, 1873-07-24
GERMANY,
a Review of the Late Parlia-
n1ontary Session.
Tho Military Bndget---An Imminent
Split In tho Liberal Ranks.
Distribution OF the Five MiItiards.--The
New Monetary Law.

New Monetary Law.
Tllo Compromise Tarifr--.Bismarck s
Withdrawal from Tho prusslan
Ministry...Statc rs. Church.
Special Correspondence Of 2he Chicago TRIBUNE.
BERLIN, juno ., 1879.
Tho German Parliament has boon adjourned,
hut not sine die, as Its official lifo docs not end
Eoforo March, 1874, and as governmental neccB-
sitios will call for ita roaHHombling no1s fall or
vtnter.
THE so-cALLED MILITARY n1IL
has yet to be pnaaod,-a bill OF tho
groatcst Importance to tho present MILL
tarily-incined rulers, and by whose paH-
sage tloy hopo to bocomo Independent
from future ParIamonts. No wonder TINT they
want tho present Parliament to pass on tho bill,
bccauso tho now Deputies Ito bo e1cctea this
faiD will not bo so docils and yielding as the
lrosont onos. It is probable that this bill will
form an ssuo in tho coming campaign. and that
II will orontually load to another OF those con-
flctB botwoon Government and pooplo by which
tho history Of Prusaia became 80 noted
In tho decade before 1871. Tho question Of tho
duration of actiye military servlco two or
tlroe yoars) will como up again, and tho party Of
the Left will Insist, as formerly, on its being re-
duccd to two yoara. The party Of Progress has
already amended ita programme by asking from
t,oir candidates pludge to oppose tho preBent
syatem Of passing on bloc
THE WHOLE MILITARY BUDGET,
Or tho ao-calcl "Pauach- Quantum," tho exist
ence Of which will cease legally no1t year, but
tho csBenco Of which tho Goyornmont will strive
to preserve by all means. The military budget,
eo the present rulers intend, shall ro-
mnin a-noli-mo-tangore for tho peoples repro
sontatives tho latter shall do nothing but ap.
propriaso tho money for tho army, but shall tnve
no power to control or to interfere with the
workings OF tho Immense machinery. Tho OIL
GERS of tho army shall continue to bo privi-
legged class, tho esprit du corps OF which is sod
ululsly to bo preserved.
In vain did tho progrossiBta protest against tho
appropriations for tho building of IN immense
now Wost Point Academy at Liclterfeldo (noar
Borlin). In win WIS cyon Iaskor'B amendment,
to place civil officers in regard to extra salaries
ION account Of higher houao-rout, etc. on equal
footing with military ofticors. rho amendment
vas defeated by 126 ngainet 103 votes, md
Icutennnt will receive 20 tha!ers moro extra
pay (for remit than tho Oldest Judge Of the
hgher lnw-coirts at Berlin. During Ito debate,
y
beck. pointed to tho fact that, among the officers
Of sixteen regiments e. ftGarde" aud cavalry,
there was not single officer from tho citizen.
class; mono but no1os formed the rostow Of
tLoso. regiments. Tho fact cannot bo denied
fiat, in nearly. all TUG othor. regiments, tho
higher officers (espocially from Major upwards)
a'o mostly in tho possession Of people
WITH "yoN" ("DE"5
before their names. Tho Central Campaign
Committee OF tho Progressive partyhas resolved
not to support anybody (eBpecally mono Of those
kational-I4iborals) who has voted against
tho aforementioned Lasker amendment Az a
demand for salary for the members Of Parlia-
nent part Of their programme
Tho National -LiberalB-ospccinlly their right
wing, under tito lead Of Dennigson and MIGUEL
have been considerably tnken aback by this
hction Of their Progressive allies on tho support
Of whom they had counted with auch confidence
for a,'y Of their (National-LiboraD candidates.
Their organs already imploro tue Progroasists not
to endangor tho aitnntion by a. split in tho
Liberal ranks, by which none but tho Ultra
montana party would profit. But " He falls i'll
To Scylla who wants to avoid Charyblis, mud too
many National-Liborala OF the present stamp in
tho next House might be, in certain oventnali-
tiog, more dangerous than a stronger admixturo
OF Ultramontanoa, who will certainly ncyor be
nble to send majority into Parliament. (They
count now but 30, and cannot BY any meails at-
tain to moro than 100 monborB.)
THE EEOEsstTy Fon NEW 3rEN
ig being felt more and moro, and they
cannot bo had il ovory ono Of tho present
Nationnl-Lbornls is to bo supported, unscrnti-
nizod, for recollection, BY tho rotca of tho Pro-
gFcspsts,. Who by-the-by, control all the cleo
ought certainly to turn around ao1nc othor issues
beDles that Of Papal infallibilty, tho now
Church laws, the boundaries between Church aud
Slate, and tho power of the latter over tho
former.
Tho papers review tho action Of the 1ato Par
lament generally with approval. While concod-
ing that mote might have been done in sono d.
rectiona Especially MS regards popular rights;
tho prominent, members must DO ackuowl-
edged. It will bo known in history 40
tlo Parliament by Which tho
DISTRIBUTION or TIE FIVE 1HLL1AnD8
M vas settled. Tho grentest, part q this sum Inns
late war has beeu paid, and Germany Is being
n,ado ready, by. means Of the money of tho
Fronch to beat the1n again, or anybody olse who
might feol an itching for battles. One hundred
and oighty-sovon millions of tha1ors have beon
reserved for military pension fund, and 4O0,-
100000 for tho disposal Of tho Empire 80 tliat
thoBum finnl'y to be distributed among tic dilror-
ent nlombors OF the Confederation viii not 10 10
worry large,--perhapa 100000, 900 Of thalors.
III regard to
THE MONETARY FUTURE
at Germany, 4 bill has boon passed. by which all
states have until tho LIST Of Janunry, 1876 to re-
deom their paper. Then national papor.monoy
lt Inns been proposed to the amount Of 4000O,-
t5'o Of thalors, OF thaler por lloa) shall bo is-
buod, and take the placo Of the old paper-mouey,
at least to the abovo amount, us tho amount of
rvenont papor-nonoy il much lnrger,--in fact,
too lnrgo, md n part-cause Of tho present high
prices Of ovorything. Tho new paper-moaey
tha|l not bo iasued III bills bolow loo marks,
oe 33jG tAalosa {abont 1913 in gold) II
Will DO tho duty of tho next Parliament to
rompleto this financial legislation by laws re-
Esrliny the Issuing Of national papor-monoy Ito
sredeemod, of course, III gold), md tho estab-
l!sllment Of Quo or more national banks.
Tho manufacturing intorost mado itself
fet during the debate OIL
TAR1FF-D1LL,
mud succeeded i'll putting of lilo abolition Of nll
until tho lat of Jauuary, 1877. Tic Govern.
lHont wanted to abolish those dutio8 at once
Ioinling to tho necoaBites Of agriculture, that
STOOD '!s noed Of machinery to oilnet the great
l2bseh lnillcteu upon itH lahor-ranAs BY omigra-