translate English to French: Actually, I wanted to ask it of the Minister of Public Works; he has been sitting there so quietly, not being interfered with by this side, I thought it was his turn.
En fait, je voulais poser cette question au ministre des Travaux publics; il e´ tait tranquillement assis la, sans etre importune par les senateurs de ce ` ˆ ´ ´ ´ cote, et je croyais que c’etait son tour.