The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-13
THE TRADE TREATIES
Will Be Approved by Reichstag
With Little opposition.
THE DEBTS OF LORD AiLEsBURY.
Marcus Mayer on the Privileges OF Ae-
mined to Curb Rebeilious Priests.

BERrIy, Dec. IL Associated Press,
Copyright, 1881. 1.-THE treaties of COM
merce are now practically passed in princi-
pie and detail by the almost unanimous
voice of the reichstag. The minority,
drawn from the ultra-Conseryatives and
members of the reichspartei, who opposed
the measures, found themselves too feeble
either to divide on the first reading or try
to cause delay by referring the
treaties to committee. Chancellor Won
Capriyi caused il to become known
that he would brook no bully
ing in committee, and that the
details of the treaties would in no way be
modified In language of complacent
acceptance Herr Singer, socialist; Prince
yon Hatzfeldt and Baron Manteuffel, Con-
servatives Herr Oechethauser, Nation Lab
eral; Herr Rickart, Freissinnige; Herr
Oerterer, Cen trist, and Herr Decker,
Guelph, supported the treaties.
Chancellor Caprivi dweIt upon the ne
cessity of passing the treaties before
Christmas. Tie results of their opera
tons, he declared, would soon show that
no preference had been given to
other industries over that of the
sgriculturist. He had with great
difficulty kept the corn duties as high as
311z marks. The chancellor concluded his
address by annon neing that the govern
ment, with view to meeting the dearth
of labor in the rural districts, was prepar-
ing amendments 10 the law relating to the
maintenance and housing of rural labor
ers Upon conclusion of the chancellor's
speech the reich sta 2 decided to take the
second reading of treaties in full sitting
Of the house.
On the bourse the opinion is general
that the conventions will have little effect
upon general business for a long time 10
come. The term zollverein, as applied to
the treaties, is considered a misnomer
Each of the five states contracting while
making some concessions, retains a string
OF heavy duties against the others. The
value of the measures can only be shown
by time. The new tariffs, when an
nounced, hardly caused momentary
throb on the bourse.
In Vienna, however, the prospect of an
increase in various tariffs under the new
tariffs led to large buying of railroad
securities, and gave a general impetus to
business.
In the course of recent interview with
the editor of the Lubbock Etsenbdhn Zeitunq
Prince Bismarck accused the government
of hurrying the treaties. The prince
would not take part in the debates because
the members of the reichstag had not been
given sufficient time to study the proposals.
Referring to the inscription, "!Supremd ler
regis roluntas," placed in the golden book
of Munich by Emperor William, and to
other recent autocratic utterances of his
majesty, Bismarck said he never had been
q supporter OF absolutism and regretted
that the emperor had made such an ex-
preston.
German anti-American papers continue
their endeavors to keep up the fiction that
American pork is diseased. DIR. Black
bush, noted scientist, has made pub
lie the results of examinations of
5000 specimens of American pork.
He found traces of trichinm
in about 81 per cent. of the specimens,
which passed through his hands. He ex-
perimented with cats and dogs, trying to
infect them by feeding them with the
diseased meats, but failed entirely. This
the doctor considers positive proof that
trichinae survive but short time after
the death of the infected animal. He
holds that American pork, even of poor
quality, is perfectly harmless when it
reaches Germany.
BUDA-PEsTH, Dec 1.-THE finance COM
mittee of the lower house of the reichsrath
today adopted the zollverein treaties.