, HUNGARY, 



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Dr. Bilinski. Minister of Finance, and Baron Glanx 



I Commerce for eiceeding their 



powers in the issuance of the decree aut homing the 



flfHfrUl use of the Ossoh language in Bohemia and 



v . . ..-,'. ,. .- ,..,> Dr. Wolf, lh -'- 



1 with the Clr-h Kp.it y Ib 

 challenge f t llndcm by m-ultmg ei.r 



rharartrrixing as blackguardism the aUtfW intro- 



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ushers. Although dueling i- n of the 



Austrian criminal law. the Emperor approved the 

 of the Premier, and refused to ai-cent his 



In the duel, which was fought the 

 next morning. Count Hadcm was wounded by a 

 bullet, which plowed its way along the 

 Ih of hid arm. The OppOSttkNI in the 

 TOted not tO elect the 4<l member- pn>- 

 bv the statutes frm the t'nterhaus to t he 

 Austrian IMegati . until they had settle,! their 

 difficultly with the (lovcrnment. There were five 

 motions for the Premier's impeachment U-forc the 

 -rath. The (iennan and Anti-Semitic inem- 

 .-.d that the ti.'vernment intended to pro- 

 rogue Parliament as soon as the Delegation- \\.-v 

 chosen, at, the remaining n by 



despotic mini-tenal edicts. The stormy and di-oi- 

 derly of the t'nterhaus coniinued. < >n 



Oct. 10 the sitting was suspended after a band of 

 deputies had surrounded the chair and assaulted 

 their presiding otlicer. The outrages of the (Jer- 

 man obstructionists finally forced Thomas Kat li- 

 the president of the'l'nterhaus, to resign on 

 Oct. 26. The budget for 1898, based on the new 

 system of taxation, made the total n venue 719,900,- 

 000 florins, which was 29,760,000 more than in the 

 preceding year. The expenditure was computed to 

 reach about 715.000,000 florins. The new ground 

 tax was expected to bring in 28,700,000 florins, as 

 compared with :tt. 700.000 florins in l*s7: the tar 

 on buildings, 31,100,000 instead of 38,300,000 florins. 

 Prom the new personal income tax a revenue of 

 15,600.000 florins was looked for, from the tax on 

 rsiiles 8.100,0110 florins, from the tax on sal 

 810,000 florins. In the supplementary budget 

 reckoned as permanent investment the sum of 

 000.000 florins was set down, to be raised by a 

 8f-per-cent, loan, and expended in discharging 

 debts incurred for extraordinary pi. i for 



domestic improvement- in general, chiefly in con- 

 structing new railroads and equipping the 'old ones. 

 The adoption of the budget and the renewal of the 

 A ust ro- Hungarian Aiupleicft were the only indis- 

 pensable acts required of the Reich srath. The 

 Government resorted to all-night sittings in the 

 hope of rendering t 1 BOH j-hy-i'-ally inca- 



pable of keeping up the obstruction. In the noc- 

 turnal sittings the scenes of turbulence and di-or- 

 der grew worse, and the debates degenerated into 

 an exchange of insulting epithet- and per-onal 

 abuse. Heir Lecker, on the Government side. 

 stretched out one speech for twelve continuous 

 hours. The Government, which is euiftowcred to 

 suspend the Const it tit ion temporarily by one of the 

 article* of that instrument, could carry on most of 

 the public busineas without the help of' t he Kcichs- 

 rath. but Count Badeni was reluctant to resort to 



Hungary. The Hungarian - consists 



of the Table of Magnates, in win. -h I'.* archdukes, 

 181 hereditary peers paying 3.000 florin- in direct 

 taxes. 41 dignitaries of .n and (ireek 



Churches, 11 representatives of the Protestant con- 

 fessions, 84 life ; state dignitaries, and 8 

 delegates of Croat ia-Sla von ia have seats, and the 

 Hou.se of Representatives, consisting of 41-'{ mem- 

 bers from Hungarian towns and rural districts and 



40 delegates of Croat ia-Sla vonia, elected for live 

 years by all male citi/cns j \\.-nly years of age who 

 pay a certain small house, land', or income i 

 : - - educational or pr, .fe>- imial |iiali!icat ions. 

 Fhere wer< leoton iii !>!''). bring 1 in 



habitant.*. ^lavoiiia ha- a provincial 



-late on local at: 



The Ihingarian Cabinet at t he be-mnini: of \^\>:. 

 first c<,nMituted on .Ian. 1 Mtained the f.,1- 



louing membt - nt of the Coiim-il. I 



Mr. I.adi- 



lausde Lukacs: Min 



at the Kin-'s Court. 1 



>aniiiel .l..-ika : Mini-ter ,,f the Ini' icrius 



de I'erc/el ; Minister of Kducatioii and Worship. 

 l>r. .luliii- de \\'la-sics; Mini-ter of Justice. |)r. 



iiider Krdely : Minister of Indu-t ry and ' 

 nierce. Han. n Kriie-t de Daniel; Mini-t', 

 culture. D. Ignalii. 



a and Slavonia. Kim-rich de' ,loxjpo\ jeli. 



riniiiires The budu'ct BStil Miake 



the total ordinary revenue lf'">. I'.'l .**! florin-. 

 the transit<.ry revenue 1 0,1 84,4 'J i florins; total from 

 all sources, 475,.'{-J;.: Hi.") florin*. <l the ordm;r 

 cei|.ts 307,582,::' are from the Mini-try of 



l-'inance, , fl..rins fn.m the Mini-try of 



Commerce. l',.i;t;s. :,;.-, florins from the Ministry of 

 i:'>4. 71? florins from the Mini-try 

 of the Interior, sm florins from the mini.-!! 

 lattm, 798,060 florins from the Mini-try <f Justice, 

 ::t;.is() florins from the Mini-try of Defense, 1,11,- 

 668 florins from the Mini-try of Kdu<-ati<.n and 

 Wor-hip. and .|.:M:.HHI florins'from -(ate debts. 



The total ordinary expenditure was estimated at 

 1 H. -':.". 1 s ! florins, transitory expenditure at * 



'rins the total of Investment* at in.n.M .;:,] 



florin-, and extraordinary common expenditure at 

 6,897,886 florins, making the total expendilun 

 238,07<i florin-. <>f the ordinary expenditures 

 }.;:,( i.(HM) florin- are for the civil li-t. TM.fiOO florins 

 for the Imperial Chance] M the 



Reichstag, 27,Wl.so:! florins for the contribution 

 to common expenditures, 26,4 16 florins for pen-ions 

 charged to the common account. v 1'Tins 



f<.r Hungarian p<-n-ion-. j florins for the 



national debt. i:{.r71.<isi florin- for debt- of guar- 

 anteed railroads that have been acquired |,y the 

 Government. 4!!>.0?s florins for guaranteed railroad 

 inter. <;i florins for the admini-t rat ion of 



Croatia, 148,548 florins for the ollice of th- 

 countant ( J en eral, 240,987 florins for the- adminis- 

 tration of courts of ju-tice. -140.KJO florins f..r the 

 dency of the Council. 70.HOS fl,rins for the 

 mini-try 'ml /<tfus, 43,078 florin- for the Mr 

 for Croat ia-Slavonia. 10.44 7.~><>1 florin- f..rthe Min- 

 istry of the Interior. 7").l!7.'. i ::i florin- for the Min- 

 i-try <.f Finance. ;i:',.r 14.1 W florin- for the Mini-try 

 of Coinmep . . 17.''.<i;,M'.' florin^ for the Mini-try of 

 ittun, r.M4i.r,"J florin- for the Mini-try of 

 Public Instruction and Worship. 1 .VX.' 1 ,. H'-J florins 

 for the Mini-try of Ju-tice. and lo.i:;i.;-js florins 

 for the Ministrv c.f Honved. 



The session of Parliament. A conflict arose 

 between the mini-try and the Opposition, Mid was 

 prolonged formany \\eeK-by mean- of ob-tructive 

 tactics similar to those practiced in the Au-trian 

 Keich-rath. The matter .- .,- a claii-e in a 



bill amending criminal procedure and trial by jury. 

 The bill provided that in future newspaper libel 

 cases should be tried before a judge alone without 

 a jury. This the Oppo-jtjon held to be an infringe- 

 ment on the liberty of the prass. The (Jovernment 

 refused to modify the bill, but temporarily with- 

 drew it on encountering determined obstruction, 

 and in its place brought in a bill for the extension 

 for one year of the sugar bounty system. Ti. 

 position", however, would not allow any progress to 



