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Show Between France and Madagascar. Pabis, February 2. The text of the treaty between France and Madagascar has been submitted to the Chamber of Deputies. The document consists of nineteen articles of agreement? in addition to the privileges already described in these dispatches. The treaty leaves the Frenchmen in Madagascar free from native laws, and subject only to those of France. Religious liberty is guaranteed. guar-anteed. France is bound to assist the Queen of Madagascar in defending the country, and to supply military instructors, engineers, engi-neers, professors and artisans for civilizing purposes. Complete amnesty is granted to prisoners taken on both sides during the recent re-cent war. The Temps states that France has not thus far joined the other, powers in coercing Greece. . - ' An exciting debate arose in the Chamber of Deputies to-dav on the measure of General Gen-eral Bonlanger, Minister of War, to repress political agitation in the army. General Bonlanger contended that measures were necessary to prevent Republican intrigues. Members of the Right accused him of creating creat-ing party dissensions in the army. Ultimately Ulti-mately the motion expressing approval of General Boulanger's course was adopted, by a vote of 357 to 174. ' |