Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-04
GERMAN RElCHsTAG
Important Matters Transacted Be-
fore Almost Empty Benches
Chances of tho Naval Bill Have Grown
Rather Worse The West nill-prnsslan
Street Railway system Lacking In Com
fort What the Beers Lack.

copyright, 1900. The Associated Press
Berlin. March 3.-NIost important
matters were transacted during the
week in the Reichstag before almost
empty benches.
The Foreign Office budget being taken
up. a variety of matters came under
discussion. even the query as TO why
the Prussian Government gave Prus
sian decoration to German of Chica-
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However Count Buelow, the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs. made good show
ing and got his salary voted.
THE NAVAL BILL.
The chances of the Naval bill have
grown rather worse lately. Both the
Centre. the Conservatives and the
ASraflanS are demanding compcnsa-
tions for their work. the former asking
ioi' the recall OF the Jesuits, and the
latter demanding Il meat law TO suit
.heil convenience. and guarantees from
the Government that Agrarian interests
VIII not be neglected in the projected
commercial treaties. There will evil
IDENTIFY be hard pull TO get the bill
through, though there is every intiica-
ton that the popular sentiment among
the electors is rising for the naval in
crease.
The National Zeitung. speaking about
the meat bill to-day Expressed the be-
lief that the Government will not ap-
prove the bill as now constituted, and
thus tie its hands regarding the com
ing commercial treaties, not only with
the United States, but also with Rus
sia, scandinavia, Holland, etc. 1t says:
~ general tariff war would he the
result If the bin became law. all to an
peasc the Unsuitable AErarians The
total proportion of meat imports after
the new year of 1901 would be tanta-
mount to meat usury."
PRUSSIAN RAILWAY SYSTEM.
The Prussian Diet this week consld-
cred the railroad budget. 1t was plainly
shown that the Prussian street railway.
system Is fearfully behind in comfort
and the latest improvements, all be-
cause of fear of diminishing the annual
surplus
SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
The South African war continues to
mold the attention of the public here
While sympathy for the Beers con-
tinues, respect FOR the British has risen
under their latest successes
Acknowledgement Bcchcr I'm the
LoSal Anzeiger to-day, concludes that
the war for the Beers is now hopeless
struggle, for they lack that which alone
could have given their victories Il per-
nanent victory by pursuing the enemy
to the point of humiliation.
PRINCE HENRY'S MOVEMENTS.
Prince Henry of Prussia intends pay
ing visit of some length to his grand
mother Queen Victoria, in England. but
before so doing he will stay with his
family at kreuznach 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 senlity. y
EMPEROR'S CONGRATULATIONS
Vlscount Cough, secretary OF the
British Embassy, informed the cor
RESPONDENT OF the Associated Press that
the embassy knew nothing about EN-
peror William having sent congratulu-
tons TO Queen Victoria on the occasion
OF the latest British successes. This Is
confirmed In court circles here.