The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-13
Du[uy Ministry, After a Govern
msnt Defeat in Deputies,
Tender Their R signations, Which Are Ac-
cepted BY President Louhet.
The Members Requested, However,
to Remain In Their Offices Until
Their Successors Are Named
Prominent Personages Mention
ed as Likely to be Members Of
the New Ministry.

|
PARIS, June 1.-THE Cabinet has
resigned.
The Chamber of Deputies was crowd
ed to-day and there was considerable
suppressed excitement wen NJ Vail
liant (Socialist), representing one of the
divisions Of the Seine, interpellated the
Government on yesterdays alleged DO
ltcs OutrageS at the Pavilion d'Armen-
donille and demanded to know the in
structions the Government gave the po-
lice in regard to the Socialists, who, he
said, defended the republic against the
dictionaries. (Applause.)
The Premier, M. Dupuy, replied, say
ing that he realized that yesterday was
a fete day for all Republicans He real
IiZed that there had been few incidents.
and stated that the only instructions to
the police We're to maintain order. The
| Government, he continued, had ordered
an inquiry into the responsibility for the
affairs at the Pavilion d'Armendonille
and the Rue Montarte. At the same
time, the Premier pointed out, the Gov
eminent acknowledged the services of
the police, adding that the maintenance
OF the Government was impossible with
out public order. Applause from Cen
ter and protests from Leftists.)
The Chamber, after further debate.
adopt d by vote of 321 to 173, the
order of the day proposed by M Rumu
(RadssaD, representing the Second Dis
trict G St. Gautiens, which the Pre-
mier refused to accept The Ministers
forthwith left the House amid excite
ment.
After M. Dupuy's statement M. Clo-
Wis Huges, Socialist, and others, COM
planned Of the police treatment yester-
day. Finally the closure was declared
and half a dozen orders of the day
were moved. The Premier supported
the order of the day of NJ Saumande,
Republican, approving the declaration
of the Government, for which priority
was demanded and refused by a vote
of 253 to 246.
Amidst increasing excitement other
motions more or less favorable to the
Government We're defeated and the
Chamber then adopted, by 366 to III,
priority for NJ. Rueau's motion.
| Finally NJ. Dupuy declared that the
Government would accept nothing of
NJ. Saumandes order of the day, and
the Chamber promptly carried NJ
Rueau's motion
The text of NJ. Reau's motion was as
follows:
| The Chamber is determined to sup
port only Government resolved to de-
fend vigorously Republican institutions
and to secure public order, and passes
to the order of the day."
After the vote was announced the So
cialsts shouted "Vive la Republique,"
Ministers left the House and the Cham
Der adjourned.
| The announcement of the resignation
of the Ministry followed shortly after.
| President Loubet has accepted the
designations of the Cabinet Ministers,
| but has requested them to remain in
their offices until their successors are
named. 1t is presumed NJ Loubet will
summon the Presidents of the Cham
bers tomorrow in order to consult
them on the formation of a new Cab
| met.
! On leaving the Chamber, M. Dupuy
observed to group of Deputies in the
| lobby: I'VE hand over the business to
| luckier, but not to more courageous
men,
| The successive votes in the Chamber
| of Deputies to-day clearly Demon
| strated the existence of majority, in
Guiding members of all parties who
| were determined to rid themselves of
the Premiership of M. Charles Dupuy
| The Interpolation of NJ. Valiant was
| simply a cleverly selected pretext to
| conceal the real cause of the pending
crisis. Socialists and Radicals alike are
dissatisfied with what they have con-
sidered the contradictory attitude Of the
Dupuy Cabinet in the Dreyfus affair
| The moderates hope to secure the re-
turn of NJ. Meline to power. The Revo-
| lutionaries, Naturalists and anti-Sem-
| ties hope. in their opposition to NJ Du-
puy, to find more tolerant man in his
| successor
| This is the explanation of to-day's
| vote, resulting in the downfall of the
| Cabinet. The supporters of the Gov
eminent only numbered 1873, recruited
for the most part from the ranks Of
the Radicals.
| Many Deputies agree that the Drey-
| fus affair is largely responsible for the
| fall Of the Cabinet. All of the Royalists
and many of the Radicals declare that
their share of the responsibility must
be brought home to General Boisdeffre
and General Mercier. At the same time
those taking TINS view have been ali
along persuaded that M. Dupuy would
never go to the extreme. Accordingly,
they seized upon M. Vaillants interpre-
| tation as means of expressing their
defiance and distrust of the Dupuy Min
istry.
| Certainly there is no denying the fact
| that the question of the final settlement
| of the Dreyfus case hangs like a dead
weight on the situation tonight, and
will prove a great obstacle in the set
Element of the crisis.
| OF the statesmen already named in
parliamentary circles in connection
with the Premiership of the new Cabi-
net. those most frequently mentioned
are M. Raymond Poincare. Deputy for
Mouse, who was Minister of Public In
struction at the time of the Dreyfus
court martial, and who testified before
| the Court of Cessation that NJ Dupuy
had recently said to him: Il think we
were the victims of a big hoax in 1897 !;
| NJ. Teopile Del Case. former Minister
of Foreign Affairs; M. Henry Brisson.
who was NJ Dupuy's immediate prede-
cessur In the Premiership he has just