New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-26
THE REICHSTAG'S WORK.
A SESSION FULL OF DEFEATS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT.

ALL PARTIES DISSATISFIED WITH THE RESULT
CHANCELLOR Won HOHENLOHEs DRIFTING
PoLICY-THE SOCIALIST LEADERS AT
TACK on BARON Won HAMMER
sTEIN-THE PETROLEUM TRADE.
Berlin May 25.-."We stand at the end OF
the session." said Baron Buol Berenberg.
President OF the Reichstag, yesterday. but the
session has not only been rich In effort. but also
in the work that has been achieved. The conflict
Of opinion has often been keen, but | have the
pleasant duty to affirm that many questions the
great majority Of the House has been full Of har-
mony"
The Opposition papers however have not lost
the occasion presented to them 10 compare the ut
terances Of the President OF the Rechstag with
the absolute facts The "Nossische Zeitlng. IN
an exhaustive article. enumerates the defeats Of
the Government throughout the session. including
the Anti-Socialist bill the tobacco tax measure
and other vital projects. and compares this at
tempt at legislation with that Of previous Gov
ernments. Concerning these measures the Eel
tung" says:
Even under Caprivi, there never has been a Min
istry that has proved feeble. nor has the po-
cellor Won Hohenlohe has allowed AFFAIRS 10 drf;
abroad. and in place OF trying TO create com
keeps the Government afoat. In fact. tho GOV
the Emperor had pronoH l himself in aVor o;
Count Kan;zs Corn Monopoly bill. the Ministers
0I LEGISLATIVE form but on the monetary qaes-
tions. in the matter OF reserve the Emperor main
dilatory attitude leading almost to an untenabie
position.
The "Kreuz Zeitung." the "Fre.ssinnlge lei
tung" and the National Zcitung" similarly voice
the general discomfort OF the parties. Nobody l.
satisfied. The Conservatives ana Agrarians be
fore the close Of the session & the Relchstag
yesterday had not expected 70 bs attacked By the
Government. Count Kanitz accused the Minis
tiers of doing nothing to relieve the agriculture!
distress and the result was that the Deputies
left Berlin empty handed being placed in the
position that when they met their constituents
they could only defend themselves by referring
to the paltry legislation which slightly affected
the sugar and spirit trades as the sum total Of
the results Of the session.
During the debate on the Spirit Taxation bill
Baron Won Hammerste!n Minister Of Agriculture.
and also Editor Of the "Kreuz Zeitung,' came
into collision with the Socialist leaders Singer
and Richter and the dispute came near ending
in challenge to mortal combat. Singer and
Richter accused Baron Won Hammerste.n OF having
misconducted the "Kreuz Zeitung." and asserted
that he had published articles designed to assist
speculation in spirits Baron Won Hammefstein
replied that these assertions gross and
atrocious calumnies II the slandeTers would
repeat their words he would properly resent
them Roth # his accusers were silent, and
Baron Won Hammerstein then declared that only
the protection Of the Reichstag prevented him
from proceeding against his assallants.
The action OF the Government In sanctiOnng
the formation Of the new Province Of the Domini-
cans at Dusseldorf is taken AZ an indication that
the Government has decided TO pay for the sup
port OF the Centrists The Pope has nominated
Father Trap for Master Of the Province Monas-
teres at Venice Dusseldorf and Berlin.
Another old and long-standng demand OF the
Centrists is that for the formation OF Artisan
Chambers measure which was about 10 be car
ried out by the last Chamber. Another bill on
this subject was drafted by the Home once and
will be submitted to the Reichstag at the autumn
session.
The competition of the STANDARD OIL Company
has inspired proposal for union Of the Rus
sian naphtha producers and In this interest re-
port has been published in detail and Is being
! considered BY the trade in London as matter Of
| securing the Russian petroleum trade which IL
| ever a matter of Increasing Importance In the
worlds markets.
The German Agrarbank which has been estab-
| lished for the advancement Of German nationality
| In the East, and especially in Russia owes It's
Initiative to the advice Of Prince Bismarck to the
| deputaton Of natives Of POsen which visited the
! ex-Chancellor last fall at VarZln 1t has capital
| of 10000 900 marks. Herr Stobbc, OF BrombeTg "A
member Of the Prussan Council Of state. Is the
governor Of the Institution. Three Of the largest
| spirit and malt manufa curing firms In Germany,
| the export and Iagcrhaus Gesellschat. the Norf-
| deufsche Spirtfabriken and julius Lachmann, all
| OF Hamburg have come 10 an understanding ana
| other These firms will begin to cooperate on
July l. The financial arrangements VIII be con-
| Quoted by a Dresden bank