Show Bits From Uerlln BERLIN March Emperor William yesterday received Herr Wedel Piedorff president of the Reichstag In the conversation con-versation which took place the Emperor Em-peror said he was reluctantly compelled com-pelled to dissolve the late Reichstag because be-cause of the superiority of Germanys neighbors over her in military matters the opp6sition majority refilled to SANCTION THE MILITARY BILL to the necessary extent and the reasonable rea-sonable hope that the Septennate term would have been adopted after the example given by France proved fallacious It was more gratifying now to cherish the hope that the large majority ma-jority in the new Reichstag would accent ac-cent the out at the putset Keiemng to the attitude of the Pope during the elections he said he had already al-ready been convinced of the Pacific disposition of his holiness holi-ness and that it was on this account ac-count that Germany had asked him to act as arbitrator in the dispute with Spain about the Caroline Islands In conclusion the Emperor expressed the hope that all ecclesiastical troubles between be-tween Prussia and the Vatican would soon be peacefully and completely settled set-tled IK THE REICHSTAG today the Septennate bill formally jagged its first reading Bismarck was present It will be taken up for its second reading tomorrow and a debate will ensue Herr Windthorst leader of the clerical cleri-cal party will then declare his intentions inten-tions in relation to the Septennate term The other party leaders have announced that they will vote as they did when the bill was defeated in the late Reichstag |