Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06
STATE OF BRITISH POLITICS.
Shaping the Speech From the Throne to Bc
Delivered 10 PAriimmeut Tuesday

Shaping the speech FROM the Throne to b
Delivered 10 Parliament Tnesday.
The cabinet sat for nearly three hours yester
day shaping the speech from the throne. will
which parliament will be opened on Tuesday
The unusual length OF time spent over tn,
document 10 attributed to difference o.
opinion as to whether any reference should b,
made to the coming session rs bringing tn,
present parliament toward the close Of il,
career. 1t was finally determined that nothing
should be said on that subject The queen in
privy council mt Osborne house tomorrow will
formally consider and approve the draft of tbs
speech.
Today Mr.. Balfour. first lord OF the treasury.
had interviews with Messrs Hadgc and Mil
vain, members OF parliament, who will re
spectvely move and second the address 10 the
queen, had communicated the speech tn them
according to CUSTOM in o rider 20 enable them
to prepare for the occasion. The speech opens
with a reference to the sympathy of the nation
Ior the royal family over its recent bercaye-
ment aliudes 10 the death Of the khediye as
not altering British relations with Egypt re-
fers to the continued prosperity OF the country
anu says there is no reason TO fear that Eng
iand VIII be ultimately affected BY foreign
WriH legislation mud congratalates the coun-
Wy npon the prospect of an early settlement of
the Behring sea dispute and upon the pacific
ASPECT OF foreign affairs generally
The speech mentions the Irish local govern
ment and education bills as adding comf,iete-
ness TO series of measures for securing order
In and the welfare Of Ireland. Other measures
announced are small holdings bill, district
councils bill, and bills TO reforr:, the India
counci! and Scottish private legislation. THIS
last measure has Importance bevond its annli-
catlon TO scotland. as affirming and extending
the principle of local government Il PROPOSES
TO remove scotch private bills from the consid-
GRAFTON OF house of commons committees to
ludlclal committees sitting in certain districts
In Scotland The archbishop of Canterbury
mas clergy discipline bill which the govern
mcnt will support
This constitutes the business of the session
The leaders of the opposition TO not intend to
move any amendment to the address
Mr.. Gladstone Will not appear in the house
OF commons In the first week of the session
he has de.egated TO Sir Mn. Vernon Harcourt
tho task OF questioning the government as to
Its intentions in regard to the dissolution of
parliament Ii the reply is indetinite Mr.
Gladstone VIII make the question the subject
OF IA great party fight A meeting of disside ats
VIII be held ut Devonshire house on Monday
at which Mr.. Chamberlain will be for
maliy accepted AS leader in the house of
commons In the evening the Duke OF Devon
shire will give dinner TO a few adherents No
political section in the whole country is in a
more dismal condition than are the dlssidents
The prospect of their extinction in the coming
elections is increasing. The local conservatives
Of Worcestershire, which is now represented BY
dissidents, have declared for purely conserve
tive candidates rejecting the claims OF Austin
Chamberlain, who wanted to stand for one OF
the constituencies. The conservatives in other
constituencies are showing hight against dissi-
deuts nominated by the party managers.