New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
CIVIL CODE BILL IN SHAPE.
CONCESSIONS MADE BY ALL PARTIES IN
THE REICHSTAG.
A MOVE FOR BIMETALLIsM-THE KAISER SAID
TO BE DEEP IN FrNANcE-AN INTEREST
ING MEDAL. IN MUNICH"WE ARE


ING MEDAL IN MUNIcH-"wE ARE
ALLIES BUT NOT vASsAIS."
per,in June 21-Throughout the week the Reichs-
tag has made good progress In Its consideration VI
the Governments Civil Code bill, and the measure
which passed It's second reading this afternoon II
nov, certain TO pass all of the stages necessary TOT
~ become law before end of the present session.
The only debates that have attracted even partly
fuu house this week have been upon those c!auSeS
of the Civil Code bill relating TO civil marriage anu
the property rights of married women ana the tame
laws The bill proposes to make civil marriage com
| pulsory. and In opposing this provision Dr. Lieper
the leader of the Centrss expressed regret that the
Commission TO which the bill was referred mad not
treated marriage sacrament. to which the assent
of the civil authorities was unnecessary. O'heI
Centrist deputies as well General Won Room and
several other Conservatives, supported the view OF
| DR. Iieber holding that the civil marriage clause
was derogatory the office of the clergy herr Ne Ne
h, riding Imperal Minister of Justice. denied that n
| Government had any desire to place mere civil
marriage upon equal footing win resiSus J,h
| monv nor did they wish come INTO connlct Win
the churches: yet for many reasons. ne said 1t Was
desirable that the clause should be maintained Inc
The Cenfrsts afterward scored victory; however.
by succeeding having eliminated from the b t d
| vorce A motion offered by Herr Beoel' SociaIs1'
ertv WAS rejected. but another Socialist amendmen;
fixing twenty-one years as the limit OF age peyondd
which parental consent to marry was moi requreu
Prince Bismarck is of the opinion that the Cyil
Code ought have received more mature considera,
tion and protest against the buried manner N
Count Herbert Bismarck his eldest son. to leave the
House when the first vote upon the measure wa
and Count Herbert's demonstration In leaving the
| Chamber followed by ten conservative oepules'
| created momentary sensation
Prince Won Hohenlohe's Parliamentary dinner
| which was given by the Chancellor Tuesday even
! ing is sun being talked about as having peeh
sparsely attended in contrast 10 the ministerial uh-
| ners given during the period of Prince Bismarcks
| OCCUPANCY of the office of Imperial Chancellor, at
| which the fate of Parliamentary measures was
| wont to be decided The presence OF Dr. Stockef,
| ex-court chaplain. bearing very lightly his iaii
| from court and political party favor. was also
| noticed and commented upon. Another subjec: OF
| comment upon the occasion was the attendance OF
| Baron Riedel, Finance Minister Of the Kingdom Of
| bavaria who Is associated with project for the
~ nost remarkable in that the scheme has hitherto
| been strongly opposed by the Bavarian Government
ner expressed his satisfaction at the prospects OF
the passage of the CIVIL Code BILL and also at the
g gect Of things abroad The Chancellor however,
could net be drawn into any expression no OF 9p
negotiations on the part of Germany with France
o az an interna tona monctar; conference Never
teless reported in official circles that overtures
| man Ambassador TO Great Britain. TO induce Lord
Salisbury 10 send delegates to such convention
don small collection OF books on the subject Of the
currency which 1t is His Ma1estys purpose TO study
prevailing rgmors that the m n now
aitst an fr conference The DECISION Of the
International Commission on Agriculture, sitting
| In France requesting the French Government TO
convoke an international monetary conference, has
greatly strengthened the hopes Of the German BIZ
metalsts that the present negotiations 10 that end
| will be successful
The Emperor will start from KEEL on July on
board the Imperial yacht Hohenzolern upon a voy-
age In Northern Norway The yacht will be ac-
compan.ed by the German cruiser Gehon and the trip
viii last six weeks. KING Oscar If Sweden Norway
Will he attended by Count Philip Won Gutenberg.
German Ambassador to Austria and the Kaiser s
ali IL will be "A strictly private visit for the purpose
OF seeing his new yacht the Meteor race In the
Solent IN the nrst week OF August SHOULD ne e. to
| and return Potsdam on August u.
The Munich Particular.sts have issued a memorial
medal 10 perpetuate the speech delivered by Prince
Ludwig OF Bavaria upon the occasion OF his resent
ment of the address of the president of the banquet
gwen by the Deutsche Verein in Moscow to Prince
Henry OF Prussia and the German Princes. who
were attending the ceremonies of the coronation Of
the Car when ts rnre hGI we' 10
bears I'm relief tho words used by Prince Ludwig.
we are ailtes. but not yas.als The Kaiser has
| autograph letter 10 Prince Luitpold. Regent OF
| Bavaria
The United States Consuls and V.ce-Consuls In
Germany wfll hold business meeting at the United
| States Consulate in Berlin July 4. after which
they will attend the official reception which will be
scians and dentists in Berlin will celebrate the day
bv holding picnic at Grunau after attending Mr..
| THIS reception