Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-09
PARLIAMENT MEETS.
An Ansenlm-nt Of No Conndcsce Moved
ia the House OF Commons.

Az Nisi-ff'ifNtfflI OI.NO NnnnufffCf M0FtN
ia the House OF Commons.
LONDON, Aug. g-There was a full at
tendance In parliament to listen TO the
opening speech and the real beginning Of
the struggle between the parties
Previous to the dissolution on June 2s the
speech said, the business Of the session was
completed; therefore it was not necessary
for pariianSut TO continue its session at an
unusual poSod Of the year for the transac
tionof financial or legislative business.
IL expressed the hops that when parlia-
nent met again at the customary season it
would direct attention to measures Of social
aud domestic Improvement, and that it
would continue to advance in the path Of
the u.s. ful and benelcent Legislation which
had been 50 judici0usly followed at previous
fessions
la the house Of lords the Earl of Cam
pcrdown complained that parliament and
the country were in the dark as to the par
hamentry programme Lord Salisbury
said that there was no precedent for the
present situation, since there was no meas
ure before the house. 1t had been thought
best to leave all reference to the future
policy out Of the queens speech He did
not intend at present TO vindicate the past
policy Of the government.
The Duke OF Devonshire said that he
would ask the opposition to state whether,
should parliament not meet for six months,
steps would be taken TO scuttle out Of
Egypt.
Lord Herschell held that no declaration
Of policy coming from the Liberal govern
ment ought to be given until the Liberal
government was constituted.
The address was approved
In the commons 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
to members. He was the recipient of hearty
cheers from his supporters.
Neither the speech of Mr.. Barton, in NOV
ing the address, nor that Of Mr.. Cross, who
seconded the address, attracted any atten-
ton The house was listless until Mr.. Her
bert Henry Asquith, Gladstoniau, member
! for the East division of Ffeshire rose to
move the amendment declaring that the
house had no confidence in the government.
lie was greeted with loud and prolonged
cheering by the Liberals.
Mr. Asquith declared that parliament had
met for the obsequies of q dead majority
/ The house ought not to daily over prac-
| tical question, but should, as speedily as
! possible place in power a government rep
rtseuting the decision of the country as ex-
! pressed at the polls.
Mr.. Thomas Burt tGladstonian), member
for Morpeth, fecretaIy Of the Northumber-
4 land Miners Mutual association, seconded
the no confidence amendment He con-
tended that the question Of home rule for
Ireland must dominate all other questions
for which the Liberal party was pledged.
The Right Hon. George j. Goschen, chan
cellor Of the exchequer, SAID that he hoped
the house would at last hear something
definite about home rule Mr. Gladstone,
he declared, could no longer shirk explain
ing his home rule scheme, nor could Sir
William Vernon-Harcourt evade unpleasant
questions by going out Of the house instead
OF responding to them.
Mr.. Goschen, in continuing his speech,
denied that home rule was the paramount
question which had been submitted TO the
country in the recent campaign, and de-
cared that 1t had occupied in a large num-
Der Of electoral addresses a very subordi-
nate place The Irish members seemed to
think that they had nothing to do but evict
the present ministers in order TO get home
rule. ICheers from the Irish members
Mr. Justin Mccarthy said that the Irish
party expected that coercion would cease
! when lne llpcIhls came INTO power. 1T the
Liberal governments home rule bill did not
satisfy the people of Ireland there would be
an end Of it. Conservative cheersl
Mr. John Redmond said that he would
support Mr.. Asquith because he considered
it the duty Of every Irish member to assist
In ousting the present government, regard
less of the question whether they We're likely
10 fare better at the hands Of its successor
He could not assent in any way to Mr. La
bouchere's suggestion to give the Newcastle
programme precedence over the home rule
question. 1t might be possible to deal with
certain English reforms concurrently witt
home rule, but he would not consent to any
policy placing home rule in the second rank
Viscount Wolmer, Liberal Unionist foi
Edinburgh, closed the debate, and the hous,
adjourned.