The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-05-19
GAR OPENS PARLIAMENT WIT
MOST IMPRESSIVE GER
EMONY.
MESSAGE CORDIAL IN TONI
SOVEREIGN REVIEWS PLEDGES
AND MAKES PLEA FOR
LOYALTY.

St. Petersburg, May 12.-Without :
single hitch and with only minor in
cident to mar the memorable day, tbs
Russian parliament was inauguratet
yesterday. The weather was superb
and the stage management of the i'm
pressive ceremony at the Winter pal
ace, where Emperor Nicholas, sur
rounded by courtiers and all the pomI
and panoply of power, delivered the
speech from the throne to the mem
bers Of the two houses, was perfect
Such a spectacle never before ha
been witnessed on the earths stage.
Speech Was Cordial.
The message in reality was less
throne speech than a greeting, and re
CURED only three minutes for it's de
livery. Emperor Nicholas read slow
ly. The admirable and even cordia
tone of the sovereign in renewing hi
pledges and asking the cooperation c
parliament for the regeneration Of tn
country was only negatively satisfa'
tory.
Courtiers and spectators other tina
members of the national parliamer
led the cheering, but the member
were ominously silent, eXpressiD
neither approval nor disapproval.
The only genuine flashes of fl
which showed the real temper of tb
members of the house was when Pro
Mouromtseff who had been
Elected President
of the lower house, invited COVER
ment officials and clerks to leave tt
hall, and when ivan Petrunkevitch,
a few eloquent words from the TO
trum told the auditors that the fir
thought of the parliament should
for those who had suffered in Il
cause of liberty, who now fill Il
prisons, and whase arms are stretcht
out in hope and confidence to the pc
pies representatives.
After the adjournment of the pari'
ment there was a great spontaneOl
celebration in front of the rooms
the Constitutional club, to which Il
leaders had retired for consultatiC
Thousands Of persons packed the a
joining streets and shouted az
cheered until MN. PetrunkevitC
Roditsheff, Mouromtseff and othe
appeared on the balcony and spof
Their words were received with frs
tic applause.
st. Petersburg, May 13.-The h'
of the establishment of friendly r,
tons between the emperor and
national parliament was furti
strengthened yesterday by the au
ence granted by Emperor Nicholas
Peterhof to Prof Mouromtseff, Il
president of the lower house. Pre-
Mouromtseff returned from the aud
ence apparently much impressed b
the emperor's earnest interest in tn
problems of the country. Though thu
radical hot heads had been praying
that Prof MourOmtseff would lay
down the law to the emperor ant
make a scene, the half-hOur's CONVEX
sation was skilfully guided by the
sovereign and the parliamentary chic
so that friction was avoided
To the Constitutional Democratic
members of the house who awaited
him at the Constitutional club, Prot
Mouromtseff spoke only briefly, laying
especial emphasis on the emperor
courtesy and his thorough knowledg
of the sentiment in parliament AM
society. Prof Mouromtseff said poll
ical questions were not gone into.
The burning subject of the reply t
the speech from the throne probabl
will not be reached at to-day's sessio
of the lower house. The time will b
taken up with the election Of officer
the adoption of necessary rules
procedure and the appointment OF
committee On credentials.