Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-21
GAR REBUFFS DONNA
REFUSAL TO RECEIVE DEPUTA-
TON STIRs DELEGATES.

a bomb was thrown into the parliament
tary camp at St. Petersburg yesterday
afternoon by a note received by Presiden.
Mouromtzef of the lower house frora
Peterhof which, instead OF making an
appointment for an audience at which ne
and the deputies could present the address
in reply to the speech from the throne con-
tanned the information that Emperor Nicho-
las would not receive the deputation, and
that the address must be presented through
the ministry of the court.
Disconnected utterly at this unexpected
development, the leaders of the ma jority
in the house hastily summoned a caucus
of the constitutional democratic deputies.
President Mouromtzeff instead of sending
the address to Baron Fredericks, minister
of the imperial house Immediately issued
a call for a meeting of parliament today.
The first disposition of the caucus OF
constitutional democrats, which was In
session all afternoon and evening and at
midnight had not been concluded was to
regard the refusal to receive the deputation
as a challenge and open affront, which
was only answerable by a counter-decla-
ration of war. The deputies were red with
rage; but after the first passion had cooled
the leaders realized the danger of too pre-
cipitate action, and set for themselves the
task of bringing their enraged followers
under control.
Pleading for Moderation.
Outsiders were not admitted to the eau
Gus. but through the glass doors CT the
great hall where the session was held 1t
could be seen that Prof. MilueoF, Prince
Peter Doigoroukoff and others were on
their feet and again pleading with and
commanding their auditors TO act dei;ber-
ately and firmly, and not ruin all by I'M
reasoning passion.
The cooler councils seemed ultimately TO
be prevailing, but it seemed almost GER
tain that the radical group, accompanied
by portion of the peasants will break
away and endeayor to force the house into
some fiery declaration against the emperor
and the government which might compel
an immediate rupture, entail dissolution OF
parliament, and civil war
An interesting constitutional point Is In
VOWED In the refusal of personal audi
ence by the emperor According to the par
liamentary law, the president submits to
the consideration of the emperor the trans
actions of the lower house" but 1t is not
stated whether he does SO personally, and a
deputatlon Is nowhere authorized.
Gear Willing to Receive President.
The Associated Press is informed by a
member of the ministry that Emperor
Nicholas was willing to receive President
Mouromtseff. but that the act of the house
In appointing a delegation to accompany
him was regarded as a dangerous precedent,
capable of being stretched to include
deputation of any size-even the whole of
the membership OF the house.
This minister intimated that IL the leaders
of the house desired to avoid rupture they
may do either by accepting the instruc-
tons to present the address through the
ministry of the court as proper and JUS
tifinble matter OF routine or could, by keep
ing within the limits OF the constitutional
provision. direct the president OF the house
to apply alone for an audience. It was
pointed out that no distinction had been
made between the lower heuse and the
council OF the empire. and that the last
named body had also been Instructed to
present Its address through the same cham
mel.
Mouromtxef9 at Peterhof.
President Mouromtsefs again went TO
peterhof last evening In order to be pre-
scented to the empress, who had no oppor-
tunity OF meeting him during the ceremonies
there Saturday. He did not nee the en-
peror.
A great majority OF the members adopt
the attitude OF the revolutionary leader
Aiadgin. who declared that the time limit
for the czar. his ministers and hts pro-
vtncial governors long ago expired. and
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the leading liberal deputy, Prince Dolgo-
roukon, spoke In the douma strongly In
favor OF having the council Of the empire
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sibiltty of finding q solution IN regular con-
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