Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-19
BISMARCK'S ARMY BILL.
THE REICHsTAG ADJOURNs TO
JANUARY 4.

Threats of Dissolution withheld In Exs
pectation that the Centre win Como
Over After the Recess Austria
Aroused by the Recent Statements ON
tho Weakness of the Alliance With
Germany,
BERLIN, Dec. 1s.-At the opening OF
the Reichstag to-day Herr Won Koellers
Conservative, proposed that the next sit
ting be liked for Monday. He urged the
necessity that the Reichstag revise the
decisions OF the commission and not adj
journ for the holidays until the fate of tho
military bill be settled. An excited de-
bate followed. The members of the Centre
and Progressists denied that they were
obstructing the passage If the bill, and
the Conservative and National Liberal
speakers joined in urging that the
bill be pushed forward in the face
OF all opposition. Minister Won
Boetticher expressed regret that
the bill had no chance to advance suf-
tioently TO make possible an Increase Of
the army at the beginning OF the newt
financial year. He said the Emperor had
confidently expected that the representa-
tives Of the people would recognize the
imperative necessity OF the bill in the in-
terests OF the security Of the country.
NOT YET TOO LATE.
The Reichstag might still assist the
government TO realize the intentions OF
the bill. In most emphatic and earnest
manner he urged the members to proceed
as rapidly as possible with the measure.
The President here proposed that the
Retchstag adjourn until Jan. 4.
Herr Windthorst moved that the House
| adjourn until Jan. 7.
When the vote was about to be taken
it was found that there was no quorum.l
and the President thersupon fixed Jan. a
as the date Tor the next meeting.
Despite the defeats in commission and
In the Reichstag, the Conservatives are
hopeful that majority OF the full house
VIII yet be found to support the demands
OF the government In entirety.
Herr Won BoetJlcher, In mis- remarks.
| avoided The threat of dissolution, the
government continuing to rely upon the
ultimate consent Of the Centre To accep1
the measure in slightly modified forms
HE GOVERNMENTS EXPECTATIONS. I
In official circles the moderation OF the
government ls ascribed to the certainty
tnat alter the recess the Centre will ba
found ready to yield. Otherwise Primes
Bismarck will not delay the dissolution
| of the Reichstag.
lAitDuiSub uhS ItdppthIeO III Lu8
Reichstag. He gives glowing reports of
his visit to America, and is conndentl
that IL will take only a short period to-
convert u large number Of native Ameri-'
cans to Socialists.
The remarks OF Count Won Moltke and
Gen. Schellendorff, War Minister, on the
Austrian army, excited the ire
OF the Vienna papers, which draw
the inference from the general tenor
OF the debate in the commission having the
military bill under consideration that tho
German government attach value TO the
Austrian alliance only as means of less
sening the danger TO Germany should she
be attacked by two enemies az once, or as
a cneck upon Russion interference whilel
Germany assails France. In the event of
war between Austria and Russia the for
J mer would be isolated.
I The. Political Correspondence asks: "0e
what worth Is this one-sided alliancew