, 1875-05-20


accredited. The existence of this dis
patch was divulged and gave rise TO
reports which have lately caused SO
much alarm throughout Europe.
PARIS, May 1s.-In the Assembly to-
day Minister Dufaurer submitted bill
regulating relations between public
po vers. It provides that the Senate
and Chamber of Deputies shall meet
annually in January and sit at least five
months in the year; the President OF
the Republic may communicate with
the Chambers by message; the Cham-
bers are obliged to reconsider any decis-
ion if the President ms kes request to
that effect; that the President and Min
listers can be impeached only by the
Chamber of Deputies, and must be tried
by the Senate. NJ. Dufaurer also in
troduced bill relative to the organiza-
ton of the Senate. 1t provides that
elections for Senators shall be ordered
by decree, which must be issued six
months before the day appointed for
the holding thereof. A motion was
made by the Minister, that the bills be
referred to q committee Of 80. The
Left opposed the motion and urged
that the bills be referred to the Senato-
rial Committee. NJ. Dufaurers' motion
was defeated, whereupon NJ. Batic an
nounced that the committee of thirty
resigned their functions. NJ. Labar-
laye. member of the committe of thirty
objected, that NJ. Batic had no right to
tender the resignation of the entire
committee.
Due Dandiffret Pasquier, President
Of the Assembly, declared that the res
ignation of the committee was unpre-
cedented. The committee should first
meet and consider the subject. Those
of its prembers who propose to resign
should notify the presiding officer of the
Assembly of their intention. NJ. Du-
faurer informed the House that the
defeat Of his motion would not be con-
sidered a Cabinet question.
BERLIN, May 1S.-The Roman Catho-
lie Bishops of Russia, who addressed a
petition to the Emperor and received a
reply last month from the Ministers of
State, have made rejoinder that to
reject the decision of the Vatican
Council would be equivalent to the
abandonment of Catholicism and that
they are convinced that the Holy See
would never be unwilling to act in con-
folmity with all proper decisions of the
State Government.
New YORK, May 49, A Havana letter
states that highway robberies and muir
6erers have been SO frequent lately in
the streets of Havana. that the Captain
General, who was himself robbed in
the streets of watch and jewelry,
worth $4O0, has ordered all culprits
hereafter to be tried by the military
authorities.
RIO JANE1Ro, May IS. - yiscount
Mum & Co., bankers, have suspended.
They promise to pay in full in given
time.
The Government is Fastening to the
general relief in tho present financial
trouble.
NEW YORK, May 1S.-An officer of the
Treasury Department is in town under
instructions from Secretary Bristow to
examine the records of silk
and lace importations for the past two
years connected with the developments
brought out in the recent arrest of Law
renee. Deputy Collector Desanges and
others. 1t Is stated that frauds in the
of Grape and mourning
goods have been discovered having ex-
tended through the past two years. In
The Appraisers Department of the Gus
tom House of this city, ,one of the exam
ners has resigned.
CINcINNATr1. May 1S.-Reuben r.
Springer of this city has proposed to
give $125. 600 toward the erection of
grand Music Hall here,
New YORK. May 18.-Gold closed at
1913; governments active and steady;
stocks active and feverish.
The following letter explains itself:
To the editor of the Tribune:
Sir:-In your report of the election
Of officers Of the Congregational Union,
in your paper of Friday last, it was stat
ed that the Rev. DR.. George B. Bacon
declined reelection as trustee of said
society because of his objection to Hen.
~ C. Bowen as member of the Board,
and that was chosen in his place. /
was not present at that meeting, nor did
| know of my own election until I saw
The report in the Tribune. Allow me to
say, therefore, that most heartily SYM
pathize with the action of my friend DR..
Bacon. For the same reasons that led
him to decline reelection, l have de-
clined to become his successor, and 1
ask the privilege OF this statement be-
cause one less public might lead some
to think that DIR. BacoL stands alone. l
believe our Churches are with him; at
least it cannot be doubted that they
would prefer to have their contributions
disbursed by men of unquestioned
Christian character.
(Signed) A. II. Bradford,
Congregational Church, Montclaire,
N. j.
The demand for General Sherman's
Memoirs is so great that it has been
found necessary to defer publication
from the 18th to the 22nd inst.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Secretary
of the Treasury today made several
changes in storekeepers and gausers in
Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. Com
missioner Pratt has formed new di-