The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-16
reply TO ENP'EROR's
Speech FROM THRONE
SUBMITTED TO LOWER RUSSIAN
HOUSE AND DIS
CUSSED.

Some of the Demands-GeneraI Am.
nesty and Abolition of the Death
Penalty-Suspension Of Martial Law
and All Exceptional Laws, Also Full
Civic Liberty and Abolition OF the
Council Of the Empire.
Sta Petersburg, May Is. - After a
whole afternoon spent in discussion Of
rules of order the lower house OF par
hament this evening began the debate
on the address in reply to the speech
from nnthe throne, adjoining at mid
night after speeches by M Roditcheff
and dozen orators of lesser calibre.
The discussion, which will be resumed
at IL o'clock tomorrow, showed that
the main attack on theh address will
be delivered from the left. The leaders
of parliament have more TO fear from
the radicals than from the conserva-
tives
The evenings debate was tame. TAe
only scene Of real enthusiasm was due
to a reference to the absence from the
address of a plank on the subject Of
NNAAA0AA AAeh5Ot W4AACn UIOQkuL llHlI
the members of the house to their feet
cheering Other radical members de-
mamnded paragraph asking for the
punishment Of officials guilty of ex-
cesses In past acts of repression ana
fuller and palmer statement of the de-
mand for constitutional order. Sew
eral conservative members essayed Ia
speak, but the house was in no mood
to listen then. Prince volkonsky,
leading Octoberist, refused to continue
his speech and left the rostrum with
bitter fling at denial of the eight Of free
speech.
Two features of the session developed
outside the regular debate. The first
was the adoption of rule relative to
the previous question, under which
fifty members may prevent the stop
page of a debate, opening the door to
effective flibustering by a determined
minority of one-tenth Of the member
ship Of the house. The other feature
was the appearance Of conservative
peasant group among the supporters Of
the government, "A peasant members
signing motion for postponement of
the debate. The meaning of the man
oeuvre was at first not comprehended
by the members OF the house, but when
In reading the list of supporters OF
| the motion the name of Yerogin, 4
government deputy. and organizer Of
the scheme to provide for peasant dep-
uties in lodging houses was reached
| low whistle Of surprise and comprehen-
sioE ran round the benches. Count
Heyden and other members Of the right
supported the motion, but 1t was over
whelmingly defeated.
The draft Of the address to the throne
in reply to the emperor's speech at the
| opening of parliament, was submitted
to the lower house Of parliament to-
day by the commission. 1t consists
practically of the follwing demands:
1-General amnesty.
| 2-The abolition of the death penalty.
3-The suspension Of Gnartial law and
all exceptional laws.
| 4-Full civil liberty
| 5-The abolition Of the council Of the
| emmpire,
6-The revision Of the fundamental
law
1.-THE establishment Of the RESPONSE
bility of ministers.
8-The right of Interpolation.
9-Forced appropriation Of hand.
1O-Guarantees of the rights of trades
unions
! The following is the text of the ad-
dress in reply to the speech from the
throne:
1T has pleased your majesty, in your
speech addressed to the peoples repre-
sentatives, to express your determines
ton to unshakably preserve the 1nsti-
tutions whereby the people have been
called on to exercise legislative power
in conjunction with their monarch. The
parliament regards the monarch,s For
NAL promise to the people as a sure
pledge of that consolidation and Of the
further development of order and leg
islation in accordance with a strictly
constitutional basis. The house will,
| for its part, make every effort to per-
feet the principle of popular represent
alton and to submit for your majesty s
assent bill relating to such represent
alton, basing 1t, In accordance with the
unanimously expressed will of the peo.
pie on universal suffrage.
"Your majesty's appeal for common
work for the good of the Fatherland
finds lively echo in the hearts of the
members of parliament, in the consti-
eNtion of which representa- atfves Of all
classes Of all natlonalities are united in
an ardent desire to regenerate Russia
and create a state Of order on the basis
of all living in peace with one another
and on the firm pillars Of civic free-
dom.
1.-THE parliament holds 1t to be It's
duty to point out that the conditions
under which the country lives render
really fruitful work for the renovation
of the best powers of the nation impos-
sible. The country has perceived that
the sorest spot on our national life is
the ambitious power of the officials who
separate the emperor from his people,
and has declared clearly and unani-
mously that the renovation Of public
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