Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-09
NEW PARLIAMENT.
FORMAL OPENING or eRlTAIN's LIee-
RAJ LAW-MAkiNo BODY.
The speech from the Thsone--" No CONF
dence" Moved and secoDdcd--saiis-
bury on the Situation.


LoSpos, August s.-This morning wher
the House Of Commons met the members
were summoned to the House of Lords
where the speech from the throne opening
the Twenty-ffth Parliament was read.
The speech informed her Maiesty's lords
and gentlemen that Parliament had been
assembled in obedience 10 the proclama-
tion of June 2Sth. by which the late Parlia-
ment was dissolved. At the previous
dissolution. the speech added, the busi-
ness session bad been completed, there
fore 1t was not necessary for Parliament
now to continue its, session at an unusual
period of the year for the transaction OF
financial or legislative business. Her
Majesty expressed the hope that when
Parliaments meets again at the customary
season it will again direct attention 70
measures of social and domestic improve
ment. and will continue to advance in the
path of usual and benefcent legislation so
Judiciously followed by previous sessions.
THE SPEECH READ.
The commission bearing the Queens
speech entered the House of Lords at
O'clock and took their seats on the long
bench in front of the throne. a few ladies
occupying seats on the lower opposite
benches. Only forty members Of the
House Of Lords we're present. The usua!
notice to the House of Commons was
given, and soon the Speaker. attended by
handful of the members OF the lower
house, was ushered into the chamber OF
the Peers TO listen TO the reading OF the
speech. After the speech was read both
houses took a recess until o'clock. At 4
p. Nj. the House of Commons reassem-
bled. Nearly all the members were
present, and the galleries were crowded
with visitors. The Queens speech was
again read to the members. When the
last portion Of il was reached it was greet
ed with groans by the Liberals.
MIR. Dunbar Plunkett Barton (Conserva-
tive), member for Mid-Armagh, moved the
address in reply to the Queens speech.
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 administered.
He was then the recipient of hearty
cheering.
THE mo CONFIDENCE" AMENDMENT.
Neither the speech Of Mr.. Barton, in
moving the address, nor that OF Mr. Cross.
who seconded the address, attracted any
attention. The House was listless until
Mr.. Housert Henry Asqulth (Gladstonian
member for the East Division Of Fifeshire),
FOSc " IuONt bub htutnQIhcllti hCbiniAh
that the House had no confidence in the
government. He was greeted with loud
and prolonged cheering by the Liberals.
Mr.. Asquith declared that Parliament
had met tor the obsequies OF dead ma
jorty. The House ought not to daily over
the practical question, but should, as
speedily as possible, place IN power gov
ernment representing the decision of the
country, as expressed at the polls.
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for Morpeth, secretary of the Northumber-
land Miners Mutual Association, seconded
the nO-cOntidence amendment. He con-
tended that the question of home rule for
Ireland must dominate all other questions
to which the Liberal party was pledged:
The Right Hon. George J. Goschen,
Chancellor OF the Exchequer, said he
hoped the House would at least hear some
thing definite about home rule.
Mr.. Gladstone. he declared, could no
longer shirk explaining his home-rule
scheme, nor could Sir William Vernon
HarcouTt evade unpleasant questions by
going out OF the House instead OF respond
ing to them.
IN TUE LORDS.
LONDON, August SIN the House of
Lords the Earl of Denbigh moved, and the
Earl of Powis seconded, the address In
reply 10 the speech from the
Throne. The Earl of Kimberly COM
planned that this was the first time
That no policy had been shadowed in the
speech from the throne. There was no.
thing In the speech that could be criti-
cised. Re hope that if the chances of
politics reversed the position of the par
ties, the Liberal government would re-
ceive the generous assistance III its foreign
policy that the Liberals had accorded the
fopearvQtiva OnVprnrnQnf
sAL1sBURY's TART SPEECH.
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 no.
thing. The government had no measures
TO present to Parliament. He confessed
that he had been disposed to abandon the
speech altogether, but found, owing to
the conservativlsm of the Opposition,
that that could only be done by
general consent. They had now arrived
at stage where the Honse of Commons
was exercising the prerogative of shaping
policy of its own selection with men
whose measures would come after them.
lLauehter.l When these measures were
adopted by the House of Commons then
the House of Peers would share with
the other house the responsibility for
their measures. When those measures are
presented them there will be no difficulty
in criticising them. Perhaps then the
Liberal Lords would abandon their present
conspiracy of silence. Then also the
Peers would perform their duties with
that wisdom of decision from which the
House established its right and reputation
in days past. (Cries of " Hear Hear y
In this duty, thus cast upon them,
they would have to pay regard to
the composite nature of the majority
those measures. Most i'm
portant, most vital of all. they would have
to consider the fundamental nature of the
shadowed forth for their accept
ance, which would be the most mOmentOus
ever made in the history of the country.
LCheers.
After remarks by other peers the address
was approved.