Show FOREIGN Constantinople lThe German military officers in the service of the Porte have drawn up a plan for the reorganization of the Turkish army retiring the swarm of useless officers offi-cers and devoting their pay to useful use-ful purposes It is understood the pumas Sultan has expressed entire concurrence concur-rence Vienna IThe penal code com mitte of the lower House of the Keichstag favors the maintenance of capital punishment There is no agreement yet between Austria and Roumania on the Danubian question Geneva 1Nuchatel cantonal government condemns attacks thereupon there-upon the Salvation Army and consequent disturbances and exhorts ex-horts citizens to respect religious liberty and the right of public meeting Madrid ICuban deputies and democratic deputies have proposed to amend the tariff law that most I the favored nation treatment be granted provisionally to nations which show a disposition to conclude con-clude treaties of commerce This is intended to enable the government to renew negotiations with the United States and England London IEarl Lonsdale has brought libel suit against the World claiming that he was indicated indi-cated as eloping with a young lady Lord Archibald Campbell and other Scottish notables were part of a largely attended meeting which unanimously recommended the appointment ap-pointment of a commission to inquire in-quire into the grievances of the crofters of the Isle of Skye Paris IIn the Chamber of Deputies De-puties Fallieres president of the council being absent Deyelle undersecretary under-secretary of the interior read the conclusion of the premiers speech on the bill for the exclusion of pretenders pre-tenders from office it was an argument argu-ment in favor of governments proposition pro-position that the Coit do Paris by reoogniJ gthe Count de Chambord had reaffirmed the claims ef Bourbons Bour-bons the republic was therefore justified in taking precautions He did net ask for wholesale expulsion of the Princes as such a violent measure would affect some inoffensive pereas The present meaanre did not threaten the army as it was aimed only against the system appointment appoint-ment by virtue of royal birth which was derogatory to the rules of pro B1e ion It was unnecessary that the bill should provide against even Congress and the Chambers electing a prlnee a presideritofthe republic asit simply enacted precautions and did not claim to place obstacles in the way of any manifestation of the popular will Madier Demontjou republican urged the immediate expulsion of all princes The general debate on the governments proposals was declared de-clared dosed It was decided 386 Ito I-to 136to pass to the discussion of Fabres compromise bill Andrieux republican proposed an amendment substituting for the first clause of the bill depriving the princes of civil rights a declaration i declara-tion of the rights of man proclaiming proclaim-ing all citizens of the republic equal before the law and eligible to all offices according to their capacities Andrieux was loudly interrupted by members of the left He declared de-clared they had no right to interfere inter-fere in the name of liberty The bill he said was merely an adver vertisement pretenders of whom the country would otherwise be ignorant ig-norant He did not admire the little Robespierres and St Justs who parodied the blood stained page of history Andrieux withdrew with-drew his amendment which was reintroduced slightly modified by Cuneo dArnano Bonapartist The I chamber rejected the amendment by 289 to 56 Pelle bin amid the protests of the right and acrimonious disputes urged the adoption of Floquets proposal Prince de Leon legiti mist said he wondered if a general could have been found in the French armyremainder of the sentence drowned in uproar but it was understood to refer to the acceptance ac-ceptance of the ministry of war by General Thebaudm ormal censure cen-sure on Prince de Leon passed Deves minister of justice declared the question lay between Floquets proposal and the bill in which the government limited itself to placing on record the power of the republic to protect itself without necessarily exiling all princes The first clause of Ploquets proposal was rejected 157 to 172 Several motions for adjournment were rejected The Chamber decided de-cided 282 to 110to continue sitting sit-ting without suspension until the proposals were disposed of Gen Thebaudin said the question did not set a precedent for depriving officers of their rank as pretenders would be permanently retired As minister of war be formally entered en-tered upon an engagement to carry out the law as passed No disloyal influence he said need to be feared in the army which was wholly devoted de-voted to its duty and would if necessary nec-essary energetically defend the republicLost |