The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-04
FRANCE.

The Legislative Debate ON tho Army Bill
Troops OF the Line and veium eers-The
EreHch soldier Not Inyincible-llilisnry
"InIoxIcRti0n, Across the Rhine and Niiii-
tary "Imprecntions" Across the Alps
The Railroads MS n War Agent.
The French Legislative Body in session Decem-
her TO- N. Seine der in the chair NJ. kouher, Minister
of STATE; Marshal Mel. War; Admiral Rlgaut do &C.
nouiiy, Marine, aud other government commissioners
we're present. The order OF day discussion
tho Army organization bill
JULES SIMON sad NO assembly has ever had to
discuss a important measure this The pres.
ent bil is . project which has been quite transformed
bot must bear mind the plan VI last year. as 1t
~iil explain many parts Of the new measure Original
ly an armed force OF ], ECO 600 men was demanded,
and public opinion WAS excited against the bill, be-
one sad, could escape the con-
scrpuon and also because the number Of men To
DO drawn annually was longer to be voted by the
Chamber In consequence THIS second project has been
drawn up. aud !. 10 certainly preferable, snce comes
much nearer TO the Law oil 1884 II differs, however
this point that establishes legal srpa alton between
the acivs and the reserve; that increases the
service Ia the latter 10 four years and that Il creates
National Guard Mobile. ihs separaon Ia good In ITSELF
the condition That the active army should be small
aud the reserve large. An attempt has been made 10
show that the plan before Is relief nasmuch the
system A. present existing imposes seven Of active
service, but We must get I'd OF that paniasmagoria
Approbaiion from the Ief and interrnptonl We can
not from tho bul what shall the precise relative
numbers OF the active forcs and OF the Tue
Cnamter II ts true will have tue power to limit tito
former aud increase the latter, and II may do
reverse but Bslieve he 6overnncV des'cs cciivs
q Jour husd ed thousand and resvvs 81 the
hundred thousand mon, seventy one thousand
incorporated which Ia rot SO at present, and thu
question whether our military burdens will or viii not
90 mentsd cannot be determined by the bill before
tue presumption however, Is that they will DO az.
Rrayatsd tAppauss from the left ] consider that
ins time passed in the no, one of liberation,
but OF hard service Yes the thought that ba - 10
undergo nins years Of service Will bs painful one
the young man who ID drawn. (Renewsd appreciation
from the same bsncss) The aggravation Is more than
Of two years. IL two years and half because pro-
vision Of the bill dates the active service from tho LIST
Of July instead OF the LIST OF January preceding, AZ
present. and those six months ought 70 be taken iato
account Would tho young solder contini TO feel
during the whole OF that period tho terror which had
seized him nj the idea Of beng obliged server
treclarnsionslsnd 10 not the enforced cessation from
werk equivalent " real charge upon him The Of.
fective asgavaton therefore 10 really two years and
half. nB,srrspten from vsrIcas sidea)
vorcH-Do not speak Of terror
Tue Psssipsrr-I should no. wish tho speaker 10 be
intsrrsptsd from any quarter.
NJ. GsAEHa Do CASsAGxAC-The words terror Of hing
obliged . srs wouns Ne na.4snsi feeling ("Bsaf,
hear ~ snd noise
the PnrspEsr-If We commence NE debate in this
way hsw shall We sadS (AisushD
NJ JrIks suos--Tto oonnittss In rs report says that
there viii ast Be for the nes IN the reserve ~thsr
exercises bet the bill Itself has nothing that
point whereas the laws OF isis and is3s stated that
enptcn formally. Bat the preseai measure goes far
thsr tkaa the married men of ths
will ~ subject 70 military dso pine certainly
do think desirable that this branch Of the military
fri.sdy 10 M msrsss active army The reserve. 4 il
said will mot be called cut except IN 1ps Of war; but
the phrase Is vague. What Is ANA 81 war; We have
had In the Crimea In Italy, slaxf N Hsscs,
In chip-Cnisa, and now No have . corps q oocs
patton ~ Bsns l ask, 10 this what 10 undc-
the isft) The working men o'Hhl 70 know,
whom they hear OF cerrs q occupation Ia nalr /,
peace. Accorsns 10 ne eous,i,stoa The Casi Of tho
State alone decides upon and peace and we desire
to leave 20 his discretion the fewest nsmber possible or
citizens. In that Discretionary power the COMMITTEES
sees guarantee, bat We Ind IN u only subject of
grave preoccupatlon. tnHear, hoar," from too ef
AZ the least OF the young OF Tho
will apprehend beng called out and ployers win fear
10 eBgego workmen subject TO tns liability. tHssr,
hear Under the restoration after the disaster Of 1873
001 the government o. July asked for but so 900
when . European coalition forming sga'nst NJ the
present governments naugurssd contngents Of 100 000
and three asked TOR lao 900, taxing almost
al The cA0 Of yeuns men Of The gear. IN ls65 tIs