The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-18
GERMAN MATTERS OF STATE.
The Government Bent on Modifying
It's Protection Policy.

The Government Bent on Modifying
It's Protection Policy.
Copyright, 1891, By the New York. associated
Press1
BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE committee OF the
ReichstagIon the sugar bill, after rejecting
the proposal to raise the consumption tax to
16 marks per 100 Kilograms, instead of 20
marks, as proposed by the government,
to-day voted an open export bounty Of
l mark 80 pfenninRs for an unlimited time
instead Of l mark for a fixed period, as
proposed in the original bill Tho govern.
ment declares that it will not accept the
changes made by the committee.
TIRED OF HIGH DUTIES.
Yesterdays majority against alb olition of
the grain duties does not alter the govern
ment's resolution to modify the extreme
protection policy which it has hitherto fol-
lowed. Chancellor Won Caprivi has the
assurance Of the center party that. although
continuing conservative as regards the
GnosItion 81 duties, they wiH sUDport sao
treaty with Austria, reducing the tariff on
corn TO 8 marks 80 ptennigs.
Yesterdays vote strengthened the chan
cellor's hands In dealing with Austria TO ub-
tain concessions in exchange for reduc-
tion on grain.
The official dinner given by Herr Miguel,
minister Of finance, which was at
tended by the emperor, Chancellor
Won Caprivi. several members
of the ministry and twenty members
Of the ReichstaE, was rendered notable by
free utterances OF the emperor concerning
bi-metallism. Germany, he said, could not
accept the double standard Of currency.
The question had bsen definitely settled
in favor Of the gold standard. The trad
ing nations Of the world, he declared,
would before long agree upon the universal
adoption of gold. During the four hours he
was present at the dinner the emperor, be-
sides expressing himself on the curreacy
question, talked at great length concerning
reforms in education and art and upon dra-
matte subjects.
DISARMAMENT FICTION.
The VoSsische Zeitong and other papers
refer to reports that that the emperor in
tends to take the initiative in European
disarmament. The emperor's circle ridicule
tho rumor as a rehash Of an old fiction.
IRON MEN HAVE PLEASANT RECoLLECTIoNS
A committee Of the Deutscher Verfen Els
enhuttenlente has waited upon Mr.. Phelps,
the American minister, at the legation. Herr
Thielen, manager of the Phoenix Iron
Works, and Herr Ruhort, chairman of the
committee, referred to the recent visit OF
the members of the society to America in
response to the invitations Of the institute
Of mining engineers. They said they were
welcomed everywhere, and were over
whelmed with hospitality. They would
never forget the pleasant, instructive days
they had passed la the United States. De-
string Co give some tangible sign of their
gratitude they asked Mr. Phelps to be the
medium 70 present three silver goblets to
Messrs. KirchoH, Raymond and Shinn,
upon whom had chiefly devolved the hos
pttality accorded the German delegates
Mr.. Phelps expressed thanks on
behalf of the American institute. He after
ward gave dinner to the committee A
Dusseldorf artist designed the geblets
They are shaped like bessemsr distributors
and unique.