Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-12
paRLIAMEN L REOPENED.
The Queens Speech From
the Throne.
FAIR PROMISES FOR IRELAND.
Salisbury's Treatment Of Portugal
Criticised-The Parnell-
ties on Deck.

LONDON, FEBRUARY lI.-farlameAb re-
today. The Queens speech
,pening the session was read.
II opens with reference to the
cordial relations existing with all foreign
.ountries. Portugal, it says, has acceded
q the REQUEST of England in regard
q Central Africa. The Samoan
,ettlement is briefly alluded to,
md there is promise to lay be-
ore Parliament all the papers
relating to the Samoan conference and TO
he extradition treaty with the U nited
States. Her Majesty expresses hopes TOR
rood results from the federation move
Inept in Australia. In home legislation
Ireland will demand prominent place
in the attention of Parliament.
Her Majesty is glad to announce
a marked diminution in the amount OF
crime. There is a promise to
introduce land purchase bill and local
bill and other measures Tor
improving the material interests OF Ire
land.
THE LORDS.
In the House of Lords an address in
reply TO the speech from the throne was
moved by Baron de Ramsey and sec.
onded by the Earl of Stradbrake.
Earl Granville criticized the tone OF the
dispatches to Portugal as unnecessarily
harsh, and having gone out OF the wey
to provoke irritation in small and feeble
nation that had great colonial history
and was Justly proud of it. He also
hoped the Government would tell the
House whv in the speech from the throne
no mention whatever was made of the
Parnell Commission.
Salisbury said the Government shared
with the country the pain arising from
the dispute with Portugal, but when the
House had read the papers ii would fiad
that Portugal had been warned again
and agaiu that it Was impossible for
England to accept or assent to her claims
to ownership to territory of tribes that
were under British protection, or her set
Elements in the Shire and Nyassa coun.
tries. Decisive diplomatic pressure pre-
sented the best course for the interests
of Portugal and the interests of human :
ity.
Earl Granville asked If the convention
for the suppression of sugar bounties
would be ratified.
Salisbury responded that it's ratifica-
tion would depend upon the amount OF
&C ccoperation the Government would have
from the principal users of sugar. He
thought the prospects for ultimate agree
ment unfavorsble. The French Gov
ernment had expressed its distinct dis
sent from some of the provisions of the
convention. The spirit of protection
in America increased the diffic ulty,
and Brazil was also against the con-
vention.
THE COMMONS.
In the Commons, Balfour announced
that on Monday next he would intro
duce an Irish land purchase bill.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt brought
up the Piggott forgeries on a question Of
privilege. He declared that the London
Times, in publishing the forged letters,
was guilty of breach of privilege. He
contended that breach of privilege
committed during one session could be
punished during another session. He
said: "Since the suit for libel has been
decided in favor of Parnell, and since it
has been admitted that the letters used
as cover to the assault on him were
forgeries, the House is afforded an abso-
lutely sure basis whereupon to act. II
is now obvious that the objsct of the
publication of the forgeries on the day
when the Coercion bill had it's second
reading was to influence division in
Parliament. 1t was gross and palpable
outrage upon the House. A more
tlagrant breach of privilege could not be
conceived. Some repsration should be
rno do ffsrt nc nf
nder-Secretary Gorst for India said
such discussion would be inopportune
while the report of the Parnell Commits
sion was pending.
Gladetone, who was loudly cheered ss
he arose, spoke in support of the motion.
de said he could not consider that the
Times offense against the House had
been purged by the apologies which had
been made before the Parnell Commits
sion through Sir Richard Webster,
which apologies grossly exaggerated the
original offense. If the conspiracy
against Parnell had been successful. the
result to him would have been absolute
political. death, and the moral blow
struck at him would have been felt
throughout the Irish nation. The Times
had aimed to affect the judgment of the
House, and 1t had really had in that
direction temporary success. He did
not wish to dwell upon the horrible and
loathsome character of the whole affair,
He trusted the House would vindicate
its right to deal with the offense. The
Government owed it to itself to deal
fairly toward Parnell and the Irish peo.
pie for the injustice done both Through
the forgeries.
After dilating upon the notable de
crease of crime in Ireland, he concluded
with the prediction that il Just and firm
government were continued, harmony.
love and good will would grow fast rooted
among the people of that country, even
after the lapse Ct generations that had
known only discord.
Balfour accused Gladstone of dealing
ia fimsy fiction. He declared that the |
delay was the fault of the Gladstone
party alone, and said the charge that the
Times had acted with a view to infiuenc.
ing the judgment of the House was cal.
lmny. He objected to the ancient.
cum mbrous and often misused machinery
IF the breach of privileges.
La Bourchere expressed surprise at the
petty and paltry arguments advanced bv
Bafour and Sir John Gorst. 1t had bean