The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-26

HEesiUeht raure Asks BriSsOH Cab
met to Remain Until Successors
Are AppOinted-ERortt to Defeat
Proposition to Place Civil Above
Military Power Brought on the
Crfsis-EIysee Palace Guarded.
PARIS, Oct. 25-The ministry, head
ed by M. Brisson, has resigned. This
actlon was taken as the result Of a
stormy sitting of the chamber of dep
ut1es, during which Gen. Chanoine,
minister Of war, after violent attacks
made upon him by a deputy, present.
ed mis- resignation to the chamber,
which was rejected by a vote Of 296 to
274, a vote Of confidence In the minis
try.
Considerable disorder prevailed in
the chamber and among the crowds
about the approaches to the Palace
Bourbon. Personal encounters were
numerous. The Republican guard fire.
quently had to charge the crowd tc
disperse them. Bands Of anti-Semites
attacked and injured the commissary
police with loaded sticks. M Guerin,
president Of the anti-Semitic league,
was arrested.
The session of the chamber no sooner
opened than NJ. Deroulede made a vto-
lent attack upon the minister of war,
WEereupon the latter arose and said he
was Of the same opinion as his prede-
cessors, referring to the question of re-
vising the Dreyfus case. This caused
great uproar. Gen. Chanoine concIud-
ed by rendering his resignation and
left the chamber. M. Brisson then as
cended the tribune. There he was
greeted with shouts of resign
Committees representing radicals,
left, extreme radicals, socialists and
progressivists met and agreed to sup
port the order of the day, affirming
resolutions of the chamber to make re-
p1 1essive under all circumstances the
supremacy of the civil power, and to
adjourn the discussion of the Interpret
lation until Thursday. The senate, af-
ter brief session, adjourned.
WILD SCENE IN THE CHAMBER.
After the chamber of deputies re-
sumed its session at o'clock, NJ. Bris-
son announced that a successor ad in
terim would be accorded. The premier
said that he supposed the chamber ad-
cluded his remarks with an offer re-
affirming the supremacy OF the civil
power. After the attempt upon the
part of deputies to suppress the al
legged military plot relative to the
army, etc, their remarks being pune
tuated by Interruptions and yells.
Rivot, in behalf of his friends, incIud-
Ing M Meline, approved M Brisson's
statement, and added:
I'VE have every confidence In the
army, and do not wish to see 1t at
tackled. All republicans are united on
this subject
M Denahy then proposed a resolu-
ton calling on the government to "end
the campaign of insults against the
army" but NJ Brisson refused to ac-
cept.
NJ. Caivaganac, former minister of
war, then rushed to the tribune and
demanded immediate discussion of the
resolution. He was greeted with hos
tile shouts.
M. Brisson then accepted the order of
the day proposed by M. Rivot, affirm
ing the supremacy Of the civil over the
military power. Several deputies at
tempted to speak, but their voices were
drowned by the uproar which filled the
chamber
The order of the day was accepted by
a vote Of 259 yeas, 2 nays.
The amendment proposed by M. Bel
ger, censuring the government ''for not
causing the honor of the army to be
respected" was lost, 274 to 261.
M. Denaby then proposed a resolu-
ton calling upon the government to
"end the campaign of insults against
the army" The premier refused to ac-
cept the motion, however, and the vote
was taken upon it amidst such confu-
sion that scrutiny was demanded. Later
this showed the government was de-
feated by vote of 296 to 243
MINISTER'S RETIRE.
After the result of the scrutiny had
been announced NJ. Berceaux moved
vote of confidence in M. Brisson, which
was rejected by 2S6 to 254. When this
vote was declared the ministers left
the chamber. After the ministers had
withdrawn the chamber adopted, amid
cries of Down with the Jews" the or
der of the day, combining the motions
of M. Rivot and NJ. Denahy, by vote
of 460 to %. Fresh tumult was caused
by the declaration Of NJ. de Daubry
d'Asan, deputy for the arondissiment
of Les Sables d'Alonne, of the depart
ment of Dende, that all the ministers
except Gen. Chanoine ought to be i'm
peached.
The chamber adjourned to Nov. f.
1t is the general impression among
the deputies that President Faure will
appoint Alexander Rivot to form a cab
met.
This evening a detachment of the
municipal guards, curiassers and SOL
diers are massed at various approaches
to the palace Elysee, for fear of dis
turbances.
President Faure has appointed M.
Lockroy, minister of marine of the re-
tiring cabinet, as minister of war ad
interim. When accepting the resigna-
tions of the ministry President Faure
requested M. Brisson and his coll
leagues to continue until the formation
of new cabinet.
a. m.-About midnight a mob Of