St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-13
.ROSEBERY is AGGRESSIVE.
fRE RER PREMIER BOLDLY ATTACKS
The LORDS.
GOOD WORDS FOR HOME RULE.
opening of Parliament and the
Queen's Speech Lord Rose
berry Praises Gladstone, and
Says His Policy Will Be Car
ried Out-No Change in the
Liberal Party Programme.

Liberal Party Programme.
LONDON, March 2.-Parliament re-
Eumed its sitting today, entering upon a
period that is full of the greatest i'm
portance to the empire, and marking
what may prove to be the beginning OF
q complete reorganization of parties.
Only 4 few peers were present in the
house OF lords when parliament opened
The United States ambassador, Hon.
Thomas 7. Bayard, was in the dlplo-
mats gallery. When the Marquis of
Ripon, Earl Spencer and Marquis of
Breadalbane. the lords commissioners,
took their places on the bench in front
OF the throne, the lord high chancellor,
Lord Herschel, rected the yeoman
usher of the black rcd 10 summon the
commons; but only fifty of the latter at
tended 10 hear the queens speech. In
the speech from the throne the queen
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
1SheTIeS IN the Benrlng sea.
Two collisions, accompanied by Ia
mentable loss of life, lately occurred
with the
FRENCH COLON IAL FoRCES
in West Africa. l await the result of
the inquiry in regard to these depior-
able occurrences with full confidence
that they will be examined in a calm
great nations upon sucn an occasion.
''Gentlemen of the House of Com
mons: The estimates for the public
service will be laid before you. Tney
will be found to make full and ade
quate provision for the defense of the
empire.
MY Lords and Gentlemen: The re-
centimproyementin the state Of Ireland
has been continuous and marked.
Agrarian crime has been reduced under
the administration of ordinary law TO
the lowest point that has been reached
for the past fifteen years. The condi-
tion. however. Of considerable body
of the evIcted tenants of that country
requirs early attention.
a measure will be submitted to you
with the view of reasonable settle
ment of this question, deeply affecting
the well-being or Ireland.
Bills viii be submitted for the amend
ment of the registration law, which will
prevent plural voting, dealing with the
ecclesiastical establishment of Wales
and Scotland, the equalization of rates
in London,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
for Scotland on the same basis as re-
Gently accorded England and Wales and
the exercise of direct local control of the
liquor traffic.
You will be asked to consider meas
ures for the promotion of Cancellation in
labor disputes, for the amendment of
the factory and mines act, and for the
reform OF the method of conducting in
quries into fatal accidents in Scot
land"
i large crowd of people gathered in
the vicinity of the foreign Office to wit
ness the arrival OF the celebrities who
were 10 attend the great meetings of the
Liberals, which had been convened for
noon.
THE NEW PREMIER,
upon his arrival, was loudly cheered,
and a warm welcome was also extended
TO the other distinguished Liberal lead
eTs. Lord Rosebery also received an
ovation as he took the chair in order TO
preside at the meeting. Sir William
Vernon HaTcourt was tile last member
of the cabinet 10 arrive, and was greeted
with great enthusiasm. The prime
minister, Lord Rosebery, in addressing
the party, alluded with considerable
feeling TO the retirement of Mr. Glad
stone, saying that they would greatly
miss that sublime and pathetic figure
which enriched and ennObled, not
merely the treasury bench, but the
house itself"
Continuing, Lord Rosebery said:
"ln was thought that in the high Office
TO which have been called there should
be declaration of policy. That is not
necessary, as we stand where we did
[CheerS. There Will be no change OF
measures. and although there has been
disastrous change of men they are all
pledged TO the same policy. Cheers. |
The same measures remain as they are,
the programme Of the Liberal party,
and il is not intended 10 recede from
any one of them.
The honor Of England and the peace
OF Europe are safe in the hands of the
present government.
"1he Welsh church question will be
pressed to definite and successful con-
clusion. [Cheers.
In regard 10 the
IRsIH QUESTION
1e are bound TO it by ties of honor and
affection. My speech in the house of
lords ia 1898 seems TO have raised some
doubt as 10 my own position in regard
to home rule. Those who have these
doubts can only have read the speech in
a cursory manner. Tie policy of home
rule will not be less definitely pursued
If there is any doubt on the subject. one
pledge which the government has given
in this connection is the continuance in
his present Office of The Rt. Hon. John
Morley, chief secretary for Ireland.
lCheers. Mr.. Morley has been offered
higher Office, but he thought it his
duty not to sever his career from the
cause of Ireland. Cheers.
Our late lIlUStriOus leader. in his
last speech delivered in the house OF
commons, made a declaration with
which the present government have
entirely identified themselves. [Cheersl
The conclusion has long been forcing
itself upon me that, with the demo-
cratic suffrage which we now enjoy, d
second chamber. constituted like the
HOUSE OF LORDS, IS AN ANOMALY.
This conviction has been strengthened
by the unhappy chapter of accidents
which has turned the house of lords
from a body of hereditary law givers
more or less equally divided, into one
great Tory organization entirely at the
beck and call of single party leader.
[Cheers.
when the Tories were in Office the
power of veto was not exercised, but
when the Liberals are in power the veto
Is exercised at the dictates of the Tory
leader. That is a danger TO the consti-
tuition TO which the Liberal government
is not blind, and they will not lose
sight Of any measure which is consti-
tuiionaliy presented 10 the country to
abolish this great anomaly. ICheers.l
II Will not 90 so far as some of my
friends. l do not think that the peers
should be treated as parlahs. l do not
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