New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-20
AMNESTY PROPOSED IN FRANCE.

AMNESTY PROPOSED IN FRANCE.
GGMBETTA FORCES THE EiNTsTRY To PRESENT AN
AMNESTY BILI-PR0vIsIoNs OF THE MEASURE
GENERAL MOVES PLEASED BY GARFIELDs NOM
INATION-ANftRICAN SOCIETY,"
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PARIS, Saturday, June 10. 1880.
Gambetta's pro-amnesty speech at the conference
between members of the two chambers. he at
Premier dc Freycnct's residence. is the allabsorb-
ing topic Of con vcrsation in Paris The meeting
vas called at the request of Gambetta, who felt that
his popularity suffered from the puslllanlmons
course the Ministry had been following Whenever
| he pressed for amnesty the Ministers most inn
properly urged that President Grevy IS opposed to
general amnesty. Meanwhile the Republican party
was splitting up
THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE on AMNESTY.
| talked with Gambetta on Wednesday morning
about the dangerous turn tho amnesty agitation
was assuming, and saw that he was determined TO
mt his foot down and sweep away tho cObwebs
which the Ministers were frightened at. A few
DAYS Inter he told Premier de Freycnet that he
wanted, as head Of the Chamber of Deputies. to
meet the leaders of the Republican groups Of both
houses and the President of tho Senate In confer
ence with the Ministers at the Premers residence.
Letters calling the meeting issued forthwith,
| and even carried around by mounted orderles The
| conference was held at 10 o'clock on Wednesday
| night When those who had been summoned to
| the meeting had assembled Gambetta entered and
| took the chair Iu long, strong and splendldly
| eloquent speech, he showed the necessity OF COM
| plete amnesty and spoke strongly OF the odium
tho Senate, which Is an artificial contrivance,
| would incur by further opposition. The Chamber
of Deputies, the members of which are the i'm
mediate representatives of the people, knew better,
he said, what the country required, and 1t will not
dare face the country at the general elections II
| amnesty is deferred. Gambetta wanted to solve
tho yexed question with the aid of the Moderates.
| GAMBErrA MASTER OF THE SITUATION.
| An animated discussion followed his speech. NJ.
Ferry SAID he would crush together the Jesuits and
the COMMUNISTS Varroy Jaureuglberry asked how
! tho Jesuits could be expelled il amnesty was
granted to the Communists. NJ. ds Ferycinet was
| anxious not to scandalise foreign courts. Ihin-
| blooded Senator ScheIer, the spokesman OF the
Senatorial Left Centre opposed amnesty. NJ Beth
mont promised in the Chamber favorable majority
Of 300.
After prolonged silence Gambetta replied with
knock.down arguments to all objections. This
speech was perhaps the greatest unrepOrted speech
he ever delivered Gambetta's prestige is now q
hundred fold greater than before. lie is master OF
the situation and is the JOve of French politics.
| PROVISIONS OF THE AMNESTY BILL.
| The Cabinet at once agreed to present amnesty
bill. which NJ dc Freycinet did to-day in the CHAM
| Der of Deputies In the presence of tranquility
reigpmg in Paris" says the preamble OF the bill,
'the recent triumph of legality at Lyons and the
| approaching National Fete, plenary amnesty can
he proclaimed without danger The Ministry ap-
| peals to your cemency, not to your justice" Un-
der this bill amnesty to be accorded to all persons
convicted of political offences or crimes in 1870
and 1871 and to political and press Offenders from
that time until the present date. Premier dc Frey
| cinets motion for urgency was agreed to, and the
proposition that the bill be referred to the Bureaux
| Immediately was also agreed to.
| PRESIDENT GREVY OPENS AN AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
President Grevy opened the Melun Agricultural
Show to-day, first taking breakfast at Prince Beau
veaus chateau. The President requested that there
should be no formal addresses manifestations or
trumphal arches.
| GENERAL MOVES PLEASED WITH THE CHICAGO NOM
| NATION.
General Noyes, the American Minister, speaks
| highly of General Garfield, and thinks the Chicago
| Convention showed admirable political discretion
in uniting upon him.
AMERICAN SOCIETY.
Mrs. Noyes has gone to Germany for the Summer
Mrs. Hit is still In delicate health Madame HUI
baud gave her last party for the season last night.
II was brilliant, animated and enjoyable affair,
and was largely attended by Americans.