, 1880-03-24
vladi@ waving handEfchiefssJan Tn,

d41C gToeung WaliCH@WAS enUWcd aca:s
and again as Her Majesty bowed smil;eeaa4s
to the welcome offered her. Her Maiasty
looked ~exeeedinglyswefl,r y
ticed that the pallor which had been 80 law s
visible had giyensplace tea de4EateMy
thy colour. I'm "tbe tribune 0pposIte III. |
Queens were assembled the wholeDiplomas.'
Corps accredited to the Quirinal in full mn; |
form, attes ledby theirsuites, withItheexcer
ton ofth&tterman Ambassador, whoWaycop
fined Obs house by indiSposition 1t, |
needless to add that the Chamber wa T
densely crowded by ladies and gentlems. |
in every available part. At III O'clocL
precisely theo"Roya1 March" was heard +
and King Humbert, surrounded by hi.
Ministers of State, entered, accompanied |
by the Duke of Aosta.A and Prince a.
Carignano, and attended by his military and
civil households. Loud cheers aud cries n
"Viva il re {! greeted him as ne passedm
to the Throne TIE names OF the Mv
Senators having been read and thecqs.
tonary fermalilies fulfilled, tile Minia9h
the interior handed the following Speech
= to the King, which Lis Majesty read:
"Signori Senatori, Signori Depputsati- /
The words which [ addressed &c you in |
day OF sorrow, when from the unanimity;d
the national feeling [ gathered reason for /
confidence and hope, L can to-day rapea,
after The arduous frobation of Theses va
years of my roign. In face OF the seriOu F
questions agitated during the past Session
ard which SO keenly toach a lara
portion of our population, p the pe |
pie have shewn that they know how to
d wait with. c%alrn1ess tie result Of the Par.
ljamentary discussions and the beneAu
:. invoked by our institutions. ] The two pnf
misses which the founder of the kingdom
. left as his last legacy to upriSen Italy-thI
reform OF. taxation for the relief of tia
poorer classes and the extension of ts
sutrage-are q debt sacred to his reverb
memory and TO the just expectation osou |
people. la( cloud and continued. applauS
from the Left and Centre absolute silena
III the Right) If the wise intent not to
y disturb the euuilibrium between the expsn
ii ditcre and income OF the State has had the
effect Of creating difficulties and delays q
more matured experience will now,1 have
confidence, hasten the falfilment Of a work
initiated by tie mitigation Of the tsSs.ast
lamented by the classes GepA 10 ~ 1oi
tune, bat ennobled ny labour. In order to
increase the. authority lof every cltn reform
and give efficacy thereto, il is neeessaryso
provide for the reconstruction, OF the ,elec'
toral body Convinced that my Kingdom
is based upon love Of my people loud ap
plausel and cheers from both sides OF the
HonSGG tits my desil1 that their represen.
tati0n should draw renewed strength, iron
a greater concurrence of good intentions
and interests. The wider diffusion OF eda'
cation, duo to the laws you have voted,
permits you now confidently to summon1a
the exercise Of the highest civil rights
many as can offer the necessary guarantee
of capacity legally certified. My Govern
ment viii therefore again lay before yo1
the two projects OF o law for the graduA
abolition Of the Grist-tGX and for %electora|
reforms. These are the most urgent aN
fundamental provisions which | recommenn7
to you. Some other proposals will comps
ment and follow them.-Fhe amelioratc1
OF the communal and provincial laws 4
some substantial points Indicated by Coz
mon consent ; the renovation OF the ad1h1
istIative and judicial organizations, ns
complications i'll which are SO. trequenIs
deplored the care of the impartial anu
Coordinate execution of the rail way Wofn
decreed in the Bill, which does honour v
the past Session, anu which is destlledgp
facilitate commerce, stimulate indaslN1
and cement the unity of territorial intd1
ests; the continuing the well1adyanceaEl
vision Of penal legislation and the 'tsAmI
i'll hand the correction OF the Comnelcs1
Code, rendered urgent by the appearau1
Of new and the daily transfOrmatlol y
known economic facts. These are VoopR'
to which my Government will draw W! ~