Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-25

to the time of his leaving the Foreign Office
he had received no demand from the Boy of
Tunis for prote ;tion. He had received the
committee relative to the Beers, and had an
interview with them, but it was not of ma
ture to be presented to the House.
While n olan was speaking, o'clock arrived
and the Speaker put the amendment, and it
and the others were negatiyed.
Foster moved third reading of the bill.
Justin Mccarthy moved its rejection. The
Government could not expect to counterfeit
the alleged plots and conspiracies in America
by coercing Ireland.
Harcourt Home Secretary, after remark
ing on the absence of Parnell, read extracts
from the report of speech made by John
Dewey in the United States. He argued that
men like Dewey had their friends in England
and Ireland, and were only kept down by the
strong hand of the law. He also referred to
| a speech made by Davitt, in which the
speaker warned the country of wolf-dog
ready to bopnd in vengeance over the Attain
tic. III, concluded the Home Secretary,
there were men who would usa such lam
guage, it would be the duty of Englishmen
to stamp upon them as If they were a nest Of
vipeIs."
A. NJ. Sullivan argued that it was cruelty
to Irishmen at home to punish them for what
was done in America.
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The German Reichstag- Discussion of the
Budget.
BERLIN, February 24th.-The Reichstag
to-day commenced the discussion of the bud
get P1ivy Counselor Schblese. Secretary of
the Imperial Treasury, said the financial year
OF 1880 closed with surplus of %, 600, coo
marks. The present budget was somewhat
altered Ia the form of increased receipts from
! the tobacco tax, estimated at 26 600, 600
marks, and from matriculatious contributions,
| q, 900, 900 marks, as compared with those of
the last financial year. The permanent ex-
penditures show an increase of %, GOO 900
marks, 100000 being for the army. The
sums set aside for exceptional outlay are
| 6 600, 900 marks less than last year. but the
| %, 600, 600 marks to be employed in defraying
the cost of changes in the formation of the
army were not comprised under this head.
The permanent revenue showed an increase OF
| s. Goo coo marks. Herr Richter maintained
that no saving was effected in any depart
ment, and denied that Bismarck's customs
| policy had produced any good. Bismarck was
| drawing everything more and mora under
his personal direction. Germany was under
| dictatorship. AS soon as any chiefs OF
Departments showed any independence they
were suppressed, and thus the administration
was thrown into state of disorganization.
| The varying character of this personal regime
caused confusion in Parliament and ia par
| iamentary parties. Bismarck replied that
no country could look forward TO the future
with such calm security as Germany. The
| Chancellor was answerable not to the Reich
stag alone but above all to the Emperor. A
timorous Chancellor, who always waited fol
directions from the Reichstag, who had nc
opinions Of his own, would be an entirely
superhuous official. He declared that his
agreement with the heads of Departments
was never disturbed. His sole guiding star
was the question of "What good does it
bring to the fatherland?" The debate was
| adjourned.
BimetaIlism in Germany.
PARIS, February 24th.-The BourSe states
that Germany favors the suspension of sales
of silver, but insists upon the maintenance OF
statu quo on all other bimetallist points,
which seems to indicate strong desire on
the part of Germany to regard gold the
standard and currency without making any
concessions whatever. The International
Monetary Convention will meet on the 27st
of April next.
The Dominion Parliament.
OTTAWA, February 24th.-In the House o.
Commons to-day, Ceurtright's bill for secur
ing the independence of Parliament was de
feated on the second reading by 81 to 81
/ The bill was specially intended to prevent
members OF the Pacific Railway syndicate
from subscribing funds to aid Parliamentary
elections.