The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-24
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WEDNESDAY, MORNING. MARCH "a. 1869.
THE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT.


The king of Prussia opened 10 person, on the
5th inst, the Parliament OF the Northern Confed-
GRAFTON, and delivered, on the occasion. the fol'
loving speech from the throne: l
When last saw you collected around me. i ex-
pressed the hope that your labors would hsppily
fructify in our country, under the benehcent innu-
ence OF peace. am glad to be able TO STATE tnat
nv expectations have not been dsa ppointed, and,
10 saluting you to-day In the name Of the Conted-
crate Government, Turn my regards with salts
faction 10 the period which has just passed over,
and during which the institutions OF the Confed.
er alton have become consolidated by pacific
development. In the interior of the Federation,
freedom of selecting q domicile, OF marriage aud
of trade, have introduced into the private life OF
the people the national idea which is the basis OF
our union. regulation as TO manufactures,
which 10 about to be presented to you, and Dill
relative to establishments for the granting OF
assistance to the necessitous TO be Immediately
submitted TO the Federal Council, will assure the
widest development to that sentiment. With the
same view your operation will be Tor the
institution of common judicial regime. ln con.
formity with your Wishes two bills will be brought
In. one relative TO Imprisonment for deot and the
other to the introduction of commercial code
and regulation as TO bills of exchange. To this
latter measure will be added . project presented
by the Saxon government to create high court
of Justice for commercial affairs. In order to full
fill promise inscribed in the federal Constitution,
q measure will be laid before you relative TO re-
clprOctl JUDICIAL dstlsttuCct ~ ichot % MUM 90
possible, In the absence Of q common system OF
civil and criminal proceedings. TO procure for
the consular administration of the Confederation
an accord in affairs with the direction OF foreign
relations and to express the political unity of the
North in the form that responds to ITS Constitution
and international Importance there have been car
ried to the budget of 1870 in conformity with your
proposals, the expenses necessary Tor the oirec-
ton of the external policy OF the Confedera-
ton and its representation in foreign coun-
tries. The first duty OF the representatives
for the future will be the maintenance OF
peace with all the nations who know, like our
selves, how TO appreciate its blessings The funi'
ment of this duty will be facilitated by the amcable
relations which now exist between the Northern
confederation and all foreign powers, and which
have been again very recently confirmed py the
pacific solution Of the question that menaced the
| repose of the East. The deliberations and the re-
suit OF the Paris conference have borne testimony
| to the sincere efforts made by the European
| powers TO take under their common protection
| the blessings Of peace, which they consider as
| blessing belonging to all. My people can, there.
fore. in full confidence believe in the duration 9f
that peace which foreign governments have no
| intention, and the enemies OF order no power TO
| disturb. Proceed then with confidence. honorable
members of the Reichsrsth, to your labors. and
| continue them 10 the spirit which has hitherto
| presided over your deliberations; you have the
| consciousness OF the grand national task which
the confederation imposes on itself; rest assured
| that the Confederate governments VIII loyfuiiy
| cooperate with You In its solution An electoral
hill for the elections OF the Rechstag of the
Northern confederation Is intended, In conformity
| with article 20 of the Federal constitution, 10 re
place by q common law all those peculiar to eact
country and insure 10 the whole territory com
plete uniformity in matters Of electoral procedure
The judicial relations OF the tunctonaries OF th'
confederation, which were TO have occupied you
attention in your last session. will be the obJec
of a special bill. The necessity for insuring th'
| execution of the laws voted In the course OF las
session. as well as that Of other matters felt 10 D.
| necessary since the fixing OF the budget OF IN
| Confederation for 1869, have necessitated a sup
| Elementary one which will be submitted to you
| approbsiiop. The budget for 1870, which Is q
| form one of the principal subjects Of your delhi
erations indicates the necessity of sugmen ting ~
| private revepues of the Confederation. The faci
| tiles of business resulting from the suppressio
| and diminution of the customs tariffs, as we'll q
the reduction of the charges for letters, has cause
deficit In the receipts which will have to be suu
piled when q remedy has been found for the DIN
culties created in the budgets OF particular State
of the Confederation by the inequality in the prt
poItional part OF matricular contributions. rel
on your cooperation relative 70 the bills that vi
be presented TO you with the view OF syerung IN
danger of defslcation. Ia the relations OF th
| Northern Confederation with foreign countrl,
the regulation of international postal duties hs
made more extensive progress. The postal treatis
with Holland, Italy, Sweden and the United Dal
ubian Prncipalities will be laid before you. I'd
organization of federal consuates on the basis
a general law, voted in your first session. Is al
| preaching its close. "A consular convention vii
Italy, annexed TO this law, is intended to fix Il
, reciprocal attributes OF the consuls OF the tw
|