The Portland daily press., 1872-12-07
TO X Il IG N.
French Affairs.
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
The Republican Press Demand Disolu-
ton of the Assembly.

PARIS, Dec. 6.-The government situation at
Versailles unsettles business of all kinds
throughout the country. The Committee of
Thirty formed yesterday by the Assembly, is
regarded as hostile to the Republic. The Re
publican journals Of Paris declare that the AS
sembly does not represent the will of France
and demand its immediate dissolution Presi-
dent Theirs is expected to resign The govern
ment will probably make statement at the
session of the Assembly to-day as to the course
it intends to take
Meeting of the Assembly Committee.
The Committee of thirty appointed by the
Assembly yesterday in accordance with the
motion of Minister Dufaure, held the first
elected: President the Baron De Larcy; Vice
President M. Audiffret Pasvuier; Secretaries,
NJ. NJ. Lefevre, Paurtalis and P. Haussman-
vile. The organization having been compile
ted, the committee adjourned to meet Monday,
when it will proceed to business According to
the mot on by which it was created, the COM
mittee is instructed to draw up the project of a
law defining the responsibility of Ministers, aud
regulating the relations of the several powers
of the State. 1t is expected it will report bill
declaring that any Minister who shall be CEN
sured must resign, and excluding the President
from debate in the Assembly, but giving him.
by way OF compensation, a limited veto power
1t is inferred from the political compensation
OF the committee that any proposition for a
dissolution of the assembly will be rejected and
nothing more radical than partial renewalof
the chamber once year, or once in every two
years, like the American Senate, will be enter
tanned.
The Bien Public says the compilation Of tho
committee makes the situation all the more
precarious, while the executive and assembly
are equally averse to caup. the country can
not tolerate the present state of affairs 1t in
Inmates that the country should spontaneously
intervene, which is interpreted to mean that it
should continue to send in petitions in support
OF Nj. Theirs and his government
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be no change in the ministry till the report of
the Committee of Thirty is presented then if
the report is unfavorable to him, he will oppose
it i'll the assembly.
An official reception was given at the execu-
tive residence last night which was numerous
ly attended. NJ. Theirs freely conversed with
his friends on the political crisis. He regretted
that partial renewal of the Assembly seemed
impossible, and declared that he was determin-
ed to adhere to the policy announced in his
message
AT meeting of the extreme left to-day, it
was decided not to move for the dissolution of
the Assembly till the question had been thor
oughly agitated by means of petitions. The
Steele started this idea, and it is rapidly gain
ing ground.
Petitions for dissolution are coming in from
all parts of the country.
The Assembly committee charged with the
consideration of the electoral law has decided
to recommend that franchise be given to all
year in the district in which they vote, and the
duty of voting be made compulsory.
Another Of the Isissouris Passenger
HAVANA, Dec. 5.-Richard Smith, another
survivor of the burned steamer Missouri has
arrived at Nassau. Smith was the man who
abandoned Conway's boat and swan to the
capsized boat for the purpose of rghting her.
Conway cut the painter connecting the two
boats and they drifted out of sight of each
other Smith and Alfred Steward drifted with
the boat bottom upward for three days at the
mercy of the waves. On the fourth day they
managed to right the boat, and making sail
from life-preservers proceeded, and landed
on the most western key of Abaco. On the
seventh day after landing Steward died from
fever produced by exhaustion. Smith caught
little rain water on the ninth day, and that
with prickly pears and soft-shell crabs, sus-
tanned him till the seventeenth day. when he
was taken off the island and brought to Mas
sau. He goes to New York on the steamer CO.
lumbus.
Americans Visit the Pope.
ROME, Nov. GA deputation of Americans
had an audience with the Pope yesterday, and
presented an address expressing the devotion of
American catholics to the Holy See. The Pope
made feeling response, and concluded by Civ
ing his blessing to the Catholics of America.
Women TO be Tried for Frcason-A Prob
able Tan,many Thief
The Goesta publishes decree summoning
Plutarco Gonzales, Nestor Ponce, the widow Of
Morales Lemus, and the wives of Generals Jor-
dan, ALBANIA, Mora, Mestre and Fesser to pre-
sent themselves at the artillery barracks in this
city and defend themselves from charges of
treason preferred against them before court
martial assembled there
About six weeks ago, Thomas C. Fleming,
accompanied by his wife, provided with an
American passport, arrived from New Orleans.
The following week Mrs. Fleming left for New
York, and Monday, Fleming having his pass
port issued for Havre, left by the steamer Van
dalia bound for Hamburg Jennings actions
are considered suspicious. New Workers in
Havana say that Fleming is Thos. c. Fields
the Tammany politician.