, 1874-06-06

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day, resolved to repudiate any proposal for q
pl6biscite, as being a proceeding sure to lead to
a dictatorship. The little B0urse was even
worse to day than yesterday
According to the latest rum0urs in |circula-
ton, it is considered doubtful whether NJ. de
Goulard will succeed in forming Ministry.
VERSAILLES, May is, Afternoon.
The National Assembly presented an animated
appearance to-day, and NJ. Theirs was present.
NJ. Batbie, in the name of the Committee on the
Constitutional Laws, upon which he acted as re-
porter, opened the debate. lie asked that the
Assembly should place the Electoral Bill upon the
order of tho day for Wednesday next, Excite
ment)
NJ. Thery, of the Extreme Right, demanded
that priority should be accorded to the Municipal
Bill, NJ. Rahdot, also q member of the Extreme
Right, proposed an arrangement, which the
Assembly appeared, however, unwilling to accept
The Due de Broglie, in the name Of the Govern
ment, supported the motion Of NJ. Batbie, and
said 1.-The Ministry does not wish to evad7 It's
engagement relative to the Municipal Bill, but
believed that it responds to the wishes OF the
country in asking the Assembly first to discuss
the Electoral Bill as the most important and the
most urgent" In conclusion NJ. de Broglle IN
sisted upon priority being given to the Electoral
Bill.
NJ. Lucion Brun, of the Extreme Right, OK
planned that he would vote against the priority
requested, but without implying that he lacked
confidence in the Ministry.
III. de Bro1lie replied that the Ministry regard
ed such words as in no way ,es5oning the impor-
lance OF the vote, the speaker thus making 1t u
Cabinet question.
5f. Buffet thsa put tia question Of priority to
the vote. After two indoeiaiye attempts the
Assembly pr2ceeded to vote amidst much excite
Qcnt, After q rather long interruption Oh the
sitting N, Buffet announced the result to be ~
for and 3SI against priority being accorded to the
Electoral Bill. Majority against the Govern
ment 81 votes.
NJ. Char yon, Of the Right Centre moved
that the Assembly should proceed to the order Of
the day, and asked if the House and the future
Ministry would organize a Government for Mar
shat MaoMahOn, in accordance with the engage
ment entered into with the country on the 2Oth
of November last.
NJ. Rampont, of the Right Centre, declared that
he and his friends voted against the Ministry
not against Marshal MaoMuhon.
The Assembly meets again on Tuesday, IN
order to fix the days for discussing the Electoral
and Municipal Bills.
In the course of the sitting, General Charretoa
brought forward Il motion to improve the posi-
ton of non-commissiOncd officers, in order to
keep them in active service. The Due Decazes
presented a motion to approve the postal conYen-
ton between France and the United States,
The next sitting Of tho Assembly viii be held ON
Monday.
VERSAILLES, May IS, Evening.
Up to the last moment before the sitting of the
Assembly public opinion considered that some
compromise had been arrived at, and the general
impression was that the members of the Extreme
Right had accepted the arrangement proposed by
one of their number, NJ. Randot. This, however,
was not the case, as they were divided. NJ.
Thery, in the name of 80 hostile L~egitimists, de
cIared in favour Of priority being accorded to the
Municipal Bill moreover, the Bonapartists decid-
ed to vote against the Electoral Bill, in order
not to admit the constitutional laws, and to repel
any mutilation Of universal suffrage.
NJ. Theirs was present in the House, and voted
against the Ministry with a great portion OF the
Left Centre. Some Of the members of the same
party voted for the Ministry, or abstained alto
gether. Amongst the L~egitimists voting against
the Ministry were NM. Ernoul and La Bouilerie,
as we'll as the former Ministers of the gath May,
MN. Lucien Brun and Cazenove de Pradines.
Various reports are current relative to negota'
tons in reference to the new Ministry.
NJ. Raoul Duval has proposed that q Ministry
should be formed for the transaction OF public
business, but possessing no political character.
This Ministry, he suggested, should be formed
of four Republicans, two Legitimists. and two
Bonapartists, in order to effect the dissolution OF
the Chamber. Other reports mention a Minis
try to be formed by NM. Buffet and Dufaure' OF
the Due Decazes and NJ. de Goulard.
Several Parliamentary meetings will be held to-
plight to discuss the Left crisis.
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