The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-09
Tone of the Debate in the
ReiChstag.
ATTITUDE OF THE CENTER.
The Admission of the Jesuits Into the
German Empire Said to Be
Their Price.
Special to The MORNING CALL

BERLIN, July S.-The speeches made for
and against the army bill IN the Relchstag
yesterday and to-day were OF a purely par
tisan character, indicating nothing OF The
under currents which may ultimately guide
the votes if the several parties. The OBJ
vious determination Of large number of
the members TO be heard on the bill i'm
plies that the discussion will last until the
end of next week.
Wednesday is the next day for members
private motions and the Centrists will then
raise the question of the readmission OF
the Jesuits into Germany. Fresln nige
papers persist in stating that the Govern
ment's support of or abstention from op-
posing the ultramontane proposal will be
the price paid the Centrists for the sup
port of the army bill. Both the Centrist
leaders and Government adherents deny
that there is compact between the Chan
celor and the Cenlrists. In the lobbies
to-day it was stated that it was not the
Jesuit but the taxation question upon
which the CentristS declared that an ar
rangement for their support was possible.
While Herr Grober proclaimed in the
House that there was no compromise.
members of the Lieber wing of the party
stated in the lobby that If the Chancellor
pledged the Government TO cover the IL
crease in expenditures by progressive
imperial tax on incomes of over 1900
marks, the Centrsts would vote for the
bill.
Privately they are angling for a deal,
which is likely to be arranged thereby,
giving the Government large majority.
tn iDc ct hat hQ Cyo
to committee, and this will give time for
negotiations to be carried Or.
The National Liberals have given notice
of motion in regard to the distress caused
by the drought and also in regard to the
lack of fodder.
The RichteriSts will propose the entire
suspension of import duties on fodder until
May. 1894. The Socialists Will support the
measure.
For the first time in the history of the
Rechstag the Socialists have obtained the
chairmanship OF one of the permanent
committees, and in the elections for men,
ber5 of the Bavarian Landtag they have for
the first time captured some seats, two of
their candidates being elected in Munich.
They also won seats in Nuremburg, Augs-
berg ard Banberg.
The debate in the Reichstag on the army
bill was reopeDed to-day by Grober, who
spoke against the bill In the name of the
Center party. The Centrists, he declared,
firmly opposed the bill, and all the newly
elected representatives of the party were
pledged against 1t. From a military point
of view the bill is needless. From an
economical standpoint it isssruinors. 1t
would be better for the Government to
enter into an organic federation with
Austria than to increase the army super
f1uously. The present Governments game
to secure IA mousetrap majority was un-
digniied. Doubtless If the House knew
how the Government intended to cover the
extra cost involved in the measure it would
not be able to find majority.
Boeckel, anti-Semite, said the members
of that party would only vote for the bill
on condition that the costs be covered by
taxes exacted only from the rich. To Sc
cure the anti-Semite sui port Caprivi must
declare that the Government would not in
crease the indirect food tax. BOeckel de-
clared that the anti-Semltes would strive
to abolish the possibility of Geaping up
enormous fortunes like those possessed by
the Rothschilds and Bleichroeders He
added that the bill must be an absolute
conclusion Of the increase of the army. If
it were not. emigration from Germany
would increase.
Caprivi reiterated the statement he made
yesterday, that it was impossible to give
the details of the financial plan to cover
the increased expenditure that would be
incurred through granting the Govern
ment'S demands. He asked Boeckel to
trust the Governments honesty. and
promised to relieve the weak shoulders of
the burden of increased taxation. Only
the well-to-do, he said. would be called
upon to pay the new taxes.