The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04

PEhIN. Nov. 3.--The Manchu DIV.
nasty lie completely shorn of its power
IN the tentative draft Of the new con.
stitutional monarchy which the throne
received from the national assembly
to-day and accepted. The imperial
princes are ineligible to the Offices
OF premier, administrators OF the
provinces and members of the cabinet.
The draft In as follows.
/. The president shall reign for
ever
3 A person Of the TEACHING dynasty
the Great. Pure Dynasty, the same
being the name adopted by the rul-
Ing family. shall be Emperor. In
violabie.
3. The power Of the Emperor shall
be limited by the constitution.
4. The order OF succession to the
throne shall be prescribed by the
constitution.
s. The constitution shall be drawn
UP and adopted by the National As
sembly and promulgated by the EN-.
peror.
:. The power Of amending the con,
stitution shall belong TO Parliament.
Z. The members Of the upper house
shall be elected by the people from
among those particularly eligible.
Parliament In Control.
8. Parliament shall eject and the
Emperor shall appoint. the premier.
who will recommend the other MEM
bsrs OF the cabinet. who shall also
be appointed by the Emperor. Tho
imperial princes will be ineligible for
the office OF premier or members OF
the cabinet or administrative heads OF
tho provinces.
.. II the premier. when impeached
by Parliament. does not dissolve Par
lament, he must resign. One cabinet
shall not b allowed to dissolve Par.
lament more than once
10. The Emperor shall assume d.
rect control OF the army and navy. but
when this power IN used in connec-
ton with internal Affairs the EN-
psror must observe special conditions.
to bs decided by Parliament
II. Imperial DEGREES cannot be 10.
sued to replace the law, except In
the event Of urgent necessity. In which
case they may be issued In accordance
with special conditions
In Regard to TrcaticA
II. International treaties shall not
be concluded without the consent OF
Parliament, but a treaty for the con-
clusion of peace or = declaration OF
war may be made by the Emperor II
Parliament Is not sitting. the approval
or Parliament to BIO obtained after y
wards.
, ia. Ordinances in connection with
the administration shall be settled bX
acts OF Parliament.
IA. In case the financial budget falls
TO receive the approval OF parliament.
the government may not act upon the
budget Of the previous year, nor may
Items Of expenditure not provided Tor
In the budget be appended thereto. The
government shall not adopt extraordi-
nary financial measures outside the
budget.
Is. Parliament shall fix the expenses
Of the imperial household and any
increase or decreaS1 therein.
1C Regulations In connection with
the imperial family must not CONFLICT
with t'e constitution.
II. The two houses shall es -1hlish
the machinery for the administrations
OF the court.
Duty Of Emperor.
r. The Emperor shAll promclyAco
tus decisions OF parliament.
10. The National Assembly shall act
upon aiuclez &. 9, 10. -. -. II. Is and
Is unti' the opening Of parliament
YuaE Sht Kai To-day addressed
memorial TO the tkrcns In which ~
declined me premiership. but w-sthW
aa took TINS action through modAsV
and will later accept. ~ raAl1xHI thur
parliament might dapSse him. - nat
kn0wr.
Thu ,hrore to-niGh, tssusd an eloUk
cnGrminx its acceptance OF tho 6raft
Of the constitution which closed with
this promise:
I'VE shall arrange . day 70 gWun1S~'
before our ancestors n The temple. aAA
to issue tho conntituttna ~ IL yhaon
Empire on yellow papes1.s
The work Of drawing up tho aGtual
cQnatftution win n0t ~ openpaota1 -