New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-23

CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES PROPOSED IN Ilib
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY-POSITION OF PREsI-
DENT THIERs-C0NFERENCE BETWEEN THE
PRESIDENT AND DEPUTATIoN FROM THE
PARIS, Friday. Nov %, 1871
~ Theirs will attend the meeting to-day of the
Committee of the National Assembly, appointed to
draw up q reply to his opening message. The Com
mittee in their address, will demand of the Presi-
dent the appointment of responsible Ministry
that His Excelency shall not participate in the
debates in the Assembly, and that he shall commu-
nicate with that body by message only These points
will be strongly contested by the adherents of NJ.
Theirs when the reply of the Committee is presented
TO the Assembly for its action All reports agree in
stating that there will be opposition by any party
to tho proongation of NJ Therss term OF office four
years.
President Thiers to-day told several Of his friends
who called upon him that he would make all reason
able concessions TO secure harmony in the Govern
ment but that it was impossible for him to Telln-
quish his wellknown convictions The President,
this morning received n deputation from the party
of the Left Center in the Assembly, consisting of
NM. Casimir-Pfrier Laboulaye, and Picard, to
whom he said he was with them in opinion; but the
first question to be settled now between himself
and the Committee appointed by the Assembly to
draw up a reply to bis message.
PARIS, Friday, Nov. 22-Eyenlng.
President Theirs appeared before the Assembly
Committee on tho Address, and spoke for an hour
and half lie urged them to terminate the present
state of indecison reiterated his opinion that the
Republic was indispensable, and declared that he
was willing to accept the principle of ministerial re-
spOnability and parliamentary system which
would not completely exclude him firm debate.
The President will attend the sitting of tho Commit
tee tomorrow.
At a meeting OF the members Of the Left Center
to-day, NJ Picard, an intimate friend of President
Theirs, was chosen Chairman, in place OF Gen.
Chanzy who had resigned on account of his official
duties. The selection of NJ. Picard presiding
officer will serve to strengthen the good understand
ing between the party and the President.
The Left Center has drawn up bill prolonging
Thiers's present term four years, providing for a
Yice-President who shall succeed the President in
case Of resignation death; the President and
Vice-President to be eligible to office only for sec
ond term one-third of the Assembly to DO renewed
annually; the President to be entitled to suspend the
PRONUNCIATION of bills passed by any Assembly until
after the annual election; then if the Assembly in
sists on the law, it must be promulgated.
1t is understood that this project Of law meets the
approval Of President Theirs.
VERSAILLES, Friday Nov. %, 1879.
The Committee appointed by the Assembly TO draw up
the project Electoral law made their report to-day
They recommend that the Of 81 be retained as a
qualification for the exercise Of the franchise that SOL
diers in actual service be disqualified from voting and
that officers Of the army be permitted to vote only when
placed on reserve. The proposed law incidentally dis
franchises large class Of citizens, who by the Army
law are compelled to do military service until the OF
25 1t will undoubtedly give rise to heated debate.