The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-15
THE SENATE BILL.
Septennate Becom-
ing Exceedingly Unpopular.
THE BCNAPARTE GAIN.
The Catholic Democracy Look
ing to the Republic.

SIX m0ntnS, amounts 10 tNIS:-ON fTluay laSt u
first article was agreed to. which declares that
the legislative power OF France Is divided between
Chamber of Representatives elected by univer-
sal suffrage, and Senate 10 CONSIST OF members
elected and nominated in proportions to be de-
nned by subsequent legislation. To this article
NJ. Laboulaye had moved an amendment to the
effect that .the government OF the country is COM
posed OF Senate, Chamber OF Deputies and
President OF the Republic, chief OF the executive
power"
THE AMENDMENT REJECTED by PARTY VOTE.
The amendment was rejected after an excited de-
bate by $50 votes to 335. The minority was composed
OF the whole Lett, with the exception OF fourteen
absentees. characteristic french scene
Cured at the moment OF the division. NJ. Louis
Blanc and tour or five OF his friends wish for Re-
public without President, and also deny the con-
stituent nature OF the present Assembly. Hence
they were about to vote against the bulk OF their
party when their friends made rush at them
and implored them to waive for once their per-
sOnal crOtchets and endeavor to promote the good
cause they all had at heart
NJ. Peyrat, who started IN life by being fined ard
Imprisoned for political article, at length yielded
and was led to the urn.
M. Maroon followed. then Edgar Quinet, one OF
the Deputies who refused to vote the peace with
Germany.
NJ. Nader de Montjau next sprang toward the
urn, wnereuron Colonel Langlols, in transport
OF JOY, Tell into his arms ana kissed him.
NJ. LOUIS BLANC.
Last Of all N. Louis Blanc, gesticulating Wildly,
was almost dragged along. and persuaded, in this
one instance, to act like reasonable being. But
the conservatives were still victorious by ma
jority OF twentyfour. The Assembly had formally
rejected the Republic. Next day it formally pro-
claimed 1t.
STRATEGY OF THE POLITICAL LEADERS.
On the morning OF Saturday Theirs, Dnfaure and
Casimtr.P erer came to an understanding and
agreed to support the amendment Of NJ WALTON,
to be discussed the same afternoon. That amend
ment added to the rst article OF the cons ttutlon,
already adopted, this clause:-"The President OF
the Republic Is elected on plurality OF SURFACES
by the Senate and Chamber OF Deputies united in
o national assembly. He Is named for seven
years. and Is re-elgible."
NJ. Desjardlns, Under Secretary OF State Tor
Education, objected to NJ. Wallon's proposal as
reviving the qucse,sn Of the
DURATION OF THE MARsHALs TOWERS,
which the Assembly had long since settled and
which was no. beyond discuss on.
NJ. Buffet who imagines that he is placed by q
thoughtful Providence In the position Of Speaker
( TO render assistance in debate TO the conserva-
! tives, took an opportunity to lndorse the views
! OF NJ. Desjardins, and pronounced any amendment
which called In question the authority conferred
on the President by the Assembly to be unconsti-
tutional-a beautiful phrase. when 1t 10 remem-
bered that no constitution exists.
NJ. DesjaIdin motion was to insert before the
WALTON clause the following words:-"At the ex-
plration OF the powers conferred on Marshal Mac
Mahon by the law OF the Goth OF November 1873,
and II no step has been taken to revise the const.
tutlonal bills 1t shall pc the duty OF the Assembly
to nominate the President"
After several speeches. including one by NJ. de
Chesnelong, who distinguished himself fifteen
months ago by trying to prove the Comte de
ChamDord q liberal, the House divided on NJ.
Desjardin's counter-amendment
It's fate sngularly Illustrated the
UNPOPULARITY THE sEPTENNATE,
only 1872 members voting or it, against SAC who
rejected IT, Majority against the government, 40.
THE DIVISION ON THE AMENDMENT.
Now came the tug OF waT-the division on the
main amendment OF M. WALTON. Tue whole OF the
Left who were present supported 1t, as did seven
teen deputies OF the Left Centre These just suf-
feed to turn the scale IN favor of the Republic,
which was found TO have been adopted by impli
cation when the result was made known.
The yeas were 353, the nays 352;
MAJORITY FOR THE REPUBLIC. ONE.
M. TIMERS was disappointed al the victory,
which he had hoped would nave been more CON-
piere. He had counted on majority OF fourteen.
The vote, 1t may be necessary to yplaln, is OF
hardly any significance whatever, the Assembly
having ceased TO reflect tnc real opinion OF the
nation. For example, 1t contains but thirty-lour
Bonapartlsts out OF chamber OF $50, though
nothing be more certain than that ii the AS
sembly represented the true preponderance OF
parties in france 1t would be ABOUT equally
divided between the adherents OF the Republic
and the advocates OF a third empire. Neverthe-
less the 3Oth OF January Will henceforth be marked
WI n whi te at on n no coI
endar and VIII be considered as ''the day which in
augurated new epoch,n &c. Frenchmen read
no history but their own, and very little OF tb at.
or they would know that the 30tn OF January did
long since. to wit, IN certain year 1919, mark
the commence ment oil very grim and earnest
Republic, with soldier-President OF whom
MacMahon Is o purlesque.
NJ. WALTON,
the hero of the hour, Is peaceabo Professor at
/ the Sorbonne and member OF the Academy or
Inscriptions. lie is also OF those rare Euro
pean indlvldualities who are at once stanch
Catholics and republicans. The type VIII become
more common as the Church of Rome begins to
find the bitterest foes OF Its liberty IN Car and
Kaiser, IN royalty and aristocracy.
SITUATION
remains unchanged by the event OF Saturday
Marshal MacManon's ministers phllosophically re.
gardi1g a minority OF four or four hundred with
equal resignation. AS IoT INC PRESIDENT ne
neans TO keep them in office till the constitutional
laws are settled and he can choose Cabinet
which will have no need TO deal with "burning"
topics or any In fact, he uses NM. de Cissey
d Co. as a man may use
AN OLD ovERcoAr
toward the end OF winter. He Will throw It by
when the fine weather comes; meanwhile IL can
bear the brunt OF the muddy~wcather and save
his underclothing The Marshas summer SUIT
VIII probably consist of the Duke dc Broglie ana a
select circle OF generally dIsiked persons But as