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Show RUSSIA EDS HAT ONCE Debate in Parliament Reveals the Fact of Shortage in the Treasury. Chairman of Famine Relief Committee Says the Government Is Living Far Beyond Its Means and That Fresh Loans Will Be Necessary. St. Petersburg. Tho consideration of tho ministry bill, appropriating $25,-000,000 $25,-000,000 for famlno relief, developed a Formation on Friday, showing that tho Constitutional Democrats have finally final-ly found n lever with which they hope to compel tho government to surrender surren-der control of tho purso strings, tho vital object nt which they havo beon aiming from tho beginning. Professor Hertzensteln, chairman of tho committee which reported tho bill, rovenled tho Important fact that M. Kokovsoff, tho llnnnco minister, who appeared before tho committee, mado an effort to conceal tho desperate desper-ate financial straits of tho government. govern-ment. He Informed the commlttco that the condition of tho treasury was much worse thnn believed and oven Impeached the figures given In this year's budget, made by M. Shipoff ns conveying no adequate Idea of tho real ttatc of affairs. He said the government govern-ment wns living far beyond Its means and ngreed that It must retrench, but, ho explained, this could uot bo accomplished accom-plished this year. Thercforo It was necessary to mnko a fresh loan to cover tho famlno relief. |