The herald., 1895-08-16
Her Majesty's Speech Read by
the Lord Chancellor
A SHORT AND SWEET ONE
A Step Toward the AnnuIment Of Michael
Days Election
me Government Policy Touching Arm:nia,
chitral and Land Legislation In Ire
land the Text of Many Speeches
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of commons reassem bled today members
we're summoned to the house of lords
with the usual formalities, and the
queens speech was read by the lord
chancellor, Baron Salisbury, as follows:
NV Lords and Gsntlemen:-Comm muni-
cations which have received from for
e;gn powers assure me of the continuance
of their good will. l am happy to say
no com plication has arisen in any quarter
calculated to endanGer the peace of
Europe. The war between China and
Japan, which was in progress at the OPEN
Ing of last session, has been brought to
: conclusion by peace, which trust will
endure. l observed strict neutrality
during the war, and have taken no action
in respect thereto except such as ap
pears to me likely to be favorable to the
termination of hostilities. deeply re-
eret to say most atrocious tragedies upon
the body of English missionaries are re-
ported from the province of Flu kien. in
China. In reply to earnest representa-
tions addressed to the Chinese govern
ment by my direction. active measures.
which trust will prove effective. are be-
ing taken for the punishment of the
muroereis and all persons in any degree
responsible for these crimes.
The international trouble which have
broken out in the Armenian provinces
of Asiatic Turkey mas been attenued with
horrors which has drawn the attention
OF European nations generally, and my
people specially. My ambassador and
the am bassador of the emperor of Russia
and the president of the French republic,
acting together, have suggested TO the
government of the sultan reforms which
in their opinion are necessary to prevent
q recurrence of constant disorder. Their
proposals :are now, being considered by
the sultan, and / am anxiously awaiting
the decision"
The speech to the commons merely says
the estimates fur the service of the yea r,
not voted at the last session. will be la id
before them. The second portion of
tho speech says:
My Lords and Gentlemen:-A. this
season of the year it will probably be
found more convenient to defer to later
session any important legislative meas
ures, except those which are necessary to
provide for the administrative charges
for the year.
After adjournment the house Of COM
mons met again at 4 O'Clock, and the
formal business in connection with the
queens speech was disposed of.
Then GSir Richard Webster, Conserva-
tive member for Isle of Wight. division
of Campshire. and formerly attorney-gen
eral. moved that certified copy of the
trial and conviction O. Michael DAILY. the
dynamiter. who was recently elected to
parliament representing Limerick, al
though he was convicted in 1884 of hav-
ing been engaged in dynamite conspira-
cies, be furnished the house. and that
the governor of Portland prison present
a certificate to the effect that Daily is
still prisoner in that prison.
Mr.. John Redmond. mem ber for Water
ford city, Parnellite. said that he recos-
nized in the motion the first step IN pro-
ceedings aiming at overriding the unani-
nous election of the electors of Limerick.
and he protested against it ana insisted
upon division.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Redmond's
remarks, DR.. Charles Tanner, anti-Par-
nell, and one of the whips of the Irish
Nationalist party. protested that it was
unbecoming behavior on the part of the
gentleman sitting near the rail CA. J.
Balfour, first lord of the treasury and
Conservative leader IN the house OF COM
mons) to be "sniggering" at Mr.. Red
mond's remarks.
Sir Richard Websters motion was in
ally carried, 34l to II.
DR.. Tanner created quite scene. He
was intensely excited and said that be-
fore decision in the Daily matter was ar
rived at he would call the attention of
the house to the undecoro US behavior OF
the gentleman who was the leader of the
house and the gentleman who sits beside
him. Continuing, DR.. Tanner remarked
that when men stand up and do their
best for poor man who is in prison.
that is no reason why the gentlemen
sitting on the treasury benches should
snigger and snecr in way unbecomi ing
gentleman or of =. memb bers of the
house"
Dr. Tanners remarks we're interrupted
by loud cries OF "Ordern' The Daily mat
ter was made the order of the day for
Monday.
Mr.. Thomas Wodehouse Leigh, member
for the southwest division of Lancashire,
Conservative, moved in reply to the
queens speech saying there was not
much to criticise i'll it. Mr.. Il. Herbert
Robertson, I'm ber for Hackney, Conser-
vative, seconded tie motion.
Sir William Harcourt, the leader of the
opposition said that he trusted that the
Armenian question would not be allowed
to sleep and that the government would
be firm in insisting upon reforms which
1t recon- ended being carried out.
The opposition leader then said he
wished to know whether the government
intended TO permanently occupy Chitral
and challenged the government to say
whether it was prepared to extend the
boundaries of the empire without in.
forming parliament.
In regard to Ireland Sir William Har-
court remarked that the late government
unfortunately was unable to settle the
great question in connection with tn At
country. Ireland, he ADDED, was never
more peaceful than now and was the gov
ernment wise in adjourning for six
months without expressing It's intentions
in this matter?
Mr.. Balfour the Conservative leader,
agreed with the opposition leaders re-
marks in regard to Armenia and said the
government was doing its best to carry
out the policy of the Earl OF Kimberly,
the secretary of state for foreign affairs.
The government, he nLed. is alive
to the seriousness of events IN that coun-
try and to the danger to the Turkish
empire.
As to Chitral. Mr.. Balfour remarked
Ibat the right honorable gentleman s
criticisms of the course CT the govern
ment in this connection were not well
founded. The government had not ex-
tended the boundaries of the empire. but