St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-07
His Army Bill Rejected by the
Reiehstag by a Decisive
Majority.
That Body at Once Dissolved
and an Appeal to the Peo-
pie Taken.
Emperor William Became I'M
patient and Pressed for
an Immediate Vote.
Chancellor Cappivi Places His
Resignation in the Kai-
Ser's Hands.

BERLIN. May 6.-Emperor William
and Chancellor Caprivi met their Water
loo in the reichstag today and have ap-
pealed to the country, the army bill
being rejected by vote of 210 against
to 1852 in favor. The rescript signed by
the kaiser dlSsolving the reichstag was
Immediately promulgated, and the
reichstag is now dissolved. Immedi-
ately upon the result of the vote being
announced in the reichstag, Chancellor
Caprivi read the imperial message
decreeing the dissolution of the
reichstag. The Social Democratic men,
bers of the reichstag displayed the
widest enthusiasm over the result.
They hurrahed repeatedly, following
cheer with cheer. Great confusion and
uprOar prevailed in the house. and the
public excitement is at the highest
pitch in Berlin. The Reichsanzeiger
publishes the decree of the kaiser dis
solving the reichstag. The new cleo
tions, which, under the constitution,
must take place within sixty days after
dissolution. are to be held on the 18th
of June. The new session must open
within ninety days after dissolution.
Billy Became impatient
The last attempts at compromise hav-
ing failed, Chancellor Caprivi refusing
to sanction proposition to make the
two years. active service permanent,
the kaiser became impatient of further
delay and pressed for decision by the
reichstag today. Hence the vete was
taken at once instead of being post
poned until Monday. The failure of the
army bill makes it necessary for the
kaiser to defer for the present his
projected reform of the higher military
commands and of the posts of the war
office-a project which Caprivi is said to
dread even more than ne dreaded the
struggle over the army bill, knowing
that it is very likely that there will be
volye the kaiser, Caprivi himself and
others whom the chancellor has
no desire to antagon:Ze. Chancellor
Capriyi has gone to PotSdam
to offer his resignation to the
kaiser. The kaiser has summoned
Count BothO Won Gutenberg, the Prus-
sian premier, to Potsdam. Count Botho
Won Gutenberg took the place of Won
Caprlyl as PruSSlan premier about
year ago, when Chancellor Caprivi re-
signed that office, owing to the decision
OF the kaiser to withdraw the educa-
tional bill from the Prussian landtag.
Caused No Surprise.
The result of the vote on the army
bill caused no surprise to the govern
oil No .fxyf
ted yesterday evening to rally the way
measure by offering to reduce the peace
effective below the number proposed
in the amendment offered by Freiherr
Won Huele. The offer, however, did
not gain single vote. The house had
made up its mind to reject the bill. and
the speeches made OH the subject were
addressed rather to the electors than to
the reichstag. The most striking feat
ure of the closing debate was the reSur-
gence of anti-Prussian sentiments, espe-
clally from the speakers of the Center
party.
Hurriedly convened meetings are be-
ing held in Berlin and other populous
centers tonight. The promptness with
which the reichstag was dissolved i'm
mediately after the defeat of the gov
ernment was announced has taken every
body by surprise. The Social Demo-
cratic leaders alone are really ready for
the electoral campaign. Herren
Bebel, Singer and Liebknecht will
leave Berlin tomorrow and begin at
once to stump the country in behalf of
the Socialist candidates. In every dis
trict in which the Socialists have fight
ing chance candidates will be nominated,
and the party expects with reason to
have an increased representation in the
next reichstag.