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

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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 anticipated--433
against 24l. The capital remains perfectly calm.
No demonstration either hostile or 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. 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 8 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 ineligbility.
lLARocHEJAoUELIN carried with him on the final
vote only fifteen of the two hundred Legtmists
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 as 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 domiciary inves
tigaon has been proof undoubted of the reality of
the intended rebellion. Many private q may al
most say domestic) establishments for the manu-
facture of powder and arms in Paris and the de-
partments have been broken up.
The long-talked 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, last about be realized
Day before yesterday NJ FouID, Minister Of the
Finances introduced bill appropiatng to him and
above his salary 100000 francs per month, for what styled
bis expenses of representation" Article 60 Of the cons
tuition is the only which touches this subject It says
He he Presidency lodged at the expense of the republic
and receives salary Of hundred thousand francs per
The palace Of the Elysee National assigned TO 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, s49, how
ever, the Constituent Assembly itself complasany passed
law appopang other six hundred thousand francs for his
Expenses Of representation that is lighting and warm
his palace the keeping aud its furniture in ORDER wash
ing, servant hire, and clothing the giving State dinners
and sorees Thus, for the last fifteen months instead Of
$4,000 per month allowed by the constitution he has been
receiving just the double Of that sum, $4,000. This
you may be did not pass without and censure
evident forcing of the constitution and pernicious pre-
cedent. But it was money matter, and French vanity was
10th appear regardfu Besides, declared be
fhad
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 reactonis. jour
mails declared the quite insignificant and insufficient and
many time have the friends of the Eysee been the point
Of proposing increase But they have hitherto recoed
before the inconsistency and unpopuary Of the
The late triumph Of the reaction and the compact state of the
majority in the Assembly upon that occasion, supposed
to afford 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 six hum
dred thousand francs per annum This is equal TO ST. 972
per day The constitution allows expressly $4,000 per
month. 1t is true, and the fact should be mentioned in
tenuaion of the proposed measure that the commission
the constitution, through NJ MAnRAsr organ, and noted
republican, submitted its work the consideration Of the
Constituent Assembly, accompanied with long expose or
report In this report is remarked the following passage
by the Republic condition honors and prerogative
BETTING him who represents France before other nations; and
il the salary which attached his Office has appeared
to you too reduced that have supposed the
national treasury would provide for all the expenses of repre-
senation the of which will certainly exceed that which
we have fixed for his person."
The expose, however, has of force law and
how absurd does that the constitution should
fully determine the amount Of the Presidential salary if be
permitted this underhand raise it by mere law to
six times large the constitutional allowance
This bill suggests Paris journal the following remarks
M. Louis Napoleon Bonapare, President of the French
Republic after service in his Office of eighteen months,
which history will appreciate, asks Of the National Assembly
an additional sum Of three million francs per annum six
thousand francs day for expenses Of representation! NJ
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 quit the last citadel Of Italy M. Manin
mounted 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 at the present
moment gaining his daily bread by giving Italian lessons in
Paris.
II is said that this bill will Be made Cabinet question
that the whole Cabinet will retire if is rejected even
modified. Its passage somewhat doubtful There
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 pur
suing The final discussion Of the deportation bill is fixed
for The bill interdcng political meetings comes