Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-10
TIDINGS FROM GERMANY
4 PROPOSAL TO MODIFY THE OP-
PRESSTTE LIBEL LAWS.

rhs Press Likely to Get More Freedom
Points of the Proposed New Law-Em.
peror williams Naval CraEe-A sug-
Restion as 10 How the Germans will be
willing to Compromise the samoan
Dificulty-Labor and Other Troubles.
BERLIN, April THE Bundesrath, at O
pIenary sitting, to-day, reconsidered the
press laws and remitted them to q COM
mission with an important modification.
The commission had previously reported
that they were divided in proposals, and
that there was no possibility OF their
reaching an agreement. Representatives OF
saxony and Bavaria protested against the
operations OF tue law, alleging that unless
the proposed measure should be passed by
the Reichstag, IL would create discontsHt
and imperil public order. Their opposition
combined with the opposition Of Won Ben
uiuQsep and other National Liberal lead
era, appears to have induced the Emperor
to assent to Bismarck's urgent request for
the remodeling OF the law.
Articles designed as penal offenses, hostile
CTltlCl6mb OI Uue BON0Eum0uUs uOuhTCuy,
the institution OF marriage, the rights OF
property and church will be amended. The
sIact
FORM OF THE NEW Law
will not be revealed until the commission
has finally reported.
Prince Bismarck, in an interview with
Miguel and Won Bennigsin, indicated that
the bill in the form in which it would pro-
baby be presented to the Reichstag, would
leave free for discussion social topics, such
az family, religion and property. and per. |
init theoretical analysis OF political ques- |
tions, retaining to the articles making it q |
penal Offense to incite hate OF, or contempt |
for the the government and calumny OF
officials. The clauses providing for thesup. |
preston OF offending papers and the ex. |
pulsion from the country OF condemned
editors, will also be retained. The expul- |
sion clauses both met fierce opposition.
THE EMPEnoR's NAVY CRAZE.
Tuesday the Emperor will 60 to Wilhelms- |
haven to inspect the corvette Alexandria /
before the vessel sails for Samoa. His 1
Majesty's letter to the Chief OF the Admir-.
atty expressing confidence that the recent
disaster at Samoa will not retard the pros
porous development Of the navy, does not
represent the real state OF his mind. He
keeps the Admiralty busily engaged in sup.
plying him with reports minutely, detailing
The construction and condition OF every
war ship.
Since the English Parliament voted an
addition OF seventy ships to the navy, his
majesty g attention centers exclusively upon
pdnirality affairs. Officials expect that
the recently advanced scheme for the re.
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enlarged. The Emperor freely expressed
bis determination to make Germany a. I
naval power OF the first rank. In conver.
sation with Sir Edward Malet, the British
ambassador, he said nothing he would see
during his coming visit to England would
interest him as much as the promised naval
review at Spithead.
HOW THE GERMANS WILL SETTLE.
Officers here are in doubt as to whether
the Samoan question can be amicably set
tied, unless the American commissioners
shall be empowered to assent to some form
Of compensation for the native outrages
upon Germans. 1t is believed that nomi-
in an easy adjustment OF the relative posi- i
tions Of the three powers, and seve the na- .
tives from German retribution.
VARIOUS REvoLrs. II
The "Nord Deutsche Wochenblatt" says ,
the government has advices from Zanzibar {
to the effect that the native revolt there is
rapidly extending, and that large military
lorce will be required for it's suppression.
Labor strikes are spreading. Three thou.
sand bricklayers are out in the northern
districts, 1900 tailors in Hamburg and
800 painters in Cologne.
The Duke OF Nassau will take the oath
S regent OF Luxembourg in the chamber on
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