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LATE ANDiMPoRrANT PROM FRANCE
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p"t M rhpM FRANCE
Reception 0-v' Cisys report al Psri,
The packet ship Rhonc, at New York
from Havrc, brings Paris and Hayre
dates TO the 10th February. From the
Journals before us we make up the fol-
lowing interesting summary of intclli-
gencc:
The various bureax into which the
Chamber of Deputies is divided, have
each elected member 10 compose the
committee To which the examination
and Preparation of Report. ON the
American indemnity, are conhded. OF
these nine members, all bat one are
said In be in favor of carving the Trra-
ty into effect. W. DeLsserf. who is
chosen the Chairman and Reporter of
the Committee, is understood To be clear
and strenuous in that opinion.
The course Of the thing was this
On Thursday and Friday, 9TH and 9th
February, the Chamber, in its bureaux
and not m public sitting, discussed the
proposed law. Amer the discussion in
each bureau, and when the sentiments
oil members were asccrtaincd, the COM
mittee OF nine was formed by one from
each bureau. One only Of the nine
burcaux was-not hostile To the pro-
lJect-but in favor of reducing the
amount proposed.
On the 9TH February the report of
the Scnate's unanimous vote reached
Paris. II is thus announced bv the
Journal des Debats: This is a fresh
and striking ccnsure OF that portion OF
the Presidents Message which con-
Germs France" Such. certainly, was
not ITS character, for it sustained the
leading views of the Message, though
ooJectng To the remedy proposed.
Erfrdcf Of IL letter dated.
PARIS 9th Feb. 1855.
| AS We have led YOU 10 expect. every
thing has gone in favor of the Amcri-
can question here. The committee
chosen to report upon the subject hare
been seven out of nine in favor of it,
This IS further indication OF the sense
oil the Chamber, and we now consider
the majority certain, and are inclined
To believe that it may be considered
asJfg. This month, VIC have reason
to think, will sec the execution Of IN.
treaty.
Extract Of irft-r 10 The editor ofbe .N;.r TsrI
.f1irricGH. dI!cd HAvaK, F,b. :. Is5S
The Committee has been named Il
examine and report on the American
Treaty. The discussion will take place
IN ten or twelve days hence.
The Chamber is divided into nine
burcaux: each names a member. ane
of the nine named, eight arc in favor o
the Treaty, that is, 10 vote The p mil
lions. The other is for the Treaty, bu
thinks the sum ought TO be reduced
A discussion takes place at the nomina
lions an the bureauX, and as far a
opinions could be ascertained, not onl,
as TO those named, but those not named
there must be a decided majority in IA
vor of the projct dc loi now before th,
| Chamber.
A Postscript Of the 9Th says
All going on well. The packet can.
not sail TO day. If you hear nothing
further from me, take it for granted
there is nothing new.
PARIS, 9th Feb.
To ne Editor efne Courier e Enquire.
The great question, the American
question, is at last the order Of the day
nj. de Rigny required on Saturday tha
on Monday the Chamber should take
up the project Of law for the indemnity
of % millions but the Deputies though
this much too early. and they fixed the
preparatory discussions in the BurcauN
for last Thursday.
Yesterday, therefore, tho private dis.
cussions commenced. On :his frs
trial, five burcaux out of nine Of which
the Chamber is composed, decided IL
favor Of the law. Strictly speaking, i
may be said that six are in lis favor
For NJ. Ducas, who has been named re-.
porter (npportcur-Commissaire) %
the 9TH, is. as deputy Of the town o
4 Bordeaux, in favor Of the ministerial
project, requiring however that a.,
Ministers shall furnish additional docu
ments. IL must not be too hastily con
cluded that this trial Is decisive Of th,
vote Of the Chamber, for IL has beer
/ observed that IN the burcaux the qucs
ton was by no means made a Cabinc
" " - s.NnNthtlEh HNtilIflN
question of justice, of equity and ma
iional honor-thus among the six min
idenalists who were not IN favor Of ,
rejection three asked for more ampl,
information X more ample documents
The three other burcaux dad rot rcquir,
arejectIOn of the law bot suspension o
all discussion until the American ma
ton. by the organ Of IT. representative
had made known II u adopted the hos
tile intentions of the President or not
Others required that We should stop q
the FIRST estimation OF the indemnity
, thirteen millions. and others. in fine
that new negotiations should be- open
. cd. Influential speakers naintaine,
that the bureauH had no right 10 amen,
the proposed law that Il was NOR,
, constitutional 10 reject u, simply ex
, pressing a desire that Ministers woul,
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