The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
TOLD TO THE LAWMAKERS.
Bismarck Exhibits Great Emotion in
the Reichstag.


Bismarck Exhibits Great Emotion in
The Reichstag.
BERLIN, March AT the opening of the
Lower House of the Prussian Diet to-day
Herr Won Puttkamer, Vice-President of the
Prussian Ministerial Council arose and said
81 have the sad duty to make most painful
communication to the House. 1t has pleased
God to call His Majesty, the Emperor. in the
twenty eighth year of his glorious reign, from
his earthly existence by death at $50 O'Clock
me, at this most solemn moment,
when sorrow and care so deeply
stir our hearts to attempt to depict the feel
ingS with which the whole nation is filled
through the loss of our most beloved, exalted
and venerable ruler. l may, however, safely
and confidently say on this day of sore trial that
the Prussan people and her representatives will
now, more than ever, be penetrated by the con-
seriousness that the sorrows of our exalted SOW
ereign's house are theirs, and that the deeper
the universal pain at the death of our ever re-
membered king the stronger and more indis-
soluble will be the link uniting Prussas sover-
egn house and Prussia's people in good and evil
days l leave it to yourselves to take such reso-
lutions as are suitable to the gravity of the sit
uation."
Herr Won Koeller President of the House,
closed the sitting with the words 'God
protect the royal house and Fatherland"
The Reichstag assembled at 1890 o'clock
this afternoon amid unusual excitement in
the lobbies. 1t had been agreed that the
ringing of the bell, the customary signal for
the assembling of the members, should be
stopped and that the Deputies should enter
the hall quietly and without ceremony.
All the benches IL the house were speedily
filed and the galleries were crowded. Pro-
found silence reigned. A large number of
hn Ea5a ~, tboi,
places at the Federal Councillors table from
an early hour. Meanwhile the Plenipoten-
tiaries awaited Prince Bismarck in the
lobby, and as soon as he arrived they went
with him to the hall of the Federal Council,
where they held private conference. At
1890 o'clock the members of the Council
entered the Reichstag and took positions to
the left of the Presidential chair. Imme-
diately afterward the President was called
away for an interview with Prince Bis
marck. At 1889 o'clock Prince Bismarck
appeared, and the members rose in body.
THE CHANCELLOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Chancellor, after pause, said: "The
sad duty devolves upon me of making to
you an official communication of what you
know already, that since $50 o'clock his
ma jeSty, the Emperor William, has been at
rest with his fathers. In consequence of
this event the Prussian throne, and with
this, according to article XI of the imperial
constitution the imperial dignity has fallen
upon His Majesty Frederick Ill, King of
Prussia Telegraphic intelligence received
by me allows of the assumption
that his majesty, the reigning emperor and
king will leave San Reno tomorrow,
arriving in due course in Berlin. During
the last days of his life | received from the
mnch lamented X & confirmation of the
power for work wnch Il only left him with
his life, the signat ire which lies before me,
and which empowers me to close the
Reichstag at the usual time when its labors
are finished.
HIS LAST SIGNATURE.
81 addressed TO the Emperor request
that he should sign only with the first let
ters of his name. his maj
esty replied that he believed
himself still able to write his name
in full. In consequence of this the histori-
cal document with the last signature of his
majesty lies before me. Under the circum-
stances, assume that it would be in ac-
cordance with the wish of the Reichstag as
well as of the representatives of the Federal
Government, not to separate just now, but
to remain in session until after the arrival
of his majesty, the Emperor. !, therefore,
do not make any use of the imperial author
ization beyond depositing it in the arch
ives as an historical document and request
ing your President TO induce the adoption
of a resolution which will reflect the feeling
and conviction of the Reichstag. 1t does
not become me to give from this official
place expression to the personal feelings
with which the decease of my master, the
departure of the first German Emperor
from our midst, fills me. There is, in fact,
no need of it, for the feelings which animate
me live IN the heart of every German.
WORLDS SYMPATHY.
"But there is one thing which l believe
should not conceal from you. 1t does not
concern my sentiments. but my expert
ences. 1t IS a fact that, amid the sore
yisitations with which the ruler just
departed lived to see his house afflicted,
there were two circumstances which filled
him with satisfaction and comfort. One of
them was the effect that the sufferings of his
only son and successor, our present sovereign
lord, had produced throughout the world,
not only in Germany, but i'll every part Of
the world. | received this very day, from
New York telegram of sympathy, show
ing what confidence the dynasty of the i'm
peTial house has acquired among all nations.
This is a legacy which the Emperor's long
reign beuueaths TO the German people. The
confidence which his dynasty has won will
be transferred to the nation despite any
thing that has happened"
Inc House TecelNeu Oho CViiHiuhiSoUioiA
about the new Emperor with
evident satisfaction, more so
because Herr Won Puttkamer,
in announcing the death Of Emperor VIII
liam TO the Lower House of the Diet, had
not alluded to the new Emperor. This
omission had created painful impression:
The Reichstag then adjourned
for an indefinite period. After the adjourn
ment Prince Bismarck descended from the
elevated seats occupied by the members
of fine Bundesrath into the body OF