Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-08

has been within the ordinary limits than dur
ing the early part of the week but the has kept
very firm 1000 Americans, $50 Behas $50 Pernams,
and 5000 Surats have been apportioned spectators
1850 Americans, and id0O Suras for export The total
sales % 300 bags230 bales Sea island 10 l-3da
36d; 100 stained do. i2l7 I'd; $3.50 Uplands Ida
III Lid dlOO Alabanas, l-3al2d; IL ,790 New Or
leans, .al3d; 5lo Pcruams l3 -2al5d.; 2I3O Maran-
hams. and Saw Gmned, III l-2ali :I-4d 1910 Bahias
III 3-Sal4d.--lnports, 1890 bags.
LATER FROM ENGLAND AND FRANCE
New YoRK, May 4.-Onc 'ctock u. NJ
by the packet ship Sylve dc Grassc, from Havre and
the Columbus, from Liverpool have French news to
the I'd, and English 10 the LIST of April 1t will be seen
that indemnity bill has been presc i'm part deba
ted and The discussion postponed to the 9TH of APRIL with
general understanding that the amount of the ndcm
NIFTY would be paid provided the government of the Uni
ted States had done notn: dcrogatory to the dignity
OF France. We consider the question satisfactorily
INDEMNITY BILL.
On the 25h of March, in the Chambers the discus.
sion OF the % million indemnity bill took place.
NJ Dnmon, after stating the of the report made
10y the committee in favor of the claim, concluded by
the following propositions:
Art The Minister of the Finances is authorised
TO take the necessary the execution of the
Isl ana "a articles OF the treaty signed the ith July
ls3l, between the King of the French and the United
States, the notifications of which exchanged at
Washington on the Cd February, 1892, and, according
to the terms of which, the of % millions of francs
Is to be paid by France.
Art. .. The sum of / 500 O0Ofr which the Govern
ment OF the United States has engaged To pay in
n2ai terms, in discharge of the claims presented by
eehaf of her citizens, of the Public Trea
Credited to special article of the Budget Credits shall
be opened to the Minister OF the Finances 10 similar
amount, for the discharge of the claims which shall
have been lquidated in favor of French citizens
Art. J. Acommtce, exercising its functions gratut
ousy and named by by Royal Ordonnance shall be APP
pointed to examine and estimate all claims addressed
government and to divide the of 800 900 francs
amongst all the claimants having right thereto and if
necessary, in proportion to the lust amount of their claims
All claims must be presented before the first of January
1857, under penalty offoriture of The same The claim
ants may appeal to the Council of State against the de-
g. nni tlaa,
IN the delays specified for matters in litigation. The
same right is reserved to the Minister the Finances
An account shall be annually laid before Chambers
Should portion of iTsSsI uneinpi,ys shau
be- returned to the Public TrcasuTy.a----- ~
Art A. The payments to be made on the &c %
millions OF tr7ncs shall be carried into effect only in as
far as the Government of the United States shall have in
mowsc acted contrary to the dignity and the interests
MIR. Berger made strong and violent speech against
tile report, and moved that the question be adjourned
til the last acts of Congress could he received
The President of the Council (hc Duke dc Broge } |
said that the Hon Deputy who had lust sat down had en-
tered into many questions, that became difficult TO
follow him. Laughter from the left lie thought the
best course would be, 10 resume by the facts
which had taken place since the first communication
the message of the President of the United States That
message he could regard the light public act
1t not act OF the Executive power taken as
whole for, with regard to the relations existing be-
tween the two States, the President the Executive
power only in conjunction with the Senate. Strictly |
speaking therefore, the French Government night be
supposed Ignorant OF the message. Oh, oh. lin
could the Government demand explanations an act
which had not been treated both
and therefore, being unable demand explanations the
French Government had merely recalled its ambassador
This the strongest measure that could be adopted
and IT has been adopted. The act OF the Ameri-
can President had not since the period referred to- be-
come the act Of the American Government; it had on
the contrary been dsapproved Of and equcnty the
position OF the French Governments
with regard TO the u. States, aud the former us
fed in concciyng that sufficient repair alton had been a
fordcd by the decision Of Congress. The Hon Deputy
who had preceded him i'll the tnbpnc, had conended la
the correspondence Of the Aalericut, Minister nc
AFFORDED eyaenee lhal the attsn ~
and 5eeSsaniitsn! Tie sanction
Snainber to the proposed law. T6is allegation,
though published in the Journalist had been denied by
the American Minister iniself Der providing for the
dignity of the country II was the duty of Govcrnment
TO dojustice TO the United States (Elear hear shes
Government had been always, and STILL persuaded
of the justice OF the treaty of 1881 it now ITS du-
t to demand the discussion of that treaty by the Cham
bcrs, and lac would besides call attention TO the last ar
uclc OF the Bill presented by the Committee by the
terms of which, the Minister would still be RESPONSIBLE
for the execution of the treaty after the law had been
votcd-or, in other words--no step towards payment
would be taken, should the interests dignity OF France
be compromised by the American Government 1t now
remained for the Chambers TO discuss the bill and if the
existence of the debt, of which Ministers entertained no
doubt acknowledged; if the enoaGements entered
into were deemed just and reasonable, the duty Of
the Chamber 10 enable Government fulfil those en0apd
ments and for the due maintenance of the dignity and
the interests of France, the responsibility OF Ministers
stake. He would remind the Chamber that The
session advancing to a cosctha bill such as that
submitted, required immediate discussion and t3t
further delay would materially inJure th9commeT E.<
forests OF the country. 1t not too much 5<
that the earliest moment should be named FOR the d w
which he trusted would at all events take place i'm
acly after the period judged Becessarysby tile CHI
for the examination OF the volumnous report iuspr
scented lie deemed IL incumbent him once more
TO repeat, that engagement had been lasl yrforned
no interest bndly conpromlsed; and If for he
make fhc imDroiJn bl sT clifton that the Govern
mcnt of Inc nitad collective legislature
with yybor-s ne French government could treat
% be hurried into any contrary TO the honor or
20 the interests Of France, the French Government
would do its duty, and the resolution of the Chamber
would be binding only that condition. Ministers
could affirm nothng--could guarantee nothing on the
subject of the intelligence recently received az they
were acquainted with 1T only through the ordinary con-.
mercal channels; but, taking for granted the truth
OF that intelligence, he could nothing in it of a
nature calculated to suggest the remarks made by the
Hon Deputy who had addressed tie Chamber before him
The French Government had recalled its ambassador
and therefore might naturally expect by way of reaa.
ton the American Ambassador would also be recalled
and yet such had not been the casc-or the terms of
the message inserted in the public journals were accu.
Tatcly reported the American Minister was to be recalled
only eventually. The resolutions of which so much had
been said, were those of isolated member of the
Chamber of Representatives According to the tenor OF
the first of these IL decided that room existed for
flesh negotiations the subject Of the treaty already
coHcudcd-or, IN other words, point which had al
ready been adjusted The second resolution well as
could remember bore upon the point that the Committee
Foreign Relations might be released from the duty of re-
porting upon the Presidents Message. The third rcsou
ton he could that moment precise recoect but
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