, 1874-08-05

los. It is expected that. if still in Office.
he will be beaten again on NJ. WolowskIs
proposal to dispense with new taxes by pay
ing City millions less to the Bank of France;
and then it will be hard if he does not resign.
M. de Ventavon, who is an elderly man
of old fashioned appearance, laid before the
House the report of the Committee of Thirty
upon the Constitutional Laws. 1t is a long
document, and the reading occupied three
quarters of an hour. AS was expected, NJ. de
Ventavon reports against NJ. Casimlr Peri
er's Bill, giving as a reason that the Defui-
tive Republic which it proposes is %incompatl-
BILE with the Septennate. What be did pro-
pose was very nearly the personal S pfen-
nate of NJ. Lambert de Sainte Croix. Many
Of his arguments were received with derislve
clapping of hands particularly when he uu-
folded the plan for giving Marshal MacMahon
the right to nominate senators IN proportions
hereafter TO be settled for conferring on the
Marshal the power to dissolve the Assembly,
with the right to postpone the meeting of the
new Parliament for six mouths, and explained
that when the new Constitution was voted
1t could not be revised during seven years,
unless on the Marshai'S initiative. General
Billot was heard to exclaim, "Ihls Is a case
of Parliamentary sunstroke y
The debate, after a vain attempt of the
Right to postpone it until after the Budget,
was fixed for Monday, when NJ. Casimir Peri
er will deploy all his forces.
VERSAILLES, July Is, Evening.
At the commencement of to-day's sitting of
the National Assembly there was a rather
bitter encounter between NJ. Wolowski aud
NJ. Magne 10 reference to matters which &C.
Cured at Yesterdays sitting. NJ. Magne &C
cused his opponents whom HI spoke of as
"Messieurs is Re. ublicains,' of removing
questions of finance on to political ground.
HIS remarks led 10 a scene OF extreme ex-
citement AID the sitting had for q time to be
suspended. Subsequently, NJ. Magne entered
into an exposition Of his project for a sur
tax Of a halt-d6cime on certain taxes, aud he
concluded by declaring that tie best way of
restoring the finances was to organize Marshal
MacMahou's powers.
Clause l Of NJ Magno's scheme was re-
iected by 335 votes against 256. This vote
involves the rejection of the whole of the
Minister'S financial plan, and considerable
excitement was manifested on the numbers
being made known.
NJ de- Ventayon then assembled the tribune,
and read the report Of the Committee of Thir-
ty on the Constitutional Bills brought forward
by M. Casimir P6rier and NJ. Lambert de
Sainte- Croix. He stated that the Committee
had recognised the irrevocable character of
the power coufded to NJ ,rshal MacMahon,
which had been admitted by the whole OF
France. (Cheers on the Right.) He entered
into an examination Of the various opinions
expressed il the Committee on the Scptennate,
and he explained the reasons why the Com
mittee had thought it desirable To set aside
the Bill proposed by NJ. Cssimir Re Ter, stat
ing that the chief Of the State woull W tn
out needing the sanction of that measure, con-
tinue to bear the title of President OF he
Republic, AMI that the Republican formula
would b. i,sc ibid in the he ding Of all ofi,
cal documents, both At home and abroad.
III. de Venfavon alluded 10 he right of disso-
lutima,d tn responsibility 81 i'm d by the
President IF the r public, aud stated that the
Septeu rate W.. m"rtiy a peace concluded for
seven years. His remesk- on th,se points
were received VITA murmnrs on the Left. He
concluded by readiprth e Bill which the Com
mittee of Thirty proposes as a substit ute for
those submitted to its consideration.
Clause l maintains etitle of President of the
Republic. Clause 2 establishes ministerial re-
sponsibility. Clause 8 %oonfers legislative pow-
er on the two Chambers, and states that the APP
pointment of the members of the Second Cham
Der will form the subject of a special Bill.
Clause 4 provides that the President of the Re-
public shall alone possess the right of dissolv-
ing the Chamber of Deputies. Clause 3 enacts
that in the event of Marshal MacMahon CeaSing