M. Rivet demanded " urgency " for his motion, but
M. Adinet, of the extreme Right, moved as an amendment that the Assembly should confirm and continue the powers conferred on M. Thiers at Bordeaux. This was equivalent to a rejection of M. Rivet's motion, and M. Thiers intimated in dignified language that he must regard its acceptance as an amendment as a vote of want of confidence. The Chamber, thereupon, went into hysterics, all members roaring together ; and at last adjourned for twenty minutes, to let the excitement calm down and get sensible again. On reassembling, the members unanimously voted urgency for both propositions, which was clever, as it saved M. Thiers' dignity without committing anybody to anything, and the major proposition was sent to the bureaux. According to the latest reports, the bureaux do not like, it ; but Frenchmen, when not collected in a crowd, are capable of compromise, and this Assembly is indisposed to break finally with M. Thiors.
