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Show FOREIGN. BY CABLE. Paris, 21. In the corps legislative, M. Morri Monge opened the interpellation interpel-lation with regard to the St, Gothard Railway. The Duke of Grammont, minister of foreign affairs, rtplied that no interests of France either political or commercial, were derived by the construction of the Gothard railway, as the government of Switzerland had promised the French foreign office as early as 1SGG. With regard to the Sim plot), government would not refuse the needed subsidies for the proportion propor-tion ot the northern and we-tern provinces, pro-vinces, but the Simplou railway pro-jeot pro-jeot required larger sums tiian the ends to which it was directed seemed to jus:ify. Deputy Estancelin spoke in favor of a subsidy for the Siuiplon route. The minister of public works opposed op-posed it. Gen. Lebouf, minister of war, said the government of witzorland would maintain her own neutrality and the neutrality of an international railroad in the event of war, and should receive assistance from France if neces.-ary. Deputy Forney during the debate warmly censured the government, and was called to order, but kept on using strong language . |