New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
Han ding In Of Resig- nations Follows De- feat Of Confidence Vote, 274 To 22l, On Question Of Tax On Sales.
Retiring Premier Will Con- tinue as Head of French Delegation at League of Nations Conference Next Week.
MARKET AFFECTED
 BY MINISTRY CHANGE

Paris March 6 Opl-The cabinet e. Artstido Briand has fallen. Like tlyn other ministerios in less than two years 1t was wrecked on the shoals Of the governments plan to bring about the financial rehabilitation ot France.
 Confidence Vote Lost,
 In the chamber of deputies early this morning the government mai the tax on sales provision Of it's financial bill question Of confidenc,. in the government. IL was defeat,I by vote Of 274 10 221, and imm diately afterwards M. Briand fendoI- ed his resignation and that Of the other members of the cabinet n President Doumergue.
 During the acrimonious debate .t the chamber in the night-long ses, sion, NJ. Briand several times maGa terVant pleas to the members th.t they come to the aid of the gover.. ment and pass the necessary mea.- ures 10 enable il to tide over ' financial crisis. Likewise Minister , Finance Doumer warned the Aa. ties Of the necessity for prompt ee favorable action, Louis Malyey, pt.. 'dent Of tAa ehAmbar's huap,e as.p mlttee, and NJ, Lam5reuX, the com mittee's reporter, scored the mem bers for what they termed cowul dice and base demagogy, but all ra no purpose,
 Briand's Arguments.
 At one time, Premier Briand Na> outspoken in his declaration that it,. chamber was not showing q srus of its responsibilities in failing vote the money urgently needed l, the government, If the financial b.. dld not secure passage he declaI,.G that he would not leave for Geu,t 10 represent at the League Of \, lions session next week counts with parliamentary body of Ip opinion such as had been manifesl ,i at the present session Of the chalu. Der
 Great Flight of Oratory
 While he had the floor the pr,.- micr rose 10 heights Of oratory in behalf Of inc measure which ne>,r had been surpassed hy him. Ia appealed 10 the deputies to put their country before votes.
 "TaNcs", he declared, "are dis agreeable things, but tho country has plenty of good sense. If tLt reason Is put clearly before it, if 5- is made to understand that 1t Is taking out insurance against risls of the future, am sure it wit yield 10 those who show it it- iutios."
 His speeches. however, gained ful him only tho admiration of bus auditors, II did not serve to chanl their attitude of hostility against tGv fax on sales paragraph Of tho fnaN cial biu.
 Amendments Rejected During tho night thu Chamb, r p'oidrd mechanically through arft. Il" after article of tho bill, rcjcu, lnr do2rns of the more or less il- tile amendments. The first trout arose over the article raisinS I price Of common tobacco from |rauc and one-half 10 two and quarter francs per packet. This chamber would not vote. It e\. . ! r,1ectcd an amendment raising ii ', two francs IL was here that N Mai,y and W. Lamorcux acCuS . the members of Cowardice and N. 1 Brianl asserted tbat he would q. . : cline 10 go to Geneva, i Tohactu PriC,' Not Raised As tho refusal to raise the rrir ] os tobacco climiratcd GOO. .ooO,ont ] francs from the resources inc go, rrnment hal counted on the si'iin4 ] was suspended 10 ,nah'e the tinauN committee to deliberate. The con mittce decided on compromi>, ] fixing the price at two francs ten i cou'imvS. The house having haa ! leisure 10 digest flr words of Pr mi,r Rriand and 'he other mem 1 bcrs of his ministry voted q amendment c49 10 159, The go. 1 crnmont had made this a ques'iyu Of confidence and thercforc was ah,. i 10 carry on.
 The Vital Issues The chamber then resumed l,. i taking up Of other articles of tl- bill. hut the trouble which resu cd in the downfall Of the cabin only arrived when tho famous 9a, on payments" or lax on sal17a. clause was brought up, The pa n.eut fixed hy the committee W. onc-ha)f Of onu per cent, Durh ~ the discussion VI. E,ioucc stat that The socialists would refuse vote in favor of the measu ] Finance Minister poumcr insisl
 that 1t must be passed.