, 1872-11-23
Thfers Willing to- Make Reason
able Concessions to Pre-
serve Harmony.
No Opposition to His Con-
tinuance in Office
Four Years.
Government Inquiry Into Italian Emi-
qration to the United States. =.


FRANCE.
PARIS, Nov. 22.-Thiers will attend meeting
to-day Of the Committee Of the National Assem-
bly, appointed to prepare reply to his message
at the opening of the Assembly. The Commit
tee, in their address, will demand Of the Presi-
dent the appointment Of = responsible Ministry;
that he shall not participate in debates in the
Assembly. and that he shall communicate with
that body by message only. These points will
be strongly contested BY the adhcrentB of Theirs
when the reply is presented to the Assembly.
All reports agree that there will be no oppo-
eition to the prolongation OF II. Thiers' term Of
Office for four years.
PARIS, Nov. 22.-President Theirs to-day told
several Of his friends who called upon him that
he would mike all reasonable concessions to Sc
WAS impossible for him to relinquish his we'll
known convictions. The President this morning
Iecelved deputation from the party of the Left
Centre in the Assembly, consisting Of Messrs.
Casimir Pe1rier, Laboulaye, and Picard, to whom
he said he was with them in opinion, but the
first question to be settled was now between
himself and the Committee appointed by the
Assembly to draw up reply to lis message.
Paris, Nov. 22-ETening.-At a meeting Of
Picard, an intimate friend Of President Thiers,
WIS chosen Chairman in place of General
CLANCY. who had resigned on account of his
official dutles- The selection Of IL. Picard as
presiding officer will serve to strengthen the
good undertaking between the party and the
President.
The Committee appointed by the Assembly to
draw up the project Of electoral Law, made their
report to-day. They recommend that the age
OF tWentT-one be retained as 8 qualification for
the exercise Of the franchise; that the soldiers
voting and that the officers Of the army
be permitted to vote only when placed
on reserve. The present law incidentally dis
franchises large classes Of citizens, who By the
amy law are compelled to do military service
until the age Of 70. It will undoubtedly give
rise to a heated debate.
PARIS, Nov 22.-President Theirs appeared
before the Assembly Committee on the Address,
and spoke for an hour and half. He urged
them to terminate the present state Of indecis-
ion, reiterated his opinion that Republic
was Indispensable, and declared TINT he
was willing to accept the principle Of Ministerial
responsibility and q parliamentary system which
would not conletely exclude him from debate.
The President will attend the sitting OF the
Committee tomorrow.
The Left Centre has drawn up bill, prolong-
ang Theirs present term four years, providing
for . Vice President, who shall succeed the
President and Vice President to be re-eligible to
the Office only for second term. One
third Of the Assembly will be renewed
annually; the President to be entitled to sus-
pend the pronnlg CATION of bills passed by any
Assembly until after the annual election; then,
If the Assembly insists on the Law, it must be
promulgated. It is understood That this project
OF law meets with the approval Of President
Theirs.