The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-08

PAxls, December la. 1850.


shoIe Of last Thursday with the consideration OF the
lor Of Nj de kemusai on the bill demanding an extra
Urinary credit OF 100000 francs for the iqudston OF
expenses whch the calling out oil 10000 men OF the list
II lS4s would necessarily entail II vail BE- roasn-
k,,red that this enlistment was destined 10
aoce the corps already stationed IN the several towns
long the Rhsnish frontier order that all surprise may
prevented In that quarter, 10 which lis great proximity
the csuldroa Of German political turbulence and strife
sminsntly exposed i The National Assembly was
kOcock, y. m, before N, Dupn, with the aid OF his
new bell and the half score Of hu,sssys could re-
order Shortly after the opening OF the the
Secretary OF State, General de Lahit,e announced the
House from the tribune that The projected conference
Of the Prince de SchwarlzenbeIg, The president OF the
cabinet OF Vsnns, and NJ de Mardeutel, had been he'd
al Omutz on the 2oth OF last month that at this confer
enee convention based upon the following prelimnaries
was agreed upon There shall be operation OF the
Pfusslan aud federal troops touching the question OF
| The HolsleIn. psussan commissioner is TO proceed
with federal in The Daches, and each to address to
| he regency a summons 10 lay down their arms, the
luminous from each commissioner being in the same terms
thus summons should not lead TO The result ex-
peeted, PussIan corps should, with the federal troops,
AXE such c0ercive measures should be necessary
The principle OF free conferences for the reconstruction
OF Germany admitted, and the meeting will take
place Dresden the 18Th December, The Secretary
OF State, in announcing this result OF the conference al
OImu'z. while he expressed the hope that this con-
ference would preserve peace between the trans Rhenish
States did not attempt to conceal from the House that the
difficulty resulting from the complication OF the German
quesioHs remains atteI this conference exactly where
II, unquesonably very great advanage) reaped from
The conference at Omu,z the gain OF time and divert
ing the late impending prospect Of war He insisted
upon The determination of the French executive 10 NAM
tain their neutrality intact to each OF the powers.
long % the equilibrium OF Europe should not be com
ol 100000 france, because il behooved the country TO
be prepared Tor any emergency which might arise in
Germany The opposition tried, without success, to
thai The conference Of omuz had dsspaed all The clouds
which threatened The resolution Of the committee
IN de Remusat chairmanl agreed to by majority
Th 70, s vGas 70 me sas The
bill OF NM SchOecher and Perronon to extend the ope-
rations Of The code de commerce TO Martinique and the
to Guadaoupe also, bill providing for assistance Ju
dieiarsA new benefit conferred the INDECENT classes,
which heretofore has been unknown to the French and
the civil law, but which has long been known to our
comW0n lazy this assistance judicare being nothing
more than bill enabling the poor TO sue in the several
French courts tnjorm0 paupsas, without the embarra
pany everywhere legal proceedings The bill allowing
an appropriation of francs for the encouragement
Of public baths and washing houses--a noble form OF
charity which, under the Jealous and active superntend
ence Of the benevolent Lord Ashley has wrought 50
large amount OF public good in Englandhas passed
but after encouneriag considerable opposition, and a
discussion which elected peals OF laughter in the
Assembly NJ. Dumas, the celebrated French chem
s, and now the minister Of and agriculture
in reply to an argument advanced against the establish
nerfced, and that there the establishment of public
baths and wash houses for the poor had been highly
cessiu said the habits OF the two countries
altogether different. In England, workman would
enter q bath and remain there, average, twenty
minutes. whilst French workmen always remained an
hour SO that in establishments lin Engandl frequented
by French workmen there cocks so laid that the
could be turned of order compel the batheI
TO quit" This ktudc upon the different of the two
nations envened the Assembly very much. The bill
simply provides that such c0mmunes choose to have
public baths and wash houses shall be entitled receive
the other third from the government, provided their plans
are approvedthe third given in case, however, to
exceed $4,000 francs
The city of Paris gave magnificent entertainment al
the Hotel de Vile to the President the anniversary OF
his election-the 10th instant-a banquet followed by
ball. There were at least six thousand persons at the
bali The President made speech at the dinner, which
has been variously received is too long for quotation
here But il may be resumed in few words. He said
the notifications which must take place will be made
poaceably-a conviction generally entertained, and
which gave confidence TO all classes He rather spoke
against reactonary spirit. Many find in the speech
entersnhat the President be elected by universal
suffrage He said that if any good had been done during
the last two years. it is owing 10 the principle OF popular
elections, which gives to the head OF the government
real and ncontestable right.
Sundays Mo~itear (the well known official organ OF
the French governments) contained report IRON M
President which declares that although the OF the
treasury and the general ameoraiion Of the finances
would permit the government 10 renounce making use oil
the leave granted to il by the law OF the 18th May
10 sell two millions of arising from the Savings
Banks and The Lyons rarc ads, still the extraordinary
appropriations already voted pending before the As
semby especially the increase Of the army Tauded 10
above and the increase the drawbacks granted to the
exporters Of goods demand Of prudence, that
the government should take this step and realize these
sources This report is followed by the form Of de-
for the approval OF the President has been ap
proved This decree provides that the Odd December
1885, public adjudication shall take place at the Hote
du Mnisrs des Finances for the sale OF 543547 francs
OF the five per renie and OF 1927 francs OF the
three per cent The parties purchasing the renfes
are to pay lhto the treasury the purchase money IN the
following manner; twenty per cent within week alter
the day OF adjudication twenty per cent the 23lh OF
January 1851 and twenty per cent the 25th OF the
three next succeeding months The guarantee deposte
Tor the lot OF i've per cens under francs for
each one relative 10 the three per cents.
These rentss belonged to The Savings Banks Cd,ss d
Epsrgms and the government having lqudated them,
will be remembered these renfss necessarily became the
property OF the government and remained its credit in
The treasury No one has yet forgotten The run made on
the Savings Banks after the provisional government
installed perman<nce at the Hotel de Vile, nor the
arbitrary measures which, conhscating the difficult
ngs OF the poor spread poverty and misery broadcast
over land already in travail with revolution. The
savings Banks, 30 soon the credit OF any individual
exceeds certain sum- force him invest that money in
the State rsntes-a transaction that is always effected
through the Cause dee Despo ct Corsgnst,ons nsi-
ution which fills the post OF receiver generally which
funds stand in the OF the deposition Besides this,
under that determined sum- also invested through the
same medium in the State rsnes, but the latter stand 10
the credit Of the Cssses SEpargne II is these latter
which are TO be cold The Classes GEpsrgne had
bought upon their account d. e. upon the account OF
the latter class OF deposors) eight millions OF four
per cent. and three per cent rentes-o say nothing
OF the canal shares, representing about twenty mill