The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-09
FROM EUROPE BY STEAMER.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.

cOnvenisnt,' to Produce the Diplomatic
Documents Just Now.
The French Legislative body met June %, M.
Schneider In the chair. Toe order of the day
was the adjourned discussion on the bill relative
to the supplementary credits of 1866. The de-
bate turned altogether on matters connected
with Mexico.
points:-First, the accounts relative to the nego-
tiaton OF the part of the Mexican bonds attri.
buted to the French treasury under the title of
reimbursement; next, concerning the indemni-
ties allowed to French subjects residing in
Mexico; and lastly, touching the diplomatic
documents.
Nj. Bouher, Minister of State, replied that the
indemnity existed, and that its distribution was
being effected without privilege or favor by an
arbiIal commission. AS TO the diplomatic docu-
ments, the Government would have no objection
whatever to communicate them when the fitting
moment arrived; at present to do SO would be
attended with decided Inconvenience. rf1
N. Belryer then reproached the Government
with having consented to a loss of $4,000, 900 in
freeing from their engagements the bankers
who had undertaken to place out the Mexican
loan; bonds had been given them at 300f., which
they had issued at 340f., or with 20,000,000 of
profit; why then give them QuIttance when the
operation turned out so badly?
The Minister declared that the circumstances
had been such as to involve the annulation of
the contract from the necessity of the case.
N. Picard said that there were some docu-
ments connected with the Mexican question
request their production. The treaty entered
INTO with the concessionaries of Mexican bonds
had been promised to the Chamber, and he
hoped that the communications which had
passed between the French Government and its
agents in Mexico would also be given. There
were likewise other documents of capital inn
portance which he had to ask for; those, for in
stance, containing the complaints and demands
of French creditors of Mexico, whose grievances,
ii had been said. had rendered the expedition q
matter of necessity. He desired, too, to know
whether the Jecker bonds had been paid; whe-
ther sum OF million OF pastres yearly had
not been allowed for the reimburs ement of that
debt; and whether the agents of the French Gov
ernment IN Mexico had not interyened in the
regulation of that affair.
NJ. Rouber-I am ready to communicate to the
Chamber the text OF the convention between the
concessionaries OF Mexican bonds and the Min
lister of Finance, and also the correspondence
between M. Pinard, Director of the Compton
d'Escompte, and that Minister, under date of
September %, 1866, before the convention was
signed. The following is the text Of the con-
Vention:- - 1I ~ fTr ~
And M. Pinard, Director OF the Com pLoir Esconpte
E Of sc %s ana ns so1ss s
powers OF which he undertakes TO JUSTLY on the other
II has been stated as folIows:-- W
In consequence of decision of the Commission on
tember 1865 the stock Of me external Mexican reo
holders converted into bonds of 5OE composing
secona series ENJOYING tne same advantages as The
The public treasury, finding In its hands, in virtue
sum o. slsiss5 sterling Ss,S6cCOs fSaca1 or Mexican
fGi42s6 sterling (54OOOO7E 2Cc.)' good to be held
indemnity OF war.
IDENTITIES due to French subjects L,,
These titles are them TO 5e into m
the decision of the 2eth OF Septemoer 1865, Wiz
,be Ss SG mines 'or 'ne puo' anu 'r
M Pinard as aforesaid. having proposed TO become
tne scqSrsT Ss fanws Sr ne Sal" Tue
ONLY ARTIcLE.-M. Plnard purchases from the
siH ner cent issa comforting right to 74eos bonds
Of 5O0f of second series, enjoying the rights and
sion the Finances OF Mexico OF the 20h OF septem
De iseS is made at the net and xed price
of sOf each bond interest to date from the list OF
OCTOBER 1882 20 aoo ooot vii, he nrodpctve Of pterest
@ sne stb Novsmber isss and viii be paid In
Twelve equal menthiy instalments-the first falling
0ctober SCe SM SnH isss ssn A'O'' '-' ''
PnsTq ay e P haRe sRe g IN h %
70 nonus 6 % b he Iv an i the
aiready stamped. The chances resulting from the
halfyeary drawings ior OF the BONDS
@ %iIn pre-, ih sf M nsyment on tne ia soss bonds
above mentioned, viii belong of right 70 the CON
tractor. = -, -
Done in duplicate at Paris the 1 2StH ISS''
PINARD.
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me Ionowlng iel.eIs p5sceuSu pp lDe Non'en-
tlop. Inc nrst Is from M Flharu
the moment o sgnng .nS cSn'Hes @ Wy ~h1d hn1ds s
nnbIic t9easnry representing sum OF 52SsI 0OOfr
permit me TO stipulate a reserve OF which your Elk.
celency win app ecale the opportuneness ana tne
equity In case OF forced Is 70
thfown by war or a revolution-the contract would
be resclnded Of full right without indemnity FOR the
part rem 70 oe S ont IN asn1 s h
soensss 9h In lions of trsncs OF Mexicao
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