, 1866-07-02
SCENE OF EXCITEMENT IN TEE FRENCH
CHAMBERS AFTER TIE READING OF THE
FMuERQR'S LETTER.

SCENE OF EXCITEMENT IN TEE FRENCH
CHAMBERS AFTER TIE READING OF THE
EHrEROR's LETTER.
Correspondents Of the London Daily News.l
PARIS "Wednesday June 1a
The melancholy spectacle was exhibited ID
the Corps Legislatii, yesterday, of the repre-
deslrons Of peace, nnd suddenly appriscd by
Its sovereign that he privately arranged the
s*erentunlfiles" OF O gigantic war, being gag
ged BY relentless official authority, md pre-
vented from saying word while 1t might
be yet time, to avert tie impending calamity.
Il Is very Important to obseFre that immcsti.
atcly before II. Rouher, the Minister Of
statc.rosc to read the Emperor's letter to II.
DrouyD dc Lhuys, the order Of the day cali
ed on was "the discussion Of the supple
mental credits for 1St;b." ". Rouher, to
mud to show thai It was pertinent to tue mat
ter IN hand. said very Justly, thnt "the gen
eral debate on finance. naturally called atten-
iion TO torei.n affairs" But then, With aula-
cious inconsistency, he said dictatoriAily ,alter
reading the letter, that after the ''ciear md
precise declarations" ot tho Emperor the
Government would consider any debate on
the subject OF Germany or ltuly inopportuuc
and seriously fuconvcnicnt.
President Walewski Instantly followed the
fnglcn!an, ond op!ncd that II. Jules Favre
(wno was inscribed as the first speaker) could
not but understand that lie t'must not'
speak of Germany or Italy. Thereupon II.
jules Fayre rosc. ind In solemn, melancholy
and impressive accents spoke as follows:
We have before us a declaration the solemn
importance Of which No one Will think Of de-
nylnE. Until moment ago We we're quite
Ignorant o1 its tenor, aud VIC should hare
some difficulty III expressing an opinion OIL
lima nf T}r1iov IT minis mi Int the Min.
fster Of State asks US to abstain from any dis
cueeion In presence of the revelations which
hnye Just been made to us aud the President
considers that the desire manifested By the
Government should meet with no opposition
on the benches OF tho chamber. As Tor my
self, believe should be wanting in my duty
If at least By an observation did not request
the chamber to express Its intentions. to
which am ready to bow. I will only remark
that what is now taking place perhaps con,
serious meditation. We nrc all tn state Of
anxiety with respect to the formidable ques-
tions which untortunately-and / regret this
dceply-appear to be solved by the docu~
melt we have just heard. On entering
this chamber still hoped, admit, that tho
will of the legislative body might hare mn
world, movement, j md as 4 desire for peace
cxists III this assembly, which IS tue faithful
echo OF the wishes Of the coNntly-a desire,
not only 10 preserve that precious blessing for
France. hut to maintatn 1t throughout Europe
u believed that discussion confined within
the limits Of prudence an1 patriotism "ould
not be without utility. [Intcrrnption, nolac.1
Let rs uphold the reciprocal respect due to
orr prcrngatiyes. The executive power has
lust spoken If the Chamber joins completely
IL the eamesfdeas-("Y yes ~ mo control
is possible nterrnptG,ni:l 4 ws ts,a are to to
ward ne may be told, u # is too late to come
to a determination "-[marks Of dissent]-
that our responsibility Is involved, I have
nothing to say. only usk, for the dignity Of
! the Chamber. and the regularity Of its dclib.
crntious-fnolse]-tlat the President will
please put to vote the question whether the
general discussion shall be passed over. Pro-
'oSGef r. E. fss PeiletanMWc ehnll now see whether
the legislative body will abdlcate It's func-
tious. [Disscnt.]
After further ATTEMPTS Of n. Kouher and
| Count Wa1ewski to put u. Jules Fayre down,
the eloquent opposition chief found means to
make the following further observations:
n. JULES FAyRE-It is absolutely impossi-
bic that the incident now before the Chamber
should not terminate by a vote. The state
Of the question is as follows: The Minister
has communicated to us declaration Of the
| Government he has added that in his opin-
ion any discussion would be tnopportuuc.
I One OF the members ct the Assembly then
rose, as he did not share that idca, but on the
1 contrary believed that debate would be ad-
ylsnble. He would l,e In bis right in saying
to his colleagues that be may commence the
discussion, and that to d certain point they
should tolerate It, even II their duty was
not to allow il. [1nterruptfon.] Such Is not,
however. my pretension. respect the scru-
pies Of the Chamber, bnt I also demanQs that
It should have regnrd for mine; mf respon-
sibility Is, indeed Engaged in Tie % sane degree
enly for France, hut for the world In general,
considerable interest In discussion. mo,
mol Surely there is nothing factious In this
opfniou, as 1t Is addressed, dare not say to
our sovereignty, but to your exalted power,
which could never be exercised With more
opluion, but demand positively that dis
cnssion be opened on the affairs Of Germany
nnd Italy. I ask leave to speak unless the
Chamber votes the closing Of the general lis.
cusslon. [Agftation.
a long Wrang1e then took place, In the
course OF which Count Wa1ewski, supported
by the c1amors OF a still more timorous than
subservient majority, refused to. hear even
II. Alfred le Roux, a Vlcc-Presldent of the
Chamber, and @ uan who only last week oe.
cupied the chair. NJ Theirs implored In vain
for leave to speak one minute. Count wa.
the only form in which the Chamber could
signify its oplcion that there should be nc
discussion on the war would be to vote tht
close Ga e1oture) Of the subject of the order o
the day, was ultimately brought to propose Q
vote upon the incident''-a totally Irregular
proceeding. because, ~ he HIMSELF said, Il
ierIns there was no auch thing as an "inci
dent" before the house. the oily thing on tn,
order OF the day telne the supplemental cred
Its Of 1866 However, ultimately a vote wa
taken upon the question Of the incident
namely, whether the Chamber wsuld submi
TO the Government desire TINT not wor'
sho1,ld he said on the momcntous subject o
the coming war. The eagging motion va
carried by 20aa votes to 50.
From southern Indiana.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. June 50-The river ts nEas