Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-29
People Gather Expecting Sensational
Sequel 70 Defiance Of Osar
ROUTINE BUSINESS OCCUPIES THE HOUSE
Most Of Day Spent in Debating Personal
Liberty Bill.
COUNT MTTE AND WIFE GO ABROAD
Former Premier VIII Make an EK-
tended stay I'm Germany and
BeIgium-Takes Pessimtstic
View of situation.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 2s-There was
no direct echo at today's session OF the
lower house Of Parliament of the decisive
struggle which opened last Saturday, but In
anticipation of q sensational sequel aNcrowd
Of considerable size gathered outside of
Tauride palace There was much excite
n1ent in the corridors before the house met
An oficer Identified as a colonel on the the
general staff created a stir by openly de-
claring in the presence Of q score of peasant
members that the time had come when the
army should support not the emperor. but
Parliament, which represented the win Of
the people.
At the opening OF the session some amuse-
ment was caused by the reading OF COM
munication from the minister OF the interior
asking for a credit of S24,5OO for the recon-
struction Of the orangerie and laundry Of
Dorphat university
Another communication transmitted was
project 10 grant general authority to open
private schools.
A member from Poltava proposed that
the House interpellate the minister of the
interior to ascertain why the teachers ar
rested four months ago had not been tried
or confronted with the charges brought
against them.
Committee TO Investigate.
A petition signed by seventy-eight MEM
bers proposed the appointment Of a parllR-
mentary committee to investigate the abuse
Of power of the present administration.
The debate on the personal liberty bill
was then resumed. The feature was a
speech made by NJ. Chetchegiovitof. min
lister OF Justice, in an exceedingly liberal
tone, pointing out the needs for supple
menting the proposed laws, which he in
dorsed with the bills, providing for the
reorganization OF court procedure and 9TH
ers 20 enable officials guilty of abuse OF
power to be prosecuted civilly and crimi-
naily.
The minister's speech created much COM
ment. especially as the government dis.
tinctly repudiated all responsibility for the
minister's conciliatory remarks on Satur-
day, and in view OF the fact that it wal
rumored that he would be dismissed.
The outcome OF the minister's concilia-
tory remarks was TO show how great is the
gulf between Parliament and the ministry
the speakers who followed him scorning hii
advances and declaring amid applause tina
Parliament wanted instead Of the respon
ability OF the judges the responsibility o.
the ministry.
The personal liberty bill was then re
ferred to a committee.
Count Witte Goes Abroad.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 2s.-Count witt
and his wife have gone abroad. After
visit to their daughter at Brussels they in
tend TO take, the baths in Germany. Tn
count spoke in exceedingly pessimisti
vein to friends before he left St. Peters
burg.
Assassination In Odessa.
ODESSA, May 2s.-An agent of the secre
police was shot dead in the main stree
here today. The assassin escaped. Their
is Increasing public apprehension q re
suit OF the activity of the terrorists. tn
purpose OF whose campaign is believe
TO be to compel the granting of amnesty
The strike in the harbor continues. Seven
teen Russian steamers are unable TO depar