禁烟展限案与全国首起谘议局辞职风潮--以《广西禁烟案汇钞》为中心

Deferral of Opium Prohibition Plan and the Wave of Resignations in the First Provincial Parliament:The Archives of Guangxi Opium Prohibition Case

广西谘议局成立以后,立即会同巡抚制定分区分期禁烟办法,而张鸣岐自行展限,引起谘议局强烈不满。张鸣岐赴京述职,代理巡抚魏景桐采用拒绝报销电报费等手段逼谘议局就范,引起后者更大反弹。为维护议案和宪政的权威,广西谘议局全体辞职,第二届常年会无法召开,直到资政院裁决、摄政王亲下上谕才宣布复会。此事使广西谘议局成为各省谘议局的领袖和争相效仿的对象,把全国政治生态进一步推向激进。

After the establishment of Guangxi opium together with the governor Zhang Provincial Parliament, it issued an immediate prohibition on Mingqi, which banned opium in stages region by region. Unexpectedly, before the ban was completed in the area surrounding Guilin, Zhang Mingqi already extended the period on his own, which triggered the vehement anger of the parliament. However, as Zhang Mingqi was away reporting to the imperial court, Wei Jingtong became the deputy governor to act Wei Jingtong took measures, like refusing to pay cable fees, to force parliament to give in, which caused greater resistance. In order to uphold the dignity of the motion and constitution, all the members of Guangxi Provincial Advisory Bureau resigned collectively. As a consequence, the annual meeting could not convene normally. The Parliament did not resume the session until it finally received the verdict of the Advisory Council and the personal imperial edict of the Prince Regent. This incident made the Guangxi Provincial Advisory Bureau the leader and model for every Provincial Advisory Bureau in China, and thus promoted the political environment of radicalism.