The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-15
LEGISLATURES OF FRANCE.
Opening Discussion in the Corps LegisIatif-
Demands of Interpret ations by the Republican
Opposition - Proposition to Impeach the
Misunderstanding Scenes.

Opposition - Proposition to Impeach the
MinistryExcitinE Scenes.
SESSION OF NOVEMBER BOTH.
The President, Colonel Roguis, is assisted by
Messrs. Bournat, Dollpus De BeaHchamp, and
Martel, Secretaries.
NJ. Jules Favre ascends the tribune-I have
the honor to depose with the Bureau of the
Chamber the following demands of interpella-
We demand to question the Government upon
the motives that have caused the delay in the
conyocatiOn of the Corps Legislatif, without re-
spect for the rights of the Chamber, and in face
of the serious risks that might have been in
CURED by the uneasiness which was the in
evitable result of that adjournment.
We demand to question the Government upon
the subject of official candidatures, so that we
may be informed whether il intends to persist
in that system.
We demand to question the Government upon
the conduct of the different authorities charged
to watch over the public peace and the eXecu-
ton of the laws in the month of June last.
We demand to question the Government upon
the facts that have been the motive of the san
culinary repression of the disturbances in the
basin of the Loire. We make the same interpret
latiOn for the disturbances of PAveyron.
Finally, we have the honor to depose upon the
Bureau of the Chamber the project of law by
which we demand that henceforth the attributes
OF the constituent power shall belong to the
Corps Legislatit exclusively.
Nj. Emile Ollivier-I desire to be heard upon
n question of our regulations. The project of
law is presented to you in virtue of our initia-
tory right. | have no objection to proffer
against project as yet totally unknown to me-
and this latter fact is the reason of my desiring
to speak before the reading of the explanation
of motives. 1t seems to me that, no matter what
may be the regulations, the initiatory right of
each member of the Assembly should be subor-
dinate to previous examination, as has been
the case in the regulations of all the precedent
Assemblies. Qnterruption.) i say to pre-
Vious examination of the bureaus or of q COM
VfnIl lNrvfl fln Ia
me, therefore, that in the absence of regulations
on the subject, it is necessary that the Assembly
should make provisional rule to determine the
manner of procedure to be followed whenever a
member of the Assembly shall propose a law,
(Agitation, and cries OF Read, read! !" 'No
no!O
NJ Jules Favre-It cannot be contested that
the Chamber can, if it chooses, assent to the de-
sire for prudence expressed just now by the
Minister of the Interior. l have not to explain
myself upon the political consequences of such
a desire, and upon its Interpretation by the
country under the serious circumstances in
which we find ourselves. This is q reserved
point. take the liberty, however to observe
TO the House that the proposal of the Minister
of the Interior is very serious one, for the
moment faculty is accorded to us the Gov
ernment thinks of restraining it.-(No, noO
How, gentlemen. can you pronounce your
opinion upon the character of project of law,
when the rules concerning the exercise of
our initatOry right are not as yet made? A
little while ago / heard Hon. NJ. Olivier saw
what is very true, that our initiatory right, like
all rights, must necessarily be regulated The
regulation that l can see beforehand is a pre-
vous examination by the Bureaus of the Assem-
bly, Is it then possible that when this right
presents itself for the first time and when il
should be exercised without any sort of previous
examination, it is to be sacrificed by a sort of
provisional but solemn proceeding, to the terrors
that the Government appears TO manifest in the
presence of an act that places the Constitution
in question. vote against the previous ques-
uon." (Approbation on the Left.)
NJ. Emile OLIVIER desire Qnterruption)-
Several voices, address the Chamber.'O
| desire to notify those who interrupt me-
even before l have spoken, that they are mis-
taken If they imagine that they make me lose
my calmness by these interruptions, or make me
abandon the object that have in view. (Ap-
plause from several benches.) We are dealing
at the present moment with question of the
Constitution, of the interest of the country, of
the dignity of the Chamber We will often
have occasion to examine it, to discuss it, and
express our sincere opinions in regard to it.
assent on several benches.) We are dealing
to-day with question OF regulations. Before
the regulations have been decided upon we are
liable to find ourselves daily ia the presence of
projects due to the individual right of initiation,
and that will be extremely serious While we
are awaiting the establishment or regulations
the necessity of which each one OF us recog-
nizes, propose that the House shall decide as
provisional rule, that the projects OF laws of
individual initiative shall be submitted to the
procedures that regulate interpretations accord
ing to our actual rules. assent from several
benches. Interruption on the Lett)
The Minister of the Interlor-The honorable
NJ Jules Favre has given us very imperfect
knowledge OF the last proposition that he pre-
sented to the Chamber. cannot appreciated it
at this moment in a manner to make myself an
immediate proposal to the House. / only want
to reserve, from this moment the right of the
Government to demand the previous question.
Interruptions on the Left) Don't interrupt,
gentlemen, and above all do not seek to distort
the meaning of my words BE assured that l
am one of those who respect the independence
the authors of the proposals you have just heard;
but it was my duty TO make, in the name of the
Government, the most absolute. reservations in
regard to its conduct ois-a-ots of all similar
propositions. (Applause.)
N. Raspail-Gentleme you have just heard