Word: reichstag
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Berlin is not only the political centre but the brains of the whole country. Here resides the emperor. His power is much more restricted than that of the President of the United States. Corresponding to our two houses are the Bundesrath and the Reichstag, established in 1871. In their short life they have accomplished a great deal, viz.: they established a uniform duty so that all the states can enjoy equal privileges; they introduced a uniform monetary system, and reformed the department of justice. The army had a great deal to do with the rise of nationality. All are compelled...
...bodies empowered to form one did not do so. The revolutions in all the other states in 1848 caused the monarchs of these states to yield, and a parliament representing the people was formed. In this the present German constitution received its inception. After the Austrian war the Reichstag was established. This body is elected by the people and represents them, while the Bundesrath represents the governments of the different states. The Reichstag is a single chamber, and its main function is to discuss and sanction. The Bundesrath can veto any legislation of the Reichstag, and its vetoes are incontestable...
DEUTSCHER VEREIN. - There will be a public meeting of the society this evening at 7.30 o'clock in Sever 11. Dr. Francke will speak on "Bismarck und der deutsche Reichstag...
...other. For instance in France direct personal suffrage involved the country in a ruinous revolution. In England no one claims that by a system of limited suffrage the political freedom of the people is in any degree curtailed. Moreover in Germany no salaries are paid the members of the Reichstag, which is the body directly representative of the interests of the common people. This is, of course, conducive to a purity of politics which in this country is unknown. The advocates of direct personal suffrage claim that the introduction of that system into Germany would be better for the country...
...defeat of Bismarck's budget in the Reichstag is not considered as decisive...