Show THE HE NEW PREMIER OF FRANCE FRANC eugene henri brisson had c occupied the chair of the presidency dency of the chamber of deputies longer than any other othel person when he was defeated tor for reelection e on the second ballot on june 2 ny by the government candidate M deschanel M brisson was elected to the national assembly feb 8 1871 he had bad previously been defeated in 1869 in an attempt to enter the corps legis latif an honorable career in the chamber followed it was after the tall fall of the cabinet of jules juies ferry march 31 1885 and after the ineffectual at tempts attempts of M de freycinet to form a cabinet that the president called upon M brisson brisbon to be premier the task seemed then hopeless nevertheless M brisson succeeded and his cabinet went into office april 6 1885 he occupying the premiership and the portfolio of the minister of justice his cabinet might have been called a moderate republican one in the winter of 1885 his cabinet nearly sustained a defeat owing to a formidable coalition in the chamber jk against the governments policy in fonkin and madagascar he gave way lothe loathe more liberal policy advanced by 0 HENRI BRISSON AL de freycinet in issee and retired from the ministry in 1895 he was an important candidate for the presidency of france |