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The French Senate has now taken direct
1ssue with the Chamber of Deputies, by re-
iecting the first clause of NJ. Fabre's Expui-
sion bill by vote of 149 to 1872. ms pro-
bibits princes from holding any civil or
! military post in the service of the Republic
| Without this clause of course the other t"o
| have no reason for being. A more moderate
| measure, however, submitted by M. Waddlng-
ton, was approved by vote OF 16o 10 ~
| 1t provides that any seditious prince may De
| banished after trial before the Senate or a
| Court of Assizes But the Deputies will hardly
| be in the mood for O compromise. The issue
| being ioined, therefore, it remains to be seen
| which House the country will support. Inc
| drift of opinion and events seems to mdlcate
that President Gr6vy and the Senate Will De
| victorious.
| The Liberals will have hard time to carry
| ont their plans for the session OF Parliament
1 wis
| their attention almost exclusively 10 Iegisia-
ton which shall benefit England and Scotlahd'
such as the extension of the franchise ana re-
| distribution. But the Irish members whose
political capital is agitation and grievances
certainly will not consent to be thrust aside'
| According to the cable dispatches, their pro-
| oramme is already announced. 1t consists Oh
hill embodying plan for local government
of Ireland, amendments to the land acts, ana
numerous official inquiries Probably they VIII
receive all possible help from the Conserva-
tives. whose policy will be to make the Glad
| stone Government unpopular with the people
because it neglects English affairs. But the
Opposition will need to work carefully. IL they
| helm the Irish obstructionists they may have
the larger account to settle with the voters.
| IL Is rumoTed that political influence VIII De
brought to bear to soften the unpleasant SIT
uation of the "jury -fxers," and to let them oil
as easily as possible. 1t can hardly be that
any of the Democratic leaders will undertake
such a lob as this. The crime of these men
is too grave, and the public will not tolerate
anv interference with the law. To be caught
| at II would be too serious. The Commissioner
of Jurors will undoubtedly press the cases so
far as he is able but it is i'll the courts that
interference may be looked for. Forewarned
is forearmed, and the judges will do well to
keen closer watch on the proceedings than ordl-
narily. 1t is already subject of remark That
| so light bail was accepted for the accused men
| Inv the Police Justice before whom they were
taken. The Code forbids the acceptance OF any
| hail from a prisoner who is charged with
crime the penalty for which is more than hve
years IMPRISONMENT. Yet that was the case OF
| the "jury -fxers."
The floods In the Ohio Valley are assuming
| frightful proportions. AT Cincinnati yesterday
the gauge showed the depth of water to be Us
feet and 7 inches, and the certain indications
were that it had not yet reached its highest
point. That will probably be touched to-day,
and it NAV exceed the highest water mark
known thereof feet and 3 inches-which was
reached ffty-one years ago. Happily the
| suffering which these floods have brought Is
in no degree comparable with the distress now
seen in Europe. The people who have been
driven out of their homes, except in some
streets in Cincinnati, will not generally be rem
dered penniless. But the loss of property is
immense, and the worst of it is that each win
ter hereafter may witness repetition OF the
destruction Of this. The matter seems to de
mand imperatively the attention OF some OF
| the Western Legislatures. A careful inquiry