The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-24
F r A N G e.
The Senate Bill Passed in
the Assembly.
The Main Provisions OF the I'M
portant Measure.
BONAPARTIST OPPOSITION.

PARIS, Feb. %, 1875.
In the Assembly to-day the Senate bill was con-
sidered in detail and passed. clause by clause.
TIE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
The following are It's main features:-
II apportons the number OF Senators TO each
department. The Seine and Nord have i've EACH
and the others four, three or two, according to
population.
The Senators are to be elected by colleges COM
pesed OF Deputies OF the Assembly. Councillors
General Councillors OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS and dele
gates from the municipalities
Senators representing departments and colonies
are 10 sit nine years. One-third OF their number
must be elected every three years.
Those chosen by the Assembly are irremovable.
Vacancies by death, resignation or other cause
before the expiration OF the term are to be nlled
BY the Senate itself.
The Senate equally with the Chamber of Depu-
ties Is authorized 10 initiate laws; financial bills
however, must first pass the Deputies.
The Senate may become high court Of justice
TO try the President Of tho Republic or bis Minis
ters or any persons accused OF cOnspirIng against
the state. The nrst Senate shall be elected one
month before the dissolution Of the Assembly and
commence its duties on the day the Assembly
separates.
Clause 5, relating to tho appointment OF the seven
tynve Senators by the Assembly, was not finally
adopted. NJ. Delpir conservative LIBERAL moved
IN amendment providing that these Senators be
selected from double list OF names, present ted by
the President OF the Republic. The clause with
the proposed amendment was referred to the
Committee OF Thirty for reconsideration.
The third reading OF the bill organizing the pub.
lie powers was fixed for tomorrow.
A resolution that the Senate bill do not take
sf1ect until the passage OF the Public Powers bill
was adopted.
BoNAPARrIsr STRATEGY IN OPPOSITION.
M. Raoul Duval who conducted the debate on
behalf OF the B0napartists, continued throughout
the proceedings to move exceedingly liberal
amendments, with the hope OF detaching the Left
from the two Centres and defeating the bill. but
the coalition stood firm, and all the motions were
rejected by overwhelming maJorlttes.
The Bonapartists accused the members OF the
Left OF abandoning their principles and forsaking
national sovereignty. AS final desperate effort
to defeat the bill they moved an amend.
ment providing that 1t cannot become
law until raufed BY universal sur
frage. They declared If the bill was
thus ratified they would submit 1t was
the duty OF the Left they said, to vote for this
amendment II they really wished to control the
affairs Of the State. Eight millions OF voters could
not, without their consent be placed IN the hands
Of body elected as this bill contemplated.
DEFEATED.
The amendment was lost, receiving only the
votes OF the Bonapartlst deputies.
THE BoNAPARTrsTs GROWING OVER THE ACTION
OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE SENATE BILL.
PARIS, FEB. %, 1875.
The organs Of the Bonaparts,s are indignant at
the passage BY the Assembly yesterday OF M. Wal.
Ions amendment to the Senate bill and express
their dsapprobation in violent articles.
REPUBLICAN JUBILATION.
the republican papers. with tho exception Of
Le Franca,s, are jubilant over the passage OF the
amendment
lie Francats thinks only half OF the WORK neces-
sary TO be done has been accomplished.
HOW THE CABINET MINISTER'S VOTED.
The Minister'S with the exception OF M. Tail
haud Minister OF Justice, and Baron Chabaud.
Latour, Minister OF the Interior, supported the
amendment oil M. WALTON.
M. Tailhaud voted no." and Baron Chabaud-
Lstour aDstalned from voting.
COUNT DE cHAMBoRDs FRIENDS L1KELg TO
MOVE IN THE LEGISLATURE.
PARIS, Feb. 23-Eveniu1.
It 10 understood that when the Public Powers
bill comes up tomorrow one of the Legitimist
Deputies will read q declaration emanatin z from
the Count de Chambord.