New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-07
FRENCH REPUBLICAN GAINS.
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT GAINING.


lister Dufaure's policy. including the bills regarding
the state of siege, amnesty and the sale of newspa-
pers. About eleven Orleanists will probably join
| the Legitimisrs.
| THE CAUSE OF THE ORLEANIST SPLIT
| FOUR IMPORTANT MEASURES INTRODUCED IN THE
| LEGISLATURE TO PROTECT POPULAR RIGHTS
| CLOSE CONTEST EFFECTED OVER THEM IN
| THE sENATE-M. BUFFET INTRIGUING ACTIVELY
| -DIssENs.ONs IN THE SENATORIAL GROUPS.
| fFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUsE.1
| PARIS. Feb. 15.-In spite of Marshal MacSlahon's
honest behavior the intrgues of the back parlors
and back stairs of the Elysee are carried with
greater violence than ever. The Able Joudin is in
Rome but he lives anew in the Bishop of Orleans
and his lay brother, NJ Buffet. who astonishes every
one by his activity and skill at intrigue. Hitherto
il was the Due de Brogle who played the most &C.
tive part in the drama, while NJ. Buffet, who is an
invalid schemed and planned. But since the over
throw of the Broglie Cabinet, NJ. Buffet has
been the evil genius; breathing discord through
out the Senate. and whispering mischevous
connsels INTO the ear of Madame MacMahon. What
harm he may achieve at the Eysee it is easy enough
to estimate, and so long as circumstances prevent
his bad advice from generating bad acts he may be
regarded with the relative indifference vouchsafed
by the strong to the weak. 1t is, however quite
possible that of his schemes about to be
realized. So much depends on NJ. Bullets success
or discontinue it may be interesting to note where
and how he may do harm. There are, as every ono
knows, four bills before the Senate, designed to
shield the Cabinet and the nation against the Ex-
ecutive The first bill forbids the President making
unauthorized expenditures of the public money when
the Legislature has been dissolved The second is
the Amnesty Bill, quashlng all sentences passed
under the press laws from the 10Th of May to the
18th of December, thus casting unnstigated censure
the arts of the late cabinet. The two others are
the - BardOux bills" so named because the present
Minister of Public instruction drew them up and
proposed them before the present Cabinet was
formed.
The first of these forbids the proclamation Of
a state of siege without legislative sanction while
the second secures newsvendcrs from magisteral
Interference Ii is obvious that if these four bills
are passed through the Senate all attempts at Pres
idenal dictation like that last May will be out Of
the question. There would be neither money nor
armed force, nor maglseral interference 10 aid an
unpopular Cabinet. All the ways and means of
personal Government despotism would be cast
of, and no plots could succeed.
The four bills have all been enthusiastically
voted in the Chambers, and by such largo
majorities that it Is evident their usefulness was
Acknowledged by almost as many Deputies who
were either Monarc1ists Clericals by the pur-
Also Of course they cannot take effect. 1t is TO pro-
woke re-staucA that the clique of the Elys6e are
bGsy engaged. NJ Buffet is restless in his schemes.
| When Madame MacMahOn receives members of
! her own family they either find NJ. Buffer c0seted
with her. they come IN they catch sight of his
| coat tails whiskng out. But he is also constantly
in the Senate present in the House and IN the cOrr
dors sRrIRgo eaHGt 70 6fl4 t6getGr and re,
constitute former heterogeneous majority, which
Is nearly broken up. Bets are being made on tls
all-rngrossing subject and the general opinion seems
| TO be that the Cabinet Will either win
or lose by one or two votes not more.
Their passage, If they do pass, will be large
| " due to the ardor with which Vi. Dufaure advo-
Gates them. A few days after his entrance into
office. N. Dufaure was strongly urged to present
tie Bar,loux bills himself 10 the Senate rs Gov
eminent measures, but he deferred dong So and
CAUSED much distrIst rs TO his sincerity but since
he has had proof of the manner in which the mon
archical coalition besieging the EIys6e he has
thrown himself heart and soul, into the defence OF
the laws of guarantee. and 1t will assuredy not he
his fault if they do not pass the Upper House.
This makes real impression on the sO-caled
| Constitutionalists.' or OreanSts-their proper
name. They are chiefly men who have
all their lives lived in close association
with VI. Dufaure, looking up to him as
10 impossible for them to regard him as sub
yersive spirit and do what they will, they cannot
help being in some degree led by his unqualified adj
hesion TO the projects they are called upon 10 dis
cu,s Besides, there is a strong tendency TO break
party lines in the Senate, as WAS seen IN the
failure to elect the Due Decazes. There IS split"
aud il is SO far to the honor of the Oreansts that,
while the Royalists have openly gone over TO Bona
partisan they have refused to do SO, and by that re-
| fusal have made the existence OF the majority
uncertain.
There is also curious movement among the po-
! tical ccricas-that il, those who combine strong
| political creed with Utramontanism. Slice the
| Popes death there has been sense of change which
will probably be attended with decrease OF fanati-
cism in society SO much Of this fanatcism is owing
to desire to follow the fashion and propltate tho
heads of few great houses. that, II Rome ceases 10
advocate Jesuitsm and miracles IL IS pretty certain
society here will gradually affect healthier
| peasanter tone; but that Rome will give such
| proof of good sense Is sui I'D douDt.
Now with respect to the influence of the oath OF
| Nay.v 1873 and the 10th of May 1877, as far as
clerical tendencies are to be recorded the principal
gam to the reactonists has been in the subordinate
| ranks of the Administration. The Republicans may
change a minister a project. secretary general.
| but he leaves 80 or 100 employees behind, whose
daily task is TO beray their chief for the sake
OF the Holy Church" An amusing little instance OK
this has just fallen under my notice. lady had to
| solicit minister here last week to obtain redress
| for a really arbitrary measure taken against her
husband confined to his bed by illness. She
| tired TO gain admittance, and knocked at every
door high and low All was fruit!ess, ana.
| above all, the Secretary-Gcneral of the Mln'
| istry seemed unapproachable. She had como
from the ncighborhood of Orleans, and Drght idea
struck her. Instead OF writing to ask tor al1lences
which we're never granted, she went stralgt 10 inc
| cabinet of the great official and being told DN MS
of tha oh nbprs that admission lnpOs.