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Show CABINET Urn Mn Government Defeated in the Prench Chamber of Deputies Paris, June 23. The government j was defeated in the chamber of dep utles toda on a question relating to the supreme command of the army In caso of war. The deputies voted against the government. gov-ernment. 23S to 221, and this even- ing the ministers decided to present their resignations to President Fal-lerles Fal-lerles The adverse vote of the chamber cham-ber was due to the admission by Gen. Gcrran, the minister of war, In the senate last Tuesday, that the present organization of the army docs not provide pro-vide for a commander-ln-chiof in time of war. the direction of operations in the case of var being in tho hands o' j a council of war made un of the mln- I Isters of war and the generals of the army. This announcement by the minister came In the nature of a revelation to manj parliamentarians. Today, In the chamber of deputies, Dopnty Hesfec Interpolated In-terpolated the government on the subject sub-ject and opposod tho sjstem of military mili-tary control as outlined bv the gen- i oral Thereupon the government ask- I ed for a voto of confluence and fnlled I to obtain a majority. The Monls cabinet was formed ) March 21st last, following tho reslg- . nation of tho Brlnnd ministry on Feb 27. oo |