The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-13
GE RMANY.
A Warm Debate.

BERLIN, March 12.-There was an animated
debate IN the Reichstag Saturday over the first
reading of the budget The government re-
quires about seventeen millions mor- than last
year. Herr hoffman, Minister of State, said
1t was necessary to make up this amount BY
increased contributions from individual states
Herr Tasker, leader of the National Liberals,
SAID Herr Hoffman's speech was mere repro.
duction of what the CbanG~ llor's office had
already promulgated,
Herr Richter (PTo2r ssive) said scarcely a
single point OF the whole budget was satisfac-
tory. Both speakers urged the necessity for
establishing imperial industries with parlia-
mentary responsibility.
Prince Bismarck sand he favored increased
taxation, but the scheme for this was not ripe
for execution, and he was compelled to resort
Professionally to on increase of the matriculat-
DRY contributions. He opposed the establish.
ment OF imperial ministries. Imperial ministers
without power would be useless. Were he not
President of the Prussian Ministry, as we'll as
of the Imperial Chancellory, he would be
powerless. He reminded the House of the case
OF the President of the Imperial Railway De.
partment. who resigned the Office because he
tion of the Particularist states The strongest
opponent OF an imperial minister of finance
would be the Prussian finance minister It
was for this very reason that he endeavored to
obtain for superior imperial officials seat and
voice in the Prusslan ministry, in order to gain
osCA w WIG OhEiO Iho greatest pdrtlCularlSL
states. Other states are no less particular
than Prussia. The particularist current has
always been considerable, and it seems as if it
were now about to grow stronger 1t is perhaps
at the point of transition, but We want, at all
events, time to overcome such obstacles.
The debate will be continued
Conviction Of Editors.
BERLIN. March 70 Herr Loe, Count Her
mann Won Arnim, and DR.. Gehlsen, editor of
the Reichsglocke .(newspaper) have been con.
yicted of a violation of the press laws Her
mann was sentenced to three months; Loe over
year and Gehlsen five years.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Cattle Plague in Great Britain.
LONDON, March 19.-The rinderpest has
broken out at Grimsby. and the foot and mouth
disease in Elintshire, Wales, and in two coun-
ties in England.
Gladstone's Views.
LONDON, March 13.-Gladstopa has published
pamphlet, in which he shows that the conduct
of the Porte towards the authors of the Bulga-
ran outrages is distinct encouragement for q
repetition of the horror. The guilt of the
Turkish government is clearly proved.
United Europe should at least impose such
restraints on the Turkish administration as
all Europe has declared indispensable. The
proposal to grant Turkey year of grace simp-
ply means another year of debasement and
misery for Turkish subjects.
Mr.. Gladstone concludes as follows! / ask
England to redeem the pledges given by the
Crimean war to the subjects Of Turkey.
Foreign Notes.
A Berlin correspondent says it seems certain
that Ignatieff will succeed Gortschakoff when
he returns to St. Petersburg
The Times says that the greater part of the
large sales of silver yesterday were for America
The lsmalia Canal will be officially opened
on the 9th of April.
The Turks will not be able to complete the