, 1876-01-09
THE FRENCH PARLIAMENT.


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in the winter OF 1901 to mako peace with the
Germans and get them out OF tue country o.
| any terne, has at last adjourned SINE oie' II
view Of the Dissolution, the Journal des Deoats
| OF Paris, gives the dates Ut the election TO tue
| various Legislative Assemblies in Franco fron
| 1882 The States General we're summoned By
! Letters ROYAL Gated tho 24th OF Januar?, 1883,
| and tnev met at Versailles on the eth OF May
following. The Legislative Assembly WAS estsb-
lished by the Constitution decreel on tia ID
| Of September, 1871, and accepted by Louis
XVI On the l4th Of tho same month. The Ma
tionnl Convention was summoned on this 10Th OF
| August, l792, aud its members were elected dur
ing the frat ten days OF the following month.
The Council OF Elders and tho Council OF FlVo
Hundred created By the Constitution Of the
Fructl3or, year Q (the 22i OF August, l795), "sre
elected during the last fortnight OF October, 795,
and completed by tho National Convention at
it's sitting of the 26th Q! October. Elections
partially TO renew these Councils we're held on
the It'll OF April. 1897, 179s. and 1898. The day
after tho establishment OF the Consulate. Nov.
20, 1873, these two Councils appointed two
Legislative Committees, comEosed of twenty
five msmbere. and chosen from their own bodloa.
After the pEomugation o. the CONSTITUTION OF
the 18Th of December. 1853. which established
Senate Corps Legislatlf, and Trlbunat, the hrae
Senators were elected Oh the 2lth OF December,
1893. and on tho following day the remaining
Senators aud tho members Of the Corps Leg
islattf and Irtbunat zero elected: Tse rs nrst
occurred on tho eth OF March, 1904. Later
on tho Tribunal wxs suoprcsdod, on tbs
19th OF August, 1907. Uaaor the Restoration,
tho u,st nomination OF Peers By Louis XVIII.
IN conformity With the 1st Constltnsiona
the Hundred Days an Imperial decree, datad
Lyons March 10. 1915. dissolved tho Chamber OF
Peelr, and On April ~. by an additional decree.
Napoleon I. established Chamber Of hereditary
Pea.n appointed by him .elf. aud Chamber
ali faT hv tha ha
electoral colleges met to elect tho Deputies on
the 10th OF May, 1915, and the Emperor NOM
mated the Peers on tha "a OF June. just before
the battle OF Waterloo. At this second Restora-
dissolved tlls Imperial Chamber aud established
Chamber OF DepG les composed Of 400 MEN,
bers, who wero elected on the 2fst OF August.
On the 18th Of the same month Louis XVIII
appointed Chamber Of hereditary Peers. On
the 9Th Of September OF the saeao wear the Low
or House was dissolved, and 1a-ele:ted on the
4th Of October. Partial elections wo,e held on
the 1lth OF September, 1873 April "a
and Nov. 49,, ls3o: Tbs Chanbcr ct
Deputies was dissolved on Dec. ss, 1899.
met On Feb. IS, 1874, aud those Of Departments
on March 6. On Nor. :. 1877, tho Chamaer was
again dissolved, and re-e;e:ted on the l7tn and
Gath of the same month. decree OF May 18,
1880, again dissolved the Chamber, aud sum
mono<l tho electors for juno 23. and July 3. u,
aud H. Scarcely elected, The Chamber Was ouce
moro d;syol:cd on July Is, and the col:cges wcro
summoned for Sept. 6 and H. bus Charles X.had |
meantime fed, aud LOUIS Philippe asceudei the |
throne. On Aug. 8, under tho Monarchy OF |
July, general elections for tbs Lower House |
were held on july S, 1851. Juno 81, 1S3a Nov. l.
1887 March 2, 1880, Juiy Q. ls42, and Aug. /,
ls46. Under the Republic Of 1343 geuorsl cleo
lions for the "constituenl Assembly wero
held Oh April 2 aad June 1, 1S4s;
those for tao Legislative Assembly on |
the 18th and 14ta OF May, 1Sio. After
tho coup ddtat OF Dec. 2. 1851, and in
with q dccreo Of Feb. 2. 1852, gen-
arai elections fer tho Corps Lesis.ati oers bald
On Feb -. Under the second Empire, general
elections 10 the Corps Leg.slat!f vera h.tl on
June q and q. 1851 on AaJ 81 and June !,
1853 aud for the last time on Nay % nad q,
1859. Tho elections to tie National Assembly
1ec.eed By the Government OF National Defense
sere he'd on Feb. 8, l57i. tho greater part OF
.ho Complementary elections com1ug OF Ga July
: Of tho sano year. II the present Asscmtl;
lisoyes on March 8, 1875, it will Layo Ias.ed
i've years aud tTouty-tiye days.
Certainly, any one who reads through tho |
Lboyo statistics will allow. that France has, |
nco the great Revolution, induiked not only in
,lenty Of elections. but also in variety Of Iep-
eeenta,ivo assemblies and forms Of govocumen:~
Sor is it possible to predict how many more she
vii submit to AID overthrow ueioro the close Of
ha centu4Y.