New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
DEBATES IN THE REICHS1AG
RESTRICTION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE
GERMAN PRESS.
ryrp,ptxc NEW CUSTOMS TAEIFF-PRECAU-
TroNs AGAINST THE INDIAN PEsTiLENcE
PRINCE BISMARCK ANGERED
Ely THE EMPEROR.


PRINCE BISMARCK ANcERED
By THE EMPEROR.
Berlin Jan 2S.-This weeks proceedings II. ''o
Reichstag were marked By two or three ihcioeh's
which provoked somewhat spirited discussions anu
saved the sittings OF the Chamber from ""so'"
duIness The first OF these scenes was pro"sn'
ohou, nv Herr Munckel Richtere Radical. VINO
called attention TO the arrest CT the Editor Oh the
.Fraukfurt Gazette for refusing to reveal III"
name of tho writer OF an article puolis"eu III "
rapcr which the authorities cssaracteri]e' DIS "
act OF leze- majesty. and his subsequent reieas
the failure of the authorities 20 extract from MIN
,ha ,r,oruat,on desired In the course OF his re-
marks Herr Munckel demanded that editors Oh
newspapers be relieved from any obligation 10 us
close the identity Of the writer's OF arucies "pp :,
ing in their journals. whcreupon Dr. ochoc"''e''
Minister of Justice. declared that re'ea'on' o
the part Of editors Of the names OF contributors ol
articles upon demand Of the proper authorizes ""'
= ,oro, necessity No one but Government oniceIs'
he commended ought to he exempted from GIVING Ia
formation and only then when they were wv
bv their superiors in office TO observe sheho. -
hot though brief debate cnsued' ana INC 49,,
TaS and Sorias, journals violently protesths
aasinst the attitude assumed by Pr nd ,bs
and assailing the Government au' na the' w
fnages of the courts for their bad lau; ~ tho
II was a rather lively debate on tls nhich ELECTED
duties mposea mpS' Sy Count Posadowsky Weh9er
the Minister Of Imperial treasury. u, reaties Of
~ ra,ision M the German commercial -
ise Count Posadowsky said that the n re-
was preparing new customs 'naommerciai treaties.
Which would terminate In 1904 ana spohNe r - con- a.,
autonomous customs tari', Minister ns did not cspe
callv refer TO America. the mpress.on = The tariff
the Chamber was that h 'ns in view Contemplate
changes which will affect trade VIII" '"'
incident which envened the proCeeSnirss
was caused by DR.. Boetticher ar,lv took the
tary oil 70 TASK for their repeated decara'o ions
hat disease among cattle was penE ni,gn animals
rhnHgh here was some truth in these nronn.
he said il matter OF iact ma a,xcnsively from
nred animals but too often OF oca ,o a.
German farmers he hea, Some instead Of casting
their ewes continually abroad ana GasrE were neg
ordinary sanitary precamtio ohservng stricter vet
erinarv supervision over their own a'''" ~
they we're now doing
The conferences which have been he'u us VIZ 49,
peria Board Of Health upon the que ,o,,1
hnhonic plague which Is now raging win SUI" Co.
rn.,,,s in Rombay have led to the sendins VI w"
man health officers to Vienna ana i'o"o " ~.
,,rnoso NJ arranging preventive measures asalnS'
,ha ,,troduction Of the disease into Europe
prince Of Oldenburg the head OF the RUSSIAN " -,
"a, Ins,iute has visited Odessa iSr the po.p
ohservne the situation there In resaru u ~. ,r
sh,li,v ~ the introduction Of the plague
and ia about TO visit Berlin and Paris rs iTp
ha purpose Of consulting With med eTm n Imperial
authorities In those capitals ne 'hat all nersons
5 ~ IInalh has issued orders thaI an Pc he
a-rrine from India Persia ana I.ea .. IiarnburC
especially watched here an shoSd be the slightest sns
Oicion ~ their infection with the sariarv COM
Piclon u . member OF the Austrian SANITARY .he
II states that there Is great ua a.,sono ard OK
nar,Ie will make It's appearances az ,rade with in
Kisses The opinion that European s,onned al
p.s Eos, indian ports ought TO De s.opi
once and that In addition 10 "he Professor Pfcif-
s Dorts ought TO be cordoned froie9so,, drioo
@ " of DR. Koch. the eminent pa ~ ,be
cisi expresses his belief that spo,"1io not believe
p hat The disease will become epidemic Il e"e
va, sas,,res for it's prevention are TAKEN
IT.. "zrrurtt" asserts that Prince bismarch 10
na.,r enrared at the indignty put upon MS SUI
count Herbert Bismarck by the Emperor ui w.
as,o,, ~ the recent marriage OF the da"sn'ei %
>,,.,s,or Won Wedel to Lieutenant Bishiarch
, .,oh tho Kaiser would only consent 70 az a., ,hn
mon condition that Count ffelpei' me Wedding
LrriSogroom should not be present az w. ,ccord-
1s,sa Inc fact that he had been nVitTu ragards
uesP,e the ..Zukunft" the eX-Chanceol .,eh w.
i,s nc;dant As an insult to himself LOT WIN" "
e. ma he 10 assign any cause
Thu United States Ambassador, MI Oh anu "
mi attended the annual Ambassadors oi"'c' a.
he ROYAL Schloss on Thursday
The suicide Of Fritz Spahr. the American Ni
,st IN the Hotel Deutscher In Berlin on Nonuas
,s attributed by his friends here 10 MS unn"pp'
n.rr,aee He certainly did not XII ninns es veil
na a Of want Of money. with whlch TIC was "
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