New-York tribune., 1905-11-08
THE RUSSIAN FRANCHISE.
". WHITES CABINET.
Nation Quoting Dozen to Gamer
Consideration of Nep Government.

St Petersburg. Nov. The project ior d
sweeping extension the suffrage in elections 10
the National Assembly, promised by the Ell
peror, was published to-day. After the first days
of confusion and doubt following the manifesto
giving constitution to Russia and nominating
NJ wftte Premier. the latter's new government
appears to be getting fairly under way
The Cabinet with which NJ Witte Will unoeT-
take the task of guiding the nation ana cneoAe
the radical elements is now beginning 10 'ahe
form The names of the two Shipoffs, one OF
them Ivan, having been Whites assistant III INC
Ministry of Finance and his associate al roi %
mouth. and the other Dmitri, who was presl-
dent of the first zemstvo congress. were 'o-heh'
i-authoritatively announced as his seiecliohs
Cor Minister of Finance and Controller General.
NJ Nenechaied president of the Southeastern
Railroad is now on his way to st. Petersburg 10
consider the tender Of the portfolio OF ways
and Communications. With the nomination VI
Prince Alexis obolensky as Procurator General
Of the Holy Synod this fills four Of the eisnt
posts at NJ Whites disposition
Prince urusoff. until recently Governor OF
Tver. may be called a Cabinet position yet
undetermined For the two portfolios of Educa-
ton and Justice Count witte has failed 10 op-
tain the men he originally desired Ihouen
r,-nitri Shipoff is no longer in sympathy Win
the zemstyo naiority, which in the intervaA OF
the first and second congress progressed SO ial
bevond his Pan-Slavist ideas that he falied u
obtain election a member Of the boreau' he
viii bring TO the support of the new CABINET
strong faction of conservative zernstVoists WIN
are also followers of Pan-Savism. Dmitrl ohi-
pofr I. a man OF conservative ideas. VINO like
the late Prince Troubetskoy, dared to make
stand against the sweeping current which Car
r1ed away most of the zemstvoists.
The selection of NJ. Nemechaieff Is apparent
cYic m OF
Ia. had long experience in railroad adminis'ra
ZION and as shown by the recommendation Oh
the railroad delegation. has the sympathy ol
the workmen. The former MINISTER'S except
four. who are not subject to the jurisdiction Oh
the Premier are slated for dismissal M "ltte
is not submitting much Of his new programme
TO the old Committee OF Ministers, ana 'he
nroiect for the extension Of the suffrage al
,boneb announced and approved by the Com
-nttee of Ministers, was drafted unoer NJ
Whites direction, otter consultation with
,u,,ber of liberals including Professor Kus-
r,,nkarayief who resigned his chair at the
Academy. of Military Law, on account OF MS
liberal opinions and N. Lazareffsky, one OF the
editors of the Liberal legal weekly, PraNo-
The new measure grants representation 10
the workmen the same basis as peasants
one representative for each 250000. and extends
The suffrage to the great class OF '1ntellectuais
possessing college degrees, VINO nave peeh TIC
heart and soul of the reform movement voters
will also under the regulations, include
tenants paying an annual rent of s24o, petty
traders except the lowest class. holders OF
high school diplomas and officials of St Peters
hurr and Moscow with salaries of not less than
$500. officials elsewhere with salaries not less
than $3.50 Will also be allowed to vote, as VIII
persons owning real estate valued at $3.50 and
inward in towns below $4,000 inhabitants, ana
$500 and upward in towns of over 2ooOo lnhapi-
fants The working classes Will nave twenty
five representatives In the National AsseiiDis'
an average of one to 250,G00 constituents Inc
total number of deputies to be elected to the
National Assembly is raised from JUo 10 oop
A revision of the electoral lists is to be under
taken Immediately. in order not to interfere
with the convocatfon of the National Assembly
at the end of January
The news from the provinces indicates the
diving down of the reign of riot and license 1oI-
lowing the PRONUNCIATION OF the Imperial mani
fesfo Normal conditions gradually return
ing The most interesting developments are In
Poland where Polish national movement has
bIossomed forth under favorable conditions. Ine
greatest manifestation has occurred in War
saw where the town is decorated with Polfsh
flags whose display heretofore has been treated
25oeo0 persons organized. paraded the
streets and listened to speeches delivered by
Henryk Senkiewicz. the author and other
prornjnent Poles In the evening the Polish
canitaI was illuminated The demonstration
passed off without interference or disorder. al
though in the Jewish quarter, where anti-Jew-
fab attacks were feared, seven persons suspect
ed of being provocatory agents of the police
service, killed by the enrased popuiace