The New York herald., 1868-06-20
GERMANY.


HospiraIities to the Zon Parliament-A
Twenty-Five Thnler Observation-Disclosures
BudRets-Where the Money Coos TO-War
RumOrs-ImprOvement Of the Needle Gun.
BERLIN, June 8, 1858.
Whatever hopes Count Bismarck may have at
tached to the meeting OF the German Zon Parliament
as productive OF more enduring entente oordae be-
tween the north and south the result has realized
Shem. This unpleasant fact evident from the closing
debates and others, has been smoothed over with
great afrability and moderation the part Of the
Count and q good-natured and sterling adieu by
which King william dismissed the body with the
following speech from the throne:-
Honorable gentlemen Of the Zon Parliament-The
few weeks elapsed since last greeted you here
have not been spent without securing by your
labors blessings to the freedom Of external trafic
and development Of internal national welfare. By
having consented to the treaty with Austria you
have facilitated the import Of valuable materials
manufacturing and articles Of consumption pro-
NOTED the export OF q number OF products of the
soil and industry, and rendered possible the imme
burg The tariff in connection with this treaty ad.
mits, almost without exception, all other cOun-
Austria. Treaties entered into with both
the Papal government and with Spain se-
cure to the Customs Union the rights granted to the
most favored nations ana are apt 10 give new i'm
pulse to our traffic with them. The greater simplic
V and elasticity OF our revenue system will increase
our intercourse with other countries and advance
commerce within our own. The establishment Of
uniformity in the taxation Of tobacco culture admits
the abrogaton of molesting embargo which hth
erto inconvenienced internal traffic Opposed, how
ever, to the favorable effect upon the development
OF traffic promised by these measures, is
at least Tor the time next ensuing, the
apprehension OF material diminution in
the revenue receipts The Customs Union
owes Its existence and prosperity to happy cOmbi
nation or financial and economical interests. The
exclusive protection OF one OF these interests would
palsy Its growth. You all, honorable gentlemen
have the serious intention to further IT'S develop
ment, and as yet no successful agreement has been
arrived at respecting the means OF equaliZng these
two rghtfu interests, trust that at your next CON
vention with the united endeavors OF the allied gov
ernments and the Zoll Parliament success upon this
point, too, will not be wanting. Not the less do /
hope that the session OF the German Zo Parliament
which close to-day, has served to fortify the mutual
commence OF the German people and their govern
ments, and to destroy, or at least diminish, many
preludices which have mpede1 the unanimous man
iestatons OF love, equally innate In all the German
stock, to the common fatherland. You all will take
nome with you the conviction that a BROTH
erly feeling feeling OF affinity peryades the mass of
pendenty Of the form by which it ex-
presses Itself ~ w surely and s,, continually increase
voring to place in the foreground that which unites
and TO push back that which could separate us.
Having been called 10 this prominent position by
the corresponding voice and through treaties ex-
pressing the will of the legitimately authorized
duty Of honor to enunciate before the representa-
uves OF the German people, elected to this Parlia-
ment, that shall exercise and improve the rights
conlded to me q holy trust by the German nation
and its sovereigns, in conscientious respect OF exist
ing treaties ana historical rights upon which the in
stltutlOns OF our common country are based. Aim.
ing in this direction and with firm trust in God's
assistance to solve our joint questions expect the
reassenlbling OF the German Iol Parliament AZ soon
Rs new labor VIII call II 10 renewed activity.
The apprehension OF diminished revenue receipts
mentioned In the Kings address, was met by
formal withdrawal OF the Tariff bill which
had occupied the Parliament for a couple OF
weeks. Does it not seem ridiculous to couple the
reduction or entire abolition OF import duty on one
hundred or more articles with the levy OF new
duty ON petroleum and an increase Of that on to-
bacco, TO discuss at great length and with any
amount Of erudion and statistical lore each one of
the hundred and odd paragraphs, and pass upon
them in first and second readings, and them the in
crease OF the tobacco duty and the new one on pc
ro!eum meeting with opposition to withdraw the
whole blR This however, being done, it is needless
TO speak Of tne details, such reduction OF duty on
cotton twist lace, linen, vinegar, candles, steel,
wire, &C.; cigars from twenty to fifteen thaers per
cwt, preserved meat, &C.; altogether amounting to
perhaps 100000 thalers annual revenue: while the
duty proposed to be levied on petroleum would have
reached more than double that sum. in the last
eAort OF the governments represented by the Dund
Chancelors Department. Herr Debruck, is Presl-
dent, recuptulateI the losses which the treasury
would suncrhy the Austrian commercial treaty and
tne hlIuhel revenue bill on tObaccO owing to this,
he sald, iac governments were not in a position TO
era OIL being agreed TO- ana would therefore If the
House sustained its former vo,c. Withdraw the entire
Dill. conservative member u'russian) had impu.
dence enough 90 occupy once more iie aireadv i'm,
patient House with thc stale argument that half A
thaler on a hundred weight OF Uctroleutn would NOT
pe lelt even oS INC poorest lie, az owner OF es-
tates had closely inquired into the rela i've con suun
, IOh OF petroleum llelu h9hd or common laborer
did not annually use more than ten pounds tho duty
on which amounted to only i've cents coachmen
Rrooms and beadles, whom he enumerated as next
upon the social scale, consume eighteen pounds:
smith shepherds, Ac., tWeny-fOur To thirty hounds
masters Of the forest, bookkeepers, &c. iorty.sx
pounds well-tO-dO citizens, ninety pounds: opulent
families 27O pounds; In his the speakers owl fam
lily, two hundred pounds were consumed but he
knew that IN the household Of wealthy Prussian
chamberlain, an acquaintance OF his, nine hundred
pounds were consumed. IL Is the rich folks who will
pay this duty which the government declares IL
ali the speech of this Don QuiXote, In the person OF
Deputy Won Wedeineyer, would have killed IL. lie
was treated with ironcal bravOs aud laughter by the
liberals ana when the final vote was taken 1t turned
out l4g nays against s6 yeas not one OF the
I0rmer opponents having changed his mind. Count
blslarck tlen rose and sald:-''The House having
definitely refused to vote the duty mineral oil,
o now i3r the reasons previously stated, withdraw the
Before dropping the Zoll Parliament II must be
-, e1tohG1 ,ho tnat It's members were twice feasted
merchants on Friday evening, at the Tiyoli
@ @Garden, Dy prominent city officers and Councimen
1Ie io,inea tnsa, committee having fixed the price
thalers ~ Is said TO have been q splendid
aiialr, though tne wonderfully extrayagant
away the saving OF the commercial
fraternity in consequence Of which each the unucky
committeeman had TO make up a deficit Amounting
10 . couple hundred thaleIs piece. If add that
every one Of them s worth not less than a million
and that, Notwithstanding, this deAct of coupe OF
hundred dollars has been the great theme of cOnver.
sau0n and compassion, you can draw your own CON
clusons as TO the liberalty OF these men and their
love OF the "almighty dolar.v
Tie first toast at the twenty-five thaler breakfas,-
at that rate Of admission IL was thought too expen-
sive 10 invite the press-was given by President Sim.
hOn 10 tne commerce OF Berlin and replied 10 by
count bismarck who with graceful words invited
the southern brethren 10 share In the common wOgk
Tor the interests OF Germany, TO JOIN this pleasant
family life, and closed with toast to their happy re-
turn. Prince Ilohenlohe, the Davaran Premier spoke
o] tbe enthpslasm created by the Counts remarks