The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
STANDS FIRM BY
BOLD DEMANDS
Lower House Of Russian Parlia.
rnent Sits Late to Complete Re-
ply to Address From Throne.
PUBLIC OPINION EXCITED e:
Constitutional / Democrats Not An
Satisfied Yet That Government
Will Seek Compromise.
ll.y Associated Press. J

(l3y Associated Press.) 34
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1S.-sittlng
until long after o'clock this morning,
the lower house Of the national parlia-
ment set its seal upon lts first great
work, the adoption of the address in
reply to Emperor Nicholas's speech from
the throne at the Winter Palace. and
setting forth the aims and aspirations
of Russia s millions. Har., ssBw 800 1s
Despite attacks from both the right
and from the left the .leaders-ot the
Constitutional Democratic party held
their followers together to the last, and
the address was adopted substantially
in tho form in which 1t was proposed
BY the commission and as already tele-
graphed by the Associated Press
The Leaders Firm.
The amendments adopted Wednesday
and Thursday affect important details.
but do not change the general tenor OF
the document, which, extreme as 1t may
be in the eyes Of the autocracy.- falls
far short of the expectations of the radl-
Gals Time after time, during tho three
days Of debate the ex trentsts, with
order, launched their fiery attacks
against the ''mildness" Of the various
paragraphs. only to break against the
fir,nness Of the restraint Of the chiefs Of
the party. When the discussion had
been finished, the deputies, with the
exhortations Of the country to speedy
action ringing In their ears, yentured
no further delay, and though they had
been already in session fourteen hours,
took a recess until o'clock this morn
ing for the reading and adoption Of the
final draft OF the addrrss, Instead Of
postponing this Formally until tho opeli-
Ing Of Fridays session. III s,ts5 as5n3.
Demand for Amnesty.
4 AS. II running race to SEQ which
should be the first to present 20 Emperor
Nicholas demand ~ amnesty, tho
Council OF the Empire also was lnsns.
sion we'll into tho carly morning hour.
discussing its address IN reply 10 the
speech from tho throne. This document,
which is far simpler and more conserva-
tive than that OF the lower house, pro-
posed mn amnesty which does not include
those who are coupled with political Of
lenses; murder or violations ofsproperty
rlghts--in other words, political 'assas-
sins or participants In agrnrian excesses
Tho lower houses demand for amnesty
the kernel and most pressing point IN III
address, was altered mt the last moment
by the commission Itself which, In re,
spouse to criticisms Of Indebtedness o.
the expression full political amnesty,
substituted amnesty" for all crimes
committed from religious or political mo.
tives as we'll as agrarian oifcnses
The commission also accepted n ne"
clause to meet the wishes of the discon.
tented In the army and navy, asking the
Emperor to revise The conditions Of SER
vice on the basis of right and Justice.
Public Opinion Excited. sa
Public opinion Is greatly excited MS tt
how the Emperor and the government
will meet the defiant attitude of The
lower house OF parliament. Many Con
stitutIonal Democrats are not yet con
WINGED that the government will seek 9
compromise. They see indications thai
the bureaucracy is preparing for a dcs
perhte fight. The Rechu. their organ
sim considers It possible that an attemn
may be made TO dlsperse parliament, ant
also prints rnmor that Count Witte
Is trying to bring about acoup d'eta
which would result in his hcing appointed
dictator, backed by tho council OF thu
empire. ,.Y.t 9p.#tt