The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-12
GEAR ANXIOUS To
PAC|FY PEOPLE l.
Hope Of Establishment OF l'r 'lec'n'lE
~ Relations Between Sovereign
and Parliament Strengthened.
COUNCIL or EMPIRE OPENED
Sensation Caused by Sudden and
Unexpected Appearance Of
Wittc III Chamber.
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SIR t,lirERSBURG.s Niuy little hope
,f The establishment Of frnedly relations
i,rtwcen tile Emperor and the NhtiOnai
Parliament vas further strengthened To-
day ~ the audience granted BY Emperor
Nicholas lat l3cterhof, to professor
Mourcntsefl, the president OF tl,a ~, lom ,,e 81
house Professor Mouremtsen. retSrneu
10 81. Petersburg from the audience up
,,olrntly much impressed by the I'm
i,rrors earnest interest In the probleh,s
'f lie country Though the radical not
heads lad been praying that Irole s' 81.
NIourenitseff would NY do"h ~. ~ t,,n
inc lciupei.or4 and make II stcne, ~. w
hntf-hours conversation was shl'lunS
Guided by both the sovereign ana lHe pa..
ilamcn,aryf chief, so thut lIlc 't'to 80
BNoided. H., nam
no the constitutional Democratic ,1le ~
bcrs Of the House who awaited M i,.,, ~
& urn from Peterhof nj the Constitutioni,hi
S.l,,h Fprorcssor Moureintscff spoke oniy
hricry having especial cmphasls on tl h
I,,nncror's court csy and consideration anu
I,is Thorough knowledge OF the continent
I'M the parliament and society," Professor Ii
Norrcmtscff aaid political question were
not gone into as he had Regarded u he
not fitting that the present represents '..,
tive chamber should present at m OIL
cInl audience the view. OF any one group
or body.
Reply to Throne.
The burning subject OF the reply to the
speech from the throne 5probAoly VIII not
he reached at to-morrow's session OF the
lower house. the time Of which body will
be taken upwith the election Of officers,
Z. nc adoptiun Of necessary rules OF pro-
ced,re and the appointment Of q commits
tee on credentials. @ !
a commission 10 investigate the agra
rian problem perhaps WILDE appointed.
Both the vice-nresi1cnts VIII De consul
,utional Democrats. the peasants, though
at FIRST insisting that they be given one
place. having been unable to agree upon
one OF their number. .tl
The central committee OF the consti-
tutional Democrats Is working out q |
reply TO the speech from the throne.
The principal points will be amnesty and
equality Of political and and civli risn.s;
But faction Is insisting on demand
for the abolition Of the council OF the
empire An attempt will be made to
come to an agreement with the peas
ants, wlo are drawing up an indepen-
dent reply. Their chief demands. arc
amnesty the reorganization of the labor
Ia VS. |: the reorganization of the army;
the disbanding OF the Cossacks the
separation OF Church and State: gen
eral extension of the schools. and equal
rights for all nntionalties
Upper House Opened.
The third net In the great drama OF Rus
sian parliamentaryism the formal open
Ing Of the recognized council Of the ems
pira, ore upper, house of the Pa rlLanent,I
took place ut 2 O'Clock this nfternootl In
the hall Of the mobiles at the Winter
ralice. After Count Solsky. president Of
the upper house, had declared the ses-
sion open. the transaction Of business be-
gan. IT consisted Of the announcement OF
the appointments Of officers and the sign
Ing Of the oath of office. The only sur