The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-21
FRANCE.
The Electoral Disturbances In Partisan EN-
citing Scene i'm the Assembly.

Eve
citing Scene i'm the Assembly.
A correspondent in Paris writes:-
Although the Government is pOstpOnng as
long as possible the definitiye organization of
the Chamber, by pressing on the consideration
of the contested electiOns-a course never pur-
sued in any other Parliamentary assemblv-the
tempests which it seeks to avert by this course
give evidence of their accumuating violence bv
occasional thunder-gusts from the benches of the
Opposition. In connection with the report on
the electoral operations of the Third Circum-
scrpton OF the Loire lnferieure yesterday scene
of this sort took place which, as it has reference
TO the recent electoral disturbances in the capi-
tai is worth narrating. The veteran Republi-
can Raspail had been making one of his prosy
harangues about the interference of the priests
and the public funCtiOnaries in the elections
throughout the country, aud after recon-
mending that the stipends and allowances
of clergymen and officials thus acting
should be stopped as q means of preventing
the repetition of such offenses he went
on to say that it would be but Just to treat in the
same manner the Project of Police, ''who had
ordered the internal orgie of cdSse tetes which
during the electoral period had covered the
streets of the capital with dead and wounded"
1t would be impossible to give you any adequate
description of the scene of clamor and indigna-
ton to which this allusion gave rise among the
members of the ma ority
The President, NJ Alfred lie Roux, rose and said
that he could not allow facts to be travested in this
manner. Every one knew that the attitude OF the
police had been admirable for its moderation. ZAP
pIause on the right. denials on the lefty
-, M. Eugene PelletanLl protest against the acts OF
on the subject for the police do not hesitate to say
i0 acted in the most barbarous manner. (Nume-
rous and energetic exclamations in the negative3
President-And /, on the contrary, maintain that
il was admirable for its moderation cloud cries of
"Ges, yes" on the rightly All France remarked
bers)
N. Eugene e-Pelletan-T is question to be ex-
amined-(cries of eve will examine it when you
wish it," from the rght-and you will have terri
BILE account to render. (Fresh murmurs)
NJ. GARNER Pages-After the yeritcation OF powers
we shall discuss this question.
The Minister Of The Interior, NJ de FOrcade-It is
not my intention to reply at present to the theoreti
cal portions of the speech which you have just
heard; but on the part of Government feel neces
which has just been uttered, ana which appreciates
so unjustly the conduct of the Prefect of Police |
affirm, and have right to say it, for it is not
interruption from lefty Yes! it is not merely the
opinion OF France, but of foreigners -
NJ. Eugene Pelletan-Paris was indignant at it.
President--Yes, Paris was indignant, but not in
the sense which you attribute to it. applause on
the rightly
troubles which foil owed the Paris elections, and the
origin and causes of which we will discuss when the
proper moment arrives
NJ Eugene Pelletan-And the barbarous manner
of the repression?
The Minister-The repression was characterized
by the most admirable moderation loud denials
from the left; applause from the other benches.)
The moderation was such that the population of the
and the Gdrde de Paris The population applauded
them. (Cries of "Bravo !" and applause on great
number of benches; murmurs from the lefty Yes,
they cheered the regiments OF cavalry on their ar
rival the boulevards, and they also welcomed with
the warmest acclamations the Emperor and the En-
press the day in which their Maestes brought to
this troubled population security with their presence
and restored Calmness to their minds by noble
example OF courage and confidence. loud and pro-
longed applause)
NJ. Raspai-Ge Gentlemen Fresh murmurs and in
terrupuon.)
Presidential. Raspai cannot permit you to
continue. All that is before the Chamber at present
is the verifcation of powers. 1t was only through
indulgence that you allowed to speak, and you
have been replied to. You want to speak again. but
it is impossible to continue longer an incident of this
kind ask the Chamber to return to the subject
under consideration, and put to the vote the con-
clusiOns of the report
NJ. Garner-Pages-Al properl reservesl being
made.
NJ. Rouher-Yes, yes; all reserves being made.
You may rest assured of that. Depend upon it the
truth viii be told you. Put your Interpolation and
we will reply to it.
NJ. Peletan-We will throw light on the facts.
The Presdent-As you want light allow 1t to mani
| fest itself at proper time.
| The Chamber then passed to the consideration OF
the conclusions Of the report and the incident ter
minated