The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-18
aBRMANY's ELHoToRAL SYSTEM.
An Effort to Be Made 20 Reform 1t in
the Diet.

An Effort to Be Made 60 Reform It In
the Diet.
CCo2vriqht. 1899, BY the N. p Associated Prsss.l
BERLIN, Sept. 17.--The Prassian Diet will
meet in the second week in November. II
will have an important measure to consider.
This IL question Of reforming the electoral
system. The new system OF taxation
has impelled the proposed reform until
now the Prussian electors have voted In
three grades, partly regulated according to
the taxation paid. This plan, which Is COM
plicated, abnormal and unfair, dates from
the period Of conservative reaction against
popular principles and is in direct confiics
with universal suffrage accorded the Ger
man electorate when the empire was cre-
Ated. So the Prussian system, which was
designed to give aristocrats the supremacy,
must be modified. The bill will not propose
all the freisinnige party desires. It still re-
tains the plan OF grouping the electors in
classes according TO taxation, but lowers
the qualifications to vote. The freisinnige
party will raise a lively contest over what
they claim is insufficient reform. Judging
from the language OF the Catholic press, the
conservatives and centerists will combine TO
support the government. The bill is thus
sure TO pass.
CONTROL OF SANITARY REGULATIONS.
Among the first bills TO be introduced in
the Reichstag will be one giving the i'm
perial health office control of sanitary regu-
lations OF the whole Of Germany. The diff
ferent laws now existing in each Of the fed
Grated states make Joint action impossible.
The epidemic of cholera has shown the ne
cessity for central authority controlling
the sanitation Of the empire The Reichstag
will adopt the bill without much debate.
IL will be other wise with the bill propos-
ing an increase Of taxes on beer and to-
bacoo. The Bavariau governments over
ruled in the Bundesrath on the question Of
the taxation OF beer. continues TO protest
against the proposal as q violation OF the
rights accorded to Bavaria under the Ver-
sailles treaty at the founding of the empire.
The emperor has asked Herr Miguel, min /.
lister Of finance, to prepare a scheme OF tax
alton that will meet the financial necessity
without touching beer.
AN ENTENTE WITH RUSSIA.
Negotiations for a commercial entente
with Russia have resulted in a definite
project which was presented to the finance
ministry at ST. Petersburg on Thursday.
Germany offers to reduce the tariff on
cereals. alcohols. hides. petroleums and
other oils In exchange for lower Russian du-
ties on cloth, iron. coal aud all kinds of ma
chinery. The foreign of1ce here expect an
early agreement
A committee to select burgomaster OF
Berlin to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
death OF Herr Won Forckenbock want Herr
Zelle moderate llberal appointed to the
office. The emperor would veto the election
Of Herr Virchow. The municipal authori-
ties would not hesitate to give the emperor
q chance to defy their selection and raise
row.
THE NEW HEIR.
The empress and her new baby are doing
well. The emperop will now start on visit
TO his mother at Hamburg.
William Walter Phelps, the American
minister here, has returned 20 Berlin from
Baden Baden.