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Show FRANCE. I Par'u, 12. The assembly resumed consideration of the senate bill. Gen. De Cisaey addressed the tribune, and said as Mac Mahon has not authorized author-ized the miaislers to interfere in the debate on constitutional bills, but the Tote yesterday was alter the nature of the constitution proposed, and de-prires de-prires the constitutional law of that fihftr.f.r willinul ni.;nu .u character, without which the conser. vative interest will be endangered, the government must defend the conservative con-servative interests. It cannnt agree to yesterday's reBolutons of tho assembly, as-sembly, and informs you of this before the resolution is made final. The announcement an-nouncement caused a profound sensation, sensa-tion, and was followed by a stormy debate, de-bate, which was characterized by much bitterness. Chamayron, of the right centre, denounced yesterday's resolutions resolu-tions as a communistic revenge, and warned the deputies that it was leading lead-ing the country into an abyss. He declared that he and his friends would be opposed to the third reading of the bill as amended. Xhe amendment offered by Bar-doui, Bar-doui, of the lelt, providing that each department shall elect three senators, was adopted. This was incorporated with the amendment of yesterday which provides that senators" shall be chosen by the Banie electors as deputies, depu-ties, and the entire amendment was then adopted as a substitute. The first clause of the bill was adopted 3S6 to 253. The remainder of the bill, including the amendments introduced intro-duced by the left defining the qualifications quali-fications of persona eligible to sen-atorship, sen-atorship, was adopted clause by clause. A motion was made to proceed pro-ceed to the third reading and rejected on division of the house by a vote of 345 to 357. The senate bill is therefore there-fore defeated. Tho trial of tho action for libel brought by General Wimpfen agakst De Crtssagnac, editor of Le Paus, lor statements made in that journal concerning con-cerning the plaintiff's conduct al Sedan, was opened to-day. Generals Ducrot, Lebrun, Gali-fet, Gali-fet, and others were examined. General Ducrot testified ihat it would have been possible lor a part of the army to reach Mezieres, if General Wimplen had not impeded its retreat. re-treat. The plan suggested by the latter to cut through the German lines was impra ticable. No such attempt could have succeeded. It was the emperor who caused the the white flag to be ho sted at Sedan. He did so to save bloodshed. CHINA. Shanghai, 12. A feeling ef uncertainty uncer-tainty prevails in regard to the succession suc-cession to tho imperial throne. Although Al-though tho eon of Prince Chun has been elected under Prince Kwang Gew, it is thought this arrangement may be disturbed. The rumors that Empress A Lon Fe committed suicide ifter the death of the emperor are unrounded. un-rounded. She is reported to be en- 3 tuente. should the issue be a . Iin, he will bo the legitimate heir, i In the event of his accession to the , throne, the empress mother and empress em-press dowager would be appointed joint regents during his minority. |