The New York herald., 1874-07-10
A Plain Statement to the French
Assembly.
The 'sS0vereignty" of the Repre-
sentatives sEnchained."
he WILL DEFEND THE SEPTENNATE
The Assembly Called On to Fulfil
It's Obligations.
A Motion for. Dissolution
Referred.


Referred.
VERSAILLES, July 8, 1874
In the Assembly to-day the message of
President MacMahon, of which notice was
given yesterday, was presented and read by
General De Cissey, Minister of War, as fol-
lows -
When you, by the law Of November 20
last delivered the Executive power into my
hands for seven years. you intended to afford
to public interests that security which pre-
carious institutions are powerless to give.
That vote conferred upon me great duties, for
the fulilment of which / am accounta-
able to France and from which I can in no
case be permitted to withdraw. 1t also con-
ferred rights which / shall never exercise ex-
cept for the good of the country
Your confidence rendered my powers ire
vocable for fixed term in forestalling votes
on constitutional bills In according them
you yourselves enchained your sovereignty.
shall employ the means with which am
armed by the laws to defend my power.
This course, am convinced, is in accordance
with the expectations and the will of the As
sembly, which, when it placed me at the head
of the government intended to create
strong, stable and respected power
But the law of November 20 must be COM
pleted. The Assembly cannot mediate tear
ing up its engagements Let it permit me to
pressingly remind it of the claims for the full
flment Of that engagement.
The country demands the organization Of
the public powers, and questions which were
reserved must be settled Further delays will
depress trade and hamper the prosperity Of
the country. hope the AssemblNw will not
fail to patriotically fulfil its obligations.
adjure it, in the name of the highest interests
of the country, to deliberate without delay
upon the questions which must no longer
remain in suspense.
The Assembly and the government are
! jointly responsible.
I am desirous of accomplishing all my
duties and my most imperative duty is to in
sure to the country defined institutions, Sc
curly ana calu
I have instructed the Minister to inform
the Constitutional Committee concerning the
points upon which believe it essential to in
sist. a.
A MOTION FOB DISSOLUTION
| At the conclusion Of the Message NJ Raoul
Duval argued that the Assembly was power
less to constitute defnitive government and
moved that it dissolve after having voted
upon the financial bills, the bill on military
organization and the bill providing for gen.
eral election on October 25
He demanded that his motion be declared
'urgent."
The demand for urgency was supported
| by the Left and the Bonapartists, but was
rejected by a large majority. The Left
Centre voted with the majority, thinking that
MacMahon's message increased the chances of
Casimir-Perier' bill.
! The motion was afterwards referred to the
Committee on Parliamentary Initiative, in
which the Left predominate.
A favorable and speedy report upon 1T is
therefore certain.
THE sEPTENNATK BILL.
The Committee of Thirty has approved the
bill favoring the personal Septsnnate, and The
debate upon it will probably occur within a
few days.
Paris Press Opinion OF the Situation.
PARIS, July g. 1874.
The republican journals Of this morning
consider that yesterdays proceedings of the
Assembly demonstrate the powerlessness Of
that body, and declare that dissolution is the
only remedy for the unsettled political situa-
ton.