New-York tribune., 1910-12-02
FRANCES SPEAKER
President of the Chamber OF
DEPUTIES at the Petit Bourbon.

Copyright 1910. by the Brentwood Con'p1.s
Henri Brtsson. who has on at least ioui
occasions been defeated in me eiecuoti 40
the Presidency Of the French f1ep1
only very few votes, and WHO tiioNe
his long public career has eafneo hep
ratian for lrraiTnpeachable integrity olioo
lis co,,ntrvr,en Of all classes that IL "e
-7igF, without parallel. has announce i4
sr-en4iou of resigning the presloehcs VI
-he Chamber OF Deputies oeNeaits
-. Of ase-that is TO say. out OF the
~.oa henceforth for the chief rnasistracs
:. +ha ren,,aiic-no longer strong in health
snd preferring quiet and repose III 'ie
,ts,-i5e Of his life. he has made up ms
mind TO sacrifice the rank ana enlotO
-nenrs of his present office rather than 10
a,cept the responsibility for such turbu-
lent scenes as those which dissraced the
-.-ha-nher of Deputies the other day in con-
--,e~-5o- with the Socialist onslaught on
Prime Minister BRAND.
The Chamber of Deputies has never oeen
-o-ad for the dignity OF its bearing or for
srs repose of manner. Pandemonium mas
on freoUert occasions prevailed But never
were things quite so disgraceful as the
,,rbe- CAV. when all Of Prime Minister
72riand-s : former Socialist friends united IN
esSsfIj1c him with reproaches. and IN en-
seavorinE 10 subject him TO personal Fio-
,enca bv reason Of his proclamation of the
:act that he had determined 10 assume the
championship OF law, of order and ol Ile
protection Of life and property
The presidency of the Chamber OF i'epu-
-ies in Paris is a much more important
s.fice in every way than that OF ll'e
SNEAKER Of Congress at Washington Like
ne Speaker Of the English House of Com
-,one re Is rr7asnifcently housed, at the
x,--srse az the state his residence. the
T,a-4- paisis Bourbon. for so long the home
ri The first Due de Morny. Tivalling IN
is4sreliness and in the l1Ixuriousness OF Its
commitments the Palace OF The E1ysee,
where the President of the republic has
his official home His salary and ernolu-
rnen-s are on q par with those or the
Sneaker ~ the House Of Commons
amounting 70 between 5000 and SSe-e9
ear. and II the English Speaker has his
mace bearer his train bearer and his
rasplafn. the President Of the French
chamber of Deputies has his military
guard of honor composed of picked men.
slzavs on du-v at the Palais Bourbon
snd The commanding officers Of which in
xs-iahlv attend him from his oTn resi-
,5ence in the Petit Bourbon % the big
y
SIS sessions
Pl,r the French Speaker has this sdran-
ssEe over his colleague at Westminster
shat he and the President Of the Senate are
regarded as almost equal III rank and IN
s-r71,orr7-~e 70 the President o. the Re
public The executive authority, which IN
fhis country Is restricted 10 the President
- the Republic. in France IS shared by
ST. chief magistrate with the Speakers OF
she Senate and Of The Chamber Of Depu-
-es- who form with him sort OF triuTl-
pirate ON all official and ceremonial oc-
r-sSions they figure Immediately next 10
him on his right and on his left hand
on New Years Day he is compelled 10 re-
+l-rn their vtsits. within the space OF three
hours in state, and foreign sovereigns
STAYING in Paris are obliged by etiquette
n-uled iately after calling upon the Presi-
6ent Of the Republic, at the EIysee TO
make similar call on the President Of
-'le Senate at the Palace Of the Luxer1-
t7ourE and upon the President Of the
Chamber Of Deputies. al the Petit BoGr-
bon Palace
There is no Vice President Of the Re
public in France. and the Presidents Of
-he Senate and o. the Chamber Of Depu-
res have 10 right Of succession 10 the
chief magfsr-acv Of the Republic But
57l1ch Of the authori-y and power which
here Is vested IN the occupant Of the
White House a. Washington rests in
france With the Chamber Of Deputies and
since II Is che Speaker Of the Chamber Of
Deputies who has the right Of appoint
ing the committees by which the real
business II the House IS transacted II fol-
lows that n France the President of the
Chamber of Deputies is a much bigger
she President Of the Republic. As here the
names Of the presiding officers OF the
1ower house u the national legislature in
Trance ara remembered when those of the
Sneakers Of che Senate have passed into
oblivion