accepts the Task of Guarding the Con.
stitution With Difference to the Democ-
racy From Which and by Which He
an Awful Hurry to Know What the
Government is Going to Do--Chamber of
Deputies Passes Political Amnesty Bill
Foreign Affairs.
Paris, Jan. 2s.-In the senate and
chamber of deputies today the first
message Of President Faure was read.
Then the chamber passed the amnesty
bill by an overwhelming majority. and
the government thereby defeated the
first attack of the opposition.
The newspapers this morning were
notably less harsh intheir utterances on
the Ribot ministry, but Goblet, ii was
announced. persisted in his intention
TO interpellate the government, de-
manding from the deputies declarations
in regard TO its general policy and it
was also known that ne and his group
Of followers had seeded from Ribot's
support. This action was taken on the
ground that Giblot and his friends were
not consulting the ministerial crisis.
Consequently the chamber Of deputies
was crowded on the reassembling Of
that body at 2:30 p. m, and public and
diplomatic galleries were packed with
interested spectators.
Ribot, the new minister, read the
presidents message in the chamber OF
deputies and TarieuX, the minister OF
justice, read 1t in the senate.
HONORS TO THE PEOPLE.
The message was as follows:
"Gentlemen-In raising me to the first
magistracy of the republic, the national
assembly chose for these high functions
one of the country's most modest SER
wants. l should but imperfectly ex-
press my profound gratitude if did not
return to the working Democracy 10
which / belong, all the honor of this
choice. 1t was to the Democracy that
the manifestation Of the 18th was ad-
dressed. 1t was to the obscure work
necessarily accomplished by the De-
mocracy for the greatness of France
that the representatives of the nation
offered this solemn act of homage.
II grasp the full extent of the duties
imposed upon me by the national as
sembly in entrusting me with the task
OF guarding the constitution. You will
not find mewanting. You can count
upon my entire devotion and above all.
upon my vigilance in guaranteeing the
application of constitutional law.
BY the absolute calm and complete
confidence which attended the trans
ference of the presidential power.
France has again shown how much she
feels herself mistress of her own desti-
nies under the protection OF republican
laws"
The presidents message then proceed
ed to praise effusively the republican
regime and the democracy and alluded
to the coming French exposition of 1900.
BY WAY OF CONCLUSION.
'In letters, art and science; in indus
try, 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
power and glory of the French repub-
lie, invite you in the certainty that 1
am the interpreter Of the whole Of our
Democracy"
Several passages in the presidents
message, notably those referring to the
Democracy and the necessity Of union
to achieve serious reforms, were re-
ceived with cheers.
ne OIL CDdHlDST QepuIleS
notified the house that he had received
an Interpolation from Goblet, formerly
premier, in regard TO the general policy
of the government and an immediate
debate on the subject was ordered.
DEFIANCE OF CUSTOM.
Goblet asserted that the government
defying custom in not presenting TO
the chamber declaration of its policy,
explanations and. essentially. upon
the strange message of Casimir-Perier
in resigning the presidency, and upon
the rambling allusion then made about
the late crisis, NJ. Faures election and
the late attempt of NJ. Bourgeois to
form a cabinet, etc. all of which point
ed TO the necessity Of a revision Of the
constitution.
Goblet moved as the order of the day
that the chamber repudiate all COM
promise with the members of the Right
and the policy of resistance 10 the
Democracy.
In reply, Ribot asserted that 1t was
at variance with all traditions to state
the policy of the government imme-
diately after the reading OF the presi-
dents message. He believed that 1t
was his duty to accept the mission OF
forming a cabinet, and he had formed
ministry for Republican union. The
cabinet would look TO ii that all its
officers respect the established institu-
tions. I'VE ask the chamber TO have
done with personal questions in order
to reach the reform expected by the
country. The reforms we shall strive
for, are those demanded by the Re
publicans. We desire a faithful re-
public. We see the evolution which has
taken place in the country and We do
not wish TO retard IT. That is our pro-
gram"
Bastid. Republican. moved an order
of the day, approving OF the declara-
ton Of the government, which motion
was accepted by Ribot.
Goblet. however. claimed precedence
for his motion. but he was defeated by
a vote Of 336 TO 14l and Bastid's reso-
20. The result of the voting caused a
AMNESTY BILL PASSED.
The minister Of justice, Tariex, then
presented a bill granting full and en-
tire amnesty to persons condemned
for crimes or plots against the secur
fly OF the state, offenses against the
press laws and law OF public meetings
and for ofenses connected with
strikes. The Introduction Of this bill
was greeted with the loudest cheers
from the members OF the Left ana a
portion Of the Center members.
After a brief debate the different
clauses Of the amnesty bin were pass
ed amid great cheering. Roche. edi- |
tor OF the Intransegent, Rochefort's
paper. shouted ''vive Rochefort'
De CIagney moved the revision OF the |