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Show The Rcith9tac-Birlt- Berlin, 17. The reicbstag, after a four hours' debate, voted the first rradiojr of the bill empowering the emperor to decree laws for Alsace and Lorraine, after they have passed the federal council and the Alsace and Lorraine committee, but without uro-vious uro-vious assent of tbe rcichstug. ihe chief sneakers wero Alsatians and Lothringians, of whom the so-called protest deputies otipoicd the bill, whereas the Autonomists supported it :is ft measure of conciliation and practical policy, making at the same time an important declaration, naoielv, "Wo are neither a government govern-ment party nur systematic oppositionists; opposition-ists; wo wish to move onward with the govcrumout so long as it pursues progrcasiveness." German newspapers continue to , comment on Bismarck's speeebes upon tho organization oi iuipoi. ministers. The Hanoverian Courier a national liberal paper, influenced by BenniKsen, president of the Prussian Prus-sian Diet, has a specially interesting article, which concludes us follows: "Wo openly profess that the real obstaclo to a belter organization of the imperial government is tho chancellor's chancel-lor's porsoual behavior and autocratic nature." A correspondent remarks that- uevur beforo would national liberal papers have dared to publish anything like this. |