Word: poincarã
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...surprise of the week was of a jack-in-the-box nature. Premier Poincar?? hid his chagrin at the defeat of the Electoral Reform Bill from the Chamber for two days, while the air was charged with amendments, sub-amendments, remonstrance and counter remonstrance, orations cold and orations hot. Suddenly out sprang M. Poincar?? from his little box, uttered a few short, sharp, subtle sentences making the passage of the bill a question of confidence in the Government, and ? abracadabra, the bill was passed by 408 votes to 127, thus completely reversing the minority vote of two days previous...
...Electoral Reform Bill chaperoned by Premier Poincar?? was defeated in the Chamber of Deputies by 290 votes to 275. As the Premier had not made it a question of confidence, the defeat did not imply non-support of the Government...
...Premier Poincar??, Minister of Finance Lasteyrie, Minister of War Maginot and Sub-Secretary of Aero- nautics Eynac appeared before the Senate Committee of Finance and Foreign Affairs to state why loans of 400,000,000 francs to Poland, 300,000,000 francs to Yugo-Slavia and 100,000,000 francs to Rumania should be made. After the session the Committee adopted the bills relating to Poland and Yugo-Slavia, but post-poned for further consideration that relating to Rumania. The bills are to be submitted to the Senate and the Chamber...
...increasing France's declining birthrate. He introduced into the Senate a bill providing "that only fathers of three children be eligible to hold public office." The Senator wanted the bill passed at once; but as such a measure would make many distinguished men ineligible for election, including Premier Poincar?? himself, the vote was deferred...
...result of this papal statesmanship was revealed last June when Pius XI launched his "letter to Gasparri" (TIME, July 9). He practically endorsed the Hughes plan for a tribunal of experts to consider reparations. He caused Poincar?? to roar: " We cannot accept the guidance of the Holy Father in temporal affairs...