Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-25
THE AMERICAN HOG.
REPEAL OF THE PROHIBITION LAW IN
GERMANY IN SIGHT.
Tho AgrnrIan Policy Cannot BE Main
tained-Restitution OF the stipends
Of tho Catholic Priests
copyrighted. 1901, by tho New York Associated
Press


copyrighted. 1891, by tho New York Associated
Press
BERLIN, January 2i.-The repeal OF pro-
hibition against American pork Is now re-
garded "a within a short distance OF &c
complishment. Tie weight Of the speak
ing throughout the debate in the Reich
stag was all on the side of the change IN
the law. No prominent defender OF the
prohibitory law in the Reicbstag ventured
to deny that the repeal of the law would
be q benefit to the masses which ere now
paving high prices for meat, even garbage
being dear Several members, immedlately
after the division on the question, con-
graduated Dir. Phelps. the unlted states t.
Minister, on the early prospect OF the aDoli-
ton OF the prohibitory law, or Of leas!
modification of the measure. Receiving
further congratulations to-day. Minister
Phelps said: There would not even have
been a majority of q against the motion
II the opposition had waited o little. III
the motion had been made by the support
ers OF the Government the result might
have been different. But how could the
Government let the combination OK the
Freissinge and Socialist parties dictate It's
GERMAN HEALTH.
Phelps added that he had long known that
the Government was rendy to modify the
restrictions IN regard TO American pork as
soon as the preosution taken by the Ameri-
can authorities seemed sufficient to insure
the health Of the German people. he
knew how carefully the Berlin Foreign
Office studied the German Con-
suls reports on American products
and the sanitary regulations regard
ing them. The Government, he
said, was not afraid of cooked American
pork, but only of the uncooked article.
Windthorst's declaration that the centre
party waited only for the taking of sutil-
Gent precautions in America, when the
party would support the demand for the
repeal, brought the end of prohibition
within sight. In Phelps's opinion the
Barth's management of the motion was
admirable.
PRESS COMMENTS.
Among the comments by the newspapers
| the Post says: Customs and trade con-
siderations would not lead to prohibition,
but would find expression in heavy cas-
toms duties. Prohibition against Ameri-
| can pork became necessary owing TO the
insufficient precautions, taken Dy tne
| United States against the danger OF TIL
chinos.s."
The Freissir,oe party holds that the agra
| rian policy hitherto pursued by, the Coy
| eminent connot be maintained towards
America without having q detrimental
| effect upon the relation between Germany
and the United States. IL is now probable
that at any rate the prohibition, against
| ham and bacon will be repealed, the decl-
sion Of the Bundesrath alone being re-
quired for the taking OF such STEP
THE CATHOLIC sr1PENDs.
| The lower house OF the Prussian Diet to-
day commenced debate upon the Govern
| ment bill for the restitution Of the stlpends
of the Catholic priests which were conhs-
Gated during the period OF kuiterkampf'
a NECESSARY MEASURE.
Chancellor Won Capriyi stated that the
Government hoped the bill would recon-
| cile the opponents of last years measure
which partly dealt with similar question;
| He protested against the reproach leyelled
| at the Government for having bargained
| for the support of the Centre party and
| asked the House to consider the bill pure
/ ly on its merits and as a necessary measure
of long delayed justice.
POLITICAL MOVE.
Cuny National LiberaD contended that
| the bill was a political move by the Gov
eminent 10 gain the control of the vote OF
the Centrists.. II was. he said, complete
| oyerturn of the former government to
| hand over 10000, 900 marks FOR distribution
among the Clericals.
DEFENDED THE PLAN.
Won Gossler, the Prussian Minister OF
| Ecclesiastical Affairs, defended the plan OF
restitution. The direct payment of the
accumulated capital 70 priests interested
was, he said, impossible. and the p7-o-rdtd
| distribution to the dioceses of the amount
confscated would be the. most direct
method, while the fact that the commission
| of the supervision was c0mposedo OF priests
and laymen ought to be guarantee OF thC
| fairness of the revolution. so far az the
| debate progresses the National Liberals
| and Conservatives were grouped against
the bill and the Centres and treisslnigt
| PARTIES in its favor. The ministers do not
| fear that the measure will be defeated, re.
living anon the detection OF number Of
! The Opposition.
| A bulky report of the committee having
| in charge the labor bill has been dis
| tributed among the members of the Reich
stag. Ii provides for the enforcement Of
Sunday rest. rejects the fixed working
hours in all trades, increases the protec
ton of women and children who labor
and prohibits the retention by employers
/ of more than one weeks wages IN tn'
event of breach of contract by the work
| men. The general feeling OF the house i
in favor of the report.
THE KOCH TREATMENT.
The interest in the Koch treatment il
abating. An English bacteriologist who L
notable as the discoverer of toxalbumens
and who is now studying the Koch method
at the Hygenic Institute, announces tina
he has discovered a remedy for anthrax
Professor Bollinger, of Munich, report;
the results of his experiments with m
lymph upon tuberculOus cows. HI
states that in cases where larg'
injections were used the rejection simila
10 that noticed in human beings was seen
Two sound bulls which were treated will
the fluid showed no reaction, and upoi
being killed their tissues were found to 81
inanormal condition. Professor Bolllnge
concludes that the highest value OF tn
lvmph is TO be found IN the diagnosis o
tho cattle suspected of having tuberculosi
diseases.
STILL DOUBTFUL.
The Ministers are still delaying the pre-
sentation to the Landtag OF the bill Tor tn
endowment by the Government OF tn
hospital for the treatment OF patients b.
the Koch method. In the opinion OF man
medical men the exact value of the remed,
is doubtful, and this causes the Govern
ment to pause before taking decided action
A general thaw has set in in Western ant
Northern Germany. The melting OF tn
snow and the heavy rains are causing tn
rivers to rise rapidly. Reports from Cux
haven state that the Elbe is entirely ire
from ice.