New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-17

B1LL-THE BERLINEES DIeAPPOINTED.
Berlin July 16.-The question which has monop-
oized the attention Of German politicians for one
fun year has been answered definitely by the
Rcicbstag. The prophecy of Rudolf Won l'ennigsen,
that whatever course the Opposition might adopt,
the Government would eventually have It's way
with the Army BILL has heon fulfilled. Now that the
struggle is over, the defeated foes OF miarish as
we'll its victorious friends acknowledge th'lr
relief in finding the high political and eommercla'
circles of the Empire freed from the depressihS :
uncertainty which has been dead weight on
them ever since the "Coloene Gazette" published
IFS summary of the Governments demands ior an
Increase of the peace effective.
Despite the smallness OF his majority, Chancellor
Won Cnprivi is among the happiest members of the
Juperial contingent He left the Rcichstag build
ing Yesterday with the air of man who has
rolled a great burdeu from his shoulders. When
be took the train for Pot>dam. where he had din-
ner with the Emperor last night. his face reflected
his unusually high spirits Tie last trace OF
fatigue, imratience and illness has vanished In
the last hour before the passing OF the Army bld
the nnalleviated strain to which he hal been sub
roted for nine months was relaxed by some htl-
mors of debate from the Clcricals.
The debate was threatening TO he prolonged
h,vond the time ut which the Chancellor had
promised to report 10 the Emperor the passage ot
the bill Several irrcprcssiblc Aerarians and Anti
Semites wished TO speak for the purpose OF eX-
,orting further pledges from the Government as
10 the protection Of the farming interests ana
the taxing of the Boersc The Chancellor evidently
was tired OF being badgerel. He summoned
Heinrich Rickert. leader of III" Radical Cnionists'
and with him arranged for several interpretations
designed TO cut short the discussion. During hls
consultation and thc subsequent interval in which
Rickars was awaiting lIis opportunity, iiern
Schaedlcr made the fna! attack from the Centre
He SPOKE in tone Of good-natured complaint.
The Chancellor he said, was trying TO turn ali
Germany into military camp. Al the same tiihc
he professnd inability 10 see trace OF mihtarlsin
in his policy. We'll, perhaps Ii" couldn't hu' "
was certain everybody else could. 1hc Chancellor
was like a Chiraman who refused 20 acknoWl"d3e
the existence of his pigtail because he could nov
see it hanging down III" blck OF his neck RlcKert
vas primed and waiting ten minutes before tne
end of this speech. As soon as Nchaeiler iero
the tribune he asked:
Am ] right in assuming that thn IhanceiIor
Is authorized bv The highest authority to assure
the Rcichsae that The two-year service term VIII
he retained permanently unless inSuperabie OBJ
staces nreyeYt snch a cGars.? Am | right Ill
assuming also that the Government has no IN
,enton of Introducing additional taxation on beer,
brandy or food ~
The Chancellor. rising amid tremendous cheer
ing, replied merely: Il" Herr Rckcrt is quite rish'
in both assumptions
This was understood to he the end: bnt Herr
Won Ploetz, Agrarian. made final determined
effort for his party by trying TO plead at length
for the promises as 10 the relief of the agricultural
distress. The Deputies were weary, however, and
the Agrarian champion promptly suppressed
that the vote might be taken
The 2l1 ayes and ls5 noes showed an en-
ceptionolly full House. six Of the absences were
due TO the vacancy of seats. one of them resigned
by Herr Lctocha Clerical, and the other five
unOccupied in consequence of the double elections
of Werner. AhIwardt, Babel, zimmerman and
TRIGGER The remaining five Of the eleven were
detained at home by illness -Four of these alb
sentccs are keen supporters of the bill The
ChanccllOr's newspaper organs therefore contend
that the majority for the bill virtually
twenty
The Leipziger Strassc, in front the Rcchstag
building was thronged with Bnrlineis eager 10 get
the first news of the vote the third reading.
Most of those waiting received in silence the
announcement of the vote, for th" great majority
of the crowd had lingering hope, that at the
last moment the scales wonld turn against the
Government \ few chcered, but th" demonstra-
tion weak compared with the one provoked
by the news of the vote by which the last Rcichs-
tag rejected the old bill. Fifteen minutes after
the vote was announced the street before the
Reichstag entrance almost empty.
When tic Chancellor appcarc, in the lObbies
after the vote he wa, surrounded by enthusiastic
groups of Conservatives and National Liberals.
He answered briefly but pleasantly their warm
greetings, and congratulated Frchcn Won Stumm,
to whom the Emperor had just handed the Com
mander's Cross OF the Order of the House of
in recognition of the iron kings
faithfulncss to the cause OF the bill from It's
INCEPTION The Chancellor then proceeded to Pots
dam. where, with several other Ministers, he
took dinner with the Emperor and Empress. The
dinner was cIt short in order tat the Emperor
and Empress might depart at o'clock for
Kiel The Emperor distinguished the Chancellor
with attentions throughout the evening ami bade
him qoodby rGHsivcly. The Chancellor viii 90
20 tie lIarz Mountains for rest from all Official
care and consequently will pass some time taking
the waters al Carlsbad. The report that the
Fmpcror will make the Chancellor Prince after
his return 10 Berlin Is premature if not entirely
in fact. Al the Chanc"Iierlc 1t Is
dscrcdited altogether.
NeNsrapcr opinion is that when the Rcichstag re-
assemblies in October thc Chancellor VIII h"'N al
his energies TO keep III cheek th' 'c"IIl"S"' 0'.
nlents Of the Government majority. III" s'hah
majority which gave the "oVcrhin'h' '''e Wv
tory Yesterday il not regarded as necessarily sig
nifc.n, of Covcrnmcnt successes when 9th mil
tary questions arise. The newspaper editors OF
the Richter group even comfort themselves with
the belief that the mcagrcncss OF IN" majority
indicates the immediate approach OF the ehu oi
militarism The Chancellor, VINO had "Fh
oil liscd 20 lean for support Oh A'l-'ci'i'i'
crutclcs. they say. must soon fall 10 the grouhu
The Bocrscn Courier" Radical lnlonis'' when
Is at it's convenience mildly friendly toward oiie
Chancellor, says that he will not long DE aole