, 1869-04-11
LIE CORPS LEGI6LATIF.
Lnw-mnkfnK in Ernucc.

| fTpfh Onfe q Hefk.
lmhue1 with the constitutional ceotehcss OF n
l1aton, II occurred to nc that ms vtslt u Fraace
would BE- incomplete II / did nat wiz
Eess . debate IN the Corps legts1atil The only
marked on being called ihlo council, that
u s ns f q Eass1Ha W on1 ~ sa q,
Ut our deputies !" he said, "and II monsieur viii
take my atvicc he Will write to AT Opposition
Se,S,! ,a,'n, ne T II once st tse tickets no wsnts
ihe 1nemless for the city "f Paris. explaining thai
/ vas an EnRIehman dcArous Ut comparing the
, my nat1vo land- rorty-eRht hoarn after I re-
ceiyed the reply which here transcrthe verbatim
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te.,.e dc @ Luaai rs.T;!i.in.
! ctnsion, J-3-
Iunll Rrochaln having arrived, found myself
! 1T r. m. claiming adilttance 10 the PAlas Eonr-
bon, 20 ca!le'l fruin its being ballt nn the site
Of ltourbon, htsl or the house II Coaie the aslne
wose mys,so1s saih y hanging caused
Ell aer n ns ia ne
from Till When the psessare VI Dasi-
ness h very great, rs happens occasionally as Tue
Ihts l. an Intentional Innovation Of nc Emp
ncuts that honorable members were unqurstu,1-
e.ls Wider more Guar.elsome, and less tiacta.c.
! IN af,c1-d.nner DISCUSSIONS Ths palais bourbon
Il 1ne edince overlooking the bridge and Place
| dc ID ConCordc where Louis XVI, Muris Anyuln-
eth, and nj Tic yctips 0! the Terror prfsltd III
11gS-. The s1eAt squart Sas then called Place de
In Revolution, nnA tho XIl1lU1lnc was BERN l.{ltl7
erected about Len yards east Of where tho
OtnliEs row stands A grand flight VI sixty
through II to the sallc dies iH.s PcE.ius which was
I huilt ~ nnsHcr the saale purpose rs Westminster
liall docs with US Cndc: Louis Philippe and thr
| Rclubl:c Of lsJS, the Sale DIES Pas le.lus was
oIeu to everybody. 1t was the place where m 1etn-
! bets met constituents by nppulntment, and where
}ow1 nall*ta we,e nlHays consrega,lng to bear the
rrains, however II has bccn aiA down ,ha, .lcpi-
ties can Eet on very well without Acclug cunsltu-
Sn,t :, and sna. 70 isr s journalists
the Place has accordingly been Closed ~ the
The present entrance TO the Corps Legls1atf Is
| shall door to the right OF and under the grand
! staircase. Somehow OF other ma..e q luassko
When cnt n, and nJ turning to the left as.caA OF
gong etrnlghs on found myself suddenly ln yesti-
tnt tnec ~ face with couple Of olcers each with
llnwn sword In hls hand, and scoFs Or 40 ul
rxsd Ts tufaed out 10 be ,e eaa a ta}enss u h5as
which daily escorta the President from hts uclcnl
resit!encc ia the ,r'sce OF meeting. Whcn 1lis
Ing .lr,Is, and with the red ribbon oI the Legion
Of Honor acsoss his wnistcoat {thcrc !s no Wig
md gown AZ IN NJ. Speakers casc'. drummer
snoueh to make deal luaa jump. The urst u
the two oE>ccrs-a CartaIn-t!ltu rrsaes to
tI..o, ti'e front: The, ,he se1oa1-a ueatsnant-
On IA TWO ass to the rgts A and Jeff, s.uas slsI
Tie procession moves on along carpete.I corridor
twenty yards in length, whilst aay tuc,uhass who
may nc loltertng 10 the way. stand still nnn take
| utf their hats This ccretuuny IS repeated whea
the President returns to his apartments \: tho ter.
aap ~ esf .o ns Etncss .ws IN & rom
ono pi tie galleriea-whcre special kca-s a7t re-
served shcm-oE to dsspo7t themselves IN The suok
Ihe President OF the Cops LcEtsla.lf, rnay SLY
en PJsednt, Il not elected by the Assembly ls Il
usralIy ne custom IN Lssslasures; he Is alpolnt-
etl " Inc Emperor f0r hhe Year vi time but II
Crown TO ehs,'se him The Tfvslden. VI tia
ae os S es'eE oS i:uaay sas xsay a!
ose Under Inc '9sss Second sSSiss's EnSre VIZ =
tet1al cabnl IN 1866; The Inle le Musny, xhU died
hnin!n9 the post IN lSG5; and n. Alllaalt, who
isit ihe presidency to bccoiuc Minister ot State Ia
AteF Ftarthg fOr minute at the guarl of honor.
! atln oslng eonFteoukly shown my way hv one vi
c!a, cnS Hnes! hurried alon9 1he rasssRc and thea
public frsbunts or boxes. Their arr about
6~sns5 o. tne 'riounss, ten upper and ten lower,
eaered ed'01f f. sna one 1ofen iof .Eas
ecats taken: hui al obiig!ns Frcnch.nan Wao a re r.
room for me h.lflc hlnl Oh the thirl row, and on
nc strength Of my being a foreigner kndly In
auetsd M ne intu The mysteries OF the riacc lie be-
san W Telling me that the present louaC Of Assem-
ny y az commenced under Chsf!cs Z. and flushed
unde! Louis Philippe In 1852 II WIS notly con.
tested point At the time, whether the chamber
should be Ur oliong shape or sclnct.cnlsr. Al tho
enn inc adsoeatts Of the horseshoe carried Il.
nut Till scarcely be credited that they did 10
room was ohlong. The EnRitsh were 80 thoroughly
unpopulas towards 1850, that II was held leroga-
1nsS q !. initiate ns,, 1es n eny way os L. sny form
tue The chamber vas originally built to &C
eommodate nsc hundred and n1ly meu,bcra. In
AZ present there are Only - Deputies,
s,he constitution says zone for every. sAoS regis
"lun. the benches Hfc always halt empty. There
arc Fix tiers Of these benches rising Ia n11phIthcA-
tc .s,t toEn ons Above the Other They arc covered
~'tA scarlet leather, and provided With we'll pad
dnd backh Each honorable member has = desk 10
himself, With tnlssand, hpsttns -book, and paper
t!entE seat IeTchet high alofs on Platform. In
lnt.ihte!y under Is the ministerial beuch, nul
un'lss that The pupil or .,.sunt, Whence the
she r,sht Il tnc rinis1estI Sench. The s.afr
eomnrtses stS HtenoErapncrs, who rel!evc each
%ns Il Texc nGe aoISS S,s paS
hy Sovc1nrcpt, and thc.:s Is The ouy report
.lloWea It 4 9 misdencanor punishable "
maximum nrc OF X, ,sv francs {c.,Ms1l, 10 p;:ns Of
publish any er+rJ :e .rrsu OF The debates IN senate
Ct Corps irelslatf. ether shaa thai furnished Of
nS!ally. Moreover The editor and pr.ater Of the
OFFENDING journal are 10th ua,1e to rs mach :
Sesrs Imprisonment -. -"
! Journalist, the itoreed!n1. hai no; vi
cnEmeno-d. a few her.t,es wc.s writing letters
at their desks, Others were chatting on the nont
s,nnd one Of the Ministers who hah inst vnlech up
| 70 ~ seat \ French Airistc7 Is Q rcry nomrou.
h nFI1nF nf he
LeSton' upon him, ard his portfolio ot otnee
Under big ann. The present caslnct Is eomsa,ed
dr,oma,!s., ono echoo!raster, snd one c2.ner::
shant. The harristers arr n. lsorbcr, Minister OF
State {and 70 TO 1rrnler: u. Na.ueac, M!s!s.er
o ,he inte" md Il % Witty. il AG9nsss fasai Hiss " IL
Cound1 OF sIate. The soldiers arc Ha,sAA Mel
Minister q War, and Marshal vsillant Minister
The .aiIor d Admiral RFaalt dc oeaoaf'-
sssa, sls'ss an,,tr tns & ysI1a yaeRl' . q f. r.
fehsclm.ste1 il IL psruy. Who vas raisei nse m
.sass ago f1sm The rsofessorsh.p of history, Al
as te Gef ss asa 70 ss o.
t;srssler, Minister Of Commerce and Agriculture
Ma1cw minutes after two the door on the len
Its E1ee,lency walked II rGeeded ~ tVoscc7c-
OF seventy msm,css- n Schneider i s riea>aa-
L. LII ,e.s 0pua TIT than A eauu, wessa az sInS &
lalluElk he Il popular with ,he Opposition LIt II
LOOKED On hy the TGGcges heinx le4s t.r1n than
neeffuL Ills SUCCESSOR prrslmptlse Is u. jerome
David, IN cx 1sF:a.u O! diSsson1 This ReayFrE,An
Is nf the Vice ie ,ldentA and crt>lltahs anown
ss ~ cstc to standing nolscnse- lie greatly Ais-
ttnGutsncd himself daring thu session Of 49,, by
hnytrg the Gas Turned nG one evening when he
Wa presiding IN tho absence 81 NJ Schneider. II
waa A1 O'Clock, The radical Opposition wished 10
press = motion a1I refused to ADJOURN, aui 1t WAS
onIs when len IN ihc i7rk thxs they under
what It wcs 10 hare "E1 President Qoi
nNltDc r1s ri7c.'' ... .-. -.
No sooner IL the President In hIs srat than G1e
nAhct. spread asliut the room SayinS: :. sdcace
dan. las trthunes; Monsieur ie President e>.
President rings little haud-otI aad takes
nIr h{n hot r-hts IA she S.rnat that DfDcctA.