The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-26
FRENCH MINISTRY RESIGNS
SESSION OF CHAMBEI OF DEP UTIES
 4 CONTINUAL UPROAR.

A Vote of Confidence in Prem Ter Brisson
 Moved and Rejected by Vote of as6
 to 254-On the Declaration of This all
 the Ministers Left the Chamber, There's
 by Resigning-Chanoine Unprece-
 dented Action-Paris In a Turmoil
 25O Arrests Made and Nothing is Now
 Heard About Fashoda-Forma of
 New Cabinet.
 Paris, Oct. 25.-The unexpected resig- nation of General Chanoine. minister of war, during the disgraceful uproar in the chamber of deputies to-day, was followed later by even more violent scenes, eliminating in the resignation of the entire ministry. On the reassem- bling of the chambers, after the recess following General Chanoine's resigna- ton, M. Brisson announced that the irregular resignation" of General Cha  noine had been accepted and that his successor ad interim would be appoint ed this evening. The premier then pro- posed that the chamber adjourn until Thursday next and he concluded his remark with reafirming the supremacy of civil power. After attempts upon the part of various deputies to discuss the alleged military plot, the insults to the army, etc., their remarks being punctuated with interruptions and cheers, M. Ribot, in behalf of his friends, including M. Moline, approved M. Brissons statement, and added: We have every confidence in the army and do not wish to see it attacked. All republicans are united on this subject" M. DeMahy then proposed resolution calling upon the government to lend the campaign of insult against the army" but M. Brisson refused to ac- cept it.
 M. Cavaignac, the former minister of war, then rushed to the tribune and de- manded an immediate discussion of the resolution. He was greeted with hostile shouts, including Sabre" Forgery Razor which caused great uproar. The shouting of the word Razor was probably an allu- sion to the suicide of the late Lieu tenant Colonel Henry, who is said to have cut his throat in his prison cell at the fortress of Monte Valerion, after confessing to have forged one of the Dreyfus documents though it has since been claimed the razor with which the deed was committed was not found in the cell of the deceased.
 M. Brisson then accepted the order of the day, proposed by M. Ribot, af- firning the supremacy of the civil over military power, which was adopted by 8 vote of 259 ayes to 2 noes. An amend ment proposed by M. Berger, censuring the government flor not causing the honor of the army to be respected" was lost by 274 to 261 votes. M. De Mahy then proposed a resolution calling upon the government to lend the campaign of insult against the army" The pre- mier refused to accept the motion, how ever, and vote was taken on it amid such confusion that scrutiny was de- manded. Later this showed that the government was defeated by vote of 2e6 to 24S. After the result of the scru- Lluy ilc1u UCCI eAlAlou1lSCo VsA. A'GA eCdstA moved a vote of confidence in M. Bris- son, which was rejected by 2S6 votes to 254. When this vote was declared the ministers left the chamber, thereby re- signing.
 After the ministers had withdrawn the chamber adopted amid cries of t'Down with the Jews" the order of the day, combining the motions of M. Ribot and M. DeMahy, by vote of 460 to 2S9. fresh tumult was aroused by the declaration of M. DeBaudrey dAs- son, deputy for the Arrondissement of Les Stables d'Ollone in the department of Vendes, that all the ministers ex- cept General Chanoine ought to be inn peached The chamber adjourned to November 4.
 It is the general impression among deputies that President Fsure will in- vite M. Alexandre Ribot to form cabinet M Brisson went to the Elys- hee at z o'clock. President Faure has signed the appointment of M. Lockroy, minister of marine in the retiring cab tnet, as minister of war ad interim. When accepting the resignation of the ministry, M. Faure begged that Brfsson and his colleagues to continue to act until the formation of the new cabinet.