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n. BOURGEOIS BEATEN
The Preach Senate Refuses q
vote Of Confidence.
MINISTRY DoGo NOT REssaN.


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Paris. April Sin anticipation a . uvefy
debate upon the foreign policy Of the 9ov-
eminent. the senate was crowded today.
ara many deputies. a. well as most OF the
ministers. were present NJ Dourer. a.
minister Of finance. submitted bni pro-
v.dinx for the Madagascar credits In
supporting the proposed OF M. Bissenet 10
defer interpretations until after ths Aoii-
cayA tbs premier. NJ. Bourgeois. cec.arod
that he could not add 10 the explanations
on The Egyptian question which had been
furnished on Tuesday. he ADDED that the
government yesterday had Obtained. by .
vote OF tho chamber Of deputies. proof
TIA, the majority OF that 5o5y was assured
that the government hsa sufficient au-
thority TO pursue she pen~.ag negotiations
and a yots IN the senate today might les
sen the authority given by The chamber OF
deputies Therefore. ne begged the sen-
ate, in the name OF France. 80 postpone al
.nferpellatsors until the re-assemb4irg Of
parliament. In spite of this appeal, a mo-
ton to defer the interpeilastons was de-
feated. whereupon NJ. Bogrx eos declined
70 reply to them
NJ. Willard stated that the explanations
Of NJ. Bourgeois were inadequate In
the chamber as IN the senate He added
that the resignation OF Nj. Berthelot. the
former minister of foreign AFFAIRS. had de-
ceived no one. All the world. he asserted.
understood that M Bershesot's retiremena
was an admission CT oiunders committed.
Continuing. NJ Willard said that II was
impossible TO approve the position 20 which
France had been reduced during The last
i've months. both in Egypt and Madagas-
car. The internal policy Of the govern
meat. he insisted. was NOT calculated to
increase the prestige of France abroad.
Thereupon 81. Mihard introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
''The senate. noting the declaration OF
the government that II cannot add to rs
explanations Of Tuesday on the Egyptian
question. and considering these explana-
tions insufficient. refuse It vote Of con-
ddence."
The resolution was adopted by vote OF
155 TO So. All the ministers left the sen-
ate after the passage Of the vote of nom
confidence. and she senate almost imSne-
diately afterward adjourned until April q.
After leaving the senate chamber the min
listers met at the Quail d'orsay In order To-
discuss the situation. They separated at
6 O'clock. but maintained secrecy In re-
gard 10 the session. Al the close Of tha
discussion. however. NJ. Bourgeois went to
the E.ysee palace In order TO see the presi-
dent.
Standard from Paris says: THE Bour-
geois cabinet will devote itself during the
vacation TO preparations for the municipal
elections in May, which are especially
important. owing TO the fact that the mu-
inequalities form majority Of the con-
stituencles which elect the-senate. The
Radicals and Socialists hope that these
electors will favor the abolition Of the
senate This accounts far more than any
question OF foreign policy for the anxiety
of the Opportmists and Conservatives to
eject the Bourgeois ministry"
The Daily News Paris correspondent
says: "A curious part OF the situation is
that. while the chamber adjourned until
May II. the senate will meet on April q.
In order to watch the foreign policy OF
tho government and to oversee the
course II may follow regarding the mu-
nieipai elections The great strength of
the senate is due to the fact that 1t has
900 votes IN the presidential election
Every prominent politician expects to be
president. Both NJ. Bourgeois and thu
senate seem determined to fight cut the
quarrel, but some OF the MINISTERS are
scared a. tho Idea that IN order to keep
their portfolios they must plunge into
dispute. and they viii try to patch mat
tiers up. The senate is incensed against
NJ Bourgeois on account OF his tour in tho
south of France with President Faure,
of Down with the senate" Moreover.
the rich senators are frightened at N.
Doumer's scheme for an income tax. But
the senate breads mostly the influence OF
the radical government upon the munlci-
pal elections. The third part OF the SEN
ators, whose terms are next to be re-
newed. haPpsn to be Moderates and Con-
servatives. Should NJ. Bourgeois get Radi-
cal municipalities elected throughout
France. but few OF the opposing senator's
would be returned. This would Elean
should President Faure die or resign with
in four years, a Radical president OF the
republic and perhaps a Radical revision
OF the constitution. What is hoped by the
senate is to make plain to President Faure
that France is at disadvantage with re-
gard to the powers with the Bourgeois
cabinet If the president takes this view,
he may dismiss NJ. Bourgeois and send for
NJ Frank Chauveau. But hardly think
he VIII. for IL he did every member Of the
chamber who would like to be president
would refuse TO vote the budget until there
was a new man at the Elysse."
The Paris correspondent OF the Times
claims TO have the best authority fer the
following explanation OF the resignation
of M. Berthelot ss minister OF foreign az
fairs: 1T appears he says, that after
NJ Bertheiot's speech of March 10. which
pledged in definite way the policy OF the
EDft3 EGYPTIAN AuAfF8
and left nothing untouched upon, the Rus
sian ambassador. Baron de Mohrenheim,
made a Communication TO the French
government. In which. after formally de-
claring that he had scrupuiogsly ahstalned
from interfering III the domestic affairs OF
France, he pointed out that the present
question was one OF absolutely external
interest, in which the combined action Of
France and Russia would naturally be
sought. Consequently II seemed surprising
that such n declaration should be made
In the chamber without having coTnrnuni-
Gated with the representative OF Russia
which left him no longer able 20 freely ex-
press an opinion. Prince Loban0n- Ros-
towsky, the Russian minister OF foreign
affairs. haytsned - approve the attitude
OF the Russian ambassador. At ire cabine;
meeting on Saturday ". bourgeois com
munlcatsd the foregoing 10 his colleagues
in the ministry. Il IS unknown what oc-
CURED ~ the cabinet council. but NJ