The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-21
By{Associated Press.)


sT. PlSTERsBuR &c, !, May 90. "A BON W
was thrown into the parliamentary canpl
this afternoon by note received "a
President Mouromtseff, of " the 5S loWer}
house., from Peterhof, which, stead s5ofsl
making an appointment for an audiencesA
at which he and the deputation could x
present the address In reply to thesf
speech from the throne, con tained sth u.
Information that Emperor Nicholas Would'a
not receive the deputation and tina Y the&$}
address must be presented through theii
ministry of tho cpurt. % X: III;
ass sslDisconcerted utterly at this Unexpectedly
development, the leaders OF tho majority:
In tho House hastily summoned q caucus 4
OF the constitutional democratic deputies,
President Mourmot #, q, Instead Of send -ss;
Ing the address to Baron Frederlclss,#
mlnister&of the imperial n house, INN edi--3aS!!
Sately# issued "a call for ~ meeting OF $Par--5s
sliament8Eat IL o'clock tomorrow, Il, at d
which fha will report the ccurrences and H
$nsk for further Instructions. # ~ " most y
heated meeting IS y III prospect I.
Open Affront. VI
The first disposition #of the caucus q IA
Institutional Democrat ats,FSW ell3yyas lnssf
I session. al t he n aftarnoon and s%s
and ut atsnlldnigh t had not been fltte
WAS ard Ct he
|fdsputatfolIfan ~ feiig ana d perlss;5
a aicounterE declaratlo OF war. VI rhs "a epr-
ties were red with rnge, but after The G
first passion had cooled, the leaders req -
{lized the danger sof$too precipitate actionYs
and set for themselves the task Of bring
ing their enraged followers sunders con-
z troll.
Outsiders were not admitted to tie cal.
Gus. but through the glass doors o the 81
grent hall of the Constitutional ClubsS$5
where the session was llcld, y could n
be seen that Professor lIllukOff, 1, Prince
Peter Dogaroultoff and others were on a
their feet time and again, pleading with9iI
their auditors, @ and colnmanu.ng themVl
to act deliberately and firmly, and S5notis
ruin nll by tlnreasonlng passion. The 4:
cooler counsels Seemed u Ultimately to be *
prevailing, but it Is almost certain that Il
the radical group, accompanied by q por-Sai
tion or tho peasants, will break away
Tomorrow and endenvor to force In a;
some fiery declaration against the Ems
aperor and tho government which might{8]
compel an immediate rupture and entallBi
dissolution and civil war. s ;8 N N
Constitutional Point. sS}S, 81,
An interesting constitutional point Is :
involved In tho refusal OF u personal NJ
audience by the Emperor. According to II
submits to the consideration Of the EN-
peror the transactions Of the lowerfE
House." but It Is not stated whether he Is
does so personally, and a deputation Is y
nowhere authorized. "a 4, NJ
Il The Associated Press Is informed by q \.
member of the ministry that Emperor ~
Nicholas was willing to receive President 4
Mouromtseff, but that the act of the
House In appointing delegation toll
accompany him was regarded .as q
dangerous precedent capable OF being 4
stretched to include a deputation Of any,
size, even to the whole membership Of
the House. 5 Vi b
This minister lntimated that II this
leaders of the House de2ired to avoid = Is
rupture. they do SO either by accepting
the Instructions to present she address Fl
through the ministry of the court as
a proper and justihable matter of rou-
tine, or could, by keeping within tha ny
limits of the constitutional provision. d.
rect the President of the House to applyslsf
alone for an audience. IT was pointed r.
out that no distinction had been made i
between the lower House and the Coun-f f
ell OF the Empire. and that the last Il
named body had also been instructed to u
present It's address through the same
channel sk
President Mouromtseff again went to N
aPetarhof this evening In order to be 55
presented to the Empress, who had no ,i8
opportunity Of meeting him during the f&
ceremonies there Saturday He did not ts5S
see the Emperor @