The New York herald., 1874-07-09
An Adverse Majority of
Thirty-seven.
THE COALITION OF EXTREMES. y
A Dissolution of the LEGISLATURE
Regarded as Inevitable.
PROBATION AGAINST RIOT.
WacMahOn Takes His Stand ON
the Septennate.

LONDON, July 8-Noon.
The Times Paris special despatch says that
the Right and Left Centres have agreed upon
an order Of the day declaring that the Assem-
bly, is determined to defend Marshal MacMa-
hons powers from every attack of their oppo-
pents.
The Cabinet still have majority of fifty
in the Assembly, but the Bonapartists and
portion of the moderate Right, who are able
to turn the scale, are wavering
If the government is defeated, dissolution
of the Assembly is inevitable
Party Caucus-New Coalitions Formed.
LONDON July 8, 1874.
special despatch from Paris to the Pail
Nall GQsette says complete understanding
has been effected between NJ Gambetta and
the legitimists for coalition of the Extreme
Left and the Right on the vote in the As
sembly to-day on M. Bruins Interpolation in
relation to the suspension of the Union.
The Left Centre is divided, but majority
of the Deputies belonging to that party will
vote against the Ministers.
The Bona partists Bargaining Against
the Republic.
PARIS, July 8, 1874.
1t is reported that the Bonapartist Deputies
in the Assembly will support the Cabinet in
the important division to take place in the
Chamber to-day if it will take ant-republican
ground.
Tho Assembly in Session Amid Intense
Excitement-The Ministry Defeated.
PARIS, July 8, 1874.
The sitting of the Assembly opened to-day
amid intense excitement The floor was COM
pletely filed with Deputies, and the galleries
crowded with distinguished spectators.
THE OPPOSITION RESOLUTION.
NJ. Brun moved that the Assembly regrets
the suspension of the journal Z Union by the
government.
This motion was rejected by vote OF 80
yeas to 379 nays.
The Left generally abstained from voting.
THE GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION AND IT'S DEFEAT.
Thereupon M. Paris, member Of the
Right Centre, moved the following:-
That the Assembly, resolving to energeticslly
uphold the septennial powers conferred upon
Marshal MacMahon, President Of the Republic.
and furthermore reserving the questions SUBJ
mitted to the Committee on Constitutional Bills,
passes to the order OF the day.
General de Cissey, Minister of War and
Vice President of the Council, announced that
the government identified itself with the mo-
ton.
The question was taken and the motion of
M. Paris was rejected by vote of 331 yeas to
363 nays.
PARTY COALITION.
The majority in this vote was composed of
the three fractions of the Lett and eighty
members of the Extreme Right.
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
Several Deputies Immediately moved the
order of the day pure and simple, which was
adopted, the vote standing 339 yeas to 315
nays.
ruE PUBLIC SITUATION uNsErrIrD AND
ANXIOUS.
It is considered that the last vote leaves the
door open for the Ministry to remain in
power, but the impression at the close of the
sitting was that nothing had been settled, and
the uncertainty which has all along charac-
terized the political situation is unrelieved.
MacMahon sustains the Ministry-The
President Determined to Retain His
Power.
PARIS, July 8, 1874.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
Assembly to-day Cabinet Council was held,
at which the Ministers rendered their resigna-
tons.
President MacMahon peremptorily refused
to accept them, and the Ministry remains
constituted as before.
THE PRESIDENT PREPARING MESSAGE
The President will send message to the
Assembly tomorrow OF next day, in which he
will announce his determination to retain the
powers conferred upon him for the time as
signed by law, and will insist on the necessity
for the complete Organization of his powers
by the Assembly.
A Cabinet Council will be held tomorrow
to definitely decide upon the terms of the