Show AMNESTY FOR STRIKERS government defeated in the french chamber of deputies paris march 21 tho government sustained a slight check in the chamber of deputies M ciriani Vi socialist proposed that amnesty be granted to the workmen sentenced to imprisonment for offenses cs in connection with strikes and that amnesty be also granted to writers imprisoned for breaches of laws dealing with anarchist writings the minister of public instruction M leagues Ley gues opposed a discussion of the proposition on the ground that its consequences would be bad the chamber nevertheless by to voted to discuss the proposition ot the first portion the granting of amnesty to imprisoned strikers was adopted by a big majority |