Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-13
IN PARLIAMENT.
Tributes in Both Houses to
Grand Old Man.
Consideration Of Home Rule to Be
Temporarily Set Aside.


LONDON, March l2.-The opening Of
the new session Of Parliament was very
tame, 90 far a. any manifestation Of pub
lie interest was concerned, and the lords
and commoners seemed to share the in
difference in . large degree. Very few
peers were in attendance when the House
of Commons was summoned to hear the
reading of the speech from the throne, and
only about 80 members walked to the
House of Lords in response.
In the Htu'e of Commons the address in
reply to the Queens speech was approved.
In the opening debate on the address Sir
William Harcourt admitted that the retire
ment Of Mr.. Gladstone Is regarded by the
Liberal party with feeling of distress and
dismay, but he said, the memory of the
Grand OLD Nan would remain
the greatest tradition Of the House.
He said there would be no change in
the policy of government of the party.
Home Rule, though it was temporarily put
aside, would be q leading feature Of the
programme. Financial business 10 most
urgent and this legislation must be con-
cluded by the end of the month; therefore.
the government must ask the whole time Of
the House until then.
Timothy Harrington protested against the
laying aside of Home Rule. Mr.. Glad
stone, he said, promised the Irish that
Home Rule would be pursued to the end
without cessation. The postponement Of
the matter, he declared, meant its abandon
ment. Sir Charles Il. II. Vincent moved
amendment of the address by representing
to the Queen that the depression in trade
and agriculture, reduction of wages
of workingmen, thousands of un-
employed laborers and continuous
immigration Of aliens ought to
be called to the attention Of
Parliament. After the address was ap-
proved Sir William Harcourt ELECTED pro-
lopged cheers by naming the first measure
introduced by the government under the
new premier, viz: The registration bill.
Home Secretrry Asquith gave. notice Of
the introduction of bill to disestablish the
Welsh church, Shaw Lefevre gave notice
Of bill squalizing London rates and A. j.
Mundella paved the way for the introduc-
ton of bill providing for arbitration Of
labor disputes. Sir William Harcourt gave
notice of che governments intention to sub
nit bill granting local control over the
liquor trade.
in the House of Lords thelEarl of Rore-
berry, speaking to motion to approve the
AuulesD III reply u Inc epeeCu ITOm tue
throne, asked fullest indulgence from the
peers, as he had been forced into the posi-
tlon that he occupied by sudden call to
replace q man of noblest energies, who was
lost not alone to the Liberal party, but to
the nation.
Lord Salisbury regretted the retirement
of Mr.. Gladstone, which, he said, was .
loss which would have great influence on
the destinies of the nation. The succession
of Lord Rosebery, he said, was perfectly
acceptable, and he thought II
would have been better II
the government, instead of adheripg
simply 10 the Newcastle programme, the
introduced fresh sutjects into the pro-
gramme with regard 10 Home rule. II was
. pity, he said, that Home rule was not put
TO the very front. The sooner the question
was decided the better.
Lord Rosebery expressed qualification at
the tribute Lord Salisbury paid Mr.. Glad
stone. He said Lord Sallsbury's jeers at
the policy of adhering to the Newcastle
programme could be endured, seeing that
the liberal programme had endured while
the Conservatives programme was liable to
fuctuation. Lord Rosebery then proceeded
TO dt tfend the proposed government pro-
gYamme At some length.
r. =. O'Copnor ssid this evening that the
anti Parnellites would not issue manifesto,
thus implying that they were satisfied with
Lord Rosebery's programme.