Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-13
IT WAS A TAME AFFAIR.

There Was Little Attention Paid to
 the Opening of Parliament by the
 Members Of Either House.
 LONDON, March 12.-The opening of the
 new session of parliament was . very tame
 affair 50 far as any manifestation of public
 interest was concerned, and indeed the
 lords and commoners seemed to share the
 indifference in large degree. Very few
 persons were in attendance, and when the house of commons was summoned to hear the reading of the speech from the throne only about thirty members walked to the house of lords in reeponfe. Mr. Bayard, United States ambassador, occupied seat in the diplomatic gallery.
 In the house of commons the address In reply to the queens speech was approved.
 In opening the debate Sir William Har- court admitted that the retirement of Mir. Gladstone was regarded by the liberal party with feelings of distress and dismay, but, he added, the memory of the grand old man would remain the greatest tradi- tion ot the house.
 Though there had been slight changes in so0 AnAul0tEyy u0 6Al0 to0A0 Wouio oo uO change in the policy of the government or party. Home rule. though 1t had been temporarily put aside, remained the lead ing feature of the program. The financial business was the most urgent and must be concluded by the end of the month.
 Timothy Harrington protested against the laying aside of home rule. MT. Glad stone, he said, had promised the Irish that home rule would be pursued 10 the end without cessation. Postponement of the matter. he declared, meant abandonment. Instead of there being union of hearts there would be an intensified bitterness and feeling of hatred between the Englisfi and Irish parties unless home rule were made the first object of par lament. Sir Charles T. Fl. Vincent, in a long speech moved the amendment of the address by representing to the queen that the depression In trade and agriculture, the reduction of the wages of workipgmen, the thousands of unemployed lsborers and the continuous immigration of aliens ought to bs called to the attention of parliament.
 Sir Albert Kay Rollett, MT. Frederic Csrne Rasch and others supported the 
 After the address had been approved Sir Hsrcourt elicited prolonged cheers by naming the first measure introduced by luo SOVotuWout uuuoE tue new premier, viz, the registration bill.
 Sir William Harcourt also gave notice of the governments intention to submit traffic.
 In the lords the Earl of Rosebery, speak ng on . motion to approve the address in reply to the speech from the throne, asked the fullest indulgence of the peers, as he as had been forced into the position he by sudden call to replace man ,f noblest energies, who was lost not alone Q the liberal party, but also to the na- ;ion.
 Lord Salisbury regretted the retirement ,f MT. Gladstone, which he said was loss hat would have great influence on the ieetiniss of the nation. The accession of Lord Rosebery, he satd was perfectly ac- 'eptable, seeing that his lordship had given many proofs of his great abilities. But he housht 1t would have been better If the instead of sdheripg sim fly to the Newcastle program, lad introduced fresh subjects into ts program with regard to home rule. | t was pity, he said, that home rule was lot put to the very front. The sooner the | question was decided the better. If it we're true that England would resist seps- | atfon to the last the sooner Ireland knew f 1t the better. The government ought | lot to put home rule into the queen's | pseoh year after year unless they meant to srry 1t.
 Lord Rosebery expressed his gratifca- ion at the tribute which Lord Salisbury lad paid to MT. Gladstone. He said that | .ord Sslisbury's jibes at the policy of ad- | lering to the Newcastle program could be | ndured, seeing that the liberal program | lad endured while the conservative pro- ram was liable to fuctustiop. Lord | then proceeded to defend the | proposed government program at some en0th