Tae debate in the French Senate, by which the measure for the establish. ment of sorutin de liste was rather unexpectedly rejected, was short, the cloture having boon called for after a few speeches had been delivered. The adoption of the measure was proposed by the only member of the committes of the Senate, which reported on the measure, who had favoured it, M. Waddington led the Opposition, and the Senate, by @ majority of $4 in a house of 262 out of 800 members, threw out the measure, the adoption of which M, Gambetta has made a condition of his undertaking' actual power. The changes which the Bill proposed to introduce into the electoral system of France were chiefly these. Small, or rather, moderately-sized aroudissements in which each elector had one vote were to be abolished, and larger electoral districts in which voters would have as many voles.as there were candidates established in thole place, The candidates would be supplied to the constituencies in lists, and would-be politicians of whom the central political power in Paris, the managers of M. Gambotta's party, or that gentleman himeelf,
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