The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-16
GERMANY UNDER THE SPUR
The Army Bill Passes the RGiChStag
by a Vote Of 2Oi to 1855.

Twelve Speeches Made Upon the Bill
Before the Vote Was Taken and the
Opposition Stubborn to the Last.
The Emperor Very Impatient While
the Fight Was in Progress-The
Reichstag ADJ journed for the Session
After the Vote-Von Caprivi May be
Made Prince.
Berlin, July 15.-The Army bill was
passed by the reiehstag this afternoon by
a majority of 16, the vote standing 2Ll in
favor of the measure to 1856 against it.
Twelve speeches were made upon the bill
before the vote was taken and the opposi-
tion was stubborn to the last. On the
second reading yesterday the govern
ment's majority was II. To-day it was
Ii. After the bill had finally been adopt
ed the reichstag was declared closed.
The government hoped that the third
reading of the bill would be merely for
nal and that the session Of the reichstag
would close in time to enable the emperor
and the ministers to congratulate each
other on the passage of the bill over a
luncheon, but events were ordered 9TH
erwise. Soon after the bill was put on
its final passage and after the speaking
had commenced, it became certain that
the leaders of the opponents of the gov
emment meant business and they
did not intend to let the
measure be adopted in a
perfunctory manner. The atmosphere
of the house felt too electric for formali-
ties Speaker after speaker paid less at
tcntlon to attacking or supporting the bill
than to railing at their political oppO-
nGnts. The chancellor, secure in the gov
eTnment majority of II votes given yester-
day on the second reading of the bill
wasted no words in responding to the at
tacks made upon the measure. He lis
tened to the discussion for an hour and a
half and then disappeared from the house,
knowing that the bill was safe
THE KAISER IMPATIENT
1t was learned subsequently that he
had left the house to see the emperor
The kaiser had become impatient and had
driven up to the minister's private en-
trance. The chancellor was summoned
to meet him. They We're ciOsetcd together
in the chancellor's private room for half
an hour, 1t is understood that the kaiser
urged the chancellor to have the bill car
desired to start tonight for Lille from
which place he intends to go to Born
holm, an island belonging to Denmark.
He did not desire to leave Berlin until he
knew positively the result of the vote on
his pet measure. The chancellor re-
turned TO the house and spoke privately
to Herr Won Leyetzow, the presidentand
several members, with a view to expedi-
ting the close Of the discssion.
The stream Of talk was still steadily
flowing on with no sign of check The
emperor, impatiently fuming outside,
called for Freiherr Won Stumm
Halberg, who went out and
reported progress. Probably finding that
he could get nothing but indefinite state
ments from this source, the emperor left
tho building before the division was TAX
en-.
The opposition organs contend this
evening that the majority of sixteen in
favor Of the bill is not large enough to
cause the government to eXult, especially
as it was won by the chancellor giving
pledges to the agrarianS and anti-Scmites
that will certainly give him trouble to
fulfill.
Won CAPRIvI TO BE MANE PRINCE.
The emperor is delighted at the pass
age of the bill, and rumor has it that he
Will COnlGE uiOu iIdIlCC1OE V Ol OdDllNl
the dignity of prince.
If the debate to-day had been short and
decOrous, as was expected in official cir
cles, the emperor might have appeared in
the house to close the session. Instead
of closing the house lin person, ne
gave that task to the chancellor,
who read the imperial order Immediately
after the passage of the bill. He also
read a speech from the kaiser saying
that the federal governments were highly
satisfied with the deliberations, anu had
firm confidence that the reichstag would
grant the sacrifices recognized as neces-
sity. Events, the speech continued, have
not deceived the firm convictions of the
federal government that the proposed in
crease Of the army does not 90 beyond
the absolute requirements They are all
the more grateful in that they found
that the conviction as to the necessity
Of the increase which is spreading more
and more in the country, had finally
moved the Reichstag to adopt the bill.
After the reading of the speech the chan
cellor added: 1t is a special pleasure to
me to be charged to give you the emper-
Or's thanks President Won IevetzOw
then called for three cheers for the en-
peror and they were given with enthusi-
aSm by all the groups except the social
lists, who had left the house before the
chancellor had finished
The initial expenditures arising from
the operations of the new military law
will be covered by a loan OF IS 600, 900
marks This loan has been approved by
the budget committee. Eastern affairs
are again exciting anxiety in the German
foreign Office.
Reports from St Petersburg state that
a Russian expedition IS going to Tolon
and thence to the Levant. when the
French feet already there will be rein
forced
The Khedive Of Egypt on his visit to
the Sultan of Turkey will urge the latter
to use his suzerian rights to send a con-
tiRgent of Turkish troops TO Cairo. Mem
bers of the diplomatic circle here blame
the English policy in Egypt which per-
mits the khediye TO operate against Eng
land.
The Hamberg-American steam ship
company in order to assist the executive
German officers in keeping out Of Ger
many Russian ana Polish emigrants has
closed all its agencies in the cities, towns
and villages along the Russo-German
frontier.