THE BUTTER PLATE

At the start of the afternoon session, the discussion of a project canceling and opening appropriations for the 1924 financial year, to allow the government to create certain jobs, led Mr. Balanant to ask about the The first article for what reasons was created a position of secretary general at the presidency of the Council. The deputy from Finistère is surprised that we have already designated the holder of a job which has not yet been created, a radical deputy blackballed in the last elections. That we organize a general secretariat, nothing better; but the proposed wording does not seem to lead to this organization. It therefore allows all assumptions. It even has, according to Mr. Balanant's picturesque expression, a characteristic cheese smell.
Mr. Guérin (Manche), appears surprised that 35,000 francs were allocated to the general secretary in question, while the members of the left cartel criticized him, during the electoral period, for having voted for the fixing of the deputies' compensation, at a lower figure. Subject to these observations, the project is adopted.