The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-21
Capital Struggling Under Com.
mercial Depression.
POLICE AND POLITICS IN GERMANY
More Talk About a New At
lantic Gable.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

lions of amnesty for political offences and mpeacn
ment Of the De Broglie Ministry. N. de Marcere.
Minister of the Interior has become very unpopular
with the extremists IN consequence of the annulling
Of the vote Of the Municipality of Paris granting
money to assist returning Communists and his
ton Of authority the police. The debate the
Amnesty bill began yesterday. In the debate
in the Chamber Of Deputies NJ. Louis Blanc
argued that the governments bill, by bestowng ar
don, maintained arbitrary principle that would
exclude one thousand three hundred or thousand
four hundred persons from clemency. Amnesty, he
maintained. should be plenary. Tho great Republic
of the United States had. ut the conclusion Of the
civil war; understood the character of amnesty
He recaptulated the various causes which provoked
the Commune as the excitement and privations of
the siege and the contempt shown for the municipal
liberties of Paris. and declared that il the Chamber
refused to grant plenary amnesty it must expect
widespread agitation. -
NJ. Andrieux argued that the adoption of a plenary
amnesty would cause . disastrous reaction and de-
prive the Republic of the fruits Of eight years Of
moderation. He said the present government. in re-
lying upon the Parliament and the country. had
nothing to fear
Minister LIE Roger severely stigmatized the Com.
mune as premeditated socialist movement carried
out in the presence of the enemy. 1t impossible
to grant amnesty to those who boosted that they
would revive the Commune and gloried in their mis-
deeds. He denied that the majority of the public
favored plenary amnesty. and even X thoy did he
would not agree thereto. He appealed to the Cham
Der not to refuse the government its confidence.
NJ. Magnet spoke in support Of plenary amnesty.
The general debate then closed. The dicuss;on Of
the clauses was fixed for tomorrow.
The Journal des Detats (M Leon Says organ) yester
day opposed the impeachment scheme. NJ. Tissot.
n AnE
Ambassador to Constantinople in the place Of h.
Fournier who is transferred to Vienna.
The Daily Ne,rs correspondent at Paris states that
certainly less than a hundred members Of the
Chamber Of Deputies will vote for uncondi-
tional amnesty The radical municipality Of Lyons
has voted 25000 for the relief of the poor on the
anniversary Of the Republic Of 1S4s. and st. Ouen
has voted 1O0O toward the relief Of tho returning
communists.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
It is expected that the difficulties in the Tync
shipbuildlng trade will he compromised by the end
OF the present week. considerable number Of
dock laborers remain out strike Liverpool Some
coalheavers claiming to have resumed work under
Misrepresentation. have struck again The borough
justices yesterday decided to retain the troops
brought here during the riots. thus indi-
eating that they do not think that the danger is
entirely over. Tho Daily Telegraph. In its financial
article says:"within the last few days the embar-
rassment of an old established house in the China
tea trade has boon freely referred to. group Of
speculative builders IN Glasgow also reported to
be in difficulties" The Bolton cotton operatives
asked the masters to reduce their wages Ave per
cent only, but the masters insisted upon o
reduction of ten per cent. Tho spinners con-
scquently have ordered q general strike on
the expiration OF the notices. except at
forced. The scissors manufacturers of Sheffield have
reduced the wages in all departments from five to
fifteen per cent. The latest intelligence in reference
to the extensive strike of miners threatened in Dur
ham is that tho coal mine owners who originally
decided o reduction of twenty per cent in wages
have offered to a. rec to immediate reduction OF
ten per cent and to refer the remainder of their
proposition TO arbitration. Tho men have prom
Used to consider the offer. Thomas Sutton.
shipowner and merchant Of Shields and
Newcastle. has failed. His liabilities esti-
mated at f12OOo0. Tho number of shipbulders
on strike in the Tyne shipyards increased to 5000
yesterday.
IMrEnrISENcE OF TIE GERMAN POLICE.
The Berlin correspondent OF the Daily Neps says
elm view of the indifference shown by the Ministers
relative to the arrest OF Deputies Frtzsche and Has
sclman great indignation expressed that an in.
Reichstag and waste its time with such n request.
The debate. however was calm. Tho principal
speech was that of Herr Lasker. who charged the
Project OF Police with acting in opposition to tho
Emperor. He said the Emperor having summoned
oil the members Of the Rechsag. without exception
to tho opening ceremony. it was the duty OF
Deputies Fritxsche and Hasselman to obey him:
but the police ask for sanction for
proceedings against them. apparently for responding
TO the Emperor's summons Resolutions Opposing
their arrest signed by eighty-nve Deputies,
mostly national liberals" Herr Luzus was ycster.
day elected Second Vice President of the Rechstac.
receiving l22 votes. against 20 for Herr Seydowitz
pUIGARIA's GOVERNMENT.
Prince Dondoukon Ko rsahoff has arrived at Tir-
nova and been received with great enthusiasm. A
banner was displayed bearing the inscription Union
of bulgaria, Thrace and Macedonia" About twenty
Deputies from East Roumclia and six from Mace
donia are here claiming admission to tho Assembly.
but they will probably be refused
THE CUNNING xHKpVE.
London papers, commenting on the Egyptian crisis,
consider that the Khedivc. even IL no did not con-
trvc the demo nstration in Cairo will tako advantage
of IL for attempting TO restore his personal power
In the House OF Commons yesterday Sir Stafford
Northcote. Chancellor OF the .ESchequer. in
reply to a question. stated that he had received
no communication from Mr.. rivers wilson In regard
to his resignation Of the oico of Minister of Finance
for Egypt The Times. in editorial article says:-
.'Ncther England France would be disposed to
witness with indifference the success OF a coup tai
which would place Egypt again under the personal
rulo OF the khcdvc."
GRAF ABOUT HRw GABLE
Paris despatch to the Times says:-"Thc new
French cable company have under serious considcra-
lion proposal of the Anglo American Cable Company
for AN understanding whereby the competition be.
tween the two companies may lie considerably re.
duccd." rrhis is probably revival Of the former
scheme for leasing ono of tho Anglo-Amcrican Com
pany's cablos.l "a syndicate has decided to offer
El.6Ooooo Of tho new companys stock for public
subscription"
~cABLR MOTIFS.
Tho Edimbsoyh Scotsmdn's London correspondcnt
Says sir Henry LayarJ will not return a. Ambas-