The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-26
Read to the House Of Commons
Yesterday at the Opening
Session.
Discussion and Adoption Of the
Formal Reply to Her
Majesty.
Parnell Unanimously Endorsed by the
Irish Home Rule Members-<alad.
stone Urges His Retiremens.

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clares the relations between her majesty's
government with those Of tho various for
eign powers unchanged, and continues:
'.The general condition Of Ireland has ssn-
sibly improved under the salutary legisla-
tion which you have applied to it, but
learned with deep regret that the serious
deficiency in the potato crop In certain
parts threatens recurrence of those peri
ods Of severe distress to which the popula-
tion of the western counties is peculiarly
exposed by the industrial and economic
conditions under which they live. trust
measures of carly movement may mitigate
the immediate evil and diminish the proba.
bility Of its return. 1t appears to me desi-
rable for the increase of the contentment
and the diminution Of the political dis
turbances throughout Ireland to take
measures for augmenting the number Of
owners engaged in the actual cultivation Of
the land. A measure having this object in
view will be laid before you.
'Your attention will be invited to the ex-
pediency of alleviatlng the burden which
the law of compulsory education has,
within the recent years, imposed upon the
poorer portion Of the people. In case time
for further legislation should be found, I
have directed the preparation Of bills for
the enactment of reform in the system of
county government in Ireland analogous to
that put in operation for Great Britain;
for the establishment of district councils;
for the extension of facilities for purchas-
for amending the law in respect to the COM
v,ov h1o ~ IN, f,f
injury to persons in their employment, and
for consolidating and amending the laws
relating to the public health; for the ap-
pointment of public trustees and for the in
creasinR Of security to friendly societies and
saving banks"
After the reading of the queens speech
Balfour gave notice that he would intro
duce four bills relating to Ireland.
Gladstone gave notice Of the introduction
Of a bill TO remove the disability which pre-
vents Catholics from occupying the Offices
of lord chancellor Ct England, and lord
The Press association states that If Par
nell persists in retaining public leadership
of the Irish party, Gladstone will refuse to
counrenance any amendment to the address
in reply to the queens speech, and will inn
mediately return to Hawarden and not ap-
pear in parliament until after tie Christ
mas holidays.
Slaney moved aresolution simply thank
ing the queen for the address. Gladstone,
referring to Smiths announcement Of the
government's intention to take up the
whole time of the house until the govern
ment bills were read the second time, said
the government had avoided reference to
important mattera Was the commons to
understand that there waB nothing in the
differences with the United States regard
ing Behring sea? Ought recent persecu-
tions in the Turkish empire be treated with
uS1 kho p01o <N& AhA
ment toward the Emin relief expedition
been such as to make it the duty of the min
istry to ascertain the truth of statements that
compromised the reputation of English
people for humanity Referring to Ire
land, he said it was unfortunate the govern
ment was not content with stating the i'm
proved condition OF the country, but
Thought it necessary to compliment them
selves about the Improvement. Members
Of the opposition were bound to express
dissent. The list of measures in the speech
place the government ip no respcnsible
nitely to learn how they intended to deal
with the greatest question?
Smith, replying, declared that the gov
eminent had the strongest hopes that the
Behring sea negotiations would be success
full. The government took4what measures
cuted people in Turkey. The government
had no right to institute inquiry into the
African matter, as the expedition waa
purely voluntary. Ample measures would
be taken to meet distress in Ireland.
After few minor members had spoken
the address was agreed to. This is the first
time in fifteen years that the address has
been agreed to on the day of the opening Of
parliament. The sudden ending is ex.
planned by the fact that Gladstone inti-
mated to-day that he could give no coun-
tenance to any amendment to the address
if Parnell vas reelected to the leadership