The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-05
Sees Great Improvement in the
Affairs of Ireland.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
A Bill is Promised Looking tt
It's Control,
And a Bill for the Abolition of
Plural Voting.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-The fourth session
of the thirteenth parliament of Queen
Victoria opened this afternoon.
Previous to the opening of the session,
the lord chamberlain, Lord Darlington,
accompanied by ten yeomen of the
guard, four marshals, etc, and a number
of policemen, made the customary Guy
Fawkes search of the vaults of the
houses of parliament in order to see that
no preparations had been made to blow
up the buildings.
The queens speech was as follows:
"MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN:-My re-
lations with the foreign powers remain
friendly and on a satisfactory footing.
An agreement has been concluded, after
protracted negotiations. between my gov
eminent and that of the French repu bile
for the settlement of the frontier between
my colony of Sierra Leone and the
neighboring French possessions.
81 regret to say that the war between
China and Japan still cont inues. I have
maintained a close and cordial under
standing with the powers interested in
those regions and l shall lose no favora-
bic opportunity of promoting peaceful
termination of the contest
in consequence of reports, which
A0NS AOoCAOA ny SOFOA AA4OAbs "a GA
cesses committed by turkish troops, reg
ular or irregular, on Armenians, dis
trict of Asia Minor, l thought
right, in conjunction with other pow
ers, to make representations to the porte.
The sultan has declared his intention
of severely Furnishing any of his officers
or soldiers who have been guilty of such
acts, and has sent commission to con-
duct an investigation on the spot. Dele
gates from the powers which have con-
suls at Erzeroum will accompany this
commission.
"Gentlemen of the house of commons,
the estimates will be submitted to you
without delay
''My lords and gentlemen, I am happy
to observe the striking fact that in Ire
land offences of all kinds against the law
have sunk, during the past year,
TO the lowest level hitherto
marked in the official records.
Proposals will be submitted to you
for remedying defects which experience
has brought to light in the working of
the law of landlord and tenant in Ire
land, and for dealing with certain evict-
ed tenants whose situation still consti-
tutes peril to social order.
''A bill will be presented to you deal
ing with the church establishment in
Wales. Bills will also be submitted for
the popular control of the liquor traffic
and the abolition of plural voting, and
provision for the payment of the charges
of returning officers at elections"
The speech further says: "Bills for
the unifcation of London and facilitat-
ing the construction of light railways,
which [ trust will benefit districts in view
of the agricultural depression, a bill for
the promotion of Cancellation in trade
! disputes and an amendment to the fac
tory acts; bill for the completion of the
system of county government in Scotland
and for further legislation for the
crofters will be submitted to you.
81 pray that the blessing of God will
rest during the year on your arduous and
responsible Iabors'