The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-28
FRANCE.
The Question of Refusing the Budget
PrOsPect of Second Dissolution.

PARIS, Nov. 27.-The Budget committee of
the Deputies will sit Wednesday to deliberate
upon the question of refusing to vote the Bud
get unless MacMahon takes Republican cabi.
net. The Chamberlain expected to decide this
question Thursday.
The Figaro says should the government dis
solve the Deputies state of siege will only be
proclaimed on the frontier provinces, and
few departments, particularly those where
newspapers are discussing the disposition of the
army. Later the Figaro declares it even DOS
sible that state of siege may be proclaimed ir-
respective of the question of dissolution. In
Pai1s and other large cities newspapers are dis
casslng whether the army will support Mac
Manon or the republicans in case of ia conflict.
During two nights past small manuscript pla-
CARDS Insulting or thre atening MacMahon have
been posted in various quarters of Paris.
The Gazette des lTribunaux states that 100
persons were arrested yesterday for drunken
ness raising seditious cries and insulting or re-
sisting the police.
The Woniteur Urging COnciIiaiion-The
President still Obstinate.
VERSAILLES. Nov. 27.-The Moniteur still
urges concliatory policy. 1t says the Bona
partists ar, besieging the Elysee with declara-
lions that fresh dissolution of the Chamber
OF Deputies is indispensable and ought to be
followed by state of siege and q plebiscite.
The Moniteur points out that these CO unsels
conflict with the governments resolution not to
Infringe upon the constitution.
The Desbats announces that M. Buthie has
had an interview with President MacMahon as
delegate OF the constitutional Right Centre.
and urged him to take a moderate Republican
cabinet. The President however expressed re-
sentiment on account of Saturdays vote in the
Deputies. 1t is said that the Constitutionalists,
Notwithstanding this failare, will again en-
deavor to obtain ministry from the Left Cen
tire.
In the Chamber of Deputies today partial
report OF the Budget committee was read, de-
clarlng the supplementary credits decreed after
the last dissolution illegal. The report was not
discussed because the ministers were absent.
The proceedings of the Budget committee were
secret.
The London Times ON the Situation,
LONDON, Nov. 27.-The Times Paris cor.
respondent summarizes the situation as fol-
lows:
The Left ane the Marshal are alike deter
mined not to yield. But as the latter has hith-
erto refused te act without the support of the
Senate, all still depends upon the little group
of Orleahists. who according to the latest re-
ports, seem inclined to abandon the attitude, in
favor OF Cancellation, which they have main
tanned.
The Paris correspondent of the Times dis
Gassing tne assertion of the Moniteur that
PRESIDENT MacMahon may submit to the Senate
the alternative of dissolution or his resignation
IL the Chamber refuses to vote the budget
says that others believe and they are probably
night. that If the Senate refuses second dis
solution President MacMahon will hold him
self absolved from his rash promises and ia
Cabinet acceptable to the Chamber. Reports
are also current that the Left intend TO send a
copclllatorg deputaton to urge the Marshal to
return to the normal system of government by
the majority. The same correspondent saws it
is understood the budget committee ignoring
Minister de Welche's motion for a separate
consideration of the four categores of direct
taxes will themselves submit a recommends.
ton to the same effect