New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-12
COALITION BY WHICH THE SENATE BILL
WAS PASSED.


WAS PASSED.
PASSAGE IN TIE ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST CLAUSE
OF THE WALTON COMPROMISE
WHICH LED TO THE FINAL CoALirIoN-CoN-
CEssIoNs GAINED BY CONCESSIONS.
tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNE'i
PARIS, Feb Gabrielle first of the WALTON COM
promise Senate bill was adopted in to-days session
of the Assembly by a majority OF AZ against
minority of 26l. Despite of some desperate ana
clever flibustering the part of Legitimists ana
Bonapartists, it was pushed through under pre-
vious vote of urgency and without debate. Inc
whole bill had already been exhaustively discussed
in caucus by the various groups that secaieu lts
abortion this afternoon. They had trimmed IL 10
its actual shape and after busy and difficult nego-
tiation. running through the past week. had firmly
bound themselves two days to pass 1t as 1t STOOD
without asking admitting further alterations
The massage of this first article, therefore, is now
assumed to secure the entire Senate bill, and to
imply adoption of the Wallon-Dufaure scheme OF
Constitutional laws. In word after four years of
labor this Royalist Assembly is about to become
mother of the legitimate Republic.
The temporary majority is composed of the two
Left groups with the exception OF dozen men,
bers of the Loft Center and Of the Oreanst wing OF
the Right Center-the other wings, rising toward
Chamberlain, or dropping toward Bonapartism. 1t
includes Gambetta and the Prince de Joinvie,
Challamel-La and the lately self-satished
author of Thiers's overthrow, and OF the personal
Septennat now overthrowD, the Duke de Broglie 1t
includes Lockroy. the semi-apologist of the Com
mune, and other Republicans recently elected de-
spite Government hostility. 1t notably does not in
clude NJ Thiers or that solid Moderate Republican,
Jules Gr6Vy. OF course it does not include the Duke
0'Aumale The military duties of that non-com-
initial Deputy conveniently kept him at Besancon
The distance between BesaDcOn and Paris is days
Journey, which that illustIious statesman never
hesitates to make for family christening. hunt In
Chantilly forest, reception at the Academy, and
similar grave occasions.
To this majority President MacMahon's relation is
n curious one. Although not Deputy, he may be
said belong to 1t by proxy in the person OF his po-
itcal director, the Duke de Broglie. That it could
not have been composed without his assent, without
his sudden reDunciation last week of the preroga-
tive till then absolutely insisted on, of naming
third or more of the members of the Senate is GER
tain. That he was led to such remuneration at the
last moment by the advice of the Duke de Broghe IS
not doubtful This concession of the Orleanists was
an enormous one but a concession to hard neces-
sity. With that appointing clause. no Sen
ate bill could possibly be supported by the
Left Hence no Constitutional laws, hence the
looming hour of dissolution to be affronted. Even
doctrinalres have come to the truth of that for
telling which they joined Imperialists and Legti-
mists in overthrowing NJ Theirs. After two years
contemplation of the futility of their ingeniously
devised and deeply felt dammiugs Of the national
current they have come TO see that their attempts
TO dam Republicanism for the salvation of Orlean-
ism is threatening to food France with Imperialism
Recent elections, discoveries of the extent and
activity of the Bonapartst organization made by
the investigating committee on the Bourgoing cleo
ton, the ever swelling arrogance of the Bona
~ 49, hn
Jury last week favorable to Paul de Cassagnac in
the libel suit brought against him by Gen. Wlmpfen,
apropos of their newspaper party quarrel over
the fight and Surrender at Sedan, even the reputa-
bic manner in which the Chiselhurst pretender
passed his examination at Woolwich helped to
hurry the Orleanists at this last moment to srren
der some of their latestyled principles, as in turn
Republicans were led to subordinate some OF their
theories to the practical purpose of barring out I'm
periasm &c. while Orleanists sacrificed the Mar
shaFs privilege of naming 100 fmmovabe members,
the mathematician conservative and CON-
bative" clement Republicans yielded their essen
tal element Of popular suffrage, and bargained to
institute q Senate bases that are the denial OF
democracy. Gr6vy. one Of the soundest, calmest OF
all old Republicans protests against this counter
concession, and Theirs, the shrewdest of conductors
toward the future assured Republic, though not so
vigorously opposing hardly submits to it. His
WISE constant aim is dissolution aud real appeal to
the people il new general elections
The objection to the method OF electing the
Senate now agreed on, is obvious. 1t plays di-
Iectly into the hands Of the B0napartist dema-
gogues lending new emphasis to. their admirably
improved" text that they alone are the party OF
Appeal TO the People, the peoples really trustful
and trusty friends The mere fact that the late I'm
peral Senators held by the late Emperor's sole ap
pointment is to be overlooked. As partial limita
ton, not to say elimination OF universal suffrage,
it threatens to be Of the same good ser
vice hereafter for the Pretender that the old
law of 3ls May conservativey restricting universal
suffrage was for his father. The objection was as
patent to Gambetta to Grevy. But concessions
could only be gained by concessions; and it was
considered that for the possible danger and painful
cost Of yielding this there was sufficient compensa
ton by the acquisition of the legally constituted
Republic with the included right inherent In every
constituted government of defending itself. There
is O prospect of coming hard times for Bonaparist
partisans of the Cassagnac type.
Article first of the Senate bill edited by WALTON,
and of which Gambetta, the Duke de Broglie and
NJ Buffet president of the Assembly may be styled
the enterprisius awpubishers, is as follows: The
Senate is composed of three hundred members two
hundred and twenty-five elected by the depart
mcnts and colonies. and seventyfve elected by the
National Assembly" This last clause charitab!y
proyiding sort of shutters Snug Harbor retreat
ing asylum for Conservative members Of the pres
ont Assembly, disabled of ever being returned by
popular constituencies to future one, We are likely
"a hear enough of hereafter. Let 1t pass now.
As to the proposed electoral origin Of
tho other 225 parts Of the bill provide
that they LIE chosen by Departmental Electoral Col
leges co,nposed of: l. Deputies sitting in the Ma