The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
PROGRESS OF THE ARMY BILL.
THE FIRST SECTION PASSED BIZ A
TO7E or I0S TO IS2.

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This IL Regarded ms Assuring tho Passage OF
the Bn-Dr. Lieber Tells why the Cieri-
| Gals Are sui Opposing the Measure.
BERLIN. July 13-At to-dny's session OF the
Reichstag. Dr.. Osann. a National Liberal.
moved the adoption OF a resolution declaring
that in consequence OF tho fodder famine tho
| proposed army manGuvres ought not to DO
| proceeded with.
Gen. Won Kaltenborn -Stachau. Minister OF
| War. opposed the motion. He said that the
! control OF the mannuvres was prerogative OF
the Emperor. and the House had no right to
interfere. He added that the Prussian author
| tiles. taking into account the prevalent dis
| tress, would provide fodder magazines for the
horses. and buy cattle from the people in the
suffering districts for the use OF the troops
taking part in the mannuvres The armies.
he further said. would be accompanied by
water carts.
Despite the War Minister'S statement as to
the Emperor's prerogative. Herr Bochem held
that the Reichstag had the right to discuss the
subject. and to this view the House agreed.
Herr Brockman. Centrist. declared that he
was opposed to the man9uvres.
Herr Frege. Conservative. said that In his
opinion q Limitation Of the operations was
necessary.
After some further discussion tho subject
Wue uTOppeu, anu tne nOub0 poSoouVN Vs..
tho second reading Of the Army bill. DR..
Lieber. Centrlst. made q speech against the
bin but advanced no reason beyond those en-
ployed by him against the original bill In the
last Reichstag.
Chancellor Won Caprivi who has recovered
from his recent sickness. replied to DR.. Lieber's
arguments. and concluded by asking the
House to pass the bill in the shortest time
possible.
A vote was then taken on the first article Of
the bill. and 1t was passed By 1913 to 1877.
Government majority Of IL. Count Herbert
Bismarck supported the Government. The
tive at 4 4r m rwo hs yoInnteers for the
year are. not included in this number.
suit wheh a amounts to the passage
Prince Henry zu caro!ath- schoenaich moved
The Chancellor sid that the Government
had no intention to return to tho three years
the permanent retention q the TIVE, years sys-
tenn was impracteable. He begged the Prince
question will be taken tomorrow.
The Ioye5nme es sS9ppieme ntary Credit bill
first speech against, the Army bill today. He
titudo toward the m easure. The Clerical party.
he said. had never been confessional or
It's noblest duty the protection Of Roman ca:
sssn t in sea any, Th had
the empire. to protect civil liberties. and to
further the moral and material
made that the party had. swung to the
adons sna Had
who, declined to accept its new Tendencies.
al ia
to the authority Of Church and State.
definition Of tho attitude OF the Clericais. but.
he must await their action toward the authori-
ties OF the central government and the States.
Ne s Sy ws bdag b6ss
Dr. Lie6er Clerical leader. said that the
II he pleased. but the fact was that in Bavaria
and W,nrtemberg they were true royalists.
81 tn" S i benS o
case they could bear without, fenr, OF being
psmocrats The Clerical party feit tn, ne "
sity Of opposing tho Army bill because con-
WINGED that the reope were unable to bear tho
Chancellor Won Caprivi remarked that DR..
Lieber's assurances as to the royalistic senti-
gratifying. and It was to be hoped that in the
future Dr.. Lieher would remain faithful to his
referred again briefly to the swing to the left
cnusod by DR.. Lieber in his party.
Herr Raasch. South German Dem ocrat, made
q bitter speech for his party against the bill.
The South German electors. he said. had de-
clared themselves une1uivocnlly against the
mitarism which inspired the measure There
was no end to the demands OF the Government
for men and money. The pilng OF burdens
upon the people had gone on ceaselessly. and
the point had been reached where general suf-
ferinE must be the penalty OF u further In
creaSe.
Editor Zimmerman. Anti-Semite. who voted
against the bill in the last heichstag, said that,
In view OF the Chancellor 5 promise to increase
the Bourse tax and to abandon the projected
beer and brandy taxes. his party would vote
with the Government
Count Won Moltke. Free Conservative. said |
that tho present bill alone could secure for |
Germany an honorable peace after the next |
DR.. Lieber rose before the debate closed to |
protest against the Chnncellor's last insinua-
ton that he was II Democrat Nobody. said |
DR.. Lieber. had ever any reason to doubt his
loyalty to the King.
In the vote which followed. the members de- |
clared themselves thus:
For the Bll-Eighteen Poles, 13 Radical |
Unionists. 10 Anti-Semites. 81 National Liber- |
ais. ~ Free Conservatives. " onservatives. 2 |
Clericals and independents. Total. 1913
Against the Bill-Ninety-one Clericals. 43 |
Social Democrats, 8 Alsatians, - Richter Rad |
icals. 10 South German Democrats, 1 Guelphs, |
and . Independents: Total, 1877.