The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-30
unsupported Radical Strength De
velOped Among the Commons.
NOTICE TO MEDIAEVALISM TO QUIT.
The Royal Address to Parliament-La-
bouchere's Amendment Calling for
but Afterwards Rejected-Roseberry
Favors Radical Legislation.

The dispatches from London re
garding the movement against the
House of Lords have already been
briefly referred to in the ADvER'
TIsER. They are important enough
to be reproduced in full. The text
of the address from the throne,
with an account of the debate on
Labouchere's amendment, and the
substitute amendment of Sir VIM.
Harcourt, which finally passed,
will be found below:
LONDON. March 12.-Parliament as
sembled today, and it is probable that
more interest is taken in this meeting
of the Lords and Commons than in
any other previous gathering of the
two bodies for some years past. The
cause of this unusual interest in par
liamentary proceedings was the fact
that the retirement of the great Lib
eral leader, the Right Hon. w. Z.
Gladstone, from active participation
in political warfare has necessitated
reorganization of the different polit-
zeal parties, and thus today with the
Queens speech a new chapter in the
history of Euland was opened.
Only a few peers were present in
the House of Lords when Parliament
opened, and many ladies occupied
seats in the body of the House. In
the galleries there were also a number
of ladies and the United States Am
bassador, Mr.. Thomas +. Bayard was
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gallery. When the Marquis of Ripon,
Earl Spencer and the Marquis of
BreadeIbane took their places on
benches in front of the throle, the
Lord High Chancellor, Lord Herschell,
directed the yeoman usher of the
black rod to summon the Commons,
but only the latter attempted to hear
the Queens speech.
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
Her Majesty, after referring to the
satisfactory relations existing with for
eign powers, says:
Negotiations are in progress with
the United States for the purpose of
executing the award of the Court of
Arbitration in the question of the seal
fisheries of the Behring Sea.
1.-TWO collisions, accompanied by
lamentable loss of life, lately occurred
with the French colonial forces in
West Africa. / await the result of the
inquiry in regard to these deplorable
occurrences, with full confidence that
they will be examined in calm and
dignified temper, as BELTS two great
nations upon such an occasion.
Gentlemen of the House of Com
mons: The estimates for the service
will be laid before you. They will be
found to make full and adequate pro-
vision for the defense of the empire.
MY lords and gentlemen: The re-
cent improvement in the state of Ire
land has been continuous and marked.
"Agrarian crime has been reduced,
under the administration of recent
laws, to the lowest point that has
been reached for the last fifteen years.
The condition, however, of a consid-
cradle body of the evicted tenants of
that country requires early attention.
A measure will be submitted TO you
with the view of a reasonable settle
ment of this question, deeply affect
ing the well-being of Ireland.
bills will be submitted for the |
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abolition of plural voting, dealing |
with the ecclesiastical establishments |
of Wales and Scotland. the equalizer |
ton of rates in London, local govern |
ment for Scotland on the same basis |
as recently accorded to England and |
Wales and the exercise of direct local |
control of the liquor traffic.
you will be asked to consider |
measures for the promotion of con-
Citation in labor disputes. for the |
of the factory and mines |
act and for the reform of the method |
of conducting inquiries into fatal acct
dents in Scotland"
LONDON, March 13.-In the House |
of Commons today Henry Labouchere |
as an amendment to the adj |
dress in reply to the Queens speech |
the abolition of the House of Lords. |
After some discussion and consider |
able excitement the amendment was |
put to vote and passed by l47 to AS, |
in spite of the opposition of the gov |
eminent.
When the figures were an
they caused an out
burst of prolonged cheering, which |
was renewed when the deputy speaker |
read the address in reply to the |
Queens speech with the Labouchere |
to it.
a division on Labouchere's amend |
ment occurred earlier than expected |
and many members were absent at |
dinner. The majority was composed |
of seventy-three McCarthyites and |
the renal uder being Rad
icals. When the division paper was
handed to LabOuchere a tremendous
cheer broke from the Irish and Rad
zeal benches and members standing
below the gangway. Tanner was ex-
citedly cheering and waving his
while the government
tellers looked pale, especially Chief
Whip Ellis.
All the Ministers looked downcast,
while Balfour smiled ironically.
The manifesto issued by the Ma
tional Reform Union tonight calls for
determined efforts to establish self
government of the British people
upon truly democratic basis and by
the abolition of the House of Lords.
Previous to a vote on the House of
Lords motion, after the Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland, Right Honorable
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