The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-26
BISMARCK DEFEATED.
The Reichstag Rejects the So
cialiSt Bill.
RECEPTION BY THE eMPERoM
Annoyance In German DiplesAntso C1Gt
cles at tho Fablicasien u tAe
Samoan Treaty.
lCopyrishsei BY The Associateli rresaI


BERLIN, Jan. ss,--Those favored Win
tickets to the galleries OF the reichsta0
waited In vain in expectation uf hearing u
seeing Bismarck. His appearances W01
looked for until the last moment, Whom
Herr Won Boetticher, the representative q
the chancellor, In announcing tho ciooo AZ
the session, summoned the momhorn -
hear the imperial message in the Whito M
of the schloss. The disappointment q ~
hearing Bismarck was lessened, hoW0vor.
by the animation of the final debato on e.
socialist bill in the house, the orations IT
Ing To the historic interest Of the occaatom
Bebei. socialist. opened the debate. He -
MED that state persecution effected anye
thing toward the destruction Of sociG1iGun>
Social democracy, he declared. was inl1oe
structible. The proceedings OF the gove1n,
nient towards the socialists recalled he -
dieyal persecution of herstics. II the maegt6
are incapable. rs the government a1e
of forming political judgment Il wan ~
fault Of the governments Even -
simplest mind among the workinGsnonE
would become enlightened q ooon . -
burden OF the lately voted taxes. wk1oK
amounted to millions AZ markk W
brought home TO them. In coucludin9 ~
speech Bebel predicted that his rnno
would be found strong enough 70 doro0
the present majority in the reichstnR.
Herr Furth. minister Of the intoe1cR -
piled to Bebei. He said the law stxuok -
social democracy only when 70 wns tno0&
passing upon the limits Of the law. 6oo1l1s
ist leaders in Germany did not ruproolnn
the masses OF the people. and. leaAt & o1k
the workingmen.
ATTACKS ON rRK BRrrfsH oU1xu.
Prince Schonaich Carolath, mOd4o1o# 4
conservative. reminded the house a. q
statement made by socialist Diets, that
author of . pamphlet printed IN Zur16k
entitled "Woman's hand In German 49,
Icy" was Duke Ernst Of 6axA.Con1xn,
Gotha. The Hamburg police haa -
pressed poem about railroad empoo9U
sacrificing his life to save his train, ~
this Zurich pamphlet was not suppr0oo6d
although English ladies of high rank and
German ladies In exalted pOsitlon, Qho1
though Graded in England. had been oo0e
nected with Germany for thirty yoosu.
were insulted in Il. The Queen cf EuS1on
and her daughter could not b tnsultod II
Germany with impunity.
NEW yAcron.
The Prince proceeded 70 protest aRo1ren
an article in the National Ze;lung. eitine = +
. watch word for the coming e1oo16cn
"Down with social DemocratR" Iho -
pie a. well ~ the government must ~ RI
In possession Of free choice Of means r
arriving at common end. Thoro Xo6
social democracy = good del r. f1o0n
quality gradually hoooGn111
Germany and one tha4 ~ 61v11 u
place-hunting. q ID !S
This closing remark was receivsd viik q
burst Of cheers from several polideof
groups In the house.
The vote on the whole bill was soon oflnrs
ward taken. As the governments abstained
from any declaration showing it, Wfllf,n~
sion clause. the conservatives voted sSaos,
with the progressives. centre party and
socialists against the combined 'syaasn 81
imperialists and national liberals. The iii
was rejected by a~ote Of 1d0 againA 4 .
IS in its favor.
THE ENrERoRs RECEPTION.
Soon as the vote was concludsd. yon
Boetticher announced the session closed.
and requested the deputies to convsno =
the schioss. The emperor, surroundod 81
ministers and the great officers Of statG.
received the deputies in the white hail o(
the schloss and read 10 them speech. :
He said that tho past three ycars cmo(e
tute period OF such exceptional in,portp
ance in the development Of the ennpirn
that he was constrained to recall frow -
throne itself tho results 70 which thelR
iabors, combined with those Of the lodor01
government, have led. The empire ~
been sorely tried by death. but In txioIo
made by the loss Of his grandfather and
his father, loyal and strong monaschint
feeling had found edifying demonstratiou
Ii was with especial satisfaction be hailu&
continuous application Of rssommenzA~
tons embodied In the imperial msssaeo q
parliament In the year 1881. especially ~
Law for the insurance Of invalid and aeo6
workmen.
The absence from the speech Of al poltf1s
cal illusions and the failure TO MAKE go
mention whatever Of the socialist bill suos
prised everyone. The ceremony Was co..
Quoted with all tho imperial formulas Il
the court gallery.
The foreign Office was annoyed 10 Iearn
OF the publication Ia New York Of the 1oxt
OF The Samoan treaty. Phelps called q
the foreign Office and expressed regret q
the surreptitious publication OF ths treaty.
In view Of the fact Of publication tho
United States. he said, would not object u
Germany and Great Britain officially issued
the text Of the treaty.
THE REICHsTA0 CLOSED