St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-20
Party Groups in the Reiehs-
tag Hesitating in Sup
port Of the Army Bill.
Opponents Of the Government
Pick Another Sue ceSsor
for Caprivi.
The Bill is Certain to Pass
& It's First Stage in the
q House.
"a Sudden Rupture Between
William and the King Of
( Saxony.

& BERLIN. Nov 19.-Tbe reichstag will
open Tuesday with the party groups in
such a state Of variance that it would
be futile to attempt to predict how they
should subsequently arrange them
selves. The Centrists are Ill the
meantime split into two sections.
one of which is uncompromisingly OPP
posed to the military BILL while the
other will openly support the govern
ment if it Cali obtain concessions widen
ing the Catholic privileges. Out OF the
Centrists, the government is still hope
tul of getting support. The Conserva-
tiveS are divided over the army bill, and
they will require skillfu minis
terial handling to induce them to
support them with the whole
strength of the group. The Polish
group continues to hesitate i'll its allegi
ance to the work to The government.
Only the reiclstag party will go solid
with the whole branch with Chancellor
yon Caprivi.
The emperor's speech opening the
reiehstag and the subsequent statement
Of the chancellor on
The New Loans
to cover the military expenditures will
be the earliest factors in regulating the
p0licv or the groups. The bOurSc holds
it foregone conclusion that the loans
will be issued at per cent. Whatever
adverse criticism the army project may
receive i'll the reicnstag. German bank
erS and members of the bOurSe are
ready to fully cover the loans. The bill
is certain To pass its first stage in the
h0!ise ana will then be referred.to a
committee.
In the meantime the opponents of the
government circulate endless rum0rS OF
the dissenSions in the bundesrath and
the approaching fall of chancelOrship.
Chancellor Won Caprivis latest success
sor Is Won Loe, commander of the
Eighth ARMY corps. lie certainly Is
more likely TO get the post If Gen Won
Caprivi Is ouSted than either Count Won
Eulenburg or Herr Miguel.
A sensation has been caused by the
abrupt departure of the king of Saxony
from PotSdam. where he was visiting
Emperor William. The sudden ending
OF the visit caused to Ue circulated re-
port that the emperor and the King mad
auarreled over the army measure.
Sons Sudden Rupture
undoubtedly occurred between the soy
ereignS, but as the government of Sax
sOny some time ago aSSeuted to the mil
HAIRY organization the rupture could not
have injured the army bill. Members
OF the diplomatic circle credit the
report that the difference rose over
the emperOr's proposition to prosecute
/ Prince Bismarck. The King OF SaX0ny,
it is said, not only opposed Prince Bis
marck'S prosecution, out urged the EN-
pHrOr to make the first advance towards
a reconciliation with Bismarck.
Whatever occurred, 1t is a fact that
after the private conference, which
Tasted two hours, between the mon
aicilS, the king of Saxony cut short his
visit. made brief call OH the chan
cellor, and quilted Berlin without any
court official doing the usual honor Of
accompanying him to the railway sta
tion. The incident will not abate the
determination of the king OF SaX0ny TO
prevent the other from
Prosecuting Bismarck.
The failure of the negotiations for a
commercial treaty with Russia is not
final. The st. Petersburg Bourse Ga
zette today says that Russia, though
unable to sacrifice her coal and iron
trade in in exchange for reduction i'll
the German corn rate, will resume ne
gotiationS on more favorable economic
lines.
The socialist congress this afternoon
disposed of all the amendments to the
party relating to the order of duty.
Many OF the country delegates seized
the occasion to bring their wives TO Ber-
lin; much sightseeing was done. About
half the delegates were absent today.
finishing the week in a,feStive manner.
The extremists generally had bad
time with the police. The arrest of
Hermann Teimert. editor Of the late
anarchist journal, has been followed by
the arrest of number of others in
WeisSemeau.
Tie government of Baden has public
ly warned the people against eating raw
American pork. and has ordered that all
American meat be examined, even
though accompanied by an American
certificate Of inspection.
Thanksgiving will be celebrated here
by Il reception at the American legation,
and the society of American doctors
will give dinner at the kaiserhOff.
The ReichSanZeger tonight states
that measures to cover the increased
expenditures involved by the army bill
will be submitted to the bundesrath.
These measures will provide for in
creased taxation on beer and brandy,
and will double the present taxation on
house transactions, the whole Producing
an increase of IS, ,000,0 marks.