Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-09-29

'tIiditS wal, Hldh'S tcdtico VI p'"'',
alliance, and commerce, appoints to all
the Offices Of public administration, and
makes all the regulations, ordonnances
necessary for the execution of the laws,
without having the power either to sus-
pend the laws themselves, or dispense
with their execution"
Nj. Jacqueminot proposed the follow
ing additional Article, which was inn
mediatcly adopted by acclamaton -
"Nevelthecss, no foreign troops can ev-
er be admitted into the service of the
State without an express law"
In Article ID the Suppression of the
word Departments" was adopted.
Article lG and II were consolidated
by the committee into one, and adopted
III the terms of M. Berard's proposition.
The Commission proposed the suppress
sion Of Articles 10, 20, and 81.
NJ. Bcnyer observed that there was a
provision in one of those Articles which
ought to be maintained. lie stated it
"lf proposed law be rejected by one
Of the three powers, it cannot be brought
forward again i'll the same Session. y,
The Chamber rose en maSse land the pro-
position was adopted.
Art. 90, proposed by the Commissions:
"Any ASSEMBLY Of the Chamber of Peers
which should be held at a time which is
not that of the Session of the Chamber
of Deputies, illicit and null of full right,
except the case in which it is assembled
as Court of Justice, and then it can on
ly exercise Judicial functions ons.-Adoptcd,
\ Art. 30, of the Commission runs thus:
1.-The Princes Of the blood are Peers
by right of BIRTH: they take their seats
Immediately after the President. "A
dopted.
Art 38 of the Commission:-"No De-
putty can be admitted into the Chamber if
he is not 3Oyears of age, and il he does
not possess the other conditions piescrib-
cd by law
| NJ. Nillcmain proposed to fix the age
of eligibility at % years.
| Nj. Berryer-llow can you call to de-
liberate on public affairs, men whom the
civil law scarcely calls to enjoy all the
rights Of civil transactions.
!, The amendment of Nj. Villemain was
negatived.
II nj. Is. Constant-A new law is requir-
ed. 1.-THE Government, as we hope, is
| economical, the taxes will be reduced +,
and the amount Of qualifying taxations
must be diminished. l could mention "a
thousand instances oft; Il will mention
nv own, because | know it better than
any other. paid 1900 fir. taxes; now
pay only 1900 lr.; if had been reduced
204 fir. should no longer be eligible;
! and vet | should offer more guarantees,
for should be richer by 800 fir.
There must be bounds set to the reduc-
ton of the number of electors, and this
must be the subject ofa future law.
Nj. Dupin-The intention of the Com
mittce has been to refer to laws every
thing that is susceptible of modification.
| This article was adopted.
| The Committee proposed the suppress
sion of Art. 80.
|, nj. Berger objected to this suppress
sion, and proposed the following version
'If, however, there should not be in the
Department 80 persons of the age specl-
fed paying the amount of taxes fixed by
law, their number shall be completed
from the persons who pay the greatest a
mount of taxes, under the amount fixed
by law" Adopted.
| The additional article 10: "The pre-
sent Charter, and the ri9 hts it consc-
crates, shall be entrusted to the patriot
ism and courage of the National Guards
and all the citizens," was adopted with
acclamations.
| SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
| "All the creations of Peers during the
reign of Charles X. are declared null
and void"
"And in order to prevent the recur-
renee of the abuses which have destroy
cd the principle of the establishment of
the Peeragc, art. 81, which gives to the
King an unlimited faculty OF creating
Peers, shall be submitted to revision
i'm the course of the Session of 1881"
! M. Berard required that the right OF
revision should be full and unrcstraincd,
so that not only the recurrence OF the a.
buses complained of might be rendered
impossible, but that the hereditary prin-
ciplc might be submitted to examination.
General Lafayette then ascended the
Tribune, and profound silence prevail
ed. He said, "ln mounting this Tribune
upon this serious question, | am not yield
inc TO momcntary impulsion, nor am
counting popularity, which ! shall never
prefer To my duty Cheers. )-lhe re-
publican principles, which | have pro,
fcsscd throughout my life, are well
known, but these opinions do not prevent
me from being the defender OF Consti-
tutional Throne raised by the people.
The same sentiments animate me under
tbe present circumstances, when II is