The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-09
F r A N G E
Proceedings i'm the National
Assembly.
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THE INDEMNIFICATI0N BILL PASSED.
The Trial of the Communist
Prisoners.
Assy and Ferre Insolent and Repri-
manded by the Court.
AbstentfOn at the Stras-
bOurg Elections.
The Lower California Company Asking for
Communist Prisoners
at the StraS-
bOurg Elections.
KILOGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

VERSAILLES, August 8, 1871.
The Assembly to-day passed the decentralization
bill 1t compensates inhabitants In the departments
for loss and damage suffered during the war
either from the enemy the French troops
after due investigation OF the claim and
settlement OF the amount. 1t also author
ICES the Minister OF Finance to distribute
Immediately the OF 100 900 francs among the
most needy of the claimants.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
A bill providing for system OF compulsory and
gratuitOus education throughout the country was
introduced to-day.
THE INCOME TAX.
The committee having the subject under consider
alton has agreed to report in favor Of the income
tax.
THE TRIAL OF THE COMMUNISTS.
The courtmartial to-day for the trial OF the Com
munists commenced the examination of witnesses
M. Ferre, one Of the accused, attempted TO make
speech In defence OF the Commune, but he was
not permitted to proceed by the President OF the
Court. He denied that he had ordered the burning
OF the palace OF the Ministry of Finance. Several
witnesses swore that Ferre personally forbade the
release OF the prisoners in the Prefecture while 1t
was burning
Both Ferre and ASST were lnsoent In speech and
manner and were frequently reprimanded by the
Court.
The court room was crowded with spectators.
THE sTRAsBoURG MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
The second municipal election was held In Stras-
bourg yesterday. Fully One-nalf OF the voters
abstalned from the exercise Of the franchise. and
only SIT persons voted In population of 11,oOo. A
similar result attended the election in Mulhouse and
the other conquered towns.
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
The French Ambassador TO the Austrian Court
will, at his own request, replace the Marquis dc
Gabriac as Minister to Berlin
A MINISTER ACCUs ED or BEING AN INTERNATIONAL
The Gau,Ois ana the Paris Jo,f'Hd, both state
that M. jules Simon Is member OF the Interna-
tional Society.
THE LOWER CALIFORNIA COMPANY AND THE COM
MUNIsTS.
The Director OF the Lower California Company has
proposed to President Theirs to receive all the Com
munist prisoners as colonists, and NJ. Theirs has
promised to lay the offer before the Assembly.
THE WAR BUDGET.
The war budget has been Increased 81, 900. 900
francs.
INDEMNIrYING TIE INVADED DEPARTMENTS.
NJ Theirs and the committee upon the subject
have come to an agreement respecting the pro-
posed law for the regulation or the departments,
and complete understanding will shortly be
reached upon the bill for the Naturalization Of the
provinces devastated by the war.
Expected Evacuation of Four Departments by
the t;ermans.
PARIS. August 8, 1871.
1t is reported that after this week the Prussans
will evacuate the departments OF the Disc and
Seine and The two departments Immediately con-
tguous thereto.
THE EVACUATION OF THE GERMANS.
The Germans have commenced the evacuation of
the forts north and east OF Paris.
THE MODE OF UNDERWRITING THE INVADED PRO-
VINCES.
The government, 1t IS stated, proposes the in
Identification OF the people OF the provinces which
invaded Dy the Germans, in three classes, and
in proportion to amount of losses, precedence being
given TO those utterly ruined by the war.