Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-18
ADDRESS TO CAR ADOPTED
Russian Parliament Remains in Session
Over Fourteen Hours.
AMNESTY SECTION is MADE STRONGER
President MouromtseH VIII Ask for
an Audience win Nicholas To-
day-COunciI Also De-
mRRds Amnesty.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 49,. $3.50 a. NJ
Sitting until long after clock this morn
ing. the lower house OF the national Par
Lament set its seal upon its first great
work, the adoption OF the address in reply
to Emperor Nicholas" speech from the
throne at the Winter palace and setting
forth the aims and aspirations of Russla's
millions. .-, .... .'..-
Despite attacks. both from the right and
from the left the leaders of the constitu-
tional democratic party held their follow
ers together to the last and the address
was adopted substantially in the form in
which II was proposed by the commission
and as already teleEraphed by the Asso-
ciated Press:
After the address Of the lower house in
reply to the speech from the throne was
adopted the house adjourned subject TO the
call OF the president. RI
After the reading OF the final draft, NJ
Petrsjitsky took the rostrum and appealed
for a unanimous vote. Count Hayden
stated that he and his friends, though APP
proving of the address in general, were I'M
able to vote for certain details and would
withdraw In order that no opposing voice
might be heard. He then left the hall,
followed by FIVE members. The address
was thereupon unanimously adopted.
&c. VIII Call on Car at once.
President Mouromtseff was instructed to
request an immediate audience with the en-
peror today II possible. on his visit 10
the emperor, President Mouromtsen will be
accompanied by several members of the
commission which drafted the address.
The amendments adopted Wednesday and
Thursday affect important details, which
extreme as 1t may be in the eyes OF the
autoCracy, falls far short. of the expecta-
tons of the radicals. Time after time dur.
ing the long three days of debate the ex-
tremists. with their undying hatred of the
whole ancient order, launched their frey
attacks against the ''mildness' Of the var
tous paragraphs only to break against the
firmness of the restraint OF the chiefs Of
the party. When the discussion had been
finished the deputies, with the exhortstions
OF the country TO speedy action ringing in
Their ears. ventured no further delay and,
though they had been already in session
fourteen hours, took recess until 2o'clock
this morning for the reading and adoption
of the final draft of the address instead
of postponing this formality until the open
! ing of Fridays session.
CouheiI Demands Amnesty.
! As II running race 10 see WnlCh WOuio
| be the hrst to present to Emperor Nicholas
! a demand for amnesty. the council OF the
/ empire also was in session we'll into the
early morning hours discussing its address
! in reply TO the speech from the throne
| This document, which II far simpler and
more conservative than that Of the lower
house, proposes an amnesty which does not
include those who are coupled with political
| offenses, murder or violation Of property
rights--in other words. political assassins -
/ or participants in agrarian excuses.
! The lower houses demand for amnesty,
! the kernel and most pressing point in its
! address, was altered at the last moment by
the commission 1tsefsipyhich in response TO
criticisms of indehnitthess in the express
/ full political amnesty substituted 'am-
/ '1esta for all crimes committed from relig-
ious or political motives as well as -agrarian
offenses."
! Justice fOF-the Army,
| The commission also accepted a new
! clause to meet the wishes. of disconnected
! in the army and navy, asking the emperor
| to reYfse the conditions of the service on
! the basis OF right and justice.
! The last feature of the debate was an at
| tempt by Prof Kavalevsky 20 introduce
| declaration in favor Of peace and Pan
slavism as the guiding principle of the emu
! pre, but the amendment commencing EN-
peror Nicholas for his peace manifesto
lions and pledging the government to
| cherish the aspirations of the Slovenian
people outside the empire was rejected.