, 1880-05-09
He Contends that the Free Cities Are
Not So Free as They Sup
posed.
The Clerical Party Will Make the Chan.
cel1or's Necessity Their OPP
portunity.
Rairbreadth Escapes Of Russian Ex-
plorers in Northern Asiatic
Regions.
American Citizens in Peru Protest
Against Chi1ian Barbara
ties,
GERMANY.

THE altoona AND ST. PAUL. QUESTION.
BERLIN, May 8.-The Official Gazeue publishes
dispatch from Bismarck to the Prussian Repre-
sentatives to the Federal States, dealing with
the Altoona and St PAUL. question. He states
that the Committees OF the Bundersath have
unanimously resolved to report to the Council
only upon the technical side Of the question, and
to keep altogether out Of consideration the con-
stitutional aspect Of the case. He lays stress on
the necessity Of avoiding, as far possible, for
the sake Of concord, any Interpretation of the
constitutional rights involved Bismarck points
out that it Is the 1ndisputabe right of Prussia to
divide any portion Of her own territory from
the Hamburg free port district, and maintains
that the proposed severance of St. PAUL. has not
been urged In the interest Of Prussia, as It is Of
advantage to Altona that St. PAUL. should re-
main outside the Zollevercin; but that it was
rather in the interest Of Hamburg that the new
customs line was proposed The Buudersrath
Gun decide upon the customs line without enter
Ing into an examination Of the constitutional
bearing Of the question, which would likely pro-
which consider that by the severance of St. PAUL.
from the Hamburg district the Constitution Of
the. Empire would be violated, can vote
would not advise me Emperor to rcnounce his
right to uphold demand which IS undoubtedly
no infractiou Of the constitution. Bismarck
urges the necessity Of matntatning an impaired
concord between the Governments, and ex-
presses hope that the respective proposals Of
Prussia and Hamburg muy be settled arrange
ment and without resorting to 4 decision by ma
iorities and minorities. Prussia will willingly
take into consideration any proposal which
would in its effect be II i5e WITH fne
will make a unanimous endeayor to oppose,
with one accord, the attempt Of certain meu-
bers Of the Reichstag to limit the authority OF
the Bundesrath.
Princess Pauline OF Wilrtemburg was mar
ried at Carlsruhe to Or. Wiln, q medical practi-
toner of Dreslnu. The King. Of W1rtemburg
guve his assent on condition Of the Indy aban-
doning her title.
IN THE RE1CHsrAd.
BERLIN, May 8.-In the Reichstag to-day the
Anti Usury bill and the bill for preventing and
oxtineuishing the rinderpest were read third
time.
The House refused Herr Lasker permission to
introduce resolution declaring the attitude OF
Prussia In tho St. PAUL. affair Unconstitutional
WILL RESIGN.
It is stated that Baron Runhardt, Bavarian
Minister, whom Bismarck angrily reproved for
opposing Prussia in the Bundesrath, Will resign.
INTERESTING DEBATE.
The Reichstag to-day discussed the second
reading Of the Elbe Navigation act involving
the severance Of Altoona and st. PAUL. from the
free-port territory Of Hamburg: The Commit
tee moved the House assent to the bill with the
proyiso that tho change Of the customs frontier
stations on the Ebe shall only be enacted by d
special law.
q pressure to which the Government could not
submit The Imperial Constitution was on the SIDE
Of the Governmentando OVERRIDE the P1ovincial td
law which established the customs frontier on
the Elbe. The free port rights OF Hamburg
could not be withdrawn without Hamoqrgs
own consent, but the Fedesni Conncu @ n haa +a me
right to fix the boundary Of the free-Port tor
bismarck regretted to say that particularism
tutionaf disputes had been kindled for the first
time in tho Federal Council. He then referred