New-York tribune., 1894-04-08
DIR. MIGUEL FULL or FIGHI'
DERATF on HIS FINANCIAL BILLS NOT
TO BE CURTAILED
y,s~,rss pI.MoR THAT DIR Won ROTHENBURG
WOULD SUCCEED HIM AS FINANCE MiNls-
TEE-THE BIMETALLIsTs.
Copyright. i,9.: By tn, Un'',d Pr,,'l

TEE-THE BIMETALIlSTS.
ccpyyt9h,. f,9.: By IN, Cn,rd Pr,,il
Berlin. April THE day the Reichstag resumed
! work the opponents OF the Government Flnahclai
| bill were predicting freely in the lobby that the
| whole MIGUEL plan would come TO nauSht Inc
tax projects. they said, would be defeated py
! large majority. and the Government "ouiu
| be glad 10 send the Deputies home at " hi'su"-
| Tide The Ministers would be left at sea- said the
Agrarian Conservatives. and general overhaui-
ing Of departments and programmes would ehsue'
The Opposition reckoned without DR. MIGUEL
The Uouse learned this yesterday from President
Won Lcyetzow's intmaton that the minister's
vore in no haste and would not curtail debates
! on tho proposed financial reforms. The fuii tr"."
behind this intmaton became known to-day ]"
tho lobhv pr Mquel means 10 make a pro-
! ,o,.,od nch, on the second reading OF the Fax
| hus while continuing his lobby negotiations lor
! opv nosslble compromise. The decision OF the
! Uouse to-day on the Bourse Tax bill shows 'ha'
! tse majority Of the Deputies are by no means
| inclined to factious opposition to the minister
| ,rba consensus of lobby opinion this afternoon
| Is that Or. Miguel contemplates nel'her Will
| drawing his bills nor resgnng his office lhere
! has been a notable change OF pohlcai a''NoS
! phere over night, for yesterday the report WAS
| abroad that Chancellor Won CaprNi had CHOSE"
| DR. VOn ROthcnDurB, tHutl-DeOi''"'s Va 49,
- succeed 10 the Finance Ministry Of Prussia
! Dr von Rothenburgs wife, formerly Miss fheips'
| -, N.w-Jersev had made all her preparations
| several DAYS ago to sail for the United states
| .o,,nanied bv her husband At the last mo-
| ,uant Tho VOYAGE was abandoned That was
nncmqh ~ give color to the report Of Won Rothen-
| hurc's succession to Miquers place Inc report
| ,.as made o,t of whole cloth. however.
| The Feudal Conservatives In the l-ahutdS
| vented their spite the Emperor by opposing
| tho grant for his latest pet project the iraNe-
! Elbe Canal, although everybody rcanZed INA.
| tho canal would be especially benenclai 10 'he
| ayr,cultural districts which the Conservatives
| Themselves represent. 4 large number OF ao-
| rantions from voting however. enabled the Gov
! ernment to pass tie bill authorizing tne appro
| priation.
The b,metalsts have submitted to the I'M
| ooriaI Currency Commission series OF so-called
/ nractical rroposals in regard 10 the solution
| of the silver problem In this paper the Dlinet-
| allists blame Cermany's passveness al the fafis
and Brussels money conferences. They demand
| that another conference be called, 10 meet IN
| Berlin and that the German Government pro-
| mote some plan which is likely to be favored by
! the UnAed States. Austria Hungary ltaly.
| France Spain and the Netherlands II ENG
| land refuse to accept the plan, they say. the
other countries should act independently or her
i'm taking at once the necessary steps TO re-es-
tablish the ratio OF 10 loi2.
The United States Ambassador MIR. Runyon.
and Mrs Runyon gave a dinner on Thursday 10
| Mrs William Waite, Phelps. DIR. and Mrs. Won
| Rothenburg gave a dinner in Mrs. Pnelpss honor
| at their home in Dorotheen Strasse. Chancel-
| lor Won Caprivl the most conspicuous guest
| Mrs Phelps left the city yesterday for Wies-
| baden. where she will pass month taking the
waters