New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21
DONNA BEGINS WORK.
Debates To Be Limited-A Radical
More Defeated.

e. T9etersburg March 20-Without further
,,urson 70 the ministerial declaration OF policy
,to lower house of parliament to-day began the
.al work OF the session with the organization
- committees. which in Russia are elected in
,,ssa OF appointed. The committees on the bud
- on audit and on general finance VIII be
s,ec.ed tomorrow. indicating that the discussion
- the budget VIII be frst in order
further step 10 promote the legislative effl-
,,ency of the lower house was taken to-day by
enc united bureaus OF the Constitutional Demo-
-rats. the Group Of Toll and the Social Revoiu-
,ionists. when It was decided TO regulate de-
Rates so as to reduce the volume OF talk. 1t was
-.solved 20 assign beforehand the speakers on
N,,s,nesg coming before the house and to restrain
,,ner members from getting the floor. This de-
.,s,on was prompted by to-day's session of the
y,ourna. when the debate fell 10 various mem
hers and was scattered and prohtless-
The proposal TO appoint special commission
"a organize famine relief led TO an animated de-
hate Judge Kaklugin, a deputy Of the Left
from the Don region, said that the famine had
spread even to the Cossack districts and that
many OF the Cossacks were destitute and beg
ding for relief. A peasant Deputy boldly charged
-. government with stealing the money intend
"a Tor famine relief and referred to the Assist
ant Minister Of the Interior NJ GurlIo. who is
alleged to have been involved in the Ldval
Grain contract scandals. as an example OF cor
ruption in high places
A Socialist resolution calling for the appoint
Fnent Of a commission 10 investigate the whole
rvstern OF famine relief for the last two years.
che commissioners to be empowered to examine
all accounts in this connection and to send SUD-
commissions into the provinces TO inVesuga'e
she government relief measures. was taoIed OV
82S 70 l49 votes. The Socialists. who were sup
oorted by the Social Revolutionists and part Oh
The Group OF Toll, were voted down by me III 1J
fitutIonal Democrats. Conservatives, PoIes' Nc
horaetans and other groups. The vote vas -
Qarded as being highly significant IN s4oHli, .
IRE readiness OF the constitutional DeIAoC as
- combine with the Conservatives IN otusr "
defeat dangerous proposals OF the Taolcal Len;
The Social RevOluuontsts. members OF oile
C,rolp OF Toll and National Socialists nave pic Le-
nered a bin for amnesty 10 political pIlsohelS
Thich VIII soon be introduced. II proyldes am
oeEtv Tor all political prisoners. incluolhg PTS
orers condemned by courts martial ana rev oAG %
en- communicative orders for deportation. II -
T7o,nted out that the measure is clearly uneon-
sfftrf9onal NJ Goremyktn, when ne "@s
premier last year. called attention 10 the laCS
thet amnesty was purely the prerog2tFe OF lIe
sovereign -. o,oo
The Socialists are well IN the lead in the elec-
lions 70 the Finnish Diet. The count Will HOt pe
CONNECTED for several days. The SOCIALISTS nave
eI-ss6v 81 seats the Old Firms A., the Young
T7Inns % and the Swedish party 70 The TWO
latter parties are allied against the OLD Firms