New-York tribune., 1905-11-14
WITrE'S CABINET MEETS.
EXTENSION OF B4LLOT.
po,t of Council To Be Made Electric
Relief for Peasants.

- ro..-sn,rg Nov. 1s.-The second session
co,,n, Whites new Cabinet was held this
ss.ernoon. One of the questions under consid-
--.,,on was the project for placing the Council
:. ,n. Empire the upper house of the National
xenhIv 10 a certain extent on an elective
"a; which Count Witte insisted on before ac-
-.s-.- the Premiership. and which was one of
- ,rincipal causes of the long delay in Issuing
,.,nerial manifesto of October 80
7,a nroiect as elaborated. provides for the
-...,4ation of landowners, Orthodox. nom
.orsorrnist and non-Christian clergy and pourse
na;ttees Ten representatives each are to
Re chosen for five years by owners OF over a'ooo
&c the Orthodox and the nonconformist
.,a-zx, end six by the bourse committees The
o..rsher 70 be chosen by the non-Christian clergy
has not yet been decided
Tb,,s about one-quarter of the membership OK
[-o,,n., of the Empire, which has hitherto
80, entirely appointive. Will be chosen on an
It, bosjs The Orthodox clergy Will be
named by the Holy Synod.
,-.. r-o,nciJ of the Empire this afternoon de-
,soa ~ remit a portion of the land payments
=. ,ext wear by the peasants in the provinces
sso+ed bv the famine The peasants, since
..o,r euancipation in 1861. have been paying
,,s,alnents on lands allotted to them. Inc
,-ou,ciI also decided to remit the payments Tor
1oss due on land held by peasants killed IN Inc
,-ar The amount remitted totals Sl5ooo'Vo.
Dsoujetine reports OF the progress Of the
oq,s-tan disorders were received tonight. Ihe
military authorities are rushing troops ana ma
p,n e,,ns 10 the affected areas. Inhabitants of
Ksrsk and Tugansk organizing for the pro-
.o,.,o,, of their towns The village of Balanda,
=. .ba government of Saratof, has been fired by
peasants
AZ the next step in their programme, the
Social Democrats have decided to attempt the
enforcement of an eight-hour day in all the fac
tories of ST. Petersburg The workmen IN a
number of big factories have already resolved to
work only eight hours for their present pay and
IN cease work entirely If the employers attempt
- anforce the old scale. Among the Socialist
leaders is Vera Zassulich. who taking ad-
vantage of the proclamation of amnesty. has
returned to Russia.
Count John ToIstoy. who resigned head of
The Academy Of Fine Arts, owing to General
rTrepoffs repressive policy, was appointed Min
lister of Education to-day.
Emperor Nicholas will resume his residence
M Tsarskoe- e-Selo November 16.
For the purpose Of restoring order and public
security I'm the provinces chiefly affected by
ngrarian disorders. 1t has been decided to send
10 the provinces of Saratoff Chernigoff and
Tamboff aides de camp of the Emperor with al
NEST dictatorial power. They will not only have
The right to report directly to the Emperor, but
also to suparsede all local officials and take
complete control Of affairs The instructions to
the aids give them direction Of all troops and
police in these provinces. subordinate to them
ali organs OF government except the judiciary,
direct them to discharge officials at their dis
cretion TO arrest all persons considered dam
g>rous to public security, to close all spirit
shops TO suspend newspapers and other publi-
cations and to take other measures necessary
for public safety.