The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-04
THE WEEK IN GERMANY.
PROSPECTS FOR THE PASSAGE OF
NAVAL BILL POOR.
Agrariaus Demand Guarantees of
Protection Against American Com
petition as the Price of Their

Copyrighted. 1900 by The Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 2.--Most important mat
tiers were transacted during the week in
the reichstag before almost empty benches.
Fridays opening session saw precisely
twenty delegates in attendance. Herr
Eugene Richter, in the Freissiunige Zeitung,
holds that the fact that members of the
reichstag received no remuneration in any
form for their services is responsible for
this state OF affairs. Certainly in the
Prusslan and other German state diets,
where liberal compensation is paid, there
never Is such a scarcity of delegates. The
consequence was that Herr FIGHTER ana
other reichstagers repeatedly during the
week compelled the reichstag majority TO
do their bidding on threat of ascertaining
whether a quorum was present, quorum
in the reichstag meaning one-half OF the
delegates.
The foreign office budget being taken up.
A variety Of matters came under discussion,
even the query as to why the Prussian
government gave a Prussian decoration TO
a German OF Chicago However, Count Won
Buelow, the minister of foreign affairs.
made q good showing and got his salary
voted.
slim Chance for Naval BILL
The chances OF the naval bill have grown
conservatives and the agrarians are de-
manding compensation for their vote, the
former asking for the recall OF the Jesuts
and the latter demanding a meat law to
suit their convenience and guarantees from
the government that agrarian interests
viii not be neglected in the projected COM
mercial treaties.
There win evidently be hard pun 10
get the bill through, though there il every
indication that the popular sentiment
among the electors is rising for the naval
increase. one such indication was in the
reichstag byVe-electlon In the Ca,be-Asch-
crsleben district, when the national liberal
candidates. wrested seat formerly held
by the socialists, evidently under a strong
fleet issue.
Programme OF the Reichstng.
The programme fixed for the reichstag
is as follows:
Thursday is fixed Tor the second read
ing of the meat bill, then the currency
bill. and the final reading OF the Lex
Heinze. against which there is strong OPP
position by artists and writers Later
there win be the final reading Of the meat
bill and some other measures of impor-
lance, thus carrying the sessions TO the
Eastertide adjournment.
To carry the meat bill the right side
of the center will summon all its default
ing members during the coming week TO
the reichstag
The Pending Meat Bil.
The National zeitung. speaking about
the meat bill today, expresses the belief
that the government will not approve the
bill as now constituted and thus tie its
hands regarding the coming commercial
treaties. not only with the United States,
but also with Russia. Scandinavia, Hol-
land. etc II says;
"A general tarifr war would be the re-
th. Iaxs ali
pease the Unsuitable agrarians. The total
proportion of meat imports after the New
year OF 1904 would be tantaom3unt to
meat nsury."
Railroad system In Had shape.
The Prussian diet this week considered
the railroad budget. II was plainly shown
that the Prussian state railway system is
fearfully behind in comfort and the latest
improvements, all because OF fear OF d.
minishIng the annual surplus.
Herr Macco. National Liberal civil en-
gineer, demonstrated that even Russia
Austria Hungary and Bavaria were ahead
OF Prussia in this respect. The minister
of public works Herr Thielen would not
even promise passenger fare reduction al
though certain Prusslan fares are five
times higher than those charged IN Hun
gary for the same distance.
More Respect for the british.
The South African war continues 10
hold the attention OF the public here
While sympathy for the Beers continues
respect for the British has risen under
the latest successes. Lieut.. Gen. Becher
In the Lokal AnzelgeT today says the
weii-planned action ot Lord Roberts has
brought about a total change at the seat
of war. a change such "a a layman
would not have thought The writer con-
cludcs that the war for the Beers Is now
a hopeless struggle. for they lack that
which alone could have given their vic
tories a permanent value, that ia 20 say
the capacity Of fructryine victory by
pursuing the enemy 10 the point Of an-
initiation
WIN Nisit his Grandnothcr.
Prince Henry OF Prussia intends bay
Ink visit 70 his grandmother, Queen
with his family at Kreuznaeh and drink
The waters.
Prince Hoheniohe Very Feeble.
Persons who have had occasion
lately 60 converse with Prince HohenIohe
describe him as being extremely feeble.
even To The extent Of senility.
No .Copgrntuia tions sent
Vlcount Cough secretary ~ the British
embassy Informed the correspondent a.
the Associated Press that the elnha aSy
knew nothing about Emperor William
having sent congratulations 20 Queen
Victoria on the occasion Of the last Brit
ish success This Is eennrmea ia court
circles here
NEW TENEMENT BEIlpINGs.