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Debates Bind French Assembly on Republic or Monarchy
A week of political theatre in Paris sees Gambetta and Dufaure clash over the provisional regime with Thiers declaring the Republic definitive and urging dissolution after liberation. In Washington, Grant begins a new term pledging civil rights and cautious expansion, while Irish University Bill debates continue amid ministerial caution and calls for a royal commission into maritime practices. The Welsh coal strike nears settlement as Dowlais workers consider returning on reduced terms, potentially ending a 60,000-strong stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
National Assembly
MM. Gambetta
Dufaure
Duc de Broglie
France
M. Thiers
Bordeaux
the Tribune
M. Dufaure
Grant
Congress
San Domingo
Washington
Gladstone
Fawcett
Dodson
House of Commons
Plimsoll
South Wales
Dowlais