New-York tribune., 1873-02-22
FRANCE.
PRESIDENT THEIRS AND THE COMMITTEE
OF THIRTY

THE OLD CABINET QUESTION AGAIN - THE
PRESIDENTS THREAT TO APPEAL TO THE
ASSEMBLY.
lFRoM TILE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSBl
PARIS, Feb 5.-After two months of scho-
lastc discussion the Committee OF Thirty has arrived at
a nearly completed arst draft OF bill. BY the very
terms OF the resolution under which they were ap-
pointed their Office was present bill for regulating
tue attributes u the public powers and the conditions o
ministerial responsibility" They began and have gone
on n reverse oder giving the first aud almost exclusive
place in their deliberations and in their draft OF plan
for The bin holds the first place in their purpose
the conditions Of ministerial responsibility Their cElci
object has been TO eliminate W. Thcrs froa the Assem-
bly, separate his responsibility from that o., mis- minis
crs keep him ~ the head OF government hJ title. hut
deprive him OF all his influence by speech, wherein he
great talent and power They desired to profit ~ long
as poss by his great personal authority at homo ana
abroad but use IL as hcr nstrument-that ~, the
srument OF the majority which the Right claim 70 be 10
the House reducing him to a hybrid chief Of state,
between walking President who cannot name lis
own cabinet and a constitutional monarch (without
constitution a hereditary successorl removable at
viii
Last Monday the President invited before the
Committee give his opinion OF their plan, and is before
them to-day for the purpose. HIS observa-
uons Monday in print, and refer chiefly to what
the Committee has made the chief subject OF its pIan
Taking up the project article by article, no did in the
proper OF the word, discuss II, shake II 10 pieces
He repeated his former concessions mostly OF FORM but
not all without real importance and by his un-
willing acceptance OF the preamble OF the proposed bl,
which parades the purely provisional nature OF It's pro-
visions went far toward yielding the demand Of his
message for constituting the Republic. But with all his
manifesty sincere desire Of avoiding violent rupture
with the Committee and n consequent crisis that must
agato the country. he gave them with firm distinct
ness understand that these concessions his last
that he win not be driven from the tribune submit
70 such limitations OF his influence when admitted 70 10
as they would impose that, II they will not take
their turn concession, he l appeal them 70 the
Asscmbly-realy over the Assembly to The nation
Il is the old Cabinet question over again. There
Is where these subtle grinders busily Travelling IN
their ingculously contriyed political treadm have
come as near possible the point from which
they started. Thiorss power Of appeal and ability 70
resign are inGcfcasibe. Win the Right yieldl Will
there be rupture. stormy session. and another crisis
What is going this afternoon between tue President
OK France and the Committee may De furnishing
these questions which the last TWO tnys arc
stimulating public interest grown palled OF late with
the weary. long drawn debates OF the Committee II is
not worth while 10 risk prophecy at ten days sight
against tOmorrOw's cable dlsuatch. ". Il. H.