The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-07

BERLIN, May 0.-lne aftly oiii was ie-
iected in the reichstag today by vote oil
2lO against the bill TO 162 for 1t. A
rescrlpt signed by the emperor, dissoiving
the reichstag, was Immediately promui-
gated, and the reichstag was mt once dis
solved Upon the result of the vote being
announced in the reichstag Chancellor Won
Caprivi read the imperial message decree
ing the dissolution of the reichstag Inc
Social Democratic members displayed tue
widest enthusiasm over the result, cheer
ing repeatedly. Great confusion and
uuroar prevailed in the house. The public
excitement is at the highest pitch IN
Berlin. New elections will take place on
June II, and the new session must open
ninety DAYS after the dissolution.
The effort to compromise having fail
ed. the chancellor refusing TO sanction the
proposition 10 make the Two years active
service clause permanent, the kaiser De
came impatient of further delay ana
pressed for il decision by the reichsta9
today. Hence vote was taken ut once,
instead of being postponed until Monday.
The failure of the bill makes it necessa ry
for the kaiser TO defer for the present hls
projected reform of the higher military
commands and of the posts III the war
office, project which General Won
Caprivi is said 10 dread even more than he
dreaded the struggle over the army Dill,
knowing that it is very likely that ther
will lie "A couhict over the changes whic
will involve the kaiser, the chancellor
himself, and others whom the Ghancellor
has no desire to anUa2onlZe.
Chancellor Won Caprivi has gone to Pots
dam TO offer his resignation TO the Kaiser.
The kaiser has summoned Count Otho
Won Gutenberg, the Prussian premier, to
Potsdam. The result of the vote on the
bill caused no surprise to the government,
as General Won Caprivi's effort at raliying
members to the support OF the measure
had failed last night
The most trying feature of the closing &
debate was a resurgence OF the anti-Prus-
sian sentiment, especially from the
speakers of the Center party. DR.. Lleber,
who is a leader III the councils OF his
party after attacking General Won Caprlvl
for having resorted TO the worst form OF
Blsmarckian methods to secure the pas
sag g of the bill. said:
"The Center party fights today against
the ambitions OF Il centralized C3sarlsm
We protest against the militarism which
translates itself into persistent endeavors
to extend the principles OF the Prusslan
state into the domain of the imperial legis
| lature In the interests OF the empire we
demand that the Prussian policy be
confined to the Prussian diet, while the
German prevail in the reichstag."
Neither General Won CaprIvi nor Baron
Won Manteuffel, the PrussIan Conservative
leader, attempted to respond to DR.. Lie
ber's attack. All the speakers on the
government side simply ignored the ex
pressions of anui-Prussian sentiment. The
chancellor commented vaguely upon the
democratic tendency that has recently
| been developing among the Centrists, and
! suggested that the policy now pursued 10y
| that party had its inspiration III the Nati-
! Can, which, he said, WAS now the friend oil
republican France, and was trying to
draw the whole Catholic world IN the
same direction. The German government,
the chancellor added. had enjoyed hither-
to the pretended support of the Center
party on social questions; but 1t had now
| learned lesson. The Center party was
! Catholic first and German afterward. The
party stood ready TO commit itself 70
! whatever democratic revolution foreign
! influences might choose to dictate.
DR. Won BennigSen, the leader of the
| National Liberals, gave ii moderate tone
| TO the debate, in long speech urging the
| house to accept the concessions offered by
| the government. He dcplored the inabil-
| ity of the reichstag to slnk party differ
! ences in the way o. questions involving the
| external safety of the empire and Its pres
| tige abroad. Emperor William has sent 10
DR.. Won Bennigsen his special thanks for
| the tone of MS speech.
Hurriedly convened meetings are being
held in Berlin and other popuious centers
! tonight. The promptness with which the
reichstag WAS dissolved Immediately after
| the defeat OF the government has taken
every body by surprise Herren Bebel,
Singer and Liebkuecht will leave Berlin
tomorrow and begin at once to stump the
country in behalf OF the Socialist csndi-
dates.
The emperor will not allow the dissolu-
tion to interfere with his coming tour.
Before starting for North Cape, be will 90
on deer-staKiDg expedition at Prockei-