The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-06
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
The Queens Speech From the Throne
a Very Brief One.

With Her Majesty in the Afternoon.
Earl Kimberly the New Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs Henry
Hartley Fowler to Take the Indian
Morley's Refusal.
London, March 5.-The queen, accom-
panied by Empress Frederick and Prin-
cess Beatrice, arrived at Buckingham
Palace this morning. The House of
Lords met at ! 80 p. m. The local gov
ernment bill received the royal assent,
the queens speech was read and the
House adjourned.
The speaker and the members of the
House of Commons went to the House of
Lords to hear the queens speech read.
Mr.. Labouchere and half a dozen other
radicals remained behind. Later the
queens speech was read in the House of
Commons and that body adjourned.
THE SPEECH.
The queens speech proroguing pariia-
ment is purely formal, only fifteen lines
in length and begins: Upon this occa-
sion, when your labors have been unpre-
cedented in amount ana duration. l re-
gret that your release from them will be
little more than nominal" The queen
then thanks the commons for the sup
plies granted, and concludes with the re-
mark that she anticipates lasting advan-
Jages from the laws enacted.
ROsEBERY WITH THE QUEEN.
The Earl of Rosebery called at Buck
ingham palace at 3 o'clock this afternoon
and had an audience with the queen
lasting an hour. He was cheered as he
left the palace by the crowds who had
conEregated to catch a glimpse of him.
Mr.. Gladstone drove out this afternoon
and was also frequently cheered
1t IS officially announced that the Earl of
Kimberly will succeed Lord Rosebery as
secretary of state for foreign affairs, and
Henry Hartley Fowler, president of the
local government board, will take the
place OF the Earl of Kimberly as secre-
tary OF state for the Indian department.
MORLEY REFUSAL.
The report is officially confirmed that
John Morley has refused the India secre-
taryship because he did not wish any Of
fee which was isolated from the cause of
Ireland
Sir Algernon West, Mr. Gladstone's in
innate friend and companion at Biarritz,
has been appointed to the privy council.
John COwlan, chairman of Mr.. Glad
stones election committee in the Midlo-
THAN district, has received a baronetcy.
The national liberal federation consist
ing of union of all the liberal associa-
tiOns through the kingdom, has issued
through its executive q long manifesto
which eulogizes Mr. Gladstone and has led
the organization to follow his home rule
plan. The manifesto demands that no
item of the party programme be imper-
illed or delayed and closes with express
sious of confidence in the ministry. 1t
contains no direct reference to the change
in the premiership.
MEETING OF THE LIBERAL UNION.
The Liberal and Radical Union Of Lon
don met to-day and passed resolutions ex-
pressing deep respect for Mr.. Gladstone,
gratitude for his work at the head of
the party, and confidence in Lord Rose
berry and Sir William Vernon Harcourt.
The union emphasized the necessity Of
adhering to the party's declared pro-
gramme, and of carrying on the campaign
against the House of Lords George
Howell, liberal member of parliament for
the northeast division of Bethnalgreen,
addressed the meeting with much bitter
ness concerning Mr.. Gladstones retire
ment. 1t was deplOrable to contemplate
the eagerness, he said, with which
Mr.. Gladstone had been bounded
from Office. 1t was useless to
try longer to disguise the facts. The old
lady of Windsor and several members of
the cabinet had made no effort to keep
the old leader at the front. What great
damage Mr.. GladstOnes retirement would
do to his party was apparent to every un-
prejUdiced man. Mr.. Howell was inter
rupted almost constantly during his
speech, with cries of dissent and half
suppressed applause. He had hardly
taken his seat when Mr.. Penn
berry, delegate of the union, began
another attack upon the queen.
He said that she had summoned
the Earl of Rosebery TO take the premier
ship because the noble was about to
marry princess, the widowed duchess
of Albany, This reference was greeted
with loud cries of dissent, and Chairman
Richard Causton, who is lord of the
treasury, withdrew peremptorily from
MIR. Pembery the privilege Of the floor.
ATTITUDE OF THE PARNELLITEs.
Interest now seems to center in the at
titude of the Parnellite party as the posi-
tion of the McCarthyites IS said to be
settled. They to rely upon the government
to give proper attention to Irish legisla-
tion in due course of time
The followers of Mr. Labouchere seem
to have dwindled down to a very insig-
nifcant number. In fact, it is claimed
that the distinguished radical now has
only two followers. The Parnellites. who,
it is said, would act with the radicals,
are more numerous, but John Red
mond, their leader, adroitly refuses to
commit himself in any way and thus re-
mNns master of the situation The
A1SCarthyites, it is claimed, are not in "a
position to enforce any demands.
The liberal members of parliament will
meet on March II, with the foreign
officers. 1t is expected that Lord Rose
berry will then make statement of his
policy