The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-04
BOURGEOIS DEFIANT.
The French Premier Ignores the
Action of the Senate.
THE CABINET WILL NOT RESIGN.

Though the Senate, by a Vote of 1855 to
SO, Refused to Pass a Vote of Confidence.
the Premier Relies Upon the support of
the Lower House.
PARIS, April Am anticipation of a
lively debate upon the foreign policy of
the government the senate was crowded
yesterday, and many deputies rs well as
most OF the ministers were present
NJ. Doumer, as minister of finance sub
mitted bill providing for the Madagas-
car credits. In supporting the proposal of
NJ Bissenil to defer interpretations until
after the holidays the premier, NJ. Bour-
geois, declared he could not add to the ex-
plantations on the Egyptian question which
had been furnished on Tuesday. He added
that the government on Thursday had OBJ
tained, by vote of the chamber of depu-
ties, proof that the majority of that body
were assured it had sufficient authority to
pursue the pending negotiations, and
vote in the senate might lessen the au-
thority given by the chamber of deputies,
and he asked the senate in the name of
France, to postpone interpretations until
the reassembling of parliament In spite
OF this appeal a motion to defer the inter-
pellations was defeated, whereupon NJ.
Bourgeois declined to reply to them.
NJ Milliard stated that the explanations
OF M. Bourgeois were as inadequate in the
chamber as in the senate. He added that
the resignation of NJ. Berthelot the former
minister for foreign affairs, had deceived
no one. All the world he asserted, un-
| derstoOd that M. Berthelot's retirement
was an admission of blunders committed.
Continuing, NJ Milliard said that it was
impossible to approve the position to
which France had been reduced during
| the last five months, both in Egypt and in
Madagascar The internal policy of the
government, he insisted, was not calcu-
lated TO increase the prestige of France
abroad.
Thereupon NJ Milliard introduced the
following resolution: 1.-The senate noting
the declaration of the government that it
cannot add to its explanations of Tuesday
ton the Egyptian question:, and consid-
ering these explanations insufficient, re-
fuses it a vote of confidence"
Tho resolution was adopted by a vote of
155 to So
When NJ. Bourgeois refused to answer
the questions put to him in the senate
there was great agitation, and several
Rightists attracted attention by their in
terruptions. The Comte de Maille ex-
claimed: we are dealing with the minis.
try of u mob"
Provost de Launay cried; "It is the
same ministry before which was uttered
the cry 'Vive la Communel'
M. Bourgeois replied that he might ask
the president to note the Interruptions
but they were unworthy of notice.
All the ministers left the senate after
the passage of the vote of non-conldence
and the senate almost Immediately after
wards adjourned until April 81
After leaving the senate chamber the
ministers met at the Quai d Orsay in order
to discuss the situation. They separated
at o clock in the evening, but maintained
secrecy in regard to the result arrived at
At the close of the discussion, however
NJ Bourgeois went to the Elysee palace il
order to see President Faure.
Later 1t became known that the cabinet
had decided that the successive votes o
confidence of the chamber of deputies
made it the duty of the government t,
continue in office, and that Bourgeois 5,
informed the president.
After yesterdays experience 1t viii
henceforth be taken as the rule that tn
senate cannot upset n cabinet
A curious part of tho situation is tha
while the chamber adjourned until May 1
the senate will meet on April 81, in orde
to watch the foreign policy Of the govern
ment and to oversee the course it may fol
low regarding the municipal elections.
The great strength of the senate is du
to the fact that it has three hundred vote
in the presidential election. Every notabl,
politician expects to be prcsident Boil
= NJ. Bourgeois and the senate seem deter
mined to fight ouJ the quarrel.