Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-03-07
RUSSIAN
ASSEMBLY
HUGE JOKE
Gar Retains All Powers Of
Government.
REPRESENTATIVES OF PEOPLE
A LOT OF HELPLESS DUMMIES

st. Petersburg, Mar 6,-The fun
text of an imperial manifesto and laws
relative to the national assembly aud
the reorganlzed council Of the empire,
features of which have already been
telegraphed to the Associated Press,
throws a flood of light on the purpose
of the government To keep a firm
check on the new Russian parliament
and to exclude certain subjects from
consideration by the peoples repre-
sentatives. The composition of the
council of the empire, or upper house
of the national assembly, with ONE
half appointed by the emperor ana
twenty-siX elected from the nobility
and clergy not counting scattering
supporters from the other classes.
seems to insure conservative if not
pliable majority i'm the council 10
block the national assembly should
the majority of the latter be in oppo~
sitiOn to the crown.
The government carefully retains
the power to promulgate temporary
laws during the recesses of the par
Lament, and as the parliament rs
subject to dissolution by imperial
ukase the government is thus in a
position in time of stress to rid Itself
ofsan obnoxious legislature and pro-
claim such laws as II deems necessary
to meet the emergency.
No "Rcds" Allowed.
\ feature of the law which seems
effectually to bar Reds" from mem
bership in the national assembly Is q
| provision exactlnE from persons elect
ed an oath of fidelity TO Emperor, au-
/ tocrat and holy Russia" The most
| significant article, however is one re-
/ tanning certain provisions of the exist
! ing laws which are mentioned only by
numbers. This innocent looking pro-
/ vision is far-reaching, placing beyond
| the jurisdiction Of, the parllament and
consigning to existing commissions OF
the council of the empire, composed
solely of members appointed by the
crown, for consideration, the follow
ing:
I-Reports of the minister OF
finance upon the state of the treas
ury.
II-Charges of malfeasance agains
members of the council of the empire
ministers, governs general and com
manders in chief Of land or Sc
forces.
III.-Thc establishment of stocl
companies with special privileges
IV.-Questions relating to the en-
tailed estates, titles Of nobility etc.
Wholesale Bomb Factory.
st. Petersburg, Mar ga whole
sale bomb factor was captured by tn
police today at the lodgings OF drug
gist. A hundred and twenty bomb
were seized The apartments wer
the rendezvous Of students and revo
lutlonlsts. twenty Of whom were cap
tured Another terrorist who was ar
rested on the street, had bomb I
his pocket
Strife Among Russian RcfOrmcr'
st. Petersburg. Mar 6.-Father Ga
pom. I'm an open letter today denounc
ed Father Petron as tool of the so
, cial democrats who, he says are fight
ing against the true interests of In
working men. Gapon also proposes
plan for a complete investigation O
his organization by representatives, q
various parties. Father Petron duI
ing the investigation charges the Ga
pon organization with accepting none
from the government. He also charg
, ed a man named Sechoff with havln
/ obtained s2.500 from Gapon. and a
! result Of the charges Sechon kille
! himself.