The interior journal., 1875-03-05
Foreign

A Berlin special says one Of the principa
emigration, is the prohibition Of enlistment
Of emigrants on foreign account by payment
of premiums. This is specially directed
against the brazilian agents.
The Legation Of the United States, and
many private residences af Americans in
Paris, were decorated with flags in honor Of
Washingtons birthday. At night Minister
Washburne gave a banquet.
Ii is understood that at the next consstory
at Rome, four ecclesiastical provinces will
be created in North America, in order to
provide for the rapid extension Of the church
in these regions.
In the French Assembly the Senate bill
has passed. The following are its main fea-
lures 1t apportions the number of Senators
to each department. The Seine and Nord
have five each, and the others four, three, or
two, according to population. The Senators
are to be elected by colleges, composed Of
Deputies Of the Assembly, Councilor-Gen.
eral, Councillor of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS, and
delegates from the municipalities. Senators
representing departments ana colonies are
to sit nine years, one-third of their number
must be elected every three years. Those
chosen by the Assembly are irremoyable.
Vacancies by death, resignation, or other
cause before the expiration of the term, TO
be filed by the Senate itself The Senate
equally with the Chamber of Deputies, is
authorized to initiate laws; financial bills,
however must first pass the Deputies The
Senate may become high court of justice
to try the President Of the Republic or his
ministers, or any persons accused Of con
spiracy against the state. The first Senate
shall be elected one month before the dissolu.
ton OF the Assembly, and commence its
duties on the day the Assembly separates.
Ii is stated that the Earl Of Derby has ac-
cepted from Spain as indemnity for the Nir.
ginius outrage on the British subjects, $500
sterling for each white and $500 for each
black man murdered.
The French Assembly has passed the bill
for the organization OF public powers. The
clause implying recognition of the Republic,
which had majority of one only ON January
30, was finally adopted by vote of i33 yeas
TO 262 nays. The bill for the organization
of the Senate finally passed by a vote Of
AS yeas To 2i9 nays.
| In the French Assembly the bill for the
organization Of the public powers finally
passed by vote Of I36 yeas to 262 nays,
During the closing de hate many amendments
were moved by Legtimists and lionapartistsi
to gain time aud put of the day of disSolu
| ton. All were voted down by the majority
which remained solid 10 the last. The firm
ness Of the coalition was sharply tested
when the clause fixing the seat of govern
ment ut Versailles Was reached but the Left
| yielded in order to avoid any appearance oI
disunion, and the clause was adopted with
out debate. NJ. DE la Rochette warned tn,
House that there would he n terrible strug
gle between the Republicans and Conserya
tyes, and declared the Monarchists would
INCREASINGLY combat new institutions.
A Berlin correspondent of the London
Times saws a memorial of the Protestant
clergy of spain asks the intercession of thu
Protestant powers in behalf Of those who
once priests, embraced the reformed reli
gion, and married while the Republic Was il
existence, as by a recent decree such mar
riages have been declared null aud void.
Intelligence has been received in LondoI
that the steamship Hong Kong, from Londol
for Japan, foundered on the Island OF Al
del Curia, in the Indian Ocean. Nineteel
persons are reported saved, six are know
to have been drowned, and eighteen ar
missing.
The bark Belle lIill has been wrecked O
] the Irish coast Oh Ralbfi.rau and thirtrr