New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-17
CONCESSIONS BY CAR.
4 COMPROMISE SOUGHT.
Grant of Partial amnesty and NeSo
Cabinet Predicted.


ST Petersburg. May 16-In spite Of the fear
that the address OF the lower house OF parlia-
ment in reply TO the speech from the throne
would precipitate an immediate conflict. The
Associated Press is in a position 20 state that
Emperor Nicholas is determined TO avoid a
breach II possible Not only viii partial am
nesty be granted. but the Emperor is ready to
replace the Goremy1rin Ministry with a cabinet
chosen from the conservative members Of the
majority IN the lower house. IN the hope Of ef-
sectIng a compromise He is not willing. how
ever. 20 permit the majority to select the Pre-
Tnier. but after such a concession IS made ft is
difficult to understand how the Emperor can
halt haIf way ana refuse a full constitutional
monarchy involving government by parliament
airy majorities. Parliament already has won
great victory.
Parliament reassembled at II o'clock this
morning. Premier Gorenykin and the entire
Cabinet were seated on the Ministerial benches.
The excited frame OF mind Of the members was
shown by the long list OF speakers submitted
before President MouromtsefT had called the
house 20 order. From the outset to-day words
"a favor OF moderation were few. Seminoff,
social revolutlOnist from Saratoff. was the first
speaker. He said that the reply 70 the speech
from the throne too weak. Parliament, he
added, was evidently content with less than the
people. Amid cries OF "Semlia Ivola!' Gland
ana Ereedom'D Seminoff announced that the
people who had sent him to parliament did not
want land without liberty. The peasants were
so revolutionary that only a spark was re-
Quir&d % kindle cOnfiagration, and anarchy
and destruction were certain if the demands Of
fhs peasants were not satisfied Immediately.
zsbnotnys OF Podolsk Province, a lawyer
elected by The peasants, spoke passionately IN
favor OF the abolition OF the death penalty, say
ing that the daily carnival OF horror must
cease. Schepkln, OF Odessa, addressing the Con-
servafives said thar &c they regarded every as
sOciatiOn as illegal and every meeting a riot,
ana favored building new prisons and colonizing
Siberia the sympathizers with the political pris
oners must work out their own reply. ''Who
can believe" ne added, 'that Il is Illegal 20
strike against government which for genera
lions has struck against every duty st owed the
psople?'
Professor Kusmin-K aravfef. formerly OF the
Academy OF Military Law. who is one Of the
Tver delegation, also advocated the abolition OF
the death penalty. saying that the bloody ven
geanoe OF the government. which had resulted
sn six hundred executions since December, must
cease. The speaker said that he did not at
tempt 70 Oe1ea0 pOuUC4A AuuEOcESS IuONSu AAo
repressions against which they were directed
constituted palliation.
The House after the recess finished general
discussion OF the address and took UP the sep
azate planks OF the document adopting the first
four before adjournment
These cover the questions OF universal suffrage,
reform OF the bureaucracy and provincial admin
istration, stoppage Of repressions and ministe-
rial responsibility. On this last point the Rad
icals scored their first triumph, forcing the In
cIusion IN the paragraph OF a complete demand
for ministerial responsibility by the insertion
Of the word 'all" before the word ministers"
Kusmin- Karavieff made the most sensational
remark of the evening while defending the prin-
ciple Of ministerial responsibility. openly hint
ing at the possibility that Emperor Nicholas
might meet the fate OF Louis XVI II he rejected
the principle I'VE stand" he said. ''n the
position OF France in 1889 Had the proposal Of
ATlrabeau for a responsible ministry been ac-
copied France might have escaped the years
OF bloodshed, anarchy and tyranny which fol-
lowed A solemn warning lies for us therein"
Radical appeals for declaration in favor Of
woman suffrage and secret direct ballot we're
showed under Overwhelmingly.
The upper house OF parliament also met to-
day. Il was decided 20 appoint committee Of
eighteen 10 draft an address in reply to the
speech from the throne. The committee was not
hampeFed by instructions. The proceedings
were formal. Count WHITE spoke briefly.
Fear that the reply OF the lower house por-
tends conflict demoralized prices on the
BOurse to-day. Imperial As losing half a point
md closing az * nd he