Show Peace In tho French Customs Committee PAins Oct 16 Peaco reigns once more In the customs committee of the senate At yesterdays yes-terdays meeting of that committee Ribot minister min-ister of foreign affairs and Roche minister for the colonies defended the goverments proposi tion for raising tho prohibition upon tho impor tation of American pork and to substitute for subbtiute this prohibition a duty of 20 francs Ferry after several members ot the committee had expressed their views in opposition to the measure proposed to postpone discussion until today This irotion was rejected by a vote of 8 to 5 whereupon Ferry declared he would at once resign the presidency of the committee Efforts were made to induco Ferry to reconsider his determination with the result he consented to withdraw his resignation |