, 1869-08-21
FRANCE
Text OF tho Expose dc1 Motifs OF tho
Scnntue ConauItum.
The >ext Of the ertass ca motifs OF the Scua:us

Consultum Ia as follows:
rA1iGRAr1 t.
The Emperor alone at present possesses the
Initiative OF proposing lave The legislative BODY
can make known It's ideas Oh the measures II may
consider necessary for the interests OF the couu.
or ~ III 1I W OF , Inc
their nature, only e1preas the sentiments Of the
Assembly In An incomplete manner. In future Il
Will be enabled 10 put it, thoughts IN clear and
psrcse lansua*e, on which an untrarnelled dia-
cuas1on may take place.
Al tho moment when tho right Of presenting
amendments Is about 10 bc exercised In all Its
P!anntude the course ss only natural to recognize
tive which epHngs from the aame principle and
responds 10 the Intentions by which INC present
reforms have been dictated. Bat In MI former
assemblies the exercise Of that faculty OF origin
atlng lava Was. ln orde; 70 preIent the abuse q
have, in liking its oHu Interior regulations, to
take .he precautions II may cou.ideG necessary on
thlsspo!ut
The Ministers ato dependent On tho Emperor
alone In MI constitutional countries the chief
o. ne State has solely the right to appoint aud
dismiss MInistcrh Their POLITICAL Individual or
collective responsibility rcsults less from pro
else text than from the very nature ot their fnc-
tionA, from the facts IN which they take pan,
legation under which they hre placed Of 1ustfJlrg
their acts, and from the hight tho Representatives
OF the country have Of e1presA.nR censure, On
AL preaens the stna,ua CouEultrn, which de-
clases Ministers responsible. which establishes
the presilency Of tho Emperor. xhieh opens 70
III of them access to tho Chambers, which an ;
thoEiLes the order Of the day with rensons as
zfed guarsnees farteer, @ III Tie % fespoa.py I'LL aS ..
tho Emperor 10 tho nation, Determined Nv ,ha ,s -.
G11is p m no ~h,sh ss5yGs ~ ha, 70 The constitution
proposed 70 Jou, mo- IL It at ell leescned. Nv"
III,
II mo Ministers cA!lea on TO discuss, ia the Sen.
ate or legislative boty tho bill OF tic nc.s of fhc
S.t ;naa ssn fern pat Of the Upper Chamber
e. Cnamoer u dehiEabsc. reason existed ioF lbs
tncompaEbtJlty hetHeen tho most Of Den1,v and
~ sae = inhettons Of Mnsters when the Councillors
o. Stats ALONE, acting ~ Government Comtuls-
eonefs. sustalned the d!scusllon or the laws: no
olhet lunctlonnry could rrmain in the Chamber.
but does tho sane motive c1ist at present.
Under the new conditions IRE thcfn moi vciub.r
arguments IN favor OF tho Ministers being onaI,Iei
t 70 oseomo DEPUTIES: Ought not the legislative
public auAtrs. 10 have more Intimate bond of
union with the govcrument1 Tho faculty. there.
Cabinet TO make tuoNn b. turus In t.o eomm n, 1uo
tees OF the Chamber tho ldeas OF tho Roverntuent
ana s.Ty hack 70 the councils Of tho Prince Iha
representation Of the country.
The Emperor, In Ills uCasast, did not condnp
rmseI H. 70 m,enioni1g TO aeoppatity be-
Minister. Bat - that u the only one mentioned
~ tho Constitution. we have NOT to concerh our
spcc,iDE them, .. also It viii nave. ID the Iiea Of
the government. to conGlder measure which Ii
Ia nanner nc colollasy Of the act submitted 10
ctls General OF their Pres!den.A Vice Ftcs!dent5 !
and Secrftar1ea
nhout to exercise the right Of Initiative, and viii
have the absolute power OF Introducing amend. |
ncnta, necessity at!lcs tor avoiding the dangers
Icncts which rcnu!t from the Introduction into
bill Of provision 0ot In harmony With the law
sself Q! With the general legislation. The sonasus
his body will thus be called on 10 perform nart !
.Men'ially modesAiing and wh1cn belongs to Tie
=, 9 present me Senate
! law, decide, BY resolution With rcasous as
.EEta. that the bn sha4 10 submitted 10 q second
ice, the exercise .! that tight meets with tl.cul.
,es. In noe When af1ey second discussion, the
= sgsslas'ye body adopts The nln w1inou. change,
he measure In certain determined casa
Those dkpos!tions were natural when the Leg
,hen, IL dne. % the refussi OF the Council OF
tate, m amendment could not be dclbe,ated on.
nt IN 1utuFe they would 10 lrsufllc!ent 1t has,
acsetore, appeared Necessary that the Senate
houlu hencclotth have . more direct action by
ae Intervention CT III prudent ebaeryAtlonS. II
lutt specify and propose the notifications which
'E carefully mhtured, can but exercise serious
tuence on tie resolutions OF .he Legislative
ony. Ine power Of onpos!nR tho nromulgasion |
certain measure restricted. must become !
Moreover, The Senate, which Will dtav up ru
xn internal regulations, will ttseE determine
le mode OF application Of the article IN tue
enatus Contuliu1n which xe hare jns: described
To lralizc . desire often expressed sy uany OF
~, The Senatns coniultuI1 declares yoar strings
vi Rsen sas !sas Z oS ,s5g
W. assembly 10 many man who haze de7pteJ !
wy, the Judicial bench. ec1ence, and the Admin
trAuon, the nAuon wilt accept With more re-
ecs the Resolutions your wisdom will have die
II deiioesatve assembly, placed IN presence i
iees almost from the nature OF thipEs IN TIC
sjo5isy OF c.ses they shoald constitute only
bars merely 70 matc q PLATA reply. Ia rna: +
anner tntespellauoE4 may frequently occur I
1t often, also, from the questions to winch theJ q
s,ed d.scukaonl; the right Ia then closed w1th | n
ior1 OF socnnlsr, and m .cudeAror u made 10 n
latn nom y tue most Important rcsolut,oas. &
an assembly to be well Informed, or 70 uanl- l /,
II the sentiments Of its members; consequently,
9 present measure proposes 70 Jon 70 apply ID
unCed In this measure.
Any member Of the Scuatc or Of tho Legislative
'dJ viii lhcfeforc haze right to address - | Ct
ci pelIauoo 70 the government and 10 GRO Il
fc orlers Of the day with rcasous G9k,gIed; u
t, a. contrary proposal may be made, a. tu II
; best OF debate coliut.oa u,al at1sc, au a. 10 y
prise sho1!d be possible, when the puta md ].
q pie ortcs Of The GAY, which IN all assemblies
8 the priority, shall have been rejected, lhc
e1sng to = Committee Of An urper Of the day, "a
Ii motives assigned, shall fo.lsw ns a Iat.x OF | n-
III when demanded b, ,as soTe'nneni- :
Tic question Of nlGu1caen1 las boon Oorc :.
n oncc la!sed, and has been dcc1tcd IN vnr1ooa -
lyk BY Different consutuhonal acts NotWith-
L1dinR frcah fAtfitieA the mode of proceeding b,
u presents sotae complications, and Styes rise "
come de!ay' IL inc. the ln1possiblity OF DIS 4,
aslnR the amendment rejected Dy tbs Council =,
ssate tepE1vcs The LeRsla,lyeEodt Of tho power 81
intsntpcsrR into the bill tho provisions that n,
.tDbly may consider deatta5is. | r.
Ent ala1t OF the Scn1tns Eensuttum contains an n
suE1uou Of sIt1t importance, which VIC have ! si
cady Indicated. the Council Of E,4to Il only -
lied on to give H opinion On amendments not
septed oy the guycrnm6nt- Tho Legislative <
ny then rronouncos definitely. The "
uacl of State had, no la1li, hitherto p,t~ r.
we'd right which Tho const.tution h1d con-
1rd on H. bot Us the Ministers Arc Called to TIC
Anlltrr, The exercise Of that rrrrosatiIe h. a
ne deicale Difficulties aru Hrrnor cd AMI ccu- ST
'rulscs arrived n oy constant relations bot~ee
committees An4 Tic members u tho govern
nj; nothing, llereforc, should Occur to delay OF
It accord. St
he Scnatus Consultun desires, howcSc,, th2t
Councu OF state khoutd uo necessarily called
10 give liz opinion, When tho Arlcud1leps IA | nc
accepted BY tho government The object OF
2 pruyts'oa u to hhow to the sort Of conflict
ich may ar7se between tho Ministers on tho n
) hand, and thn committee Of author OF the | ",
entment on the otncr, the opinion OF the en- Isl
JffEeN MCD WHO prepa{c1 the bill In ccr1nlt- III