The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-31

reports presented 10 the Assembly by the different
beers of the Provisional Government in relation TO the
administration of their respective departments. The
statements OF Lamartne concerning the foreign policy Of
France and OF Ledu Rolln concerning the course pull
sued by him in relation TO the electoral organization OF
the country are especially interesting We hope here
after to Law some summary OF their contents before
readers AT the close OF Mondays sitting the thanks Of
the Assembly were voted by exclamation, 10 the members
Of the Provisional Government only one or two members
among them NJ Barbes--distngushng themselves by
any opposition the motion. The vote declared that
the Provisional Government had deserved well of the
country.
AT the opening OF the fifth days session. came up the
grave question of the organization OF the executive pow
err pending the deliberations OF the Assembly This sub
ect had been on the previous day referred to commit
tee and the result of their deliberations is given as fol-
lows
NJ Peupn reporter of the committee charged with ex
aiming the different propositions relative to the coos'u-
ton temporary executive power having been cata 10
the tribune present his report said that two propositions
had been made oue the sSsct that the National Assem
BIN should appoint commission Of nps msmof's toho ho~d
rame the piniste,s and dree. the goper"msnf and the
Other that the assembly should esd directly aud by bot,
the ministers Of the nine departments; and f'th eho"
portfolio rcho should preside the council The advo
of the first mods contended that un Intermediate
power the assembly and the ministers was ndls-
pensabe that the assembly could not govern ana that
ministers would be unable attend to their legislative and
executive functions The parsans OF the second mode
stated that the National Assembly, uniting the executive.
legislative constituent powers called upon to elect
directly ministry aud until the powers oil the STATE
organized and divided the supreme authority should
remain the hands Of the assembly After much discus
son the nittee decided by majority Ola to that
the National Assembly should appoint directly by ballot
nd Inv abs ms
and revocable united under the presidency OF tenth
minister elected by the assembly who should form an
executive council and render an account oil the proceed
ngs to the assembly
This report of the committee gave rise to animated
debate, of which we can give only the following sum
mary of the concluding speeches by DILLON Bauot and
Lamartine, on the opposite sides of the question.
NJ Odllon Barot next ose and declared that the
by could not adopt another than that suggested by
the committee The executive power should be lndepend
en to certain extent of the legislative power The com
ell il was proposed establish would not be independent,
lie members would likewise members Of the assembly,
and the ministers would necessarily be accountable 10 the
council and to the assembly The adoption of the course
by the committee was imposed by necessity
there was choice left it was the only one caicuaedo
establish order and security so Tor he great
work founding the republican constitution oil Tue eoun-
try which could not be framed amidst aga'ioA ana 1m
pest .
| M Lamartine who spoke next strongly recommended
the establishment of government council and iuy con-
Cured ia the noble expressed by Able Laco
daire He then pointed the political Inconvenience
resulting from the direct election OF ministers by the Ma
tona Assembly The dangers referred to by several speak
ers were he thought ideal Parties had been Vahqushed
ON the dav the assembly in that hail. and no party no
faction had at present chance OF prevailing Tor an hour
In conclusion he entreated the assembly to appoint rep
council composed of members chosen amongst
them and protested in the Of his colleagues oil tho
government that they totally dsnteesed
in the question and ready to descend from the ee
waited rank in which chance circumstances mad p'aceo
em to the station the humbest servants OF the republic
After NJ Lamartne had left the tribune the President
the assembly the order In which the dhereh
PROPOSITIONS should be put to the VOTE Inc majority Oh
the committees he said, had recommended the direct eec
ton of ten ministers by the assembly, and the minority Inc
establishment of government council third PROPOSE
ion had been made to the effect of continuing the provi-
siona government office until the proclamation OF the
constitution. =. - ,
The greatest confusion here M. Barbes insisted
on every member voting publicly. M de Vogue seconded
the notion but the President observed that every Vo
being public he could not perceive its utility
The proposition Of the committee was hen put 10 INC
vote and two trials proving doubtful ballot commenced
and at O'Clock the National Assembly rejected by ma
oy of all against 1885, the proposition oil the central coo
mee that ministers be directly appointed by the as.em'
bly,.
This vote having rendered the nomination OF an Execu'
tive Council necessary, further discussion arose as TO the
number of which should be composed and the manner
in which it should've named. The Assembly then de-
cded unanimously that the Executive Committee should
consis. of five members be nominated by ballot and by
an absolute majority
On the next day the ballot taken, and resulted as
, follows:
Number of votes o aya