The sun., 1894-12-12
MEN WHO DIDN'T CHEER.
IHsIR PUNISHMENT REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE.

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BERLtN. Dec. 1I.-The hall and galleries Of
the Helchstag were crowded to-day by members
and visitors IN the expectation that there would
be exciting times a5out = motion OF Chancellor
Hohsnlol4 TO prose Herren Liebknecht,
Singer, and Uiricht. and the other Socialist Dep
utiss who refused to respond to the Presidents
call for cheers for the Kaiser on last Thursday.
The Sociaiist Deputies were closeted in confer
snce for some time before the beginning Of the
sitting, and the clauses of Prince Hohenlohe's
communication to President Won Levetzow were
separately considered.
President Won Jevetzow opened the sitting by
reading the result Of the recent ballot for Secre
taries, and sfterward fead the petition OF the
Public Prosecutor for the prosecution of the Of
Tending Deputies. After the reading the Presi-
dent suggested tina. the petition be handed over
TO the Business Committee Of the Rechstag for
their consideration, which proposal was carried.
Chancellor Hohenlohe then rose and addressed
the Chamber. The Chancellor read in very
low voice. his voice being innudible to the
representatives OF the press. He is understood
10 have said that IL IL was expected that
change in the Office OF Chancellor signifed
change of system the people were wrong;
but he would not say that he would 20 in all
things in the way in which others who had pre-
ceded him had gone. The Chancellor dwelt
upon the necessity for finance reform and re-
arrangement OF relations between the empire
and individual States to bring the empire into
harmony with the States. He announced an in
crease in the appropriation for the colonies, and
that Is the commerce of Germany must be ex-
tended thereby there would also be required an
increase in the number OF ships to protect Ger
Domestic legislation to assist the rural popu-
lation was also Intended for sssnredly. he said,
the OF ~ nyfsetyrns a ofea iedustpss
Prince Hoheniohe continued to expand the
ideas set forth by the Emperor in his speech
from the throne, concluding by calling atten-
tion to the necessity OF strengthening the COM
derniins the authority OF the state, and ex-
pressing hope that the Church and State au-
thorit!eS would cooperate In complete harmony
in this task.
The budget statement was then read.
DIR. Bachem. on behalf OF the Centre party,
said that the Cen.rists had often been engaged
in heated opposition to the first two Chancel-
iors upon the more material questions and
Mcud % contine to tine ish same srrgsnc ggGllSy
however, in view OF the mutability Of certain
human resolutions and the latter-day insta-
bility Of ministerial places; ,.,-
Herr Richter denounced the Governments
dscredit upon the so-called organic finance re-
The Liberals, he declared. would never assent
TO anything which impaired the right OF the
Reichstag TO grant n budget annually. He re-
ferred to the fall of Chancellor Caprivi as mex
plicable. A newspaper article had alleged the
Immediate cause. and its publication would pos
sibly lead to n change of editors: but why, he
asked, the Chancellor 2 Could Dr.von Boetticher.
Minister Of the Interior. who countersigned Gen.
Caprvis discharge. replyt Perhaps as Min
lister responsible to the Reichstag he would ex-
plain. (Applause and laughter.l
In regard to DIR. Won Lusands's private role In
the matter of designations, Herr Richter asked
Chancellor Hohenlohe to prevent in future the
Chief of the Civil Cabinet from playing the part
of bringing the silk cord to the various Minis
tere. lLaughter.l
Herr Richter expressed hope that no Prusslan
Premier would ever 40 far forget himself as to
make the proposals OF his Cabinet capable of
realization only by a ccup d'etat High treason
and revolution from above, he said, would pro-
woke revolution below.
DIR. Won Bostiichcr,, replying to Richter. de-
clined To dlvulgc the Emperor's reasons for ac-
cepting Chancellor Caprivi's resignation. He
repelled the insinuatiOn that any Minister.
sworn To support the Constitution, was capable
OF meditating revolution.
Count PosAdowsky. Secretary OF the Imperial
Treasury, cnlled attention to q charge made by
Herr Richter in his paper that the Government
had made artificial budget showing deficit,
while there was really q surplus This charge
he emphatically denied. lie admitted that a
surplus existed but this was due, he said. TO the
unexpectedly large revenue realized from the
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