[1] He began a career as a senior official, but then turned to the study and practice of agriculture in his native department.

[1] He was opposed to the institution of two chambers, and to the proposal to dissolve the Constituent Assembly before the organic laws had been passed.

[5] Tourret caused a proposal to guarantee savings banks to be rejected, due to fears raised by the near-bankruptcy of the state in February and March of that year.

[6] He opposed appointment of local officials by the executive in favor of election by municipal councils, a small step towards decentralization.

Courses would have a two-year duration, and the three best pupils each year would receive three-year scholarships to pursue agricultural studies.

The rapporteur was citizen Antoine Richard du Cantal, who noted that cultivators had long been neglected by previous regimes, and presented the project as a great revolutionary measure.

One member suggested that children studying at the elementary level should continue to work in the fields, receiving education in the mornings or evenings.

Amable Dubois felt that there were no qualified teachers, and that the peasants would resist any form of theoretical instruction.

[13] Tourret also conceived of the idea of an international exposition, but this was abandoned due to the uncertainty of the times and the claims of other projects.

[14] Tourret resigned with the rest of the cabinet on 20 December 1848 after General Cavaignac was defeated in the Presidential elections.