The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-19
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The Legislature Debate the Money Grnni
10 tho Cr0wp.-i strong and Independent
OppOsitiOH.

The Legislature Debate ON the Money Grnni
10 tho Crnrp.-t strong and Independent
Opposition.
Berlin, sept 81, correspondence OF London Yarl
Tho debate on the Ac. of Indemnity and the vote of
Sl5i, 900 demanded by tho Government for
the current year was commenced on Saturday and ad
iourned til to-day. Although tho feeling OF the oppos
cor sti,uon are extremely different what they
were before the seven great days there We're passa
ges, indeed whole speeches, which remind one
strongly OF tho anti-Bobcmian period, aud show
that nniss DE goccrncn, KEEPS faith IN ne bHdgt pure
sgTiaq tse ,oice loas over oga;a The motion OF The
committee TO tho effect that the balance sheet Of tho
receipts and sxpep ues FOR tho years 1862 IS inclusive
laid before toe House by tho government, should be al
owcd secondly that indemnity should be GRANTEE, to
tho Ministers for The unauthorized expenditure OF That
period thirdly, that one hundred and ftyfour millions
sbonl Ne granted of The present year. and lastly, that
j the duty Of INC government to Law The accounts Of
iscO before the House IN tho course OF 1861
Maldeck sa that in tho address the House had stated
it Willingness 20 give is earnest attention TO the ques
ton OF tie indemnify but that after he had done 50 he
could not nn1 any Of ihe alleged for tho motion
sufficiently siroug to induce INN 20 vote for H. Tho for
House had had ~ for refusing various grants
but tie money had been spent all the same The errss.
rim o o0od sn nfons 20 return constitutional state
Of things 'ccs 'eorth "ohln9 rnht thy had nsn
crr1ien ',d3 .as I, and now, by way CT budget
they asked 10 grant one hundred and lltyfour
millions a. one vote, Tor The present year. TIC
for ss. the course OF ths y,aI deserved aoknow
leigmsnt-if Il were kept, some people Sc med 70
think that The word indomny had sort q magic in
H. and that pronounced would restore the conatl
iucn But II bad meaning except that OF relieving
tho ministers from impeachment. But an lmpeach-
ut was impossible until Law had been enacted To
mako the minister al responsibility roaly, aud there
fore act " Indemnity had no practical meaning under
existing circumstances. hut Il bad theoretical mean
ng and he and his friends would adhere 90 H. us long
a. their constituents ye them seats N tina, house. dc.
CYCLISTS spoCch however, on the slne siic WIS far
more telling than Naldecks lie said that 90 the war
had required an immense expcndtnr. no would not OBJ
ect the vote l5s 1000. The circumstances had
been peculiar and not likcy TO rcur The act "
Indemnity, however, was very dlneren' question an
ae Of nde<anity intended 70 recose the minister's
from tho penal consequences OF their acts and therefore
bad meaning unless accompanied by NJ act Tor
the responsibility of ministers The real ouec' Of ask
ing FOR such nov 10 obtain the sanction 81
the House FOR tho present system, according 70 which
ne Qorfsmcg MT thei, interpretation ap
The tGfr' md tie oynrftfnfton few strokes OF the
pen could pate German sovereign rom Tie con
stuiion 70 which he h,d sworn. The temptation bad
been often felt, and expressions which had fallen from
ministers during tie reign OF the late King had shown
that the danger Of such catastrophe bad been near
A. les' In 1857 tho onct had broken out openly. The
egg Of Columbus found, and the now system p goy:
ernmont invented Tho obstacles % all government
measures wero removed n blow. Existing laws
wcro obstacles 20 " you could only bnd the
ministers who would interpret the laws 10 suit tho meas
utes u rds ne ntisfoda< II " system hdt ssch aiea
otrop olad ~ found Hdriny commenced 70
Qorsrn o. ne Interpretation sysfem Ne msrt trs
cesd only cont'nus ~ N. sase path Al tho inferior
members OF the State machine soon compelled 70
ioow the ministerial system and unfortunately they
followed only too easily. Even the courts of law soon
became conscious that they were merely ministerial
commissioners. An troublesome. negotiations with an
oppssonal majority were quite superinous ~ me 90
tation. Any misinterIrotstion abuse OF The laws
could become an oHcIs truth within few months OF
year by THIS system In 1863, under liberal ministry,
had any declared ,hs. the government would octcy
laws for the press Tor the budget he would have OK
posed himself - prosecution Tor calrmDy, and yet u
was not very long before ths supposed calumry be-
came an officially recognized truth Al tho Time
when he hal hims,if belonged 10 a court Of IN , any
iades Of the ssmmsrssrehf - sfhs sspreue Tribunal