St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-20
THE CONSERVATIVE POLICY
Outlined by the Leaders at the Open
ing of Parliament.
The Queens Speech Brief and by no
Means Explicit.
Opening of Parliament.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-At the hour parlia.
ment met depressing and persistent rain
was falling, and the crowd gathered around
the Westminster buildings was small. Some
enthusiasm was displayed on the arrival of
various prominent leaders, but it was gen.
orally faint. The attendance in the house
of commons was large. Many members
arrived before they had had breakfast, in
order To secure good seats. The queens
speech was as follows:
My Lords and Gentlemen: I have sum.
moned you to meet at this unusual season
for the transaction of Indispensable busi-
ness. The session of the last parliament was
Interrupted before the ordinary work of the
year had been completed in order that the
sense OF my people might be taken on certain
important proposals with regard to the gov
eminent of Ireland. The result of that ap-
peal has been to confirm the conclusion to
which the late parliament had come. The
provisional nature of the arrangement made
by the last parliament for the public charge
of the year renders it inexpedient to post
pone any further the consideration of the
necessary financial legislation.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
The estimates which were submitted to the
last parliament and only partially voted will
be laid before you.
My Lords and Gentlemen: At q period OF
the year usually assigned for the recess and
after the prolonged and exceptional labors te
which many of you have been subjected to-
l abstain from recommending now for your
consideration any measures except those
which essential to the conduct of the
public service during the remaining portion
of the financial year. 1 am confident that
they Will receive your prompt and careful
attention.
In the house of lords this afternoon Ear
Granville asked that the new government
q r. tote nf ito
Irish policy. The Duke of Argyle (Union.
iSt) denied that a member of the late gov
erment was justified in making such de
| mand, and took occasion to make a long
speech, ''dissecting," as he called it, Glad,
stones Irish policy, which the duke de-
Scribed as miserable tiaScO of running ur
to the masthead the flag of Parnell and the
Irish Nationalist party. Salisbury adj
mitted that the situation in Burmah was
unsatisfactory, but thought there was nc
reason for apprehension. The Afghan
boundary commission had not been with
drawn. Although difference has arisen
in regard to the boundaries it would be
settled easily in London and st. Peters
burg as there was reasonable prospect of
accord between England and Russia. with
regard to the Afghan boundary. The pol
icy of the government toward Turkey
years.
REFERRING TO IRELAND.
Salisbury said the government would
take every step to maintain social order
and protect individual rights. 1t was
necessary to have time for inquiry before
entering into details regarding reform of
the government. With respect to educa-
ton and local government for Ireland he
was unable to furnish sketch of the gov
ernment's proposals. There would be a
special inquiry as to the means for healthily
developing the material resources of
Ireland. There would also be an inquiry
into the Belfast rioting. There was no
prima facie grounds for impugning the con-
duct of the police of Belfast
IN THE COMMONS
Bradlaugh's seasonal order dscharging the
interference Of the peers in the elections
for members Of the house of commons
high breach Of the liberties and privileges
OF the commons. was renewed. He said
the order was constantly treated with con-
tempt was. therefore, practically obsolete
and might as well be abandoned, if it
was not to be enforced. He pointed out
very active interference in behalf Of
Unionist candidates as against Gladstone
ans by Earls Westminster, Leicester, and
Montague, and the Dukes of Norfolk and
Argyle in Chester, Norfolk and Bucks.
He commended that if the peers were to be
permitted to thus defy the ancient and
much boosted rights of the commons the
latter might as well expunge the sesslona
order. The order was sustained
Gladstone said he would not call on tn,
government to explain its Irish policy
But Ireland was the question of the day,
and matters regarding it should be speedily
settled. Churchill said no coerclve meas
ures would be adopted. Local self-govern-
ment and the Belfast riots would receive
due consideration. The ministry would
stand by the land act of 1881. Commits,
sions would be appointed to inquire int
topics affecting the prosperity of the island.