, 1874-08-05

obtain more than 260 votes. and NJ. Casimir
Perier's Bill is considered very likely to pass,
M. de Ventavon's report greatly contributing
to that result.
Paris, Thursday Night.
The defeat of NJ. Gouin's proposition to meet
pressing necessities by postponing the payment
of capital owing by the State to the railways
and for the time paying only the interest, was
accumulated by the declaration of II. Cailaux,
the Minister of Public Works, that he would
prefer a direct loan. NJ. Bodet, the President
of the Budget Committee, said that he most
willingly would rally to M. Wolowski's Bill as
a makeShift, to get fifty millions by deferring
the annual payments to that amount due to
the Bank of France. Probably NJ. Wolowski's
proposal will be voted tomorrow.
The Ventavon report has produced q lamen-
table impression on all sides of the House. 1t
is calculated that he conclusions of the report
will be repudiated by 400 to $50 votes. This
is, however, by no means certain.
The debate on NJ. Casimir P6rier's proposals,
beginning on Monday, will probably last three
or four days.
M. Magne rendered his resignation to Mar
shall MaeMahon yesterday at the close of the sit
ting in which his financial proposals were reject
ed. At the Marshal's request he has, however,
consented to continue despatching the current
business of the Ministry of Finance until the
appointment Of his successor.
Paris, July 16, Evening.
NJ. Casimir Perier and other influential men,
bers of the Left Centre will meet tomorrow
at the residence of NJ. Dufaure, in Versailles,
to settle the course to be pursued in Mondays
discussion on the Constitutional Bills. The
lead in the debate will be intrusted to NJ.
Dufaure.
NJ. Magne's retirement has not made much
impression upon the general public, or even on
the Bourse. The deputies NJ. NJ. Matthew
Bodet and B0cher have declined to succeed him
in the Ministry of Finance, and negotiations,
are now being carried on with NJ. Andre, De-
puty-Governor Of She Bank of France. It is
announced from Versailles that Marshal Mao
Mahon has deferred selecting NJ. Magne's sue
cessor until to morrow.
Versailles, July 16 Evening.
The chances of NJ. Casimir P@rier's Consti-
tutional Bill being adopted have considerably
increased since he reading Of NJ. de Ventavon's
report. Some members Of the Right Centre
will vote for it with the three groups of the
Lett. The extreme Left will again support
NJ. Casimir P6rier's Bill, Notwithstanding their
former votes against the constituent power of
the Assembly, their object being to secure the
formal proclamation of the Republic. NJ. NJ.
Louis Blanc Quinet, and Peyrat are the only
members of the Extreme Left who will abstain
from voting.
When N. de Ventavon's report was read to
the Constitution Committee previous to its be-
ing submitted to the Assembly, it contained the
following sentence 1t is permitted to every
one to pave the way through the press and
other means of publicity for the accession of
the regime which he may prefer, provided that
he respects the law Of the goth of November"
This sentence was warmly opposed by the
members of the Right Centre, who demanded
that it should be suppressed, while the men,
bers of the Right made great efforts to retain
it in the report. At this ~juncture NJ. Lucien
Brun asked whether a candidate at the next
general elections would be allowed freely to
state that be should endeavour to bring about
the triumph of the Monarchical cause in the
event of a vacancy in the Executive power.
No answer was given to this question, and it
will probably be repeated from the tribune of
the Assembly during the constitutional debate
on Monday next. After some discussion, the
Committee struck out the sentence to which
exception had been taken.
M Magne'S resignation causes great satisfac-
ton among the members of the Left and a por-
ton Of the Right, because they regard it as
the withdrawal of the BODapartist element from
the Ministry. The considerable Majority by
which his financial nrODOsalS were rejected in