The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-05
PEACE Tn IRELAND.
The Queens Speech Touches
on Armeniaaand the Agri-
cultural Depressions.
] BIZ Cable to tie United Press.

LONDON, Feb. 5, 1S95.--Parliament re-
assembled today with the customary
ceremonies. The session was, opened
at two O'Clock this afternoon by the
reading by commission of the Speech
from the Throne. There was a fair at
Tendance of members of the House OF
Gommons, but few of the members of the
Upper House were present
In the Speech from the Throne the
Queen said
My LORDS and Gentlemen
Ny relations with foreign powers re-
Footing. An agreement has been con-
E cluded aftep protracted negotiations,
between my Government and the e., F'rsnch enc,
tier between the colony Of Sierra Leone
and the neighb0ring French possessions
regret to say that the war between
maintained a close and cordial under
standing with the powers interested in
these regions and shall lose no favorable
opportunity of promoting peaceful ter
mination of the contest
In consequence of the reports which
have reached my Government Of excesses
by Turkish troops, regular and irregular,
upon Armenians in a district of Asia Minor
/ have thought it right in conjunction
with other Powers to make representa-
tons to the Porte. The Sultan has de-
clared his intention of Furnishing any of
his officers or soldiers who are found
guilty of such acts and has sent COM
mission to conduct an investigation on
Fthe spot. Delegations from the Powers
which have consuls at ErZeroum accom-
pany the commission.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons
The estimates for the year will be laid
before you without delay.
IRELAND PEACEABLE.
Ny 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 which has hitherto been
marked in the official records. Proposals
will be submitted to you for remedying G
the defects which experience has brought
to light in the working of the law gov
erning the landlord and the tenant in
Ireland and for dealing with the cases
of certain evicted tenants whose situa-
ton still continues a peril to social
order. A bill will be presented dealing
and bills will also be laid before you
having for their object popular control
OF the liquor traffic, the abolition of tbs
system OF plural voting, and a provi-
returning officers OF elections. The com
mission issued in 1893 to report as. to
the best means of unifying the Govern
rent of the metropolis has presented its
report and q bill will be laid before yop
founded upon its recommendations
AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION.
regret that agriculture continues tc
be in a seriously depressed condition
This subject is still under the considera-
tion of commission appointed In the
autumn Of 1928. In the meantime pro
posal will be submitted to you for facili-
tating the construction of light railways.
q measure which I trust will be found
beneficial to the rural districts Bills
will also be presented to you for the pre-
motion Of means of conciliation in trader
disputes, and amending the factory acts
and will also he asked ;al,
measures for the completion of a system
of county government in Scotland and
further legislation in respect to the
Crofter population in that country
pray that the blessing of Almighty
God may rest upon you in your arduous
and responsible labors