The New York herald., 1869-03-20

Demands for Parliamentary Reform-Dircct
Observation-Disclosures Of Representation-The
Turkish Railroad NegotiatiOns-The Obstruc-
tions In the Danube.
VIENNA, March 8, 1859.
While the Czechs are sulking and the Austrian
Poles watching with anxiety the attitude which the
West Austrian government and legislature intend to
take the subject OF the extension OF the principle
Of selfgovernment in Galica, the Austrian Germans
have found their hobby for the moment In the ques
ton Of parliamentary reform. The form IN which
this movement crystalizes itself on the middle DAN
ube Is, first, an extension OF the number of men,
bers for the House Of Deputies; and secondly,
the Introduction OF permissive direct elections
to the Relchsrath. The German liberals quail
ify the latter demand with the epithet s.per-
missive.n because they know that in the pro-
vinces where the Slavic Italian race Is predomi
nant and also in anti-beral Tyrol, the present me-
thod OF indirect eections-in other words OF elections
through the instrumentality OF the diets-is pre-
ferred and not merely preferred but insisted upon.
In Difference to these opinions the German liberals
say:-"Let each province and provincial diet decide
the question OF direct indirect elections as they
please In the provinces where we prevail we shall
instruct our diets to surrender their present
electoral privileges" In this way the oppo-
sition of the Poles and other factions is
bought or neutraized, aud the question has ac-
cordmgly come to a head so rapidly as to surprise
any one who compares the time 1t has taken to
ripen with that required In Great Britain before a
government Is able to announce that the time has
come for legislation the subject Of electoral re.
FORM
AT its last autumnal session the Lower Austrian
Diet passed resolutions In favor OF direct elections
and declared its readiness to forego its electoral
rights in favor OF its own constituents. The Syrian
Diet look up the subject In similar spirit and there
can be no doubt OF the opinions OF the upper Aus
TRANS on the matter. The example OF the sister
direct elections. has served Notwithstanding the
cesses which generally accompany the Hungarian
eections not merely TO famiarize but to captivate
the German liberal mind with such system The
political clubs OF Vienna and Gratz have commenced
an agitation on the subject; the Town Council or
vienna have petirioned the Reichsrath; the journals
OF Vienna and Gratz have also stirred the point and
the result OF the three mouths agitation Is that the
West Austrian Ministry have declared that the sub
jects OF increasing the number Of representatives
and OF Introducing permissve system OF direct
elections under their consideration that they
will shortly Lay their proposals to these ends before
the keichsrath.
The West Austrian House OF Deputies consists only
(the usual estimate for West Austra) gives men,
ber to every $1,000 OF the population. The Hun
from Croatia counts 442 members for q population
OF only l5,0o00O0 or one member to every "a 900 Of
the population. The proposition which dnds most
favor with the popular politicians and the Journal.
lists Is one TO double the present number OF the
House OF Deputies. Inasmuch as 1t Is not at pre-
sent proposed TO abolish the class representation OF
the large landed proprietors In the House Of Depu-
ties difficulty has arisen In the doubt expressed
whether If the numbers OF the representatives OF the
large landed proprietor class wore doubled, as N
the present proportion Of the classes 20 each other Is
to be maintained they ought TO be, that class has
VINO would take the trouble TO function as mem.
bers OF the Lower House.
The resolutions OF the Galician Diet have advanced
q step nearer towards Inerit0rious debate In the
House OF Deputies. Having been laid before the
House on Tuesday last by the Constitutional Com
mlttee they have been, with only one dissentient
voice. referred back to that committee that 1t may
report TO the House on the merits Of the same.
,, wy wv i9y proceeding Win the Improvement Of
Vienna has received tGs perisi i ssnssSS ana BE-
come law.
The evening orcta, Gazette Of tins city devotes
Tour Of its columns 10 the pending Turkish railroad
negotiations, ana the relations OF the Imperial royal
government TO the same. The reader learns from this
and commercial grounds looks with great favor nnon
Daoud pachas efforts TO attract European carttai
Of the FIRST ftne said as.gnec hs,r
Mr.. Laugrand Dumonceau) IL making silfiicnities
by demanding extrayagant sums by the way OF COM
iatterly having broken or all negotiations on tie sub
ject OF compensation. However, II Is encouragingiy
added tllat the necessity for the Turkish raroads
is too clear and the Sublime Porte II too penetrated
by the Importance OF the question 70 think of letting
II DROP
The Prince OF Montenegro has paved through
Vienna on his return journey from 81 Petersburg 10
his mountain capital OF Cetlnye During his short
stay here he dined at the Empcr0r's table aud re.
ceIved a visit from Count Won Beust.
Complaints have arisen among the mercantile
community Of Vienna and Pesh concerning the sand.
banks which have again formed At the Sallna mouth
OF the Danube. 10 will be remembered that the
keeping open OF this mouth was, by the treaty Of
Paris OF 1906, entrusted 70 so-caled European
Committee OF Regulation the seat OF which has
been Galatz. IL IL contended here In Pesh that the
navigation OF the Sana mouth has again become
almost as dangerous Us It was before the Crimean
war when II was under the exclusive sovereignty OF
the Emperor OF Russia. The remedy suggested is
the contracting OF loan Of 3,5000D0f. for the re-