The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-03 00:00:00

on several propositions relritiv., to tl,, ris,,ll- f., r,, of
Assembly.
M. Boussi—l acct nd the tribune to oppose the disetE-
sion taking place at present. A committee was ap-
pointed to examine several propositions tending to
modify our rules and regulations. Since the period when
the committee was nominated several other propositions
were presented; and last week a report was presented
by M. Hubert Delisle from the committee, but on
one or two propositions only, and not on all. The rest
were, in fact, neglected ; and I, in consequence, have
to protest against such a mode of proceeding. It does
not, I conceive, belong to the committee to make a
choice amongst the several propositions—(Noise, which
went on inereasing)—and amongst others to present a
proposition.—(Renewed noise, wich rendered the Hon.
Gentleman's voice quite inaudible; private conversations
were going on all through the Chamber.) The lion.
Representative then folded his arms, waiting, appa-
rently, for silence. At this moment M. Leon de Mille-
vile entered, and was immediately surrounded by a
number of Members, who appeared to felicitate him.
He then ascended to the President's chair, and conversed
with that gentleman. M. Boussi still remained in the
tribune, waiting for silence. At last—
The President said, if order be not restored, I must
suspend the sitting.—(Hear, hear.)
M. Boussi then went on to complain that his proposi-
tion had not been reported on, and concluded by de-
manding to have the discussion postponed.
M. Herbert Delisle, the reporter, observed that the
committee had thought that, looking at the advanced
period of the labour of the Assembly, it was not neces-
sary to take into consideration all the propositions pre-
sented to alter the regulations.—(Movement). All that
the committee looked to was, to recommend such modi-
fications as would enable the Assembly to go on for the
present, leaving to the Legislative Chamber to fix de-
finitively its own regulations. Some of the propositions
alluded to were exceedingly important, and would re-
quire a lengthened consideration. The committee
considered that its task ought to be restricted to what
was most urgent--what was indispensable for the present
time.

M. St. Gandens supported the demand for an adjourn•
meat, and expressed his disapprobation of the tenor of
the remarks just laid before the Assembly by the ho-
nourable reporter. He (M.. St. Gandens) was aware that
there was a party which desired to see the Assembly
dissolved—(Agitation)—but he had to observe that it
has been clearly intimated that the organic laws ought
to be voted by the same body as had drawn up the con-
stitution.—(Movement.) He could not see that what
the Assembly had already decided on this point could
now be changed or gone back on. Hence it was highly
important that the regulations should be made as perfect
as possible, without delay; and, in consequence, he had
to support the adjournment.
M. Dupin said that he could very easily conceive that,
at the present advanced period of the labours of the
Assembly, regret should be felt at appropriating so
great a quantity of time as would certainly be required
to the organisation of new committees. He therefore
came forward to propose that the priority be given
to Art. 54 of the regulations which appeared unjust, as
having a tendency to allow Art. 41 of the con-
stitution to be applied. That was the more necessary,
as Art. 41 was the condition on which a single
Chamber could exist.—(lnterruption.) He was perfectly
well aware that the Assembly was a constituent one, but
he did not see that that had any effect on the question.—
(Renewed agitation.) The Constitution was now voted,
and could not be changed in any respect. The Assembly
could now, therefore, not pass any but ordinary laws;
and was, in fact, nothing more than a Legislative As-
sembly, in the true sense of the word. "I do not see,"
continued the Hon. Gentleman, " that any other can
exist, in the face of an executive power which no longer
acts by delegation, and which, in taking the oath to the
constitution, must have been under the impression that
you would have been:bound by it as well as he."—(Great
agitation.) The ion. Gentleman then went on to insist
on settling the question at issue without further delay.
After what had lately taken place, the Assembly ought
to profit by the lesson, and place the regulations in such a
position as to prevent a similar misadventure taking
place.—(Noise.) " You desire," said M. Dupin, in
conclusion, "to make all the organic laws; that is
decided certainly; but you will not pass any but what
you will be permitted.—(Great agitation anal cries of
" Order, order," on the left.) If you are destined to
make all the organic laws, it is an additional reason for
me to insist on having the regulations settled at once.
At all events, whatever you do, you ought to do well,
and, consequently, I again demand the priority for Art.
54.—(Agitation.)
The Abt 6 Fayet, Bishop of Orleans, alluded to the
cause which had called forth the present demand for a
change in the regulations, namely, the vote of the As-
sembly on the salt duty. The wish was now to cause
the Chamber to change its decision.—(Movement.) But
this was always the case. When anything was done to
help the cause of the working classes, at once dissatis-
faction was expressed, and every attempt was made to
render the advantage accorded them of no avail. The
budget was, in fact, to all appearance, in the opinion of
many, not made for the nation, but the nation for the
budget.—(Hear, hear.) That discussion had shown how
little the people were thought of, when, on the occasion
of a reduction of the taxes, the Government and a great
part of the Assembly would desire to nullify the vote
that had been come to. M. Dupin had in the discussion
on the salt duty made an allusion to the history of the
Lacedemonians.—(Movement.) But for his (the Abhi's)
part, he considered that it was the budget that was al-
ways drunk, and the people always sober.—(Agitation.)
M. Dupin said that the question of the salt duty had
nothing to do with the matter under discussion ; the
whole point to be decided was, whether Art. 41 of the
Constitution ought to be allowed to be put in force or
not at present. If it wore not, there could be no means
of avoiding the result of an imprudent vote. Here was
a budget with a deficiency of upwards of 500 millions.
A Voice on the Left—lt is not true.—(Agitation.)
Voices on the Right—Such language is most unbe-

corning.
Other Voices—lt is brutal!

M. Dupin observed that he had employed the lan-
guage of the Minister of Finance, who had declared that
the deficiency would be, for 1849, at lent 560 millions.
Well, with that deficiency, the Assembly had, in his
opinion, voted a reduction of resources of 46 millions.
The Assembly had now no means of reconsidering such
a vote, and it was to enable it for the future to re-
examine its votes that the present change in the regula-
tions was demanded.

M. H. ll'assy, Minister of Finance expressed his sur-
prise at the language of the Abb6 Fayet. In the mouth
of a grave man like the reverend ecclesiastic, it was like
calling on the rate-payers not to pay their taxes.—
(Hear, hear.) The language of the reverend gentleman
was also highly objectionable, inasmuch as it attributed
to the Government a culpable carelessness relative to the
poorer classes. All such language was doubly dangerous
from not being exact, and he considered it his duty to
protest against it.—(Hear, hear.)
The A bh4 Fayet explained that he had no wish that
his language should be taken in the sense attributed to
it by the Hon. Minister ; he merely meant to declare,
that the cause of the poor was not sufficiently at-
tended to.

M. Senard, the Chairman of the Committee, declared
that he had been commissioned by that body to affirm
that it was highly important to have the discussion pro-
ceeded with at once.

The general discussio❑ was then declared to be closed.
The question of an adjournment being put from the
chair, was decided in the negative.
The articles of the regulation, as amended, were then
brought forward. They commence with Article 49, and
go down to Article G 2. The great object of the modifi-
cations is to place a check on the Assembly, and prevent
precipitate decisions. All bills, when not declared to
d'argence, are to be voted only after three readings, at
five days' distance from each other. Oa Article 54,
M. Deslongrais proposed that the three readings
should be reduced to two, with the same distance be-
tween them as stated in the article of the committee.
This was negatived.
M. Fould proposed that there should be no necessity
to send bills of local interest to the bureaux, and to
subject them to the rest of the routine specified.
Adopted.