The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-04
No Pay Allowed Members of
German ReichStag.
HARD TO GET A QUORUM
BUSINESS TRANSACTED TO
EMPTY BENCHES LAST WEEK.
Chances For Naval Bill Growing Less
Favorable-Fear Tariff War as
Result of the Passageso the Meat
Inspection Bill-Interest in South
African War.

/ Copyright, 1900. by the Associated Press.)
/ Berlin, March 3.-Most important
matters were transacted during the
week in the reichstag before almost
empty benches. Fridays opening ses-
/ sion saw precisely twenty delegates in
attendance Herr Eugene Richter, in
/ the Fressinige Zeitang, holds that the
/ fact that members Of the reichstag re-
/ ceiyed no remuneration in any form for
their services is responsible for this
state Of affairs. Certainly in the Prus-
sian and other German state diets,
where liberal compensation is paid,
there never is such a scarcity of dele
gates.
| The consequence was that Herr
Richter and other reichsta gers repeat
eddy during the week compelled the
reichstag majority TO do their bidding
on threat of ascertaining whether a
quorum was present, a quorum in the
reichstag meaning one-half of the dele
gates.
The foreign ONCE budget being taken
up, a variety of matters came under
discussion, even the query as to why
the Prussian government gave Prus-
cago. However, Count Won Buelow, the
minister of foreign affairs, made a
good showing and got his salary voted.
tt" chances of the naval bill have
grown rather worse lately Both the
centre, the conservatives and the agra
r1ans are demanding compensation for
their vote, the former asking for the
recall of the Jesuits and the latter de-
handing a meat law to suit their con-
Venience and guarantees from the gov
eminent that agrarian interests will not
be neglected in the projected CONNER
cial treaties.
VIII Be Hard Pull.
There will evidently be a hard pull
to get the bill through, though there is
every indication that the popular SEN
timent among the electors is rising for
the naval increase One such indica-
ton was in the reichstag election in
the Calbe-Aschersleben district. when
the national-liberal candidate wrested a
seat formerly held by the socialists.
evidently under a strong fleet issue.
The programme fixed for the reichstag
is as follows:
Thursday is fixed for the second
reading of the meat bill. then the cur
rency bill and the final reading Of the
Lex Heinze. against which there is
strong opposition by artists and writ
/ ers. Later there will be the final read
/ ing OF the meat bill and some other
/ measures Of less Importance. thus car
rylng the sessions to the Easter tide
adjournment. To carry the meat bill
/ the right side of the centre will sum-
mon all its defaulting members during
J the coming week to the reichstag.
The National Zeitung, speaking about
the meat bill TODAY, expresses the be-
/ lei That the government will not ap-
/ prove the bill as now constituted. and
/ thus tie its hands regarding the COM
I ing commercial treaties, not only with
/ the United States, but also with Rus
sla, Scandinavia. Holland, etc. 1t
says:
Tariff War Would Result.
"A general tariff war would be the
result If the bill became a law. all to
/ appease the Unsuitable agrarians. The
! total proportion of meat imports after
/ the new year Of 1904 would be tanta-
mount to meat usury."
( The Prussian diet this week consid
cred the railroad budget. II was piain-
F ly shown that the Prussian state rail
3 way system Is fearfully behind in com
tort ana the latest improvements. all
: because OF FEAR Of diminishing the an
] o, a
liberal civil engineer, demonstrated
that even Russia, Austria-Hungar ~
ana Bavaria were ahead of Prussia in
this respect. The minister of public
/ works, Herr Thielen, would not even
+ promise passenger fare reduction. al
Inough certain Prussian fares are five
ll1nes higher than those charged in
Hungary for the same distance.
The South African war continues to
hold the attention Of the public here
/ While sympathy for the Beers con-
/ tIfues' respect for the British has risen
under their latest successes.
Change in Situation.
Lieutenant General Becher. in the
! Lokal Anzeiger today, says the well
/ planned action of Lord Roberts has
( Drought about a total change at the
seat Of war, a change such as a Law
man would not have thought. The
writer concludes that the war for the
DoeIS Is now hopeless struggle. for
tney lack that which alone could have
gwen thelr victories a permanent value
tnat IS 10 say, the capacity of STRENGTH
ening victory by pursuing the aner17, 70 70
the point of humiliation.
J Prince Henry Of Prussia inte1de M
ing visit TO his grandmother. Oi1een
victoria, IN England, but before So 40
ing he will stay with his family az
hreuznach and drink the waters
] PERSONS who have had occasion late
| ~ 10 converse with Prince Hohenloba
describe him as being extremely feebia
even to the extent of senility.
Elscount Cough, secretary of the
brltlsh embassy, informed the CORE
! spondent of the Associated preSs a..
/ the embassy knew nothing abo,,+ &c
peror William having sent conEro tIIia
ions to Queen Victoria on the occs-
| sion of the last British snrcess NJ