The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04
MAY NOT BE APPROVED.
Germany's Meat Bill WIN Prevent Pending
Commercial Treaties
GOVERNMENT COURTS NO TARIFF WAR
The Naval Bill Docs Not Appear TO
Have Plain sailing-Popular
Sentiment Favors II.

tcop--'shted, 1900. by Associated Press.)
Berlin. March s--,Most important mat
tiers were transacted during the week In
the reiohstsg, before almost empty benches.
Fridays opening session saw precisely
twenty delegates in attendance Herr Eu-
gene Richter, In the Frelssinnige Zcitung.
holds that the fact that members OF the
reichstag receive no remuneration in any
form for their services 10 responsible for
this state of affairs. Certainly in the
where liberal compensation Is paid there
never is such q scarcity OF delegates. The
consequence was that Herr Richter and
other reichstagers compelled the reichstag
majority to do their bidding on threat OF
ascertaining whether quorum was pres
ent. quorum In the reichstag meaning
one half OF the delegates. The foreign
office budget being taken up. variety OF
matters came under discussion, even the
query as to why the Prussian government
gave Prussian decoration to German
OF Chicago. However, Count Won BulQY,
the minister OF foreign affairs, made
good showing and got his salary voted.
The chances OF the naval bill have
grown. rather worse lately Both the cen
ter, the conservatives and the agrarians
are demanding compensation for their vote,
the former asking for the recalls or the
Jesuits and the latter demanding meat
law to suit their convenience and guaran-
tees from the government that agrarian
interests will not be neglected in the pro-
jeoted commercial treaties, There VIII
evidently be hard pull TO get the Dill
through, though there is every indication
that the popular sentiment among the
electors is rising for the naval increase.
One such indication was In the relchstas
bye election in the Elbe- Aschersleben dis
trict. where the Natal liberal candidate
wrested a seat formerly held by the SO
cialists. evidently under strong meet
issue.
The programme fixed for the reichstag
Is as follows: Thursday is fixed for the
second reading of the meat bill; then the
currency bill and the final reading OF the
Lex Him.. against which there is strong
,opposition by artists and writer's, Later
there will be the final reading of the meal
bill and some other measures OF less I'M
portance thus carrying the sessions 70
the Eastertide adjournment. To carry the
neat hill the right side of the center VIII
summon all It's defauting members during
the coming week TO the reichstag-
The National zeituag, speaking ABOUT
the meat bill today, expresses the hellei
that the government Will not approve tue
bill as now constituted aud thus tie us
hands regarding the coming commercial
treaties, not only with the United states,
hut also with Russia, Scandinavia Hol-
land, etc 1t says: "a general tariff war
will be the result II the bill becomes "A
law, all to appease the iusatiaole agra
rans The total proportion OF meat I'M
ports after the new year OF 1904 would re
tantamount to meat usury'
The Pr,rssian diet this week considered
the railroad budget. 1t was plainly
shown that the Prussian state railroad
system is fearfully behind IN comfort and
the latest improvements all because OF
fear OF diminishing the annual surplus.
Herr Maco. a 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 net even promise passenger rare
reduction, although certain Prusslan fares
nre Ave times higher than those charged
in Hungary for the same distance
Prince Henry intends paying visit
Of some length to his grandmother, Q'scen
Victoria In England. but before so doing
he will stay with his family at Kruzen-
auch and drink the waters
Persons who have had occasion lately
to converse with Prince Hohenlohe de-
scribe him as being extremely feeble, even
TO the extent Of senility.
/ Vlsconnt Cough, secretary OF the British
embassy, informed the correspondent Of
1 the Associated Press that the embassy
knew nothing about Emperor William
sending congratulations to Queen Victoria
| on the occasion Of the late British sue