Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-24
PARLIAMENT GuhvUkEU.
-.
The British Legislature Call.d in StS.
sion by Queen Victoria.
Her Majesty's Neat Speech to
to both Houses.
Gladstone's Threatening Address
to the Commons,
The Franchise and Redistribu-
tion Bills all Important.
A Prolonged and Stormy Session
Expected,
The Horrible Chinese Massacre 1T
Tom sin-.Tho Brunswick succes-
sion-Other Foreign News.
OPENING oFPaRLIAMENT.
THE QUEENS SPEECH.

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LONDON, October 23.--The followingis the
queens speech at the opening of the session.:
"My lords and gentlemen; I,ssve hrught
you together, to enable yon /, Sonsider the
great subject of Representatives u the people.
i continue to maintain relations of amity with
all foreign powers, The information from
Soudan includes painful uncertainties, but the
energy, courage. and resource. conspicuously
displayed by General Gordon in successful
defense of Khartoum deserve my warm recog-
milton.
A change of my troops to Dongola has for
its object the rescue and security for that gal
LIANT officer and of those who have 80 faithfully
co-operated with hun | am using my best
endeavors in Egypt to promote further i'm
provement of affairs in that country. 1 have
given my support to the Egyptian govern
ment in the difficult financial position in
which it was left through the failure of the
recent conference. regret the occurrence in
the Transvaal and am considering with the
Cape government means to secure the OBJ
servance of the convention.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons
The operations in the Soudan render it neces-
sary to ask of you further pscuniary provision.
My Lords and Gentlemen:-A bill for the
extension of the larliamentary franchise will
Db ap OnCS lubTOuuC6u may tHt DltSsiuP VI
God attend your leaders,
GLADSTONE AND THE FRANCHISE BILL.
LONDON, October 22.-In the commons
Gladstone gave notice that he would ask
that priority be granted the franchise bill
throughout the session.
IRELAND AND THE THRONE.
Timothy Harrington, home ruler for West
Meath, gave notice that he intended to offer
an amendment to the address in reply to the
speech from the throne to the effect that the
administration of the law in Ireland was
satisfactory, and that inquiry into the
Msamtrasua murder trial would lead to
greater contentment am ng the people.
GLApsToNE's THREATENING SPEECH TO THE
COMMONS.
LONDON, October %. In the commons to.
day Gladstone 1nanked Northcote for the
moderate .oue O. his speech. He vaguely
referred to the Congp question, the Cape
troubles, the Egyptian affairs and Lord
Northbrooll's mission. He insiste that the
redistribution mrst follow thu franchise bill,
and deprecated the disorders in Birmingham
and elsewhere, but said he hoped the opposi.
ton had seen that the sountry wanted the
franchise bill passed He would warn them,
that while insisting their labors should in
clude the redistribution scheme they should
not include another question the issue of
which he was unable to foresee. lhe speeches
made by other conservatives showed that they
objected to Gladstone's menacing tone
Labouchere said he hopsd the lords would
persist in rejecting the franchise bill and thus
hasten the adjustment of that body,