Show CHECK ON THE ASSEMBLY Czar Does Not Propose to Place Himself Him-self at Mercy of the People SU Petersburg Tho full text of an Imperial manifesto and laws relative to the national assembly and tho reorganized re-organized council of the empire throws a Hood of light on the purpose of the government to keep a firm check on the now Russian parliament and to exclude certain subjects from consideration by the peoples representatives repre-sentatives Tho composition of the council of the empire or upper house of tho national assembly with one half appointed by the emperor and twentysix elected from the nobility and clergy not counting scattering supporters from other classes seems to insure a conservative If not a IIl1a ble majority in the council to ck the national assembly should the ma jority of tho latter be in opposition to the crown |