, 1874-01-31

conclusion, and indeed o kind of prelimin-
ary Report was not rendered before very
near the close of the session, in which the
majority had succeeded in yelling its in
consistency in c~ommonplaces, but proposed
nothing definite.
We have given the Review so far almost
verbatim. We shall now take a more
rapid glance Of what lies between that
time and this, for fear Of wearying the
patience Of our readers. The session drag
ged on slowly and tediousIy enough. The
Left introduced several Drafts OF Law
which had been on the order of the day
of many successive sessions, and which, it
was t%oreseen by the party, would be OPP
posed by the Upper House (Landstinget,
They were therefore dispatched by series
of orders of the day in which it was ex-
pressed that the reforms concerning Leases,
etc., couldnotb be expected from the present
Ministry. The Ministry not retiring after
all this, a vote of want Of confidence was
brought in on the 28th of March, in which
the parliamentary system was demanded.
The address. was adopted with SIS votes,
but Immediately the other House passed,
with A against 10, a counter-address.
The King in his answer designated that of
the Lower House as proceeding from a
misunderstanding of the Fundamental Law,
or Constitution. The Left then issued an
Address to their constituents maintaining
their standpoint, and continued their OPP
position, which, however, did not prevent
the passage of several important laws.
The Budget was passed after some less i'm
portant notifications with 81 votes against
80.
In the course Of the summer, political
meetings were held all over the country
and the leaders of the Left were more or
less openly pointed out as those best cal
culated to carry out popular views. On
the 9th October the Diet met again, and q
few DAYS after SO members introduced a
proposal for a resolution which declared
that the movers intended to vote against
the passing of the Budget to a second
reading, maintaining and repeating the
demands of the Address. The resolution
was discussed in meeting of 18th October
and adopted with SO votes against 39-3n not
voting, and 5 being absent. After four
DAYS discussion the passage of the Budget
was reused Will 30 against IL uoG
voting and 2 being absent. On the 18th
October the House was dissolved and a
writ issued for converting a new one on
the l4th November.
The results of the elections, after a most
agitated campaign, are known to our rea-
ders from our previous synoptical reviews
in this paper. The Budget was passed to
a second discussion. Mr.. Sch0rring brought
in his Address which-after the clause de-
handing parliamentarlsm had been expung-
ed-was adopted, with So votes against 80.
The address was received by His Majesty,
who answered that he would consult his
Ministry.
The result of these deliberations are now
known from a telegram in another part
of to-day's issue. The Ministry remains,
and thus the situation at the end of the
wear is nearly the same as at its opening,
The Ministry finds its support in the King,
the Upper House and a considerable mino-
rity Of The Lower. The principles it con-
tends for are shared by nearly all the town
electors, and a considerable minority in
the country. Against it are the present
majority in the Lower House, represen-
ting the majority of the country electors,