The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-23
THH GERMAN REICHSTAG
Is Opened in Berlin bya Speech
from the Throne,
THE PEOPLE CONGRATULATED
On tho Maintenance Of Peace in
Europe Government Measures,
Princess Sophie Starts for
Greece Foreign News,

BERLIN, Oct, 92.-The Relchstagop
ed to-day. Herr Won BoettiCher, Vic,
President Of the Prussian Ministry, reat
the Emperor's speech from the throne
The address says;
The active attention Of the presen
ReiChstag has been directed to the SO
curing Of peace abroad and at home, anc
the tasks OF the forthcoming session vii
be in the same direction, When the
ReiChstag met in 1887 the foremost OBJ
ieCt was the consolidation Of the deien'
sive powers Of tho fatheFland. The
ReiChsIag, with patriotic appreciation ol
the situation, applied itself thereto.
Your cooperation to this end will be
again claimed in order to develop the
efficiency Of the army. It's readiness for
action, In accordance with whatever cir
cumstanCes that may arise, will thereby
impart to the efforts OF the Emperor and
his exalted allies for the preservation OF
peace the weight which is their due in
the councils OF nations.
A bill will be presented by the Gov
ernment amending the military law OF
May 2, 1874. 1t will provide for a fresh
distribution ofthe army, and Is intended
to read Just In the interest OF the train.
ing and conduct Of the army, the In.
equalitles OF organization which have
arisen through strengthening the army
aud the displacement Of troops from time
10 time. From this cause and tho cor.
responding expansion OF the naval power
arises the additional expenditure set
forth in the budget. The financial state
ment to be submitted will present an in.
considerable increase In the matricular
contributions otthe several States 10 the
army, compared with those OF the cur
rent financial year. Nevertheless these
contributions will not greatly exceed the
sums handed to the federal States from
the imperial revenues. Now social aud
banking bills are also announced to be-
introduced.
In East Africa, thanks to the approval
Of the ReiChstag, thorough measures for
the suppression OF the slave trade and
the production OF German interests
have been taken. The forces organized
with the means provided by the Reich
stag, have, conjointly with the navy, so
far accomplished their tasks, rendering
1t again possible, after agreement with
the other participating powers, 10 raise
the blockade. The Sultan OF Zanzibar,
moreover, has issued comprehensive de.
crees promising to insure the abolition
Of slavery.
The costs Of the East Africa expedi-
ton could not, for various reasons, be
limited to the sums granted by the law
passed in February, 1880. Therefore
new bill relative 10 the costs Of the ex-
peditiOn will be submitted.
A special department TO have charge
Of colonial affairs will bo formed in or
der to relieve the foreign office Of ex-
Cessive work.
The hopes expressed by the Emperor
to the Reichstag on November %, 1888,
that with Gods help the peace Of Europe
would be sustained, have not only been
realized, but have gained strength as re-
CARDS the future, owing to the personal
relations which he cultivated with
friendly allies, thereby helping TO
strengthen the confluence felt abroad in
the honest love Of peace animating
Germany's policy, and justitying the
belief that European peace based on ex-
listing treaties, God helping, will BIZ
maintained during 1890.