The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-09
The MEylcAM QUESTION.

Now.
The French Legislative body met June o. NJ. schnei.
der In the chair The order of the adjourned
discussion on the bal relative 70 the supplementary
credits OF 1896. The debate turned altogether mat
tiers connected with Mexico
N. BERRYKR demanded explanations on three ponts:-
First, tue accounts relative 10 the negotiation of the
part Of the Mexican honda attributed TO the French
treasury under the title OF reimbursement next,
corning the ndemnies allowed 10 French subjects
siding IN aoxico; and lastly. touching the diplomatic
N. RoUuvR Minister Of State replied that the iudem-
ATTY existed. and that It's distribution beng effected
without privilege or favor by arbitra commission.
AS 10 the diplomatic documents, the government would
have no objection whatever communicate them when
the nltng moment arrived at present TO do would be
dtndd 10Th decided inconv nience
N. BERRysR then reproached the government with
having consented to loss Of 2S 900 900 freeing from
place OUT the Mexican loan bonds had been given them
at 300t, which thcy had issued at 3i0f., with
100000 OF profit; why then give Thorn quttance
when the operation turned out badly.
The MINISTER declared that the circumstances had
been such as TO involve the Of the contract
from the necessity Of the case -
M PICARD said that there we're some documents con-
nected with the Mexican question which Of great
Importance and he request their production The
treaty entered into wi the OF Mexican
bonds had been promised TO the Chamber and be hoped
that the communications which had passed between toe
French government and ts agents In Mexico would also
be gwen. There likewise other documents of cap
ita Importance which he had to ask for those for in
stance containing The complaints and demands If French
creditors OF Mexico whose grievances, had been said
had rendered the expedition matter Of necessity He
desired, loo, To know whether the Jeckcr bonds had
been pad-whether sum OF a million OF piastres
yearly had not been allowed for the reimbursement Of
that debt and whether the agents Of The French govern
ment In Mexico had not interviewed IN the regulation Of
that affair.
N RoUHER-I am ready 10 communicate to the Cham
Der the text of the between the
aries OF Mexican bonds and the Minister OF Finance and
also the correspondence between NJ Pnard, director Of
tie Compton, d'Escompte and that minister under Date
The following is the text Of the convention
PARIS, September g. 1865.
Between his Excelcncy NJ. Achie Fouid Minister Of Fl
And Pinard. Director of the Compton d'Escompte of
Of e powers rs Of
be undertakes noe takes to Justly On the other part;
Finances Of Mexico under date Of ssh September 1856
in 1894 shan be- at the viii Of the holders converted into
advantages bonds for
The public Treasury finding in s hands in virtue of the
sterling soOIOe Of Mexican Ren.e, Three
sterling ts4OoOmf eoc, good be- held a. In
sterling aissses f. soc3 acooun. of the indem.
These titles them converted 6O3x bonds
subject conditions Of exchange stipulated by the decision
lls5 bonds for the public Treasury. and ss for the
NJ Pinard aforesaid, having proposed TO become the
ac9uer Of the said bonds the undersigned have agreed
oSIY Arrrclx.-M. rinard purchases from the public
Of Of
sr % KIN SS s 90, o e Stipulated ~ The
2tth OF september 1858
' Rs' :s
The sum Of SssaSc viii be productive Of interest cal
h sovsmbs 1861 and vii IN saaa
$685. 9Th No.
terms. and he viii have right IN that case to Of
discount calculated three The bonds
chances resulting from The hal, ysaTy drawings REIN
pons Of interest ant payment on the
Easos IS bonds, above mentioned. will belong Of right
Done IN duplicate at Paris the 2s,h September, 1865
f fisnEbi FoULD'
The following letters preceded the convention Tho
nrss is from n. P!uard:-
MowsuxrR II MrMsrRz-At the 81 signing the con-
trae; By wsSs y, n at my risk and peril the ~ Mex,
81 @ OO0r sermit to pulae OF which your
~ ca q forced Is TO say II the
wsr Would be ysss% Of &
without indemnify for the part remaining to be executed
during the q twelve months hs mil
o. oSasn you're Escesscy sss soo.snsd 10
sGisad periods q payment months: adding be
:. Of yg &c
monty your ASSENT 70 me- nave ''' "'"'' frNARD.
The Minister Of Finance in reply to the foregoing
letter. ntimated his acquiescence IN the
tons named in It His reply WAS thus worded:-
PARIS. Sept g. 1865
SfRt hasten 10 receipt
eventual conditions contained in e In con.e
quence the according TO the which
city, can be cancelled or extended. Accept, =, vor
These three documents answer think the first ques-
ton OF Picard That gentleman has put two others
one concerning the indemniiies due TO Frenchmen aud
other To the Jecker affair. reply that the docu
ments containing the claims OF Frenchmen the
Ministry OF Foreign Affairs do,oot imagine that the
Legislative body requires them to be deposited In its
archives, or 70 have them printed. g(No, MOI The
total amount OF the claims IL one hundred and nty
millions fhe Mexican Comm ssop had admitted forty
millons The whole OF the operations are At this
moment under the consideration OF the superior Com
sitting at Paris such is the state Of the qnes
tion The Chamber will admit that II Is impossible
to enter into the details OF three four hundred
rcciamations Marks OF adhesiop:) On the third
point alluded TO by NJ. Picard I feel bound TO
make a remark deputy speaks. declares he
docs wish TO discuss add yet IN the teeth OF that
srma ON he selects his day and hour and holds Lam
guage which may have n regroiabe effect. The
phrase. the Jecker debt, which has given rso 70
many caumnics, IS brought before the Chamber.
cannot help protesting against what there Is pa nful IN
that recollection. The French government alb
solute stranger the locker affair only nierfered In
order protest against all privileged payment and IL
cid eectuay that the contract was stopped in Its
execution As to the original facts am ready TO reply
instantly u the Chamber wishes IT, mo, no. there
fore n. Picard discuss It Incidentally. since he
announced that no did not intend u argue the question
y. GIarsiinoN-Tho honorable Minister Of State
should show much susceptibility when the recol-
lection Of the Jecker bonds Is evoked One fact Is
coutcsbe aud that m that the convention u Soledad
broken precisely the occasion OF that debt lex
clanlations.
Rounaa-Yes, tho Jecksr claim mentioned At
the time OF the discussion OF the convention OF Soedad
that debt became In fact cause Of considerable dim
cues for Frenchmen- The Jecker bonds were emitted
with the condition that they should be accepted by the
Mexican governmeu payment OF the customs duties
the ports OF Vera Cruz and fampco great mt Der
French merchants holders Of thom. Al that mo.
ment President Juarez, succeeding Miramon, decided
that they should be no longer received by the custom
house; and that declaration caused great losses
to the possessors Besides, the nrm OF Jecker which
was an Important one Was depository Of the funds Of
society Of mutual assistance established among French
men residing In Mexico BY The suspension OF pay
me ut that deposit vas compromise ynae' .nsse con-
dtons that in July, 1891 NJ Dubois do sagny
earnestly protested against what had been done and In
consequence Of these facts examination OF the COM
plants Of the From Instituted In 1907, and
demand made that tho Jscker bonds should be Asain
received In payment Of the customs duteA such the
way In which there . question Of those bonds IL
the convention Of Soiedad- fHearb
NJ HAxrrJxSs-1 should wish 70 know " the govern
ment intends 70 Let the session close without making
iniantiona IaAtixa the holdery Of NexicAA