The New York herald., 1875-07-20
A SCENE IN THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY

THE PUBLIC POWERS BILL BEIATED IN THE
VERSAILLES LEGIsLATURE-WHAT IMAGINATION
WANTS AND WHAT THE MoNARCHIsTs HOPE
QUESTIONS OF RELIGIOUS INVOCATION.
Paris July y correspondence or London Times.l
need scarcely say that to-day's sitting OF the
Assembly was iat may be called. in theatrical
language. grand extra performance, and that
both trIbunes and galleries were filled with q
more than ordinary crowd, ootn OF spectators and
Deputies. For the last week, In fact, people have
known that the debate the second reading oil
the Puonc Powers bill would come on to-day.
NJ. MARooU SPEAKS IN OPPOSITION.
NJ. Marcou alone one OF the i've SIX undis-
cipllned members Of the Assembly. made long
speech against the bill Al hall-past two M.
Maicou mounted the Tribune to expound an
amendment, which consisted in maintaining the
principle OF the permanence OF the Assembly.
think 1t scarcely necessary to reproduce the
harangue OF IA. Marcou In ertenso Citoyen
Marcou, TO use his own familiar appellation, well
anu VINO Is the delight OF redctlonary newspapers,
Is one Of the five or six gentlemen aforesaid who
have constituted themselves the guardians OF tile
immortal principe oI the great Revolution.
CTTOYEN MARQUIS AMENDMENT
consisted IN MAINTAINING the hundred times con-
demned institution OF Permanent Committees,
with the power of convoking the Assembly He
ana his friends, he declared, were warm partlsans
OF the Dissolution. Hhey wisnod the country 10
give Its opinion, but not alter having suited its
Voice by a months holiday. They did rot want o
dissolution without having given Municipal
Councils the right OF CHOOSING he Mayors and
without having suppress d the State OF S.eRe.
M. BUFFETs EXPLANATION OF THE POLICY OF A
LIBERAL GOVERNMENT.
M. Buffet then asked leave t. speak. dead
silence relgned In the Assembly. | think TINS
speech w be re,ecnoed not only In france, but
a so abroad. M. Buffet showed that the present
Ministry are desirous at once OF supporting the
pre- rogative OF the Executive and defending the
laws vi February IS. M.'Buffet said -
Tn hon NJ of
the law OF the 25h OF February but if worse ia
exist is 1t MOI rather late the day point
why has he kept silence 50 longf Inc law IS passed
NJ. Mareou considered. in demaading thIt Assemblies
bers, and that they may not agree on that pontf
Z one tG have tSs power Ss Gf sitting without h
met by powers given TO- the President The
tSs Principle Of he cons tuition of the 2Sth Of February
NJ. MaTcous ideal is evidently one sole Assembly con
utIve power Under such system the Assembly should
ever gives the President the right OF dssoviSS the As
sembly. OF governing alone for three months What be:
II there is danger Of coup deat would be at that
constitutional arrangement provide against coup
deat The constitution Of SlS accumuated cum pre-.
+ give the Goanry u which & does aG ap
and exigences. The country strong wisely
controlle power wnen II does NOT see this it Is apt 70
Blanc conended on the rs reading that peace did not
tuIonal monarchy, a king subordinate to the Cham
bera Macau ay, however, declares that the tuarts
isters and that William Ill owed his popularity 10
the fact he reserved the right OF Intervening
puDic affairs and even retained the absolute direction
Of two branches of the goVernment-the navy and
foreign AFFAIRS 1he strenRtn OF Assemblies really
sists the support OF public opinI0n, which is with
drawn from them when they appear a OF agita-
tion and transferred TO the executive Permanence is
the fatal gif that can be made to assemblies for
sees In a Assembly not council and strength, but
an iIl-adyise control and etcrmned almnisra-
ton II falls back from 1t and thrusts lsen into the
arms OF executive power, be that what 1t may
You fear hat the Assembly should be seven months
without sitting, but Assemblies have thousand means
OF prolonR ng their existence Qronical laughter
them the deadest blow the day whea Assemblies APP
pear allies and not perstent adverSares OF the
executive power
prolonged applause followed from all sides, dur.
ing wRIch Al. Buffet was congratulated by many
Deputies. CRIES OF ''Au UotJ, GU U0tC,n were tnen
THE BALLOT COMMENCED.
Twenty-three Deputies supported M. Marc0u's
amendmeni, 604 voted against IL. Extreme radt-
calism has consequently received auother crush
ing defeat IN the Assembly.
tug QUESTION OF PRAYER BEFORE PROCEEDINGS.
Tne Due d'Audifret Pasquier then read an addl-
tional clause brought forward by M. de belcastel,
tnat mass calnng for the blessing OF God upon
the WORK OF the Assembly should ba said at the
commencement OF each session.
Tne arguments OF NJ de Belcastel may De
GUESSED. lie declared that he defended cause
winch he was unworthy OF defending. In the
midst OF the noise which arose heard Nun cite
the example OF England, where ne sald Jhe name
OF God was Inscribed az the head OF the Magma
Charta. -. ,, -
Thirty, wished to leave every one az llDerty u
pray alter his own lasniOn, put the Assembly car
RED NJ. de Becasteps motion by 34l 10 162, the re-
suit being received by applause from the rOyalls'
bencheS. - - .
Clause z was tnen dIscussed' ThH clause IN