New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-26
TURKEY.
THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE TO THE Bos-
MAN PARLIAMENT.

THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE TO THE BoS-
MAN PARLIAMENT.
BY way Of supplement to our recent note on
the opening OF the Bosnian Parliament, says The Fdt
Mall Gazette Of Jan IL, give the beginning OF the
speech for the throne pronounced on that occasion by
follows: May the Lord the OF the Worlds, for
ever sustain and keep the lfegivng shadow Of his Maj
the assembled members-seventeen Turks three Ortho'
dOx and three Catholic Christians and one Jewr9 s
lowed by long and awful pause. After awhile the
Pasha again took up the PARABLE and spoke %s
will be forgiven unto us IN this world and in the next
and three more Amens reso9haed ihrough te no1 tS
schools the barracks and the rest OF the improvements
due to his MaJesys Government, as stated in our pre-
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM IN sERvIA.
Tho Servans have OF late The Pau Nal Gazette OF
Ian IL been busy engaged in reforming their Constitu
ton. commission composed or 65 members represent
ing The various classes country among whom were
fine Ministers OF Justice aud the Interior appoint
ed for this purpose on the 2Oth OF Decem9er anu st III
commissions Firs-Whether any changes In the Consttu'
ton necessary and, II so, whether the te mas ar
rived for introducing them. sec0ndWhether the repre-
sentative assembly Of the country should consist OF two
Chambers or OF only one, hitherto Third
election as deputies Fourth-Whether the principle
Of ministerial responsibility should be adopted,
extension should be given the liberty of the press The
first question was decided in tho Affirmative after some
discussion in the course Of which OF the speakers
said our brothers Of Bulgaria and Bosnia would refuse
TO Join II had only slavery instead OF liberty "a
significant remark, which received with much ap-
pause AS regards the second question there was more
difference OF opinion. The only permanent representa-
tive body existing In seryia Is the Senate when
sists OF IL members for each OF the districts OF t1e
country The Skouptchna, or national assembly, Is only
convoked on extraordinary occasions and then only 10
ratify the measures OF the Government ana senate;
In the latter body is vested tho power OF
voting the budget aud Of legislation; 1t mas
often given much trouble to the Government by
opposition and most Of the revolutions Of serya have
been mainly due 20 its agency; Tho commission ultl,
mntey decided that there should be two chambers, n
Senate all the members OF which should be eligible ~
Government and Lower House. consisting OF deputies
elected by the people, the only qualifications for election
being good conduct aud minimum age Of rs years Inc
third question was settled IN the affirmative as regards
officials IN general but judges and police officials are not
10 DO admitted 10 tho House AS 10 ministerial RESPONSE
blty the commission decided that II twOthrds OF the
Lower House should support charge Of impeachment
against Minister he shOnd be brought 20 trial. On the
NTH question, that OF the liberty Of the press,
the commission declared In favor OF the adolf
ton OF tho censorship and Of cattonnenents, and
OF press Ofienses being tried by the ordinary
tribunals The result OF the deliberations OF the Com
mission ia regarded great triumph for the Omladna,
or young scryan" party which Is represented by the
present Government Tho old Seryan" party, headed
by NM Garaschauin. Mischa, aud Marnovitch has now
lost nearly all the influence itfOrmerly possessed