Helena weekly herald., 1884-03-13
Interesting Discussion on the Lasker
Resolutions.

Resolutions.
BERLIN, March I'm the Reichstag to-
! day, after the President had been reelected,
that functionary announced the death of
Lasker and other members during recess.
The deputies remained standing while the
announcement was being made.
Rickert, Independent, speaking, as he
explained, on the order OF the day, ex-
pressed thanks in the name of Lasker's
friends for the many takens of sympathy
received. He was particularly grateful to
American Congress for the action of the
House of Representatives.
The President informed Rickert that he
was departing from the order of the day
Hammerstein, in behalf of the Con-
servatives, protested against the action Of
Rickert, and against the course pursued by
the American Congress.
DR., Haenel, ProgressiOnist, admitted that
Rickert had passed outside the order of the
day, but pointed out that this only showed
defect in the usages of the House. He
referred to Rickert's praise of the Ameri-
can Congress, whereupon the President re-
minded him that he too was departing from
the order OF the day, but he continued
speaking He said he had perhaps broken
the rules, but he considered he was justified
and pleaded extenuating circumstances.
when body like Congress-" he said,
adopts tiattering resolutions, we should
pay as much regard to them as consistent
with parliamentary usages."
Baron Won Maltzahn cOntended that the
rules OF the House offered no ground for a
statement like Rickert's, or for any reference
to a resolution of a foreign parliament not
officially communicated to the ReichStag.
He said the rights Of the House should be
unpheld. There was no defect in the rules
Of the houes, but there was in the man
ners OF the house, as was clearly proved by
the fact that the left had attempted to cry
down Hammersteins protest.
Rickert explained that the left had in
terrupted Hammerstien because contrary
to the rules of the house he had read his
statement. The left, he declared, cared as
little for HammerseiHs protest as they did
for the uniustifiable interference OF Bis
marck.
This declaration was followed by great
uprOar.
As soon as order was restored Won Bot
tescher, imperial secretary of the interior
and representative chancellor, said he knew
absolutely nothing of any interference on
the part of Bismarck. Ii the latter was
requested to inform the Reichstag of the
resolutions adopted by the American Con-
gress, and did what he deemed right in the
matter, his action was not subject to criti-
cism. He concluded by protesting against
any criticism of Bismarck.
DR.. Braun stated that the rules of the
Beichstag were based upon those Of the
Russian Landtag, in which an eulogistic
speech on the occasion of the death of
Richard Golden was ruled out of order.
Rickert, in replying to Won Bottescher,
maintained that the deputies have per-
feet right to criticise the official acts of the
chancellor
DR.. Miller, Progressionist, began speech |
by directing attention to the banner hang |
ing in the hall which was presented to the
Reichstag by Germrn Americans, but he |
was at once called to order by the Presi-
dent, and the discussion closed.