The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
WILL NOT RESIGN
FRENCH SENATORS DEFIED BY THE
BOURGEOIS MINISTRY.
Though Denied n Vote of Confidence
and Severely Criticised, the Cabi-
net VIII Continue in Office.


ly debate on the foreign policy of the gov
eminent the Senate was crowded to-day
and many Deputies, as we'll as most of the
Ministers, were present. NJ. Doumer, as
Minister of Finance. submitted bill pro-
viding for the Madagascar credits.
In supporting the proposal OF NJ. Bissenil
to defer interpretations until after the holi-
days. the Premier. NJ. Bourgeois. declared
he could not add to the explanations on the
Egyptian question, which had been furnished
on Tuesday. He added that the government.
yesterday, had obtained. by vote of the
Chamber of Deputies, proof that the ma
jority Of that body were assured it had
sufficient authority to pursue the pending
negotiations and vote in the Senate to-
day might lessen the authority given by
the Chamber of Deputies and. therefore, he
begged the Senate, in the name of France,
to postpone all interpretations until the re-
assembling of Parliament. In spite of this
appeal a motion to defer the interpretations
was defeated whereupon NJ. Bourgeois de-
clined to reply to them.
NJ. Willard stated that the explanations of
NJ. 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, under
stood that NJ. Berthelot's retirement was an
admission of plumbers committed. Continu-
ing, Nj. Millard said that 1t was impossible
to approve the position TO which France mad
both in Egypt and in Madagascar. The In
ternal policy of the government, ne insisted,
was not calculated to increase the prestige
OF France abroad. ThereuDon, M. Millard
introduced the following resolutions
The Senate, noting the declaration of the
government that it cannot add to its ex-
plantations OF Tuesday ION the Egyptian
question:, and, considering these explana-
tons insufficient, refuses 1t vote OF conf
dence."
155 to So. All the Ministers left the Senate
after the passage of the vote OF nonconf-
dence. and the Senate almost Immediately
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 Sc
crecy in regard to the result arrived at. AT
the close of the discussion, however. M.
Bourgeois went to the Elysee Palace in or
der to see President Faure.
The Paris correspondent or the London
Times says: When NJ. Bourgeois refused
TO answer the questions put to him in the
eral Rightists attracted attention by their
interruptions. The Comte de Maille ex-
claimed: We are dealing with the Ministry
is the same Ministry before which was
uttered the cry vive la Communer NJ.
Bourgeois replied that he might ask the
were unworthy of notice" The Times cor
respondent adds that after to-days expert
ence 1t Will henceforth be taken as the
rule that the Senate cannot upset a Cabinet.
Times claims to have the best authority for
the following explanation of the resignation
~ as he say o. 1nssn
NJ. Berthelot's speech of March 10. which
pledged. in definite way, the policy of the
government regarding Egypt and left moth
Baron De Mohrenheim. made a communities
ton to the French government in which.
after formally declaring that he had scrupu-
:ously abstained from interfering in the
domestic affairs of France, he pointed out
that the present question was one OF alb
solutely external interest in which was In
volved the common action Of France and
Russia and that the cooperation Of Russia
would naturally be sought. Consequently, II
seemed surprising that such a declaration
should be made in the Chamber without
having communicated with the representa-
tive of Russia which left him no longer
able to freely express an opinion Prince
Lebanon Rostovsky (the Russian Minister OF
Foreign Affairs) FASTENED to approve the
attitude of the Russian ambassador. AT the
Cabinet meeting on Saturday NJ. Bourgeois
communicated the FORGING to his colleagues
in the Ministry. 1t is unknown what &C.
Cured at the Cabinet council, but NJ
Berthelot after announcing his intention tc
III. III
turned to the Quai d'Orsay since"
The Paris correspondent of the Londor
Daily News says: "A curious part of the
situation Is that while the Chamber ad,
on April q, I'm order to watch the foreign
policy of the government and to oversee the
course 1t may follow regarding the municipal
'The great strength of the Senate is due
to the fact that 1t has three hundred votes
in the presidential election. Every notable
no President
NJ. Bourgeois and the Senate seem deter
mined to fight out the quarrel, but some OF
the Ministers are scared at the idea that
plunge into a dispute. and they viii try tc
patch matters up. The Senate is incensed
against NJ. Bourgeois on account of his
Faure, where he was frequently hailed with
cries of down with the Senate!' More
over. the rich Senators are frightened al
But the Senate breads mostly the influence
of the Radical government on the municipal
elections. The third part of the Senators
to be Moderates and Conservatives. Should
Nj. Bourgeois get Radical municipalities
elected throughout France, but few of tht
outgoing Senator'S would be returned. This
would mean, should President Faure die
or resign within four years. a Radical Presi
dent of the republic. and perhaps Radica
by the Senate is to make plain to Presiden
Faure that France Is at a disadvantage
with regard to the powers with the Bour-
geois Cabinet. II the President takes TIL:
view he may dismiss NJ. Bourgeois and sent
| from NJ. Kranck Chauveau. But l hardly
| think he will, for if he did, every member
| of the Chamber who would like to be Presi
| dent would refuse to vote the budget unit
there was new man at the Elysee-"
A dispatch TO the London Standard from
Paris SAYS: 1.-The Bourgeois Cabinet WI
| devote itself during the vacation TO prepare
tions for the municipal elections In May
which are especially important owing Il
| the fact that the municipals form majority
| of the constituency which elects the Senate
| The Radicals and Socialists hope that these
| electors will favor the abolition OF TIT
| Senate This accounts far more than an.
| question of foreign policy for the anxiety o
| the Opportunists and Conservatives to e1ec
| the Bourgeois Ministry"
Not Controlled by Turks.
| CONSTANTINOPIE April miss Clar
| Barton, the president OF the American Re
| Cross Society. is much disturbed on accoun
| of reports circulated in the United States I
| the effect that the Red Cross relief Is bein
| controlled by the Turks. This, IL appears,
| not the case. The Turkish government al
| lows the agents OF Miss Barton to distribut
relief funds the only stipulation being tina
| ii must be done in the presence or the Turk
| ish officials.
| LONDON. April 3.--The Duke of Argyll
/ president of the Armenian relief fund, an
the Duke of Westminster, chairman of tn
| executive committee, have issued a circula
| which pays tribute to the work of Amer
| ipan missionaries who II saws with brayer