Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-29
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.


a PARIS JUNE 6, 1850.
The agitating discussion is at last over: and the
bill limiting the elective franchise has become law
by vote even larger than was anticpated--433
against 24l. The capital remains perfectly calm.
No demonstration either hostile pacific, has been
ventured upon by the Republicans. Insurrection
is in good faith indefinitely adjourned, thanks to
the measures taken for prompt repression. have
heretofore explained the character of the bill and
its effects. 1t passed with very slight modification
in the form reported by the committee of fifteen.
The latter clauses were voted with great dispatch.
On Thursday morning the President of the Assem-
bly, made the urgency of this course apparent by
the announcement that twenty-three amendments
had been rejected, but forty-nine remained to be
disposed of. Articles l, Q, and had been voted,
but the bill contained II and ten days had already
been consumed in debate To the judicial con-
formations operating exclusion from the elective
franchise was added that for adultery. By exist.
ing laws this was already cause of ineligibity.
LARocHEJAoUELIN carried with him on the final
vote only fifteen of the two hundred Legitimists
who are in the House. The party voted with
great unanimity in favor Of the bill.
After the passage Of the bill, it was discovered
that most important oversight had been made.
The law was found to be applicable only to cleo
tons for members of the Assembly. Universal
suffrage remained unimpaired to all others.
The JOY of the Republicans upon the detection of
the error was Of short duration. A supplementary
| bill has been introduced correcting the fault.
! In the departments calm is being restored, though
the South, which has been the most active seat of
agitation, has not yet resumed its normal state.
| Near hundred arrests have been lately made in
Paris, chiefly members of secret societies. The
result of their examination and of domiciliary nves
tigaton has been proof undoubted of the reality Of
| the intended rebellion. Many private q may al
most say domestc) establishments for the manu-
facture of powder and arms in Paris and the de-
partments have been broken up.
The long-taked of project of giving to the Pre-
sident of the Republic more imperial civil list
than that contained in the stipend Of $4,000 per
month already allowed him, is last about be realized it
seems. Day before yesterday NJ FoUID, Minister Of the
Finances introduced bill appropriang to him and
above his salary $50 900 francs per month, for what styled
his expenses of representation" Article 81 Of the cons
tuition is the only which touches this subject It says
He the Presidency lodged the expense Of the republic
and receives salary Of six hundred thousand francs per
The palace Of the Eysee National assigned 10 him
residence, and this held by many full compliance with
the prescription Of the constitution that he should be lodged
at the public expense On the 18th Of March, ls49 how
ever, the Constituent Assembly itself compasany passed
law appopatng other six hundred thousand francs for his
Expenses of representation that u.s. for lighting and
his palace the keeping aud its furniture in orde wash
ing, servant hire, and clothing the giving Of State dinners
and soirees Thus for the last fifteen months instead Of
$4,000 per month allowed by the constitutions he has been
receiving just the double Of that sum, $4,000. This
you may be sure did pass without and censue
evident forcing of the constitution and pernicious pre-
cedent But money matter, and French vanity was
10th appear regadfu Besides, it declared be
affair touching the dignity Of the Assembly Executive
power and Of France ITSELF So the constitutional question
let co. and the $4,000 per month paid without any
dissatisfaction But many time have the reactons jour
mails declared the quite Insignificant and insufficient and
many time have the friends Of the Elysee been the point
Of proposing increase But they have hitherto ecoed
before the inconsistency and unpopuarity Of the measure
The late triumph Of the reacon and the compact state of the
majority the Assembly upon that occasion, supposed
to sord favorable 1t seized, and the bill in-
oduced If passes The President of the French Republic
will enjoy his palace and civil list of three millions hum
dred thousand francs per This is equal TO 81, 972
per day The constitution allows expressly $4,000 per
month. 1t is true, and the fact should be mentioned in
tenuaon of the proposed measure that the commission
the constitution, through MAnRAsr, organ, and noted
republican, submitted its work the consideration of the
Constituent Assembly, accompanied with long expose
report In this report is remarked the following passage
"Also desire that he (he Presidency should be placed
by the Republic in condition to honors and perogative
betting him who represents France before other nations, and
salary which have attached his Office has appeared
you reduced that we have supposed the
national treasury would provide for all the expenses Of repre-
senaton the Of which will certainly exceed that which
we have fixed for bis person.
The expose however, has Of course force law and
how absurd does that the constitution should
fully determine the Of the Presidential salary be
permitted this underhand to raise it by law
six times large the constitutional allowance.
This bill suggests Paris journal the following remarks
M. Louis Napoleon Bonapae, President of the French
Republic after service in his Office Of eighteen months,
which history will appreciate, asks Of the National Assembly
additional Of three million francs per annum:
thousand francs day for expenses Of representation M.
MANN, President of the Republic Of Venice who for
year the soul Of whole people. who, with few gon-
doers for months together kept whole empire in check,
while civilized Europe shouting with admiration who
the last to quit the last citadel Of Italy M. Mann
mounted to power poor and descended from power poorer
STILL He refused the offer Of national subscription made by
his friends Of France, Italy, and Europe, and is at the present
gaining his daily bread by giving Italian lessons in
Paris.
It is said that this bill will Be made Cabne. question
that the whole Cabinet will retire if is rejected even
modified. Its passage somewhat doubtful There are
symptoms of strong opposition the extreme right The
bill is sent ministers opposing before special committee
The Assembly is determined to proceed promptly with the
other strong composing the system they are pur
suing The final discussion Of the deportation bill is fixed
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