The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-24

lions There has Ferr bean any French coao~ save 90
de F6synes al tAe poth Of tie Rhone What ve sspoSts
sitAsr Amaioar, Indian o. Egpaan.
Der for moment in the way Of explanation The ad
mnstration Of the customs does not draw up any table
operations elected either in imports or exports Those
statistics form two very great brsnches-general ana
receSeS in Sondpp or
passing through our territory the latter includes all
transactions apart from the regular sntrepots and
merchant holding woods sells them again in
England he performs an operation belonging to the
the fact The may be said for cotton. Honorable
members should beware OF assigning TO the general
tbe% repeae tSs. there are two different aspects
founded
for his explanations but persisted in urging that nothing
but naonalized produce that which had been trans
the tables Of special commerce. Turning then 70 the
article of silk the honorable member observed that
Aiss the Weld, which had formerly been one hundred
and twenty millions, had fallen 70 eight; and adding
two three of silk there would be total Of rom
70 eleven millions The loss for the southern depart
But presence Of that tremendous falling on. what did
ing to one hundred and eSSsssa Millions for ss that Is
TO say the highest figure ever reached BY the national
mention one o. two other matters ]. he so~e sS.
there t6sad eight nilions towh Of Ostrich Jeafhrs
COLLECTED N fesc sas" n'0 ss sc s1a ssorS Ors Ma"
IaughteE) The honorable member went on TO urge the
necessity Of coming 70 the relief Of the mil
lions Of inhabitants of France who were occupied with
the soil Farmers had been recommended to raise less
corn form pasture lands That advice was very easy
which agriculture could not always command. What
then the remedies to DO applied TO the suferings
and embarrassmens OF agricuturer Noo0oy wlsned 70
the price OF bread rased the duty OF the farmer was
to produce much as possible at the lowest posi-
BILE price. But to contend with foreign competition the
IN ba UnIi
great works promised by the Emperor should be exc
cuted without loss of tme whether relating to the
canals railways, rivers, viclna and departmental
roads The water also in a very deporable
state Boats coming from tho sea and only drawing
yard % par %aer and hs canas opening no the
Seine In a similar condition. The works TO be
executed TO improve the navigation OF the Seine be-
tween Paris and the would cost Six Millions but
they would produce saving in the price OF transport
of seven millions yeaS. The same may be SAID OF
other rivers The government would modify Its system
OF public works by concentrating them five six
principal routes the navigation Of the great streams
should be first attended to- then the canals and those
but at time that the sums expended might be
rendered productive at once Hear, hearl Agrcul-
posts with which 1t Is burthened When the great
economic reform carried out customs duties which
weighed industry were sacrificed TO the amount Of
one hundred millions. Agriculture has, nevertheless,
the right to relief manufactures. ASSENT
When the enterprises in which the country engaged
close the surplusses should be applied to
the amount Of fifty Lions or more 70 remove some Of
tho burthenS the larmer Inc land TAX ana reg
isration dues paid by the rural districts amount TO
about four hundred millions But while await
ing reduction in the charges an equality be-
tween foreign and French corn may be establish
ed by imposing duty Of two franc, per hectotro
the former for before heototre OF French produce
has left the 1t hos paid at least two francs Of taxes
Agricultural credit must also DO established
bases Tho government has, indeed, made several at.
tspes to DO So among others BENG me o.
Of money 10 the towns, but has rendered but slight
services 10 the growers drainage fund was also estab
lsshed, and tho Legislative Body voted sum Of
hundred millions, bot mot moro than million three
hundred thousand mlioS four hundred thousand
francs have bsen lent TO agriculture.
vocE-No one wants ii.
H. POWER QUER1R,-The reason was very simple, for
was lent on impossible conditions The Credit foncier
and the Drainage fund having proved inecacious the
Credit Agrioole was invented What he asked had Il
producedf few days back Of his farmers received
from that company circular recommending loan just
issued by tho Lombard Railway Company, under the
form Of three hundred thousand bonds and Offering %
Ave confines on each bond they could obtain subscriptions
for Thus the Credit Agrc,le Is asking for money from
Before troubling themselves about railways abroad they
should complete those of France. (Hoar, hear) Tho
companies referred TO have never caused any loss ::
their shareholders but tho attention OF the
should DO directed to such institutions by which specua
ton b organized tho largest scale They derive their
funds from the savings OF the country and apply them
TO operations abroad, which very often terminate In
disaster TAe share list on the BcTe Aas omiy % Dc con
i;ons SSue ss.n ~ last 81 n y rad spceuia.o~ '
N. ERNEST PcARD-The absence Of liberty Is the prin-
cpa cause OF the evil.
NJ PourEn QcERrnR replied that he only wished that
the companies deprived OF the liberty OF perform
ing such operations He would have the government
refuse the Of guarantee which results from the
thorzaon and control it exercises The absence OF such
intervention would subscribers to reflect and be
their guard against surprise. The speaker concluded
by once more asking the government To impose duty
OF two francs on corn when below twenty francs per
hectoitre for space OF Ave years That period, he
sad, necessary for the completion of the public
works and the removal OF tho charges which cucumber
property Thus Riches security and prosperity would be
assured to all France. (Applause.)
Baron DE VEAucE was partisan OF FREQ trade in corn
He neither accepted the figures the calculations OF
M Pouyer-Quertior The falling Oft In the production
was in wise the result OF the present legislation in
Franc. fixed duty OF two francs would be as prejud
he sad hsd set aside in his calculations the year 1851
which made great difference. The production In France
has been during the last Ave years, IN hecto-
III; 1865, s5 Tho importation during the same
periods was soo a ,ssp's,yey nS
was The s ss i've
years was 1,os2, 2.s4l,0 900, 100000, $500, o00
sooooo the graduation IN this case was in an opposite
sense. Thus the total prediction and importation Tor
the period 63l millions, while the c6hsumbton and
expectation was but l72 There thus remained
be attributed The prices per hsctors grads
ally diminished by degrees the surplus increased and
. bs's average Ss s'n : s ss asS
tho rsgims Of liberty the same, although the
extremes were wider, and during Eve years Of
tho old system varied from 2o ole In 1s47 TO lar 4sc
In 1851 Tho price Of corn at Odessa has never been
less than 10f the hecoltre for the twenty years
and at that rate IL costs e 20f before II reaches
France mo, MOI True, the freight from Odessa Mar
seillcs s only 2f &c., bat oAev charges raise I've cost 20
1V or 20f
Several vocEs-At that price Odessa wheat would not
come into France.
THIEns-h has been sold as year at ~ and ISL
Baron Dg vEAucE-Inferor corn from the far West Of
America & sod here al " and 81 Arrived At Chicago,
the point OF departure Is worth 1oC, and taking into
account the costs and prons Of the importer Awsoan
wheat cannot rcach Hdvre at iosoer price
han 2G Marks OF dsSent) Dantxc corn suf-
tectcd 10 the variable conditions Of navigation In the
Baltic costs on arriving in France, never less than TWEEN
yfour or twenty-five francs. France Ia the greatest
producer and consumer OF wheat, and, according TO
millions OF hectotrcs available for expectation Rsssia
sen dbvdd frvm ten 10 fceipe miions and Isisca oss
eight 10 ten There thus about twenty five millions OF
hectolitrcs annually seeking market B~otand taxes