New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-22
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.
TEXT OF THE QUEENS SPEECH FROM THE
THRONE.
DEBATE BEGINS IN THE COMMONS ON THE
ADDRESS IN REPLY-MR. GLADSTONE
AND LORD SALISBURY HEARD ON
SAMOA AND IRELAND.

AND LORD SALISBURY HEARD ON
SAMOA AND IRELAND
London, Feb 21.-Parliament reassembled to
gay The following is the speech OF the Queen
opening the session:
Ny Lords and Gentlemen: During the brief
period since the close Of the last session nothing
| mas happened TO affect the cordial relations be-
successfully completed in Egypt few days before
;;ne Propagation OF Parliament effected their OBJ
|ecs and l do not see any ground for apprehend-
| ,ng, renewal Of the disturbance in the neigh
| porhood Of Suakim
The negotiations which directed to be opened
non wsn ahioet for the prevention Of encroachment
upon my rights over SilSlSim have not been brought
| 20 q favorable conclusion but hope that further
military operations will not be necessary.
with nave consented to take part IN ,9 conference
| Wlth Germany and America at Berlin upon the
samoan question. This Will be q continuation
Oh me conference recently held in Washington
On the same subject
Gentlemen of the House of Commons: The in.
| ereaslng expenditures upon warliSe preparations
Incurred by other European nations have rendered
| necessary an incr ase In the precautions hitherto
taken for the safety of our shores and commerce.
ihe counscls by which other Powers are
guided and which dispose Of their vast forces, are
at present uniformly friendly to England, but l
have no right to assume that this condition is
necessarily secure from the possibility OF change:
| My Lords and Gentlemen: Some portions OF
the bill presented in 1888 for amending local
government in England and Wales were laid
aside, owing to pressure upon the time OF Par
lament From the same cause 10 was impossible
to enter upon the question OF local government
| In Scotland. Bills upon these matters will be
| submitted.
Early in the session your attention will be
| asked 10 measures for the development Of the
| material resources of Ireland, and for amending
the constitution OF the various tribunals having
The statntes recen+iv nassed for the restoration
Of order and confidence in Ireland have already
been attended with salutary results
| Legislation will be necessary Tor the execution
| OF the Sugar Convention, and also for the COM
| pletion OF the conversion OF the 8 per cent an
nuities The state Of the gold coinage has Tor
| years past been the subject OF legitimate COM
plaiut and measure restoring Il TO satisfactory
condition viii be submitted Ihough I'm, ths @ Conl-
mission appointed 70 inquire into tne cII eIo sosoS
| Iishments If the kingdom has not yet completed
its abors, II has made valuable report I'll, iIo h
posals for legislation arising therefrom Will De
submitted. .,u. h,.ao,
Of your duties shut out from consideration dur
ing the last session Will pc SuDmIt'eu .Ean' E.1
Among them are measurtS 4, scotIand determin
ing the liability OF employers IN ease on "cSie S &
TO employees, establishing deparunsnI OF "s9td sspd
culture, cheapening the transfer OF lhnH .ad nnd
| remedving the abuses attaching 20 the hulted
liability Of joint stock companies
In the Uouse Of Commons to-day, after the read
ing OF the Queens speech, John Morley gave nouce
that he would introduce an amendment 10 tine ad-
dresses in reply 20 tho speech from the throne
| oopdcmninc the administration Of the law IN Ire
land ss harsh. unjust and oppressive. and asking
that measures be adopted 20 content the irish anu
rpes,abljsh a real union of Great Britain ana ne
land.
Nv Gladstone was enthusiastically chcered by
,be On,osition on entering the House Inc MN
,s,er,alists cheercd Mr.. Balfour, while the Up
nosi,,on Kissed him and shouted P1gote' ME-
smith was similarly greeted
M Ginds.onn IN opening the debate on the
address In reply tol the Queens speech, sald nc
| hbued the Government would enhgnten the hous'
rernrding affairs IN Samoa and Zanzibar W .,io
| earliest possible moment. Renarklng thao inc
Government described their own armanents %
,,o.o,,tions for defence, while they spoke oil
- ,.,io,s, armarnents as warle preparations,
ur Gladstone said that Parliament must be very
ovootino as regards proof of the necessity oil any
| ,r,spal increase OF credits for defence
| 10 made sarcastic reference To the
ambitious legislative programme ou'nheu
| ~, ,be Rovnl sreech, and expressed an earnest
| hore that parliament would be prOrogued before
| Ct,.is,nos Eve In complaining that there was
10 Indication of legislation acceptable TO the lrish
| neople he said that the Governments had rendered.
an elaborate Irish debate inevitable by inserting
sentence in the address implying approval OF their
Irish poIicy. which was totally at variance WIN
tho views OF the Opposition. lie lntlmateu that
he would offer no technical opposition, shouh the
| Government be unwilling 20 amend the sentence
| In conclusion he promised TO assist the 6oVerh-
ment In forwarding the business OF the country
w n Smith. the Government leader, declared
| that the Government was quite ready to meet
Mr Gladstone's challenge Regarding the Sa-
moan question he said that papers were being
prenared. but that pending the conference the
| Government wa. unable TO express any decided
opinion ON the subject, although he might
| state that Germany had strongly declared
| that she would not receie from any Of her en-
| cagements ms 20 the right Of EngLshmen and
| Americans IN Somoa In the course she was taxing
| In East Africa, Germany was not exercising any
power not contemplated by the arrangement
made with England in $50. lie hoped the House
would leave the subject Of Ireland for separate
debate.
| Sir James Ferguson, Under Foreign Secretary
said that the Goyernemnt hoped that the Samoan
Conference would be attended with the happiest
results. In defending the results Of the Chamber
lain mission 20 the United States he denied that
the mission had been failure, as the temporary
| arrangement had worked so well that no English
or American vessel had been seized. He denied
that friendly relations between England and
America had been interrupted by the Sackville
incident Those ties he said, were too
| close and strong to be so easily broken.
In the House OF Lords to-day the Marquis OF
Salisbury said he thought it would be more con-
vcnient IN defer the consideration Of the Samoan
matter matter until the papers in the case should come
before the House. but asserted that IT was great
mistake TO suppose that there was ever any lnten-
ton ~ Sei1ipq the islands His Lordship ex-
pressed pres the hope that the washington conference zee
on the subject would shortly e 3s TeSumed ;iot,dIs me
characterized the oBrien ana slmtar % o
catching few votes and declared that tne IRISH
people were gradually becoming alive TO the IN n
sincerity of the agitation ana Were M a,ned Earl
| the paths Of order and peace lie warned Eird ar
GranviIle against building too much upon the
results of bye-elections
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