The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-16
PASSED THE BILL.
ReiChstag Does Williams
Bidding.
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SIXTEEN THE MAJORITY.
A Day of Bitter Speeches and
Wrangling-Caprivi May Be
Made a Prince.
Special to Tue MORNING CALL.

berlin. July la-SoOn after the army
bill was put on final passage to-day and
after the speaking had commenced it be-
came certain that the leaders of the OPP
ponents of the Government meant
business and did not intend to
let the measure be adopted in a perfume
tory manner. Speaker after speaker paid
less attention TO attacking or supporting
the bill than TO railing at political Op-
pOneDts.
The Chancellor, who is suffering severely
from int1amed veins in the legs, listened to
The discussion for an hour and half and
then disappeared from the House. 1t was
learned subsequently that he left the
House to see the Emperor. The Kaiser
had become inpatient and driven up to the
Minister'S private residence, through
which he entered The Parliamentary build
ing. 1t is understood that his Majesty
urged the Chancellor to have the bill
carried through the House at once, as he
desired to start at once for klel, from
which place he intends to go Bornholm, an
island belonging to Denmark.
The Chancellor returned to the House
after the conference with the Emperor and
spoke privately 10 Herr Won Levetzow, the
President, and to several members, with
view of expeditng the close Of the dis
cussion.
The stream of talk was still steadily
flowing on with no sign of check. The
Emperor. impatiently tuming outside.
called for Freherr Won Stumm-Halborg,
who went to his Majesty and reported the
progress. Probably finding that he could
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this source the Emperor left the building
before the division was taken. When
vote was finally taken the bill passed by
201 10 1S5 against-a majority of 16.
The opposition organs contend this even
ing 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-Semites that will
certainly give him trouble to fulhll. But
the Government. with reason, does exult,
while its opponents fail to conceal their
chagrin.
Vexation and Disappointment were
plainly manifested throughout to-day's
hostile speeches. The Emperor is de-
lighted at the passage of the bill. and
pnmOr has it that he will confer upon
Fhan cellOr Won CszoFlvf the dignity OF
Prince.
II the debate to-day had been short and
decorous, as was expected in official circles,
the Emperor might have appeared in the
House to close the session. Instead of clos
ing the House in person. however. he
gave that task TO the Chancellor, who read
the imperiul order Immediately after tht
Of ho Ia oil
from his Majesty. saying that the federal
Government was highly satisfied with the
result of the deliberations, and had firm
confidence that The Reichstag would grant
the sacrifices recognized as necessary.
After reading the speech the Chancellor
added: 'It is special pleasure 10 be
charged to give you the Emperor's thanks"
President Won Levetzow then called for
three cheers for the Emperor and they
were given with enthusiasm by all the
groups, except the Socialists, who left the
House before the Chancellor finished.
The initial expenditures arising from the
operations Of the new military law will b.
covered by a loan of 48.000.000 marks.
This loan has been approved by the
budget committee.
Eastern affairs are again exciting anx-
iety In the German Foreign Office. Re
ports from st. Petersburg state that a Rus
sian squadron is going to Toulon and then
to the Levant, when the French fleet
already there Will be REINFORCED.
The Khediye Of Egypt. now on visit to
the Sultan of Turkey, will urge the latter
to use his rights as SuZerain TO send con-
tingent of Turkish troops 10 Cairo. Mem
bers of she diplomatic circle here criticize
adversely the English policy in Egypt,
which permits the Khedive to openly oper-
ate against England.
The anti-Semite publisher Hoeppner is
about to issue a book entitled Die
Judische Weltherschaft und das Reuter-
Burea." in which the career OF the Reuter-
Telegram Agency is traced and its connec-
tiun with the Wolff News Bureau set forth.
with a view to proving that these two
news-gathering concerns are linked to-
gether with the object of furthering the
Jewish gAim to control the world. Thc
author of the book argues that the Berlin
Office of the Reuter- Telegram Company S
source Of danger TO Germany and ought
to be closed by the Government.