New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
TO EMPIRE, NOT PEOPLE
INSCRIPTION ON THE NEW REICHsTAG
BUILDING CHANGED.

10 WITH IT-RETrRN OF THE JEsUTTs-THE
ANrIsocIAIIsT BILL. IN COMMITTEE
AGRARrANs INDIGNANT-EMPERoR
WILLIAMS NAVAL SCHEME.
Berlin. Jan. 19.-The Reichstag Building Com
mission decided to-day to engrave In the blank
space the main entrance the words ITO the
German Empire" The original purpose was to
make the inscription To the German People"
but it was thwarted by some official power. al
though the Emperor denies that he had anything
TO do with II.
Now that both Landtag and Relchstag are sit
ting political affairs ought to be complicated and
interesting. They are. however exceptionally dull
Since the Anti-Socalst bill was sent to the COM
mtee the only interesting subject Of debate has
been the Clerical motion for the return of the
Jesults. In support Of which the Centre brought
up all available forces. The Conservatives and
National Liberals. who opposed the motion, mus
tered unusual strength. Although the motion was
passed by only small majority, the Government
will be obliged TO get the Federal Councils APP
proval OF It this time. Should the motion be re-
jccted again. the whole Government programme
would be impered. Despite DR.. Lieber's declar
alton for his party that the Governments attl-
,ude toward the Jesuit motion would not affect
every one admits that the loss Of the one would
mean the hopeless defeat OF the other.
The committee in charge Of the Antl-socialist
bill has had some lively sittngs. but the details
meagre. for press reporters are excluded and
the members are rather reticent. The committee
appointed to consider the atension Of the Pres-
dents disciplinary authority has not shown the
desired docility. Il will not respond 10 the Gov
ernments demand for such penary powers as
will curb the license OF speech and provide for the
special punishment ~ Deputies showing disre-
spec; Of the Emperor and his family The "Nord-
dcutschc Allgcmeinc Zeitung" which has not Yet
lost its wire to the Wilhelm-sirassc gave warning
last evening that Il the Rechstag should deliber
a;cly ignore the Governments demands. the
Government might withdraw its present repre-
sentaiives from the House and be represented
there only by commissioners. The editor re-
Trained from explaining how this plan would Be
carried out whether by Ministerial commission
appointed FOR the purpose by Department OIL
Gals. He also ignored the possibility Of the
Reichsiag's resen;lng the change and retaliatng
with equally undigninei measures. Herr Won
Levetzows suggestion that the number of Depu-
ties required for n quorum he reduced Is APP
proved by the committee. The increasing number
~ empty benches this week has given ample
proof OF the need OF such a change. Herr Won
Levc,zow also demands the power to exclude Of
Tending Deputies temporarily from the sittings
and 10 have recorded in the minutes the names Of
all abscntng Themselves without leave. These
two proposals are opposed vigorously and may
never get outside the committee-room.
The most notable feature Of I.andtag politics
50 far has been the Dependency Of the Agrarian
Conservatives. In View u their reconciliation
with the Crown the great Prussian landowners
came 10 Berlin with high hopes II Government
favprs The failure Of the Government 10 pro-
pose radical legislation in their favor was
grrvous disappointment They show their cha
grin although FAR from renewing the war on the
Government The Hohcnlohe regime was eN-
pected fully to lay out ultra-C Conservative
programme outside the agricultural field. The
Conservatives hoped FOR "a measure faNoring the
rural nobility IN the sphere OF education. ana
fiattered themselves that the Zedtz school bill.
which once upset the Prusslan cabinet "ouid
be- revived They have been disappointed IN
this IA In their hopes OF economic faVoIs. IN
stead Of bills they have got only some sweet
words In the Speech from the Throne about the
Kings solicitude for his farming subjects, ana
his anxiety to see them again prosperous ana
contcntcl. In their indignation the AGraiians
threatened the Ministers with n general chal-
lenge OF their policy. The thicat was n"tIS
meant In earnest. but II moved Prince Won no.
henloh. t. tell the Upper House that the Gov
eminent was seeking remedies for me aBrlcu'-
tural distress ana to ask the hlrtlpelS NOV so
snare their advice In private conversation ne
went To the length Of promising u c'hslucr N'u''t
Kanitz's bill for Government monopoly OF the
grain trade This bill was ridiculed py SNrnS
BODY except some fifty Conservatives ana was
treated as a huge joke. In View OF the tact that
It proposed to raise grain prices inordlha'eiy py
State decree.
The utilization Of Social Democrats and Anu
Semtes was shown this week at an Nh.,-or'i'.'"
mass-mccting In which the blatant jeWDaltrt:
Deputv Boeclel. denounced the Anti-Sociallst pilI
as "A capitalistic outrage upon inc "peI t, ~
the people. The bourgeoise, ne 1t t ,heir offort
trampe the people under foot ana IN ,heii clloI,
recognized no popular right. lie was cneeieu
enthusiastically when he PROPOSED ie'oa ,,i
against the bill ana me reso'"''" was
without a dissenting voice
r,hree AntI-Semitic journals have been merged
,,,,n ono IN he edited by ex-Rector Ahlwdrdt re-
Gently Of the Pl0tzensee Prisoh ana r"S'oi
Becker.
rrus,worthv reports on the Bourse indicate
thai the Government has decided 10 CONVEX s.e
A nor com Imperial and Prussian STOCKS ihto
3Iss thus saving enough u cover inc '''N'' ."
the budgets.
The Admlraltys explanation Of Emperor VIII
iam's naval schemes is given by me id -
Marine Correspondent me r'lnp e.oi, f,,v |
advocate only an increase OF eApenui ,.,
y,,hin tho limits of the law OF lSss- ~ Inc stac
ment ignores the future naval deVeiup,i. wv
shadowed I'm the Emperors recent lecture
Tho perl,n house Of Bleichroeder. consisting or
r,,i"s Schwalbach Hans and George blelcn- |
1870 has made a partnership arrangement with
Iadenburg. Thalmann Co. bankers o III 900 cse"-
York. Their investment Is given as si'0oO'V0O'
Dispatches from St Petersburg say ay,, ' hs cee.
coronation of the Imperial coupe VIII NC N'
brated I'm Moscow in june 1870
NJ, ro,ora Jackson OF Chicago. who has |
s,,,d,ad tho violin under Joachim. VIII make her |
d., an,earance here in the Spohr concerts
nm THE DIG D'oRLEANS GET INTO FRANCE?
,.,,or Ian 1e-It is reported that the Due |