The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-10
BITS FROM BERLIN.
GOSSIP ANENT THE ASSEMB.
LING OF THE UNTERHAUS.
Kneebs' Hearing Has Been Fixed
For February Next-Empress
Frederick Receives Ambassador
and Mrs. Uhl.

Berlin, Jan. 9.-The reassembling OF
the Prussian unterhaus, after the
! Christmas recess, excited very little
| attention. The attendance of mem
| bers was small, and the sitting brief
Some surprise was expressed, however
that so few members were present in
view of the presentation of the budget
by DR.. MIGUEL, Prussian minister OF
! finance. The budget statement is re-
plete with interesting features. all COM
bining to show the existence of an eX-
ceptionally favorable condition of the
finances of Prussia and a steady adj
vancement of the prosperity of the
country. The debate on the question of
the first reading of the budget will
take place next week, and it is d fore
gone conclusion that the budget pro-
Posals will be accepted without amend
ment. The only adverse criticism to
them has come from the radical FreiS-
Sinig Zeitung. in an attack upon DR..
MIGUEL, charging him with making the
perSent suffer for the future. With the
exception of the Freissinig Zeitung, all
parties concur that DR.. Miquel'S pres
ent budget will greatly heighten his
reputation. Lively times are expected
in the reichStag imme 1iately after the
reaSSembling of that body next Tues
day, the matters to be considered by
that chamber being numerous and i'm
pOrtant. Among the measures which
will be submitted are the government s
demands for army credits which, be-
sides providing for the addition of a
large number Of quick-firing guns, con-
template the purchase of a railway
plant for the purpose of accelerating
the mobilization of troops, the extern
sion of the fort works at the kiel and
Holtenau ends of the North Sea and
Baltic canal, the construction of docks
and other additions and improvements
of military value. The sugar bounties
and currencV question Will also be
brought up, the former through the
joint action of France and Austria in
arranging for a European conference
on a basis which German producers
contend that it would be impossible for
Germany 10 accept, France desiring to
maintain a system of indirect bounty,
though asserting to the abolition of
the direct import premium. In regard
to the currency, it is given out by the
bimetallists that they intend to exert
pressure upon the chancellor, Prince
Hohenlohe, to the end of influencing
him TO seize the opportunity presented
by the mission of United States Senator
Wolcott of Colorado. who has arrived
in England, and will visit the continent
for the purpose of sounding the senti-
ment of Europe upon the silver ques-
ton. to arrange for a bimetallic con-
ference either with or without the par
ticipation of England. The election of
the executive committee of the stock
bourse which, in view of the operation
of the new bOurse law, was looked for
ward to with great interest. took place
on Wednesday as appointed, but the
result is not very promising. The
members of the produce exchange
simply ignore the election for members
of the executive committee of the
produce bourse. Not a voter made his
appearance, and there was conse-
quently no voting.
The appointment of Geheimrath
the public prosecutor of
Cologne as the chief of the bourse de-
partment in the Prussian ministry of
is taken as a warning to
the produce boursiers that the govern
nent intends to take vigorous action
n the enforcement of the law The
lgrarian newspapers are demanding
he dissolution of the free associations !
which have been formed in the various |
German commercial centres to take |
he places of the courses and further |
demand the prosecution of the produce |
brokers' who have transacted the deals |
lnder the rules of the free associa- |
ions upon the charge of illegal trad |
ng.
The emperor and Empress Frederick |
placed wreaths upon the tomb of the |
'mperorS grandmother, Empress /
augusta in the Mausoleum at Chariot
enburg on the anniversary of her |
leeth on Thursday
The German Protestant church in |
jerusalem, the tower of which was
by the emperor, is expected (
o be completed by the end of the pres
mt year. The edifice. the construc-
ion of which viii cost 100000 marks, I
vas originally planned by the eminent !
German architect, Professor Adler, in |