Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-31
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION
Important Legislation Promised
in the Queens Address.
A LENGTHY DEBATE EXPECTED.

1t May be Three Weeks Before Mr.. Glad
stone Can Introduce His Home Rule
BiH-Irish Leaders and tho Premier at
Variance Regarding the Land Question.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-Both Houses of Par
lament convened this morning. The fol-
lowing is a synopsis of the speech from
the throne:
Besides promising the introduction OF
the Irish Legislative bill, an Electoral
Registration Reform bill and a County
Council Reform measure, the speech inti-
mates that Licensing Reform measure,
Local Option scheme, u bill dealing
with the election of county magistrates,
proposals affecting the Established
Church in Scotland and the Church in
Wales will be offered for the considera-
tion of Parliament.
Next, legislation is promised to ex-
tend the powers of the London County
Council, and II Board of Trade measure
expanding the functions of the present
Labor Bureau.
Reference is made to the newly-ap-
pointed Royal Commission on Poor Law
Relief, which is to deal with the old age
pension questions; to the Indian Currency
Commission as about to present report
to Parliament, and allusion is made to a
royal commission to inquire into the land
question in Wales.
The attention of the House is asked to
the report of the Irish Evicted Tenants
Commission and the Government propo-
sails based thereon. Allusion is avoided
regarding agitation for the release of the
dynamite convicts and political prison.
ers except in guarded reference to the
general measures which aim at perma-
nent peace in Ireland.
Referring to international matters, the
speech hopefully remarks on the Behring
sea arbitration about to open in Paris,
to the timely settlement of the recent
ministerial crisis in Cairo, and the resto-
ration of harmony with the Khedive, and
to the Monetary Conference at Brussels
as assisting The governments represented
fully to understand each other.
Regarding the condition of home and
foreign trade, the speech is moro optimistic
than might have been expected. The re-
lations of Her Majesty's Government
with all foreign powers were declared
satisfactory, and hopeful reference is
| made to the future of commerce between
| the United Kingdom and the colonies.
1t is expected that the debate on the
| address Will bristle with amendments
Mr.. Chamberlain will raise the Home
Rule question by an Amendments denying
| the ACCESSIBILITY of separate Irish legiS-
| lature. Labouchere threatens amend.
ments on the retention Of Uganda, and
| the continued occupation of Egypt,
| John Redmond has his motion as tt
| Irish prisoners and James Lowther al
| amendment regarding destitute aliens.
| Kerr Hurdio wants to condemn thu
| Government as overlooking the claims
| of the Labor Party, and the publicans
friends in the House, still a powerful sec
ton, will prepare an amendment pro
testing against Interference with theil
| vested rights.
Unless the House grows fierce with i'm
patience, it will have some three week
of oratory before Mr.. Gladstone can hav,
an opportunity of Introducing his HON
| Rule bill.
Messrs. Mccarthy, Sexton, and Dillo
have in Il hesitating way approved tn
clause in the Home Rule bill reservin
the control of the land question to tn
| Imperial Parliament for IL certain mum
Der of years, but they differ with Nj
Gladstone as to the number of year
during which the Irish Legislature has t
wait.
| Mr. Gladstone proposes ten years. TIL
Irish leaders think five years too long. an
demand thrce, with further advance
from the Imperial EXchequer under til
| Land Purchase act, IN order to reconcil
their constituents to any delay whatever
| however short.
1t is doubtful whether Mr.. Gladstou
will be able to get the bulk of his sur
portcrs in the House to assent to an
I further grant, and the Irish member
| will reject the clause without its final
cial appendix.