Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-07
Army BILL REJECTED.
The Rsichstsg Shows a Decisive OPP
position Majority.
THE REICHSTAG IS DISSOLVED.
The Emperor's Rescript Read by
Chancellor Won Caprivi Imme-
diately Upon the Vote Being
Taken-All Overtures OF Com
promise Rejected by the Mem
bers.

BERLIN. May 6.-The army bill was
rejected to-day in the Reichstsg by q
vote OF 9l0 against the bill 70 l6e In
favor of the bill. The rescript signed
by the Kaiser dissolving the Reichstag
was Immediately promulgated and the
Reichstag is now dissolved.
Immediately 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 members OF
the ReIchstag displayed the widest en-
thusiasm over the result. They hur-
rahed 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 last attempts at com promise 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 tho
Reichstag to-day. Hence the vote was
taken at once instead of being post
poned until Monday.
The failure OF the army bill makos IL
necessary for the Kaiser TO defer for
the present his projected reform OF the
higher military commands and OF the
posts In the war oiiice-a project which
Caprivi is said TO dread even more than
he dreaded the struggle over the army
bill, knowing that 1t is very likely that
there will be q conflict over the changes
which will involve the Kaiser, Caprivi
himself and others whom the Chancei-
,or has no desire TO antsgonize.
Chancellor Caprivl has gone 10 Pots
dam to offer his resignation to the Kali
ser. The Kaiser has summoned Count
Botho Won Gutenberg, the Prussian
Premier, TO Potsdam. Count Gutenberg
took the place OF Chancellor Won Ca
privi as Prusslan Premier about q year
ago when Chancellor Caprivi resigned
that Office owing 10 the decision OF tho
Kaiser TO withdraw the educational Dill
from the Prussian Landtag.
The result OF the vote on the army
bill caused no surprise TO the Govern
ment. Chancellor Won Capriyi At>
tempted to rally the wayerlng members
to the support OF the measure by offer
ing TO reduce the peace effective even
below the number proposed In tho
amendment offered by Freiherr Won
Huene. The offer. however. did not
gain single vote. The house had mado
up its mind TO reject the bill and the
speeches on the subject were addressed
rather to the electors than the Reich
stag. The most striking feature OF tho
closing debate was the resurgence OF
anti-Prussian sentiments, especially
from the speakers OF the Center party.
DR.. Lieber, who is leader In the
councils OF mis- party, after attacking
Chancellor Won Capriyi for having, a.
be put 1t, resorted to the worst form OF
Bickksrian methods to secure the pas
sage OF the bill, said:
"The Centre party fights to-day
against the ambitions OF a centralIzlng
Cssarism. We protest against the mil
itarism which translates Itself In per-
sistent endeavors 10 extend the prIn-
ciples OF the Prusslan State into the do
main OF imperial legislation. Ia the
interests OF the Empire we demand that
the Prussian policy be confined 10 the
Prussisn Diet while the German prevail
In the Reichstag."
Neither Chancellor Won Caprlyl nor
Baron Won Msnteuffel, the Prnsslsn
Conservative leader, attempted TO re-
spond TO DR.. Lieber's attack.
The Emperor will not allow the disso-
luton OF the Reichstag TO interfere with
the programme OF his coming tour.