New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-26

THE LATE CABINET CRISIS IN FRANCE.
THE DEBATES IN TIE NATIONAL AsSEMBLY-How
THE ADVERSE MAJORITY WAS OBTAINED-CoURsE
OF THE PRESIDENT AND CABINET MEMBERS.
The London journals of Jan. 8 and 10, and IL,
contain accounts from Paris OF the proceedings in
the National Assembly. which resulted in the recent
ministerial crisis appears that when tue Assembly
met on the afternoon Of Jan. NJ de Fraucleu. Legit
mist of extreme school, moved Tor the postpone
OF the bill relating to the nomination OF Mayors
until there had been a vote on tue O'ganc Municipal
bill NJ Clapier endeavored TO show the urgency" OF
the BILL admitting that when the Organic Municipal bill
should be voted the bill under consideration would DO
useless. The statement received with iroDca APP
plause from the left.
NJ Ernest Picard, who then assembled the Tribune
referred TO the words NJ Capier had used He showed
that the bill provisional 10 be made Of
an electoral agency He said that in the interest Of the
Government itself he should desire to ostponed
He endeavored to justify the 4th Of September what he
said on this subject being protested against most
getically He asked why the bill Of April 1871 could
not be allowed to work for time while there
perect peace 4" At that period" said NJ. Picard we
were under the influence Of strong feeling 10 favor Of
absolute decentralization We had the greatest trouble
in inducing you to pass that BILL and at time Of
peace. you not able TO conduct the Government
while awaiting the discussion OF this measure. II you
desire 10 bring q discussion Of the question before
there has general debate, will prove to the
country that IL is not for its sake that you defend 1t.
You will prove that not government and that
you are nothing but party In power" NJ Picard de-
manded adjournment with the view OF discussing the
question future period, and, thenterests of the
country, without precipitation. PROLONGED applause
from the Left
The Duke de Broge declared that he was far from ex-
pectng that after the Assembly had twice declared the
bill urgent" request should be made that 1t should
pronounce in favor of the opposite course 1t was I'm
possible to await solution by the Commission Of De-
Capitalization. After lapse Of IS months It had de-
clared that It would present bill which It would not
recommend to the adoption OF the Assembly 1t was,
then mere party &C; to ask for the adjournment OF
bill which tho Government absolutely required to be
armed with He opposed the adjournment His speech
which short. followed by prolonged applause.
NJ Picard replied in very fecitous terms. He could
not admit that the present law insufficient for the
Government until organic laws were voted. 1t
weapon which the Government was asking for, and
which II would not dare demand in general bill and
sought for in a provisional bill.
President Buffet put the adjournment TO the vote by
the members rising remaining seated and hereupon
this extraordinary sitting suddenly took still more
singular turn The Left rose all the Deputies OF the
side except NJ Gambetta, who Is absent The benches
were cor % na e encbe VIZ hn % bnr bnt INNS
flied, owing TO the absence OF many Deputies IL was
believed that the majority with the Lett aud In the
midst OF confusion The Bureau declared the attempt
doubtful, The attempt renewed, but remained
doubtful The Left protested and there was great
agitation at the Tribune scrau public then
ceeed with. Tho Huls sent round che ballot boxes
IL was felt the Due do BroSe had been defeated by
a Majority in Opposition.
AT this moment the President stated that secret and
nominal ballot had been asked for IL the Left
which wished to prevent the Right from voting for the
absent members, Is done when the baoting public
Tie public baloting was Interrupted NJ. HasnUens,
Bonapartst, proposed TO leave the balotiug open till
tomorrow. This was protested against by the Left
Here violent and confused discussion arose in which
NM. Grevy, Fourier, de Kerdre, and Buffet spoke
The question discussed that OF delaying the vote
number OF the Deputies are stu absent there were
not SO voters.
felt that the Due de Brogle would be defeated
he having been taken by surprise. Accordingly the
Conservative party, which feared check, made every
effort 10 delay the discussion and the DISPATCHES
sent to the absent Deputies and there great
agitation In the Assembly Tue members Of the major
Ity proposed 70 retire and render impOss
the Left did some time since. But the Minister refused
TO permit this. After prolonged discussion tho
was proceeded with by secret balloting. There
only 40 members present. or more than 800 absent.
The balotng closed at o'clock aud the President
nounced the result folio For postponng the dts
cusson the Ministerial bil 26s; against no. majority
against the Government, a.
The Ministers considered that they had been jointly
affected by the aud jan they teudered their
resgnatioos to President MacMahon. The President,
after consulting deputies OF the Right, informed
the nomDers OF The Cabinet that II impossible for