Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-17
THE FRENCH CRISIS,

An Exciting Debate in the Chamber
 of Deputies on the Governments
 Press Bill-Remarks of Leading
 Members-A djournment Without
 Voting-The Issue Uncertain.
 PARIS, Nov. 16.-The governments bill providing for the imposition of severe pen aities upon anarchist papers that incite to violence and generally adding to the strin- gency of the press laws was introduced in tine chamber of deputies to-day and gave rise to an exciting debate. Great interest was manifested in the debate, as. upon its fate depended the fate of the government. There was full attendance of the mem- bers and the galleries were crowded.
 M. Lsguerre, the well-known Boulan- gist, opened debate. He declared that he was irrevokably opposed to the bill, which he declared was dangerous measure, tend ing to interfere with the liberty of the press. The government, he de- clared, ought to prosecute snsrch- ists, not journalists. This re- mark brought forth loud applause from the members of the left. NJ. Lsssere, the reporter of the bill, urged that it was i'm peratively necessary to fill up the loop hole in the present press laws. The cham Der by supporting the bill would show that liberty was not to be confounded with license. Count Albert de Nun, an ex- treme Catholic, esid that the lamentable state of affairs evidenced by the introduc- tion of the bill was due to the seculariza- ton of the schools and religious education. M I.oubet, premier, protested against an assertion that the whole republican party aimed to destroy religious belief, and that | the government prosecuted 8 propaganda of official atheism. The existing laws of the republic, NJ. Loubet declared, were founded on the principle of religious neu- | trality, both regarding the schools and l their administration.
 1 M. Loubet,s remarks were greeted with cheers.
 Count de Douyille Msillefeu, @ member of the left, opposed the bill. AlludiDg to | Count de Nuns royalist opinions, he caused a scene by exclsiming: "The 1 monarchy is a mere tissue of falsehoods." | Many members of the right sprspg to
 their feet and loudly protested against
 such an assertion. Others laughed de
 risively, whereupon Count de Douville-
 Maillefeu violently abused them and con cluded his attack by declaring that he | of the chamber, called the count to order
 The latter protested and when he was pre-
 vented from uttering his opinions he Jeff the tribune.
 M. Deschanel supported the bill, whicf
 he declared would restrict not the libert,
 of public opinion, but crime. He de
 nounced the doctrines of the collectivist
 and said they were profitable only to thos
 preaching them. Every strike, he added
 produced new politician who soon bios
 somed into member of the chamber o deputies. He appealed to all republican ] to oppose ideas which were carryin France back to the days of barbarism Other speeches were made by less wel known members. The chamber sdjourne , without vote.
 { There were several conferences betwee the different party groups before the sil , ting, at which was discussed the course : be pursued. Only the royslists and liberi right finally decided to vote against th 8 press bill. Thus the issue of the deba' - remains uncertain.
 The debate is considered to have raths | favored the government, Count de Nun t attack on the general educational policy ( @ the government having served to strengthe
 the wavering ranks of the republicans.