The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-14
NEW YORK SUNDAY MAY H. lsn-oUADRUPLE SHEET

ing fees to lis members. This parliamentary de-.
feat as communicated to you by wire, the irst sus.
tanned by the Chancellor OF the empire. must have
smarted all the more as In O speech full Of his
w0nted acerbity, and delivered IN o cavalier man.
ner, the powerful Prince thought to ruin the bill.
AS this latter came up at each session OF the North
German ReicAstag 1t Is needless to repeat the argu.
ments In favor OF 1t, so well developed by the ibe.
rails, headed In this question by Deputy Schulze-
Delltzsch. 1t Is generally conceded that
the small allowance to legislators would
be barely sufficient TO cover their actual
expenses. IL is not for ec0nomy's sake
that the government stoutly refused fees similar to
those paid to members OF the Prusstan Lower
Chamber. but Tor higher consldcration-viz. to
exclude from the Legislative body such elements or
the commercial and industrial classes as would
likely be returned under the general franchise law,
men or liberal stamp but unable to sacrifice gra-
tuitously their time and labor TO the State and to
find themselves besloes. During debate OF this
same bill In 1867 Bismarck admitted that if future
German Parliament should insist upon the allow
ance of fees he would consider it difficult TO refuse
them, and, as matter OF course. the liberals, In
last weeks debate, reminded him or this admis-
sion. Being thus pushed to the wall Prince Bis
marck affected not to recolect ever having said so,
but remarked that II such were the case it only
proved his foresight and that he was just now In
position TO contend against this difficulty. He
deprecated the influence which the payment or fees
might have on the composition and character OF
the assembly, though at the same time he was not
prepared to say whether or not any change would
be produced thereby Things anu persons have
worked well enough until now. Why try new ex-
perlmentss Ae liked short sessions, aud fees were
calculated to make them long. The House OF Lords
In Prussia always inclined To hurry on work while
tue Lower Chamber INDUCED In protracted discus
slons. emo, no ~
still against fees Notwithstanding volumes mighs
be written in favor OF them The Prince then gave
his view as TO a German House OF Lords, the estaD-
shment OF which, In lieu OF the Bund Council, had
been alluded 10 by previous speakers who pleaded
that IN such an event ices should be paid, as In
America aud switzerland TO all the members or Con-
gress. am opposed to such an Upper House, said
Bismarck, as my political experience teaches me
that 1t would not be sufficient cOunterpoise to the
general franchise. l say this Notwithstanding my
being member OF the Prussian House OF Lords,
and you would not expect me to speak contra
dOnlunt. But IN times like the present (and here
the Prince shone forth In all hts aristocratc AFRO
gancel, wnen assemblies directly elected by the peO
pie meet and cast their votes ! need something
them. THIS is the Bund Council. 1t Is by the
stution endowed with full powers. and deserves the
name OF q Senate much more Justly than, for in
stance. that OF the United States. There the 1nd-
viduas and not the States cast their votes: in the
Bund Council 1t is Saxony which votes, ana not
Council thus represents State-that Is,
in the case OF Saxony, the combined vote Of the
Saxon Crown, Saxon Cabinet and Legislature and
therefore commands greater respect tnan you would
accord to the vote Of an individual. The Bund
Council Is, therefore, most weighty institution 1t
has great future. and represents, II ! may say so,
the very essence OF the confederation in O republic
can shape. tlleaven save tSe mark y Al the con-
clusion oil his remarks, which mad been listened TO
with the utmost silence without elicttng any ap.
plause, the Prince appeared to be III excellent hui
NOR, talking and shaking hands and chatting and
having moved to table the bill relating
% fees soon found themselves In the minority and as
this result became known Prince Bismarck ceased
retired to his chair and pretended TO be
Dusy engaged over his portfolio. When OIL the
question OF the adoption OF the bin itself the roll
again called and the result OF 1856 yeas against 3S nays
announced Of President simpson, Prince Bismarck,
ana strurted out OF the hall 1t Is necessary to add
that the Southern Liberals the clericas and Poles
voted in favor OF the bill and decided Its success II
success It can be called, as IL now remains for the
Bund Council and eventually for the Crown assent
10 II before II becomes law.
ENTERTAINMENT IN GRAND STYLE.
AS another evidence of that happy oblivion which
Considers the great war and its terrific consequences
Is belonging to the remote past we may refer to the
he German Reichsta9. where also the Emperor and
Empress and other members OF the Court appeared,
and neped 10 enlarge the hole made In the city
treasury by the expensive entertainment But I'M
der all this apparent harmony this abundant now OF
champagne, and the enthusiastic toasts to the EN-.
peror and TO the city OF Berlin, there slumbered still
q good deal OF dlSSensOn and dissatisfaction. Let
the reader despair OF nndlng In the Official and SER
vile journals any account OF the numerous cards OF
Indignantly returned by those invited aud
their reasons for doing s0-tickets by the by. which
If purcnasable would nave readily fetched 100 thaers
and upwards as the new and splendid Town Hall
was opened this occasion for the first time, and
n a style of unexampled spendor. Not only many
IF the clericals but all the Polish members,
or instance, sent back their tickets accompanied
With letter OF excuse which, unlike another OF the
ame kind, couched in the most polite terms.
we Poles cannot accept your honorable invitation,
Is we are sitting In the Reichstag against will
md contrary to our protest. Out OF respect to the
among whom We are foreign element,
We must decline participation In specifically Ger
nan festival But We stay away too, out OF respect
or ourselves and for the people who elected us. For
hough we know how to appreciate the grandeur OF
the late events and greet with sincere JOY the union
Of German States the basis OF the nationality prin-
,iple and OF historical right feelings still pro-
rOrndly hurt because this same Germany Will not
accord to that evenhanded justice which 1t claims
n its own case We can understand, moreover, the
oy of the Germans which Is TO be expressed by this
festival, but as Poles we cannot snare IN lt.'