Peking, Nov. 22.
The member' of the Cabinet held an informal conference yesterday evening, xt which they decided that since the charge against Mr. Lo Wen-kan by the House of Representatives does not constitute a legal impeachment it ought to returned to the House. (The Constitution provides that a resolution of both Houses is necessary for the impeachment of a Cabinet Minis. ter.) The Chief Secretary of the Cabinet, therefore, to-day requested the President to sanction the return of the document in question to the House of Representatives.
A further outcome of the conference was that the Cabinet last might telegraphed to. the provinces stating that they regretted the President's failure to issue certain mandates submitted to him by the]. Cabinet, also that they regretted the irregwar conduct of certain members of the House of Representatives in exerting undue pressure on the President in connexion with Mr. Lo Wen-kan's case. They had therefore decided to resign en bloc, but not until the accusaagainst Mr.' Lo was disposes Li is reported that Gen. Wu Pei-fu has telegraphed to the police authorities, remarking that they should not have arrested Mr. Lo Wen-kan if they knew that their authority was legally insufficient.
Mr. Lo, meanwhile, remains is the custody of the Procurator, who is awaiting the outcome of the Finance Minister's demand tha? the Speaker and Vice-Speaker of the -House of Representatives should Lo. summoned to give evidence against him.
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