The herald., 1893-02-01
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
The New Regime in Eng
land Begins Work.
Reading of the Speech from
the Throne.
Opposition to 1t Immediately Voiced
in Both Houses.
Balfour and Gladstone Lock Horns In
the Commons and Salisbury and
Kimberly in tho House
of Lords.
By the Associated Press.

contained no points OF special interest
beyond those outlined in these dis
patches yesterday.
AT the close of the reading of the
queens speech, parliament adjourned
TILL afternoon. On reassemblihg Glad
stone took the oath as prime minister,
and was followed by his colleagues.
In the house of lords several peers,
including Lord Playfair, took the oath.
The prince of Wales and his son, the
duke of York, had seats on the cross
bench. Lord Brassey moved the adop-
tion of the address in reply to the
queens speech. His motion was eec-
onded by Lord Thring. Both the mover
and seconder spoke in general terms in
support of the government.
Lord Salisbury, who today appeared
in opposition, passed compliment on
Lord Thring. Touching upon the oues-
ton OF home rule for Ireland, Lord Sal
isbury said one object of the government
the past six months mad been to get the
support of a class OF men whom, hith-
erto, no politician in England had tried
to conciliate. The keynote of the Irish
policy OF the government was supposed
to get the support of the criminal classes.
The prerogalive of the crown had
been used to shield murderers and re-
lease dynamiters. All the acts of the
government caused the impression that
they were much more in sympathy
with criminals than desirous OF
vlndicating the law. Cries of "Hear
Hear!" The reference in the queens
speech to home rule was the most pecu-
liar sentence he ever had seen in pub
lie document. 1t seemed to indicate
that the governments opinion of the
whole irish question with which parlia-
ment had to deal was that it was righ,
for one portion of the Irish to place
their heel upon the neck of the Pro
testant population of Ireland.
With regard to other measures indi
Gated in the queens speech, Lord Sails
bury declared nobody believed they
would ever be undertaken. There was
simply a repetition of the programme
adopted by the Liberal conference al
| Newcastle.
Lord Salisbury alluded to the agricul.
tural depression and eaid agriculture
suffered most from want OF confidence
|
trines that were filling the minds of the
owners of capital with apprehension
There was no country in the world Lord
Salisbury added, where property was
now 80 insecure as in Great Britain, in
consequence OF erroneous legislative &C.
ton. [Cries of "Hear! Hear!"
The earl of Kimberly mildly remon-
strated with Lord Salisbury for accusing
the government of having sympathy fol
Irish criminals. He promised to intro
duce the home rule bill in the house of
lords as soon as it passed the commons.
When the promise was heard faint
laughter rippled over the benches. The
debate then adjourned
In the commons, this evening, notice
that Gladstone would introduce his
home rule bill Monday, elected pro-
longed liberal cheers.
AT 80 Lambert, Liberal, rose to
move an address. He spoke to empty
benches, as did Mark Beauioy, who sec
onded the motion. The house filed like
magic, however, when Balfour arose and
amid storm of opposition cheers began
in sneering tone general criticism of
the government in the Egyptian policy.
Balfour said the ministers could rely
upon the support of the opposition so
long as they upheld British righte. He
trusted the government would, at its
earliest convenience, let parliament
know the causes which led to the recent
troubles in Cairo. Among the causes,
undoubtedly, were the rash uttersnces
made by the prime minister and chief
secretary for Ireland when they were in
the opposition.
Balfour denounced the evicted tenants
commission as 30 unfairly constituted
thst they were incapable Of presenting
trustworthy report. He demanded
that the home secretary should say
whether or not the release of Egan and
Csllan, the Irish dynamiters, was part
of policy of amnesty intended to in
volve the release of all the Irish dyna
miIers.
Gladstone was cheered loudly when
he rose to answer Balfour. He re-
preached Bslfour for assailing with in
fiammatory criticism bill not yet in
troduced and for doing his utmost to
prejudice the minds of his followers
against plan of home rule of which he
was still ignorant. Balfour had asked
where there was an empire which had
been strengthened by the adoption
of local autonomy. Gladstone
replied that as Lord Salisbury
had done some years age, he would
point to Austro Hungary. He would
also point to the British colonies which
60 years ago were ruled from London,
but demanded separation until self
government was finally granted. He
would not reply to Balfour's invective
against Morley's administration in Ire
land, except to cay the wise policy of
clemency had been simultaneous with q
great decrease of agrarian crime g. Bal
four's attack upon the evicted tenants
commission recoiled upon himself.
Gladstone said he did not believe that
in his long parliamentary career he had
ever uttered words 80 rash and danger
GUS as were those uttered by Balfour
concerning the difficulties in Egypt
These words seemed to suggest that the