, 1879-01-12
GERM ANY.
cnN1t0TI0E IN REPIIN

BERLIN, Jan. 11.-Rumors have been cir
culating that the Chancellor was casting
about for power to prevent members Of the
Reichstag using unbecoming expressions,
and now the city is in commotion by the
publication Of tue outline of bill aiming at
the Federal Council. The document bears
date, "Friedrichsruhe, Dec. 3l," and places
the power Of the punishment of the MEN,
bers of the Reichstag in the hands of COM
mittee OF two Vice Presidents and ten men,
bers, to meet at the order Of the President
Of the House, OF, on the motion Of twenty
members, the Committee would be author
lied to intlict penalties, VIZ: First-To Or
der the member to receive public reproof be-
fore the assembled House. Second-To
oblge the offender to make an apology BE-
fore the assembled House. Third-To ex-
fixed period. Should this exclusion extend
to the entire term of the session Of the Leg
1slature, the member so punished may also
be liable to lose the right of being elected to
the Reiehstag, and, further, an independent
motion in favor of depriving the Deputy Of
his right of election may be brought for
ward in the House. If the unbecoming con-
duct of which member is pronounced
guilty involves an action punishable by COM
mon law, the Deputy may be handed over to
the Judicial authorities simultaneously with
the infaiction of the punishment by the
Re!chstag. The reproduction Of speech,
or any remarks which called it forth, in u
stenographic report, or any other publication
OF them in the press, may be prohibited
The contravention Of this prohibition is to
be punishable with imprisonment Of from
three weeks to three months
GENERALLY CONDEMNED.
BERLIN, jan 1.-THE bill on the subject
Of Parliamentary discipline is pretty gen
orally condemned by the Liberal and A1oder-
ate press Of the city. Interior Conservative
organs IRE reticent. The National Zeitung
Inns an article which, for that paper, is
almost ferocious. It says, ironically, the
fault Of the measure is, it does not go far
enough. It would have been more honest
aud better to propose complete abolition
Of Parliament md the substitution of a
Dictator. free Legislature aud such laws
ARE ireconcilable
MORE ABOUT The BILL.
LONDON, jan ia correspondent at
Berlin says of the proposed bill affecting the
Reichstag, that it practically abolishes all
guarantees Of freedom Of debate, and, with
the bill, tits in the power Of the majority to
turn any offending member over to the
courts 1t makes it penal offense for the
press to publish any speech which has been
censured By the President of the Diet It is
nomlnally aimed at the Socialist Deputies,
nut the law could be applied or misappied
10 any Objectionable member of the minor
'ty. Ihe bill was wholly unexpected, and
seems to alarm even the National Liberals,
but they will probably reconcile themselves
10 IL before it comes to vote in the Diet
another correspondent says: ttThe re-
lection Of the bill is generally predicted, but
am quite convinced it Will be adopted
without essential notifications, in spite of
'he hne words Of the Liberals. Bismarck Is
jet master Of the situation"
FINED.
1ranz bunker, ex-member Of the German
RUSSIAN Parliament, has been prosecuted by
.ae Prussian Ministry for writing an article
IN the FoAs-Zeitung of the 18th of August
er'uc's1ng the Anti-Sociahst bill, and has
been fued 200 marks,
GERMANY AND DENMARK
oEs1s, Jan. 21.-The Ge,maniG ULTRA
uon'ane organ) says in consequence of the
a11aek Of the semi-of1icial press upon the
oai1sh Court about occurrences at the
Luxe OF Cumberlands wedding, representa-
uons have been addressed to the German
oo'esnment by the Danish Legation.
ROME.
THE PAFAL ENCYCLICAL-
LONE, Jan. 11.-The Pope's encyclical