The New York herald., 1879-02-27
SOUTH .AMERICA.

MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN BRAzIL-RAIsING ALoFr
THE RELIGIOUS FLAG AGAIN-IMPRUpENr AND
STUPID MINISTER'S NEWS FROM URUGUAY
AND THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION.
RIO JASErRo, Feb. s. 1879.
The Brazilian Senate has a good deal Of the old
fashioned club about it-an association of old and
middle aged who meet daily to talk over matters
and exchange mock-earnest chat. The beginning OF
the session. say the first three months is usually
devoted to this sort Of playful badnage, and this
killing Of time until the Deputies have contrived to
run bin through the gantlet of interminao'e
squabblinR village politics Is agreeably helped
by the pleasant psstime of ''badgerng" the Minis
ters with interpretations and motions for papers.
made with knowing wink to the President and re-
ceved by the Minister with perceptible grin that
signifies his appreciation of the joke-a joke to all
but the unfortunate scrbes kept at work night and
day to get out papers intended to be read.
This session, however. the usual badgering has an
element of savage earnestness in it. The exPresi-
dent of Mnas Geraes is furious with the Premier.
and the bitter comments of the Minister of Finance
his Senatorial predecessors in the Treasury, and
his attitude of hostility toward the undissoiving and
less democratic Chamber, have impaired personal
feeling into the Senate discussions and given rise TO
evident determination to yield terms to the
Cabinet until the obnoxious Minister retres. For
the Premier personally all the furious exPresi
dent of Minas have respect and liking but the
liberals are dspleased with the reckless language Of
the Minister of Finance and the majority
make secret of their resolve to grant nothing to
the Cabinet that contains him, and to reject the bill
summoning a constituent assembly to amend the
constitution and establish direct election. In view
of this probable action the part Of the Senate the
Premier. Senior Sinimbu, declared last weok in the
Deputies that. on such case occurring, the govern
ment had decided on then immediately dissolving
the Chamber Of Deputies and transferring to the
nation the decision OF the issue between the adminis
tration and the Senate Moreover. that. though it
was improbable that the Senate would resist the
popular will thus reafirmed. the government would
not il necessary avoid extraordinary measures
to enforce the execution of that will.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS
and made itself manifest, and there is no doubt OF
the exit of Senior Jaspar Siveira Martins. Minister
of Fnance and Of Baron da Bella Villa Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. the latter gentlemans want of
toricai powers having proved nearly great
lister Of Finance hns been Of embarrassment to his
colleagues. Senior Alfonso Celso Deputy from Minas
Geraes, and senior Dantar senator from Bahia, seem
likely to enter. but IL is possible readJustment OF
the portfolios wilt and that the Premier Senior
Sinimbu, will leave Agriculture for Finance.
The report OF the Minister OF Agriculture has been
published So far, since the Free Birth act OF Sep
ember 49, 1871. Abs slaves have been freed with the
but there still over 5000 900 reis to apply the
mode OF selection for emancipatons being cVlnbrous
and dilatory in the extreme and having had to be
greatly modified. Besides the official emancipations
at least ten times as many private ones have been
effected; but, as great numbers are not registered,
approximation to their number is not possi-
ble 1t is calculated that between deaths and liberia
tons the number OF slaves has been diminished
three hundred and fifty Thousand since the passing
OF the Free Birth act The number OF living
children freed by that act, the Minister cacu-
lates will be $4,000 on the 2sth OF September
next, when the owners OF the mothers can begin to
exercise their option of keeping the children to
twenty -one years or Of turning them over to the
government and receiving bond carrying thirty
six milreis year for thirty years. At the above
date he calculates the number that might be thrown
on the governments hands at IT. "a 600 per annum but
transferred. causing acharge of 900 to 5.50000
nilreis the treasury during the first eight years
However providing for the care and educson Of the
children will be more serious matter, buthe looks
private and public agencies to provide for
them and expects that the twenty-five per cent al-
1otted from the emancipation fund will suffice for
the cost.
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
In regard to companies he recommends the possA
ing of the bill introduced in 1877 by the Deputies
committee. fixing general rules for their organiza-
ton and combining the government action to exact
The telegraph lines of the government ,s02 kilo-
metres constructed and 434 in construction, are
worked at loss of fifty per cent say 10000 mires
the Post Office.
The Patent law he recommends should be amended
to allow foreign patents to be patented also In Brszi
abolishing the privilege of introduction" He
also proposes 70 establish the English system Of
''caveat."
nIorous pnocEssroN1srs
At the procession last week OF the patron saint Of
Rio, st. Sebastian, the "capoeiras. whom the
getc measures of the CHIEF of Police seemed to have
completely quelled. made lively demonstration of
vitality and ten or twelve persons cut stab
bed before the police succeeded in surrounding the
gang and securing fifteen.
RELIGIOUS FEATURE OF THE MINISTERIAL