Show Prussian Taxes Berlin 4In the lower house of the Prussian Debt today debate was continued con-tinued on the first reading of the bill providing for the disposal of moneys I accruing to Prussia from the surplus imnerie1 rvenne doe tn now irNt taxes Her Richter vehemently attacked Prince Bismarcks custom policy the failure of which bo said the chancellor > ncelor was trying to cover by empty promises Official reports respecting the improved condition of commerce and industry were fabrications Tho decadence of trade was solely owing t Bi marck policy The rise on the price of food and duties on corn petroleum etc caused the present ditress which the bill was Dot calculated to alleviate Bismarck said the bill would have t be passed by aid passe of a supplementary session of the Diet The object of the bill was to protect German agriculture from Ibo aSsets of bad harvests His orinctole eect wa t equalize the rate of indirect taxation which was too loW ho only desired to < retain the income tax and hand over other taxes t districts and communes He said tobacco must bring in more revenue than hitherto We must have larger resources and considers tobacco the most suitable means of obtaining thpm Parliamentary conflicts will not make me swerve from my principles and I shall not retire until the > retre unt emperor command me t do so Bismarks remarks re-marks on tobacco were generally interpreted ply inter-preted a hinting at government mono |