The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-10
The German Reichstag Ad-
jOurned in q Hurry.
BEFORE He COULD ENTER.
Ex-Chancellor Likely to Organise
Opposition to the Emperor.
Koch's Humbug Lymph Fallen Into Dis
repute Rothschilds Punish Rusuia
for Prosecuting Hebrews Glad
stonian vict0ry-British Ship Lest.

BERLIN, May a. Associated Press,
Copyrighted, 1891. THE reichstag today
finally passed the sugar bill by vote OF
l59 to 216, and approved the spirit taxa
ton amendment bill. The house then
adjourned until November IL. after giving
three cheers for the emperor. The week
was full of legislative work The trade
regulation bill, which had been before the
house for a year. was passed by .
large majority. Its only opponents
were the Socialists The closing tussle
over the sugar bill arose from an
amendment offered by q member
of the Center party. providing that con-
sumption tax of Is marks be levied and
that the bounties be gradually abolished
within five years, 1l4 marks being given
during the first three years and mark for
the following two years. The sugar menu
bers warmly opposed the amendment.
Chancellor Won Capriyi supported the pro-
posal, and declared that il the amendment
were rejected the government would bring
in bill next year which would make
provision for transition period for aboli-
tion of the bounty. Upon this declarations
the opposition gave way. The act Of the
Brussels anti-slavery conference was also
adopted.
Talk in the lobby attributed the ex-
pedition with which the reichstae closed
to fears of the government of the sudden
appearance of Bismarck in the house with
bombshcll utterances against the Austro-
German commercial treaty, the govern.
ment's labor measures and its general
international policy. Deputies Stnmn
and knudsdorf went to Friederichsruhe
Wednesday with the object Of asking
the prince what his intentions are
bismarck advised energetic opposition
to the sugar bill, and promised to lead the
active aggression against the govern
ment's projects when he took hi; seat IN
the house. He would not appear e. leader
of any party. His sympathy remained
with the old Cartelleys, and it grieved him
to see the former coalition broken and the
factions attacking each other. The tenor
of the princes speech confirms the pre-
dictions regarding his attitude in the
reichstag. The prince wants to form Z
coalition Of Conservatives and National
Liberals against the gOvsrnmeuG.
The emperor's perception Of ~
coming danger melted him to give
expression to his stand in his speech q
Dusseldorf, which was an outspoken me
mace against systematic opposition. Tho
papers differ over the exact words used ~
his majesty on the occasion. The 90
ceptcd version makes him cay, mar ~
ferring to the opponents Of his labor ana
commercial policy: Zone alone IS master
in this country; it is 1. None other shall
suffer near me-" The Official version 81
the speech was modified after days Of min-
isterial deliberation. On this the authOfi-
ties differ, but the words remained and
they will abide branded in the memory Of
the nation.
The deprecated esteem in which the
Koch method is held was plainly en-
pressed during the course Of today's de-
bate in the lower house Of the Prussisn
diet on the vote for the grant Of 165,O0O
marks for Koch institute. The support
ers of the vote spoke In an apologetic ma1-
ner. The members Of the Cdnter party
said it had been widely acknowledged that
the lymph was of value as in diagnosis,
but the chief interest of the public lay in
its curative powers and as q remedy for
tuberculosis. Despite the relative failure
as remedy of the discovery of Koch. il
was . scientific achievement Of the first
order. and the members were, therefore,
bound in honor to concur in the grant
asked for. Professor virchow opposed thu
grant, and vigorously denounced Kochism,
claiming that it had proved a failure.
Nevertheless the grant was adopted.
Princess Bismarck is seriously iii with
asthma. She finds great difficulty in
breathing. and has frequent fainting at
tacks