The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-18

exchanged across the floor of the House.
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fuse to grant a revision of the constitl-
ton the country will enforce it" There
upon Lacour seized the opportunity. before
anybody had time to speak. and said rapid
ly: As no body asks for a hearing the
sitting is closed.
The Socialists protested violently against
this action on the part of the President
and shouted loudly: .vive la revolution
the National Assembly had departed the
Socialists concluded to do the same and
the Sale de Congress was soon empty.
FAURE ACCEPTS THE HONOR.
After all the formalities of announcing
the result of the second ballot had been
concluded, the President of the Assembly
and the Cabinet Ministers went to the
room of Challemel-Lacour where Premier
Dupuy formally read the minutes of the
meeting. Faure and Chellemel-Lacour then
made short speeches. Dupuy, addressing
Faure, said: The ministry has the honor
to hand over to you the rights and prerog-
atives and functions which had been in
trusted to it i'm the interim. Your coll
leagues of yesterday feel honored that the
National Assembly has chosen from
Republic. They know your loyalty and
character, having had your trusty CO
your hands the honor of the country, the
interests of the Republic and the defense
of the laws are in safe keeping. We beg
you to accept our wishes for you, person
ally, for the success of your magistracy
and for the normal duration of your term
of office" Challemel-LacOur then made a
similar address.
President Faure responded: Il am deep
~ touched beyond all expression by the
great honor the National Assembly has
conferred on me. / did not seek the ex-
allied mission you have invested me with,
but, nevertheless, 1 accept the charge with
profound gratitude and a full sense of the
responsibility and duties it imposes. You
know me, and you need not doubt that i
will devote all my energy to the accom-
plishment of my heavy task. / cease from
this moment to belong to any party-to
become the arbiter of all. In this spirit I
appeal for support to all the representa-.
tives of the Nation, without distinction of
political opinions. We will always meet
henceforth in our common work inspired
care of justice and solicitude for the lot of
all citizens and over all for the lowly and
humble"
At $50 p. m. a four-horse landau, es-
corted by a guard of horse artillery drove
up to the entrance of the palace and the
.newly-elected President entered the vehicle.
and mounted gendarmes, he started for
Paris. The square in front of the palace
waiting there since noon, and there were
loud cheers of viva la Republique!' as
the carriage drove away.
The National Assembly is composed of
the Senate and hambe of Deputies. The
Senate is composed of 300 members and the
Chamber of Deputies 54 member A
majority of the votes of the National AS
sembly. There have been five Presidents
1p. to ss the fo1,d day Of M the Tb thlrd a sreneh kk sP
1871; resigned May "A. 1873; died Sept, 3,
1877. Marshal Macmahon, elected May "a.
1873; resigned Jan. 80, 1879; died Oct. II,
elected Dec. %. 1885: resigned Dec, 2, 1887;
died Sept. 9, 1890. M. Carnot, elected Dec.
M. Casimir-Perier, elected June q. 1894;
resigned Jan. Is. 1895.