The New York herald., 1875-02-13


SCENE AMIDST INTENSE EXCITEMENT
PARIS, Feb. 12-Evenlng.
The door and galleries OF the Assembly were
crowded to-day.
The sitting opened amid intense excitement.
the consideration OF the Senate bill was resumed.
THE DEBATE.
General do Cissey assembled the tribune and
said :-''President MacManon has not authorized
the Ministers to interfere in the debate on the
constitutional bills. But the vote Of yesterday
alters the nature OF the institutions proposed and
deprives the constitutional laws OF that character
without which conserva tive interests will be en-
dangered. The government must defend conser-
vative interests. 1t cannot agree to yesterdays
resolution OF the Assembly, and informs you OF
this before the resolution Is made nna"
The announcement caused profound sensation,
and was followed by stormy debate.
n. Cnarregron, Of the Right Centre, denounced
the vote OF yesterday as a C0mmunisttc revenge
and warned the Deputies that 1t was leading tho
country to an abyss He declared that he and his
friends would oppose the third reading Of the bill
- amended
M. Brisson. OF the Extreme Left, declared that
the Assembly had proved itself powerless and
moved that elections tor q new Assembly be held
on the 4th OF April 1875.
NJ. Waddington, OF the Left Centre. argued that
the last vote had only defeated one OF the many
plans for organizing Senate, and he introduced
. hill which provides for the appointment OF Sena.
tors by the Assembly, the Councils General, the
colonies and the Institute.
NJ. VautraiD, conservative republican, SUBJ
mitted bill proposing the election OF Senators by
method similar to that employed in the election
Of President In the United States He was opposed
TO dissolution of the Assembly.
The Duke Decazes declared that the Ministers
held themselves responsible for the declaration
which they had been authorized to make by Mar
Dhal MacMahon through General de Cissey He
pointed out the dangers OF dissolution, and re-
minded the Assembly OF the pledges 1t had given
In regard to the constitutional laws.
N. Gampetta made speech, IN the course Of
which he asserted that the constitution would
have been voted II the Ministry had not sheltered
itself behind MacManon's sword. de attributed
the failure to princey ambition.
N. Chabaud-Latour, Minister OF the Interior,
opposed dissolution.
A demand for q vote Of "urgency" on NJ. Bris.
sons motion was refused by 26e yeas to 4o7 nays
The bills submitted BY NM. waddlngton and
vautrain were referred to the Committee OF
Thirty.
THE AMENDMENT.
An amendment, offered BY M. Bardoux or the
LEFT, providing that each department elect three
benators, was adopted.
THE VOTING.
This was Incorporated with the amendment OF
yesterday, which provided that Senators should
be chosen by the same electors as Deputies, and
the entire amendment was then adopted as a
substitute for the first clause Of the bil by vote
OF $50 yeas TO 253 nays.
Tne remainder OF tho bill, including amend
ments introduced by the Left defining the cate
gOries OF persons eligible to the Senatorship, was
adopted clause by clause.
The motion was then made to proceed to the
third reading OF the bill.
THE BILL LOST.
This was rejected, on division Of the house, by
vote OF 345 yeas to 357 nays.
The Senate bill is therefore destroyed.
The Assembly adjourned until Monday