Evening journal., 1893-01-30
CABLED FROM EUROPE.
A Budget of the Days Events
in Old World Centres.
A LIVELY PARLIAMENT SESSION.

to be Devoted to Warm Debates over
che Queens speech-Dissension in the
Home Rule FactiOn-An Echo of the
Panama scandal-Other Foreign News.
LONDON, Jan. 30.-As finally drafted
and approved in Cabinet council and
formally sanctioned by the privy coun-
Gil, the Queens speech at the opening of
Parliam ent to morrow will present such
mass Of legislative proposals as would
task a septennial parliament to get
through with. II is generally conceded
that at the outmost 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.
The text of the speech will be com
municated as usual to those present at
the ministerial dinners on Monday night
next and to the leaders of the Conserva-
tive aud Liberal Union opposition. Be-
sides promising the introduction Of Irish
legislative bill an electoral registration
reform bill and county council reform
measure, the speech will intimate that a
licensing reform measure, local option
scheme, a bill dealing with the election
of county magistrates and proposals
affecting the established church of
Scotland and the church in Wales will
be offerered for the consideration Of
parliament.
Legislation will be promised to extend
the powers of London County Council and
a Board of Trade measure expanding the
functions of the present labor bureau.
Reference will be made to the newly
formed royal commission on poor law
relief, which is to deal with the old age
pension question; to the Indian currency
commission as about to present a report
to Parliament and alluson made TO a
royal commission to inquire into the
land question in Wales The attention
of the House will be asked to the report
of the Irish evicted tenants commission
and the governments proposals based
thereon.
Allusion will be avoided regarding
agitation for the release Of the dynamite
convicts and Irish political prisoners.
except in a guarded reference to general
measures which aim at permanent peace
In Ireland.
Referring to international matters. the
speech will hopefully remark on the
Bering sea arbitration about to open in
Paris, to the timely settlement Of tht
recent ministerial crisis in Cairo and the
restoration of harmony with the Khedivt
and to the monetary conference at
Brussels in assisting the governments
represented fully to understand eacl
others views, regarding the condition oi
home and foreign trade the speech II
understood TO be more optimistic thar
might have been expected. The relations
of her Majesty's government with al
foreign powers will be declared satisfac
tory and hopeful reference made to th'
future of commerce between the United
Kingdom and the colonies.
Bristlng with Antagonism.
Bland as the phrasing of the speech i
said to be, not an announcement in i
but means a challenge to the opposition
Lord Salisbury and his late colleague
have been in conference and have deter
mined in conjunction with the Duke o
Devonshire aud Mr. Chamberlain to ope
a war outrance upon the government
Both the ministerialists and the Oppos
tion take the government program no
so much as an invitation TO active wOr
in Parliament as an electoral platform fC
the next appeal to the country. So tn
Unionists have determined that even q
the risk of forcing a dissolution whic
they would regard as inopportune, the
must combat the government at ever
point.
Many Amendments to be Onered.
The debate on the address will brist
with amendments. Mr.. Chamberlai
will raise at once the Home Rule que
tion by an amendment denying the az
visibility Of separate Irish legislator
Mr. Labouchere threatens amen
ments on the retention of d
Uganda and the continued occupation
Egypt. John Redmond has his motion
TO Irish prisoners, and James Lowther
amendment regarding destitute alien
Keir Hardie wants to condemn the 60
ernment as overlooking the claims Of Il
labor party and the publicans friends
the house, still powerful section, W
prepare an amendment protesting again
interference with their vested rights.
Trouble over Parliamentary Control
Messrs Mccarthy, Sexton and Dill,
have, in a hesitant way. approved 1
clause in the home rule bill reserving {
COlllOl OF tue AlAu luteiluu 70 INC I
perial parliament for fixed number
years. But they differ with Mr.. Gls
stone as to the period during which I
Irish legislature has to wait. Mr.. Gla
stone proposes ten years. The Iri
leaders think Eve too long and dema
three, with further advices from the i
perial exchequer under the land purchi
act, so as to reconcile tkeir constitutel
to any delay whatever.
It is doubtful whether Mr. GladstC
will be able to get the bulk of his 81
porters in the house to assent to any
ther grant, and the Irish members "
reject the clause without its financial
pendix. While the proposal may not
solutely wreck the bill it will add furt
peril to its passage.
BUeEAR BEATS HOsMER.