Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-06
GOVERNMENT GAINING.
Great Excitement in the RaichStag
Yesterday.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT OFFERED
And Accepted by the Govern
ment-The Relation Bavaria
Holds to Prussia-Does Not
Want to See Another War.
Would Then be a Province.

BERLIN, May 5.-The excitement 81
the Rsichstag surpasses anything wit
ressed there since the last hours before
the dissolution on the septinnate In
1887. The Government has been sour
rying hither and thither for votes and
the deputies have been too busy to re-
main In the house. The corridors and
lobby have been thronged withNSroups
In eager conversation.
The speakers have talked TO empty
benches. Freihsrr Won Huene has not
relaxed his efforts to help the Chancel-
lor, despite the action OF his party
caucus. he appeared In the lobby late
In the afternoon holding In his hand
the copy OF new amendment proposed
by Major Hinze, the Dissldent Radical.
At once he was the centre OF group
OF Conservative deputies upon whom he
exhaus sted his eloQuence 20 secure their
support OF a clause making a mandatory
provision for the two year torn for all
branches OF toe service. The amend
ment was received enthusiastically by
the Conservatives.
Herr Won Boettscher FASTENED into
the lobby with a large group Of Conser-
vatives In tow. He, too, was trying 20
make converts to the Heinz amend
ment As he passed with his following
Herr VonKosciol-Kosc leader of
the Poles remarked sneeringly; There
goes Boettscher, Offering the bill for
sale TO the highest bidder"
The bitterness OF the Opposition
Clerlcals increases hourly. The leader
of the Bavarian Clericals said 20 the
Associated Press correspondent this af-
ternoon that II the bill should be passed
with the assistance OF Prussian Cleri-
Gals the Bavarian members would sum.
mon Immediately caucus In Regens-
burg.
They would declare their secession
from the Clerical party and establish
political organization OF BavsrIan Cler-
icals who would cooperate with the
Wurtsm burgers. Alsatians, Westphe-
lians, Rhinelsnders and Friendly Prus-
SLAMS TO resist the overreaching projects
Of mllitarIsm.
Editor SIgl, the Munich Prussian
hater, declares In his Paterland that
Prussia is laying up trouble fol- herself
by her reckless insistence In the mat
ter OF the army bill. Her relations TO
Bavaria and others OF the Federal
States, he says, have yet 10 stand the
ordeal of fire. Few persons could
doubt, in view OF her present course,
that the next war would be intended TO
make her the supreme ruler OF Ger
many.
Indeed Germany had already become
Prussian. II the next war should re-
suit In absolute victory for Germany,
Bavaria would then be merely Prus-
sian province and her Independence OF
ZOO years would be ended,
Later IL was said tho division on the
bill would take place on Monday. The
Government apparently is gaining
strength although the event OF the vote
is still uncertain. Three Alsatians who
had proclaimed their intention TO op-
pose the compromise have left the city
| for homo aud will not return until after
the division.
Major HINES proposal TO legalize the
two-year term has been approved BY the
government after Chancellor Won Cap
riyi had been received positive assur-
ances that the thirty Radicals would
support the Huene compromise thus
amended.