St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-31
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
Forecast of the Document Open.
ing Parliament.

Forecast of the Document Open
ing Parliament.
LONDON. Jan. 30.-As finally drafted
and approved in cabinet council and
formally sanctioned by the privy cOun-
Gil, the queens speech will present such
a mass of Legislative proposals as
would task septennial parliament
to get through with. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that at the utmost the
life Of Mr.. Gladstone'S government will
not last longer than two years, and
there are not lacking those who predict
that it will not last longer than six
months. Therefore, if 1t passes any
one of the great measures that will be
announced in the queens speech it will
distinguish itself. The text of the
speech Will be communicated as usual
to those present at the ministerial din
nerS Monday night next. and to the
leaders of the Conservative and Liberal
Union opposition. Besides promising
the Introduction of the Irish legislative
BILL the electoral registration reform
bill, county council reform measure,
the speech will intimate that a licensing
reform measure, a local option scheme,
a bill dealing with the election of cOun-
ty magistrates and proposals affecting
the Established Church of Scotland and
the church III Wales will be offered for
the consideration of parliament. Next,
legislation will be promised to extend
the powers of the London county
council, and board of trade
measure expanding the functions
of the present labor bureau. Ref
erence will be made to the newly
formed royal commission on Door law
iof wi iS tn I,n old
pension question; to the Indian cur
rency commission, as about 10 present
report to parliament, and alluSiOn made
to the royal commission to inquire into
land questions IN Wales. The attention
of the house will be asked to the report
Of the Irish evicted tenants commits
sion and the governments pro-
posaIs based thereon. Allusion will
be avoided regarding agitation for
the release of the dynamite con-
victs and Irish political prisoners, eX-
ceDt in guarded reference to general
measures, which aim at permanent
peace in Ireland. Referring to interna-
tional matters, the speech Will hope
fully remark on the Behrng sea arbi-
tratiOn about to open in Paris, to the
timely settlement of the recent minis
terial crisis in Cairo and the restoration
OF harmony with the khedive, and to
the monetary conference at Brussels, as
assisting the governments represented
fully to understand each other
views. Regarding the condition of
home and foreign trade, the speech is
understood to be more optimistic than
might have been expected. The rela-
tious Of her majesty's government with
all foreign powers will be declared
satisfactory and hopeful reference made
to the future of commerce between the
United Kingdom and the colonies.
Bland as the phraslng of the speech is
SAID to be. there is not an announce
ment in it but means challenge
to the opposition. Lord Sails
have been in conference and have de-
termined, in conjunction with the
Duke of Devopshlre and Mr.. Cham
berlain. to open a war a out
rance upon the government without
delay. Both the minlSteriallst5 and the
opposition take the government pro-
gramme not so much as an invitation
to actual work in parliament, as
an electoral platform for the
next appeal to the country. So
the UniOnists have determined, even
at the risk of forcing a dissolution
which they would regard as importune,
they must combat the government at
every point. The debate on the address
will bristle with amendments. Mr..
Chamberlain will at once raise the home
rule question by an amendment deny
ing the advisability of separate Irish
legislature. Mr.. Labouchere threatens
amendments Oh the retention of Uganda
and the continued occupation of Egypt.
Mr.. John Redmond has his motion
as to the Irish prisoners, and Mr.. James
LOwther an amendment regarding desti-
tute aliens. X. G. Hardie wants to con-
denim the government for overlooking