St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-14
ARMY BILL is SOLID
FIRST TEST VOTE A VICTORY FOR
TIE GOVERNMENT.
HAD A MAJORITY OF ELEVEN.

MinisteriaItsts Jubilant = This
Practically Amounts to a Pas
sage of the Whole Measure
Many Clauses Of the Home
Rule Bill Passed.
BERLIN. July 13.-The first clause of
the army bill was passed today by
majority of eleven. The ministerialists
are Jubilant, as this practically amounts
to the passage of the whole bill.
At today's session of the reichstag.
Dr. Osann. National Liberal, moved
the adoption of a resolution declaring
that i'll consequence of the fodder fam
Inc the proposed army manuevers ought
not to be proceeded with. Gen. Won
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., minister of war,
opposed the motion. He said that the
control of the maneuverS was preroga-
tive of the emperor, and the house
had no right to interfere. He
added that the PruSsian author
tiles, taking into account the
prevalent distress, would provide fod-
der magazines for the horses and buy
cattle from the people IN the suffering
districts for the use of the troops taking
part i'll the maneuyers. The armies, he
further said, would be accompanied by
water carts. Despite the war minister's
statement as to the emperor's preroga-
tive Herr Bachern held that the reich
stag had the right to discuss the sub
Ject, and in this view the house agreed.
Herr Brockman, Centerist, declared
that he was opposed to the maneuvers.
Herr Frege. Conservative, said that in
ms opinion, a limitations of the opera
lions was necessary. After some fur
Their discussion the subject was dropped.
and the house preceded with the second
reading of the army bill.
Against the Bill.
Count Won Aompesch, Clerical, made
the first speech against the army bill.
He made an elaborate defense of the
Clerical party's attitude toward the
measure. The Clerical part, he said,
had never been confessional or church
party. although it had undertaken. as
its noblest duty, the protection of
.,
however, had not been its sole duty.
The CleIicals had striven to main
tain the federal character of the
empire. to protect civil liber-
ties and to further the moral
and material interests of all classes.
These have been the party's ideals. The
charge has been made that the party
had swung TO the left, had abandoned
many OF its conservative traditions, and
had driven from its ranks those who de
cllned to accept its new tendencies. All
these charges were unfounded; i'll fact,
the party was still in it's best sense con-
servative; its desire was still to fortify
popular obedience to the authority of
church and state.
ClericaIs Always Hostile.
Chancellor Won Caprivi replied that
he was highly pleased with Count Won
Hompesch's definition of the attitude
OF the Clericals, but, before modifying
his previous opinion of them, he must
await their action toward the author
tiles of the central government and the
states. Meantime, their policy was
binding them to the Democrats. They
were always hostile to the government.
DR.. Lieber, Clerical leader, said the
chancellor might call the Clericals dem
ocrats if lie pleased, but the fact was
that in Bavaria and Wurtemberg they
were true rOyaliStS, although opposed
to the excessive development of the i'm
perial idea. The Clerical party felt the
necessity of opposing the army bill.
because convinced that the people were
unable to bear the contemplated i'll
crease of military burdens.
Chancellor Won CaDriyi remarked that
DR.. Lieber's assurances as to the royal
iStic sentiments of Clericals in Bavaria
were very gratifying, and it was to be
hoped that in the future DIR. Lieber
would remain faithful to his declaration
on this point. The chancellor also re-
TERED again briefly to the swing to the
left caused by DIR. Lieber i'll his party.
Supported the Bill.
Count Won Moltke. Free Conservative,
said that the present pill alone could
secure for Germany an honorable peace
after the next European war. DIR. Lieber
rose before the debate closed to protest
against the chanceller's last insinuation
that he was Democrat. Nobody. said |
DIR. Lieber, had ever had any reason to
doubt his loyalty to the king.
In the vote which followed the mem |
berS declared themselves thus: For the |
bill, Is Poles, Is Radical UniOnists, 10 |
AnLi-Semites. 81 National Liberals, 81 |
Free Conservatives, 6S Conservatives, 2 I
Clericals ana s Independents; total, 19S. |
Against the bill: 81 Clericals, 43 Social |
Democrats, Alaetians, % Richter Rad |
lcals, ~ South German Democrats, 4 |
GuelphS and Independents; total, 1877. |
Prince Henry Zu Carolath-Schoenaich |
moved that two years service be fixed |
legally. The chancellor stated that the |
government had no intention to return i
to the three years service system UNI
less experience showed that the per-
manent retention of the two years sys-
tenn was impracticable. He begged me !
prince to be satisfied with this assur- |
ance. The debate then proceeded. A |
vote on the question will be taken to- |
morrow. The governments supple |
mentary credit bill was referred to the |
credit committee