The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-14
VENEZUELA FORCEDTO
FACE ANOTHER FOE
TARIFF BILL ON
THIRD READING
CHANCELLOR Won BUELow
OPENS THE DISCUSSION DURING
WHICH THE SOCIALISTS HAVE
TO BE CALLED TO ORDER.

Berlin, December BIN the reichstag
today, Chancellor Won Buelow opened the
discussion of the third reading Of the
tariff bill, saying that the allied gov
ernments had agreed on the bill as it
passed its second reading, and also would
accept the abolition of the municipal oc-
trois, now that the date of its taking ef-
feet had been fixed for 1910. The govern
ment also had agreed that at future
date a pension fund be established for
widows and orphans from the proceeds of
the tariff revenue, and accepted the Her.
old motion, according to which animals
and meats will not have minimum duties,
and the duties on grains as charged from
the committees figures to those of the
government, except mailing barley. the
duty on which is raised from 70 cents to
81, and that other barley will be without
minimum duty.
When the chancellor proceeded to ex-
plain that the government in accepting
the increase of the minimum on malt
ing barley did not act inconsistently with
Its previous declarations, which merely
applied to barley in general, the social
lists laughed ironically whereupon the
chancellor begged to be heard, quietly
adding:
81 sat here on Thursday listening pa
tiently and behaving decently during
Herr Bebels long polemical speech. 1
shall thank you If you adopt similar at
titude when I shall speak"
As the socialists continued their laugh
ter Herr Won Ballestrom rang his bell
and asked the members of the house to
hear the chancellor quietly. The socialists
replied, jeeringly:
why, we're only laughing"
The chancellor then proceeded, saying
that the customs offices easily distin-
guished mailing from feed barley, and
closed with saying:
'The allied governments hope this high
house, through it's decisions on the third
reading of the bill, will bring about uni
son between the Bundesrath and the
Reichstag and thereby complete the great
work of tariff reform for the fatherland
while the governments original fig
ure on grain are restored, the committee
increases in other sections stand, includ-
ing heavy advances on animals and meats
above the governments figures. The
former tariff became a general tariff
which will be enforced, except where
commercial treaties may be made"
After Herr Richter and others had
on Chancellor Won Buelow who replied
praising the patriotic spirit of the ma
jority party, and admitting that he had
taken an active part in effecting a COM
promise on the tariff bill In the form OF
a practical basis for arranging efficient
commercial treaties.
Longest Sitting In History.
Berlin, December ID 3:45 a. m.-The
reichstag is still in session. The house
met at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, and
the present is the longest sitting in its
history.
Herr Antrick, socialist, finished at 1
o'clock this morning speech lasting
eight hours, which is the longest that has
ever been delivered in the reichstag. Herr
Antrick thus got even with the majority
parties, which recently forced a night
session in order to prevent the socialist
members from speaking at a number Of
mass meetings held in Berlin to protest
against the tariff bill.
The house is now engaged in taking the
eighteenth ballot on the tariff. The third
reading of the bill will be passed before
the reichstag adjourns.
ors ate the meals prepared or board the
captured steamers for the Venezuelan