Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-13
Government Demands Exclusion Of kem-
bsrs Charged with Political OfsnseS'
REQUEST CAUSES GREAT SENSATION
fNo Party Lines Shown in Remarkable
Debate Which FollowL
SAVAGE ATTACK ON RUSSIAN COURTS
Ministers Of Justice Accused Of Nulifving
Laws Of mpire.
PREMIER WRITIS 10 The SPEAKER
He Says Admission of Strangers to
Duma IL Illegal and Suggests
that Experts Be Examined
in Private.

ST. PETERSBURG, April IA demand
for the exclusion from Parliament Of three
socialist deputies pending their trial for
political offeuses submitted to the lower
house Of Parliament by the minister OF
Justice. NJ Chtchcglovtoff caused great
excitement at todays session. The prose
cutions Of the deputies were instituted in
the provincial courts for acts committed
before the convocation of Parliament. Two
of the men. J.. Geurus, a teacher and
social revoIutionist or Kuban, and A A.
Kuznetzon. social democrat Of Simbrisk,
are accused OF being socialists, and. there
fore, members Of party contemplating
the overthrow of the state. The third,
A. r. Kupstas a peasant land owner OF
Kovna, who was returned a member Of the
left party is charged with making revolu-
tionary speeches The constitutional demo
Gratis proposed to refer the ministers de-
mand to a committee, but the socialists
and revolutionlsts insisted on an immediate
fiat refusal in order to place the house on
record against the classification as crimes
of such acts as the three deputies are
charged with. NJ. Alexinsky, social demo-
crat OF st. Petersburg In an excited speech
pointed out that a recognition Of the min
isters right to demand the deputies ex-
clusion might lead to the extension of
third Of the membership Of the house
The minister Of justice defended his de-
mand. He said the law clearly provided
for the temporary suspension Of deputies
indicted for criminal acts The house, he
Insisted, had no discretion in the matter,
and he further asserted that the Russian
courts were above suspicion statement
which was greeted with ironcal laughter.
Speakers DenOunce Action.
NJ. Chtchegovitoffs remarks were blunt
and uncompromising and brought out
fiery answers. Even the constitutional
democrats were swept off their feet. The
rule closing the sitting at o'clock, was
suspended, and the house shook with APP
plause as speaker after speaker denounced
the Russian judicial system as being
travesty on Justice
NJ. Teslinlto. constitutional democrat Of
Moscow, declared that for forty years
! the ministers of justice had been tearing
out pages from the code of Russian laws
until nothing but the covers remained. The
prosecuting attorneys, he declared, were
graduates Of gendarme offices and the
Judges creatures OF the present regime
NJ. Azemoff constitutional democrat, re-
ferred TO the fact that in the indictment of
NJ Kuznetsoff, he was classed as revo-
lutionist, a phrase Of speech appealing to
the overthrow of the autocracy. Then
turning dramatically to the minister OF
Justice, NJ Azemoff asked whether Russia
was stll an autocracy, for If So the
manifesto Of October 80 was a lie, and II
not then the defense of the autocracy
were the real revolutionists."
NJ. Alexinsky proposed that troops be
brought in to arrest the deputies and
nv ba ~ Do
lament The constitutional democratic
resolution to refer the demand of the min
lister of justice to a committee which was
opposed by both the socialists and govern
ment was carried by vote of 197 to 10.
on account Of the increasing mass of
work morning sessions We're discontinued,
StoIypin writes to GoIOvin.
Simultaneously with his official letter
threatening to use the police to keep
strangers out Of the Duna, Premier Stoly-
pin day sent a private letter to NJ. Colo
win, president Of the lower house, couched
I'm the most courteous terms and recon-
mena.Hg that II It IS absolutely necessary
20 examine experts, the meetings should
be arranged in private apartments. The
premier said he had no objection to this
method but he considered the presence Of
private persons in the Duma to be illegal.
ne hlEllllNl = ltAltl lS toISlueTeu TO DO
a step toward bringing about a more In
innate understanding between the cabinet
and Parliament The premier clearly ex-
presses the opinion that there is no reason
Cor n further straining OF the relations be-
tween tho government and the Duma and
distinctly voices the hope that they will
be able 20 cooperate.
This is the nrst time Premier Stolypiu
has expressed any solicitude regarding the
fate Of the Duma.
Nm the concluding paragraph Of his let
NJ stolypn reminds NJ. Golovin that
rules or order upon which NJ. Golovin
u his argument had been approved by
FORtenate only IN part and says he is
IN IN TrAe present senate Will reject the com
Hotel,Nes q order when these are pre-
confirmation.
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