The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-13
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
WILLIAM COURT GULLY REFLECT
ED SPEAKER.
Commons and House of Lords
Yesterday-Letter From the Queen

! LONDON, Aug. 12-The preparation
for the assembling of the house OF
commons commenced early this morn
/ ing. One member arrived at 5 O'Clock
and waited until the house was opened
at o'clock in order to win the distinc-
ton of being the first member to enter
Mr. E. G. Hatch, Conservative, who
defeated Dr. Parkhurst, Liberal, in the
Gorton division of Lancashire, won the
distinction of being the first member
to enter the house of commons today.
AS Generally expected, Mr.. William
Court Gully, Liberal, member of parlia-
ment for Carlisle, who was elected
speaker of the house of commons in
succession to the now ViScount Peel,
was reelected speaker when the house
of commons assembled this afternoon
without opposition. There was a large
attendance of members. The govern
ment benches, at an early hour were
crowded to excess, and many members
were compelled to take refuge in the
cross benches.
The Liberal and Irish benches were
not crowded early in the day Among
the Irish members of parliament pres
ent was Mr.. 7. p. O'Connor and Mr.
Edward Blake, Mr.. 7. d. Sullivan, Mr.
John Dillon and DIR. Charles K. D.
Tanner
Liberal Benches Crowded.
Later in the day, however, the
Liberal benches became crowded, and
when the proceedings commenced the
Liberals had showed up in strong
force. AT 2:15 the usher of the black
rod appeared at the bar of the house of
commons and all talking was immedi-
ately hushed.
The members of the house were then
formally requested to attend the house
of lords. and hear the reading of the
royal commission opening the new
parliament. Thereupon Sir Reginald
Francis Douce Balgrave, X. G. B.,
clerk of the house of commons, fol-
lowed by a number of the members.
proceeded to the house of lords, where
the royal commission was read.
On their return the Right Hon A. J.
Balfour, first lord of the treasury and
Conservative leader in the house of
commons, and Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, Liberal leader, entered the
house and were loudly cheered. The
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, secre-
tary of state for the colonies, who fol-
lowed, was received with loud Irish
deriSive cries.
Speaker Elected.
The Rt Hon. Sir John Robert Now
bray, Bart, member of Oxford univer-
sity, Conservative, who has been
chairman of the standing orders and
selection committees since 1884. then
moved the reelection of Mr. William
Court Gully as speaker of the house of
commons, and congratulated the
house upon being able TO open it's pro-
ceedings with such an act and with
out a dissenting voice. He pointed out
that Mr.. Gully eminently proved his
fitness for the post.
The Liberal whip, Mr.. Thomas E.
Ellis, member of parliament for Mer-
tonshire, seconded the motion and
complimented the Conservative leader
Mr. Balfour, on the course he had
taken in this connection.
Mr.. Gully then thanked the house
for the honor done him, y ich, he said.
he did not think he owed to personal
but to the manner in
which he hoped he had acquitted him
self during his term OF Office
The speaker was then conducted to
the chair amid loud cheers frops AL
parts of the house. Upon assuming