Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-09
PARLIAMENT OPENED.
The Queens Speech Read to the Houses OF
Lords and Commons.

Lords and Commons.
LONDON, August s.-The formalfties
OF organizing the House OF Commons
were completed last week, and this
morning when the House met the MEM
bers were summoned TO the House OF
Lords, where the speech from the
Throne opening the session OF the
Twenty-ffth Imperial Parliament OF
Queen Victoria was read. The speech
informs Her Majesty's Lords and Gen
tlemen by command Of Her Majesty the
present Parliament has been assembled
in obedience to the terms OF Her Maj
esty's proclamation OF June 2sth, by
which the late Parliament was
dissolved. Previous to that dissolution,
the speech added, the business OF the
session was completed Therefore IL
was not necessary for Parliament now
to continue its session at annual periods
OF year for the transaction OF financial
or legislative business. Her Majesty
expressed the hope that when Paria-
ment meets again at the customary
season it will again direct attention 10
measures OF social and domestic i'm
provement, and that IL will continue TO
advance in tho path Of usual and beniti-
cent legislation which has been judi
ciously followed at the previous ses-
sions.
Before the opening OF the debate on
the address in reply TO the speech from
the throne. Mr.. Gladstone entered the
House and took the usual oath admin
istered to members He was the recipi-
ent of hearty cheers from his supporters
Neither the speech OF Mr.. Barton In
moving the address nor that OF Mr..
Cross, who seconded the address, at
tracted any attention. The House was
listless until Mr.. Herbert Henry AS
ouith, Gladstonian member for the
East Division OF Fiieshire, arose TO
move the amendment declaring that the
House had no confidence in the gov
ernment. He was greeted with loud
and prolonged cheers by the Liberals.
Mr.. Asquith declared that parliament
had met for the obseQuies OF dead
majority. The House ought not to
daily over a practical question, but,
should as speedily as possible, place in
power Government representing the
decision of the country as expressed at
the polls.
Mr.. Thomas Burt, Gladstonian men,
Der for Norpeth, Secretary Of the
Northumberland Miners Mutual Asso-
citation, seconded the no confidence
amendment. He contended that the
question OF Home Rule for Ireland
must dominate all other questions to
which the Liberal party was pledged.
The Right Honorable George j. Go
schen, Chancellor OF the Excheqner,
said he hoped the House would at last
hear something definite about Home
Rule. MI. Gladstone, he declared, could
no longer shirk explaining his Home
Rule scheme, nor could Sir William
Vernon Harcourt evade unpleasant
questions by going out OF the House
instead OF responding to them.
MIR. Justin Mccarthy said that the
Irish party expected tbat.coerclon would
cease when the liberals came into power.
III the Liberal Home Rule bill did not
satisfy the people Of Ireland, there would
be an end OF IL.
He believed in the sincerity Of the Lib
eral assurances that the Home Rule Bill
would be kept in front Of their legislation.
Mr.. John Redmond said he would sup
port Mr.. Asquith, because he considered IL
the duty of every Irish member 10 assist in
oustlng the present government, regardless
of the question whether they were likely
10 fare better at the hands OF its successor
In the House Of Lords. the Earl OF Den
bigh moved and the Earl OF Powis sec
onded the address in reply 10 the speech
from the throne.
The Earl Of Kimberly complained that
this was the hrst occasion that no policy
had been shown in the speech from the
throne. There was nothing in the speech,
he declared, that could be criticised
Lord Salisbury admitted that the speech
| was like a sealed envelope put into the
hands of preacher going into the pulpit,
and when opened found to contain nothing.
The Government had no measures TO pre-
sent to Parliament.
He confessed that he had been disposed
TO abandon the speech altogether, but found
owing the to conservatism OF the oppo-
sition, that could only be done by general
consent.
They had now arrived at stage where
the House Of Commons was exercising a
prerogative peculiarly It's own OF selecting
men whose measures would come after
wards