Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-16
MACMAHON DEFEATED.
Proposition In the French Assembly
for n Change OF Government De.
feated by n Decided Vote.

PARIS, February l3.-In the assembly
the consideration OF the senate bill was
resumed. General DeCissey ascendeC
| the tribune and said: President Mac,
Mahon has not authorized his ministers
to interfere in the debate on the consti-
tuition bills, but the vote Of yesterday al.
ters the nature of institutions proposed
and deprives the constitutional laws oil
that character without which couseTva-
tive Interests will be endangered. The
government must defend the cOnservs-
tive interests. 1t cannot agree to yes.
terdsy's resolution OF the assembly, and
informs you OF this before the resolution
is made fnal.n
The announcement caused profound
sensation, and was followed by stormy
debate. NJ. Chamegoor, of the right
center, denounced the votes of yester-
day as communistic revenge, and warn
ed the deputies that 1t was leading the
country to an abyss. He declared that
he and bis friends would oppose the third
reading OF the bill as amended.
An amendment, offered by NJ. Bar
doux, of the left, providing that each
department elect three senators, was
adopted. This was incorporated with
the amendment Of yesterday, which
provided that senators should be chosen
by the same electors as the deputies, and
the entire amendment was then adopted
as a substitute for the first clause of the
bill by 8 vote of three hundred and
eighty yeas to two hundred aud fifty
three nays. The remainder of the bill,
including the amendments introduced
by the left defining the qualifications Of
persons eligible to senatorship, was
adopted clause by clause.
A motion was then made TO proceed to
the third reading of the bill. This was
rejected, on q division of the house, by
a vote Of 345 yeas to 357 nays. The bill
is therefore defeated.
NJ. BrissoD, of the extreme left, de-
clafed that the assembly had proved it.
self powerless, and moved that elections
for new assembly be held on the eighth
of April, 1875.
NJ. Waddington, Of the left-center,
argued that the last vote had only de-
feated one of the maEy plans for organ
izing senate, and he introduced bill
which provides for the appointment of
senators by the assembly.
NJ. Vsntrain, conservative republi-
can, submitted bill proposing the elec-
ton of senators by method similar to
LnAl employed IN ln6 election OF IDe
President Of the United States. He
was opposed to dissolution Of the as
sembly.
Duke de Cazes declared that the min
listers held themselves responsible for
the declaration which they had been
authorized to make by Msrshal Mac
Mahan through General de Cissey. He
pointed out the dangers of dissolution,
and reminded the assembly Of the
pledges it had given in regard to consti-
tutional law.
M. 6ambetta made speech, in course
OF which he asserted that the constitu-
ton would have been voted il the min
is,ry had not sheltered itself behind
MacMahOn's sword. He attributed the
failure to princely ambition.
M. Chambsud Da Tour, minister of
the interior, opposed the dissolution by
a demand for a vote OF urgency on NJ.
BrissOn's motion, which was refused by
two hundred and six'y-six yeas to four
hundred and seven nays.
The bills submitted by NJ. Wadding-
ton and Vantrain were referred to
committee of thirty. The assembly ad-
journed until Monday.