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i., tnuwportalion for rwalmc m.liiary secrete 

 rrign govrniment. n l>ill on t rcason-espio- 

 i-UI Mjieeiiul in ' 11; *" ""' ' debate. It 

 mlaUiihes the penalty of death for the trcason- 

 bit leTesitfrm of plan*. d.-eiimeiiK ,, r in! 

 lioQ relating to th'd.f- n- . ,,f tin- count r. 



or its security against extern , 

 -f from three m.-nth-' 



t'nt. with a tin* ami loss of -i\ il 

 rifhte, were enacted f.-r i-enwnswho for j.-unml- 

 r other professional purposes obtain pps- 

 aeavkMi of or publish such papers, plan?, <>r m- 

 f - i>. -.. 



The annvirfimat ware increased in the) 

 of IHM bv 11.000.000 francs, and the navy ex- 

 penditure by 1.000,000 francs. Tin milit . 

 prndr colonies has nearly trebled in 



..,.- , . th t.. TonqOla an.! the 



SoocUn. It is now 00,000.000 fran. -s while the 

 - ments for civil expenses were estimated at 

 ..... frni SOBWUohl MTin* Of 8^)004 ..... 

 franc* was proposed by th.- Budget Committee. 

 Out of a total expenditur 



1796,000 



re of 8,448,000,000 francs 

 ncs do not admit of retrench- 



.... absorbed by interest on the debt, 

 cost of collecting taxes, and the army and navy. 

 Of the remaining 050.000,000 francs 105,000,000 

 francs are required for education and 181,000,- 

 000 franc* for public works. M. Ribot saw no 



nchmcnt except by reducing the 



civil service, which could not be done in a hurry. 

 The budget for 1896 Introduced new taxes to 

 provide 86.000.000 francs. Differential or pro- 

 gressive succession duties were expected to vie 1.1 

 boat 25.000.000 francs ; a progressive duty on 

 ones and carriages to give 1.000,000 francs; an 

 increase from 1| to 2 per cent, in the stamp duty 

 on foreign companies 1 bonds, the doty on foreign 

 imont bonds remaining 1 per cent., to yield 

 14.000.000 francs ; a higher duty on full packs of 

 plaving cards, with precautions against the sale 

 of second-hand packs, to add 1.200,000 francs ; a 

 Ux on servant*, farm and factory hands being 

 exempted, ranging from 80 per cent, for 1 male 

 servant up to 90 francs for 4 or more, with half 

 these rates for female servant-, to produce 10,- 

 000.000 francs ; Bad the assimilation of thecus- 

 i totho-o of France to yield 

 an extra 4.000.000 francs. M. Kibot proposed to 

 remodel tin- Injuor duties, but the Chamb. i 

 the matt IT out of his hands by voting the project 

 of M. Valk? to do away alto-- t h.-r wit h t he lar^e 

 from hygienic beverages, such as 



cider,and pernr, and covert he defi. -it thu> caused 

 by an increased tax on alcoholic beverages and 

 bv monopoly of the rectification of liquors. 

 The Ux on alcohol is raised to 11 r> francs a hec- 

 tolitre. The change, advocated by the Socialists 

 or Radicals, found so much favor'that the Prime 

 Minister had to accept it or court defeat. It was 

 adonu*! br M Totes to 180. 



iraignac** proposal for an income tax was 

 poiCponed. and the tirinc-ip!. . f th. 

 Jetted on the demand of r by 284 



to ttS. The eewinn was closed on .! u l"y 1 4. 



Thr iMmtfi Cabinet, Wir ;i ,| M . cham- 

 ber rueesimnled on Oct 22. the glass-n 

 strike at Carman x furnished the Socialist 



for interpellations. A glassblower 

 U who was a candidate for the 

 council, left work to attend a 



of \\\< trade and was .INel: 

 workim-n >lruek. and thr mat. 

 glass works retorted with a lockout. disinia^H 

 10,000 men. Tnnips wm- -mt to pr- 

 ;s rejected the 'lTer of il,, 



the Tarn to at' I krj.i up tin- -.triki- 



when the inaiuiu-' '. M. U.-xM-^iiier. 



MI t In- iM'^iiiniii^ of ( >riiln-r and 

 to take back all c\ pt it, 

 were sent to Carman \ to pr, \.nt mtimid.. 



Th.- Kiliot Cal.m.'t M-i-m.-d t. 

 l'\ the results of the depart menl.. 

 Which look place on .Inly . 



.dly faded in their n< 



tennined cfTorts to win seats, but the M< 

 K. -pulilicans had gained at the exiiensi 



re were elected t.. Hie 

 partmental councils 894 Moderates, 268 

 ti..naric-. 181 Radicals, 74 Republicans, and 



Socia 



The breakdown of the transport sen ice of tin- 

 Madagascar expedition and \ani, 

 dences of administrative incompetence, win 

 tales of peculation, grave the Opposition another 

 weapon. The attitude of the (Jov.-riim- 

 the income-tax question was not in harm..n\ 

 with the prevailing sentiment of the chatnlier. 

 What was most damaging was the su-pi 

 tertained in variou- parts <>f the h..u-.- reoav 

 ing the complicity <>f leading politician- 

 dominant faction in corrupt t ran-actions. Ws^H 

 was kindled anew by the course of the (iovern- 

 ment in regard to the Southern Railroad eVj 



dais. In tile trial evidence seemed to 1)6 *^H 



held. The Socialist Rouanct. in an intcrpella^BJ 

 on Oct. 28, accused the Government of makS 

 ier a scapegoat, while shielding worse ^H 

 prits. His motion that the ( 'hamber, eone^H 

 ing that it is proper to interdict its mcm^W 

 from taking part in the operation^ of HnaflH 

 syndicates, is resolved to throw complete iMt 

 upon the affairs of the southern railways, 

 invites the Minister of Justice to fulfill 

 responsibilities was carried airain-t the ^^H 

 menl s of Kibot and Tr;r 

 21 1. The ministers immediate!'. 



I'r. -ident Faure summoned M. I'. 

 leader of the K'adicals, who could 

 M. llanotaux to retain the portfoli 

 Affairs, hut was able to make up ; 

 entirely from the Radical party. Ti 

 ministry, completed on <>--t. :',!. was compfl 

 as follows: President of the Council, an-: 

 ter <.f the Interior. l..'-.n i ; 



I rov Cavaignac : Mini-tei 

 M. Locknn : M 



tor Bert helot; Minister of I-'inam . 

 mour: Minister of .luMicc. M. Hicard : 

 of I'ublie Instruction and Worship. M. ' 

 Minister of Commerce, M. M.-,ii.ur: .V 

 of Agriculture. M. \'it:er: Mini-:, t- . ,f i 



: Mini-i' 

 W<.rk<. M. (Ju\. 



been Minister <(' Instruction and 

 .Iii-tie... M. Loekrov Mini- 

 Mini>ter of In-truction. Dr. Vi^-r Mi 

 iilturc in the Cabinet, of Ihipuy m 

 '. rier. and I'rof. liert helot Mini 

 cation in the Cabinet of M. (J-.blet. 



M. Hotir^cois in his declaration of poll- 

 promised a supplementary irKjuiry into the scan 



