The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-13
Will Demand of Gar That All
Political Prisoners Be Un-
cOnditionally Pardoned.
ABOLITION OF DEATH
PENALTY ALSO REQUESTED
Eloquent Speeches Are Made
by Rough Peasants in House
of Parliament.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 12-Without a
dissenting voice and with evidences or tho
deepest feeling, the Parliament ct the
evening session adopted n resolution In
structng the committee which will draft
the reply TO the speech from the throne
to include in 1t a request for full am
nesty for political, agrarisn and military
crimes, and recommendation for the
Immediate abandonment OF tho death
penalty for all ofrenses, criminal as we'll
as political
Committee Not Hampered.
The COMMITTEES. which is composed of
eleven members, Constitutional Demo-
Gratis peasants. Natonallsts (Poles),
Let's, Tartars, etc, was not hampered
with further instructions. but was asked
II possible to submit report at the
opening of the session at o'clock tomor-
row.
Eloquent Debate.
Tho debate on the resolution, which fol-
lowed long day OF routine business. was
simple but eloquent, NJ Rodichen (Con-
stltuuonal DemocroO. the author OF the
motion. made the only extended speech.
This was followed by a dozen or more
stirring two-mlnute address by peasant
and labor representatives. whose elo-
quence Will compare favorably with that
or any parliamentary BODY In the world
Ready for Force.
The tenor of the whole debate was ex-
pressed In the words OF NJ Rodlchef.
that the opportunity for a reconciliation
of the people by acceding TO their prayer
for amnesty was now knocking at the
Emperors door. but that what he failed
to give the people with elemental force
they would take.
NJ Rodichefrs speech was most elo-
quent, and In part was as follows,
Ghosts of Victims.
Pardon Is the prerogatlve of the mon
arch and / Will not submit bill for par
don. During the electoral campaign and
oven here tho only word we heard was
the word amnesty, The tursoonsults OF
Russia maintain that the death penalty
alone there were ninety-nlne executions.
The ghosts OF the victims. dripping with
blood. crowd this hall, and we cannot
work In this place till they are laid
(Cheerlng)
Asks for General Pardon.
general We do not need partial am
nesty. The error OF October 30 must not
be repeated. All the persons who have
committed crimes must be forgiven as the
pardon will constitute the seal of union
between the people and the Emperor"
IProlonSed cheeringD
Ready to Go Hungry.
Tho adoption OF the resolution was due
to the peasants. who not only voted down
the motion for a two-hours' recess for
dinner. but went hungry in order to OBJ
tain immediate action. They also in
sisted on working Sunday in order to eX-
pedite the solution of the burning prob
lens before the parliament
Cossacks Are Active.
At the moment when tho parliament
was adopting the resolution fayoring am
nesty, Cossacks were breaking UP a stu
dent demonstration In the Novsky Fro !
spect They charged crowd OF 1000 men
and women. carrying red flags and sing
Ing the Marselllaise. arresting several
scores of them,
Combination Ticket Wins.
The balloting for .vice-presidents today
resulted by 42S against S61 votes In the
choice of the combination ticket determ-
Ined upon last night. namely, Prince Pc
ter DolgoroukofY and Prof. Grodskut, of |
The drawing up Of the draft |
Of the reply OF the house to tho speech |
from the throne at the opening OF parlia- |
Inent has not yet been completed for sub |
mission to the house.
The Constitutional Democrats invited |
two representatives of the peasants, one |
Pole and one Jew, to participate In draw |
ng up tho draft in order to secure solidar |
ty Tho main difference OF opinion is In |
Tho wording of the intimation to the En- |
peror that tho Council OF the Empire as |
constituted, Is anarchism.
Abolition Of Death Penalty.
The reply will declare for a constitu-
.ional monarchy with full parliamentary !
lights. a responsible ministry chosen from
he majority. full amnesty for political
prisoners universal suffrage, equality be-
'ore the law and tho abolition OF the
leath penalty