The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-23
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.

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PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.
Meeting Of the New Conservative rarlia
ment-Opening Session.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-1Se preparations
for the assembling Of the new house Of
commons began early this morning.
D. G. Hatch, Conservative. arrived at S
o'clock in the morning and awaited
outside until the house Mxs
opened at 6 o'clock in order to
win the distinction of being the first
member to enter. Other members
came ID later until by 10 o'clock thirty
places were secured on the govern.
meut side of the house, while only
six seats had been taken on the oppos:-
ton. BY moor the government benches
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. Among the Irish
members present was T. M. Healv.
who sat between T. p. OiConnor and
Edward Blake. Also present on the
Irish benches were I. ID. Sullivan,
John Dillon, Or. Charles d. Tanner
and other leaders of the Irish Nation
alist party. Later the liberal benches
became crowded and when the pro.
ceedings began the Liberals had
showed up in strong force.
At 2:15 o'clock the usher of the black
rod appeared at the bar of the house OF
commons and I'LL 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 open
ing the new parliament. Thereupon
Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave,
K. G. b., clerk Of the house of com
mons, followed by a number of tho
members, proceeded to the house of
lords where the royal commission was
read.
On the return, the Rt. Hon. A. .
>Balfour, first lord of the treasury and
Conservative leader. and Sir William
Vernon H~arcourt, the Liberal leader,
entered the house and were loudly
cheered. The Rt. Hon. Joseph Cham
berlain, secretary of state for the col
Onles, was received with loud Irish de.
risive cheers.
The 1t. Hon. Sir Mowb bray, Bart,
member for Oxford university, Con-
~servative, 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
proceedings with such an act and
without u dissenting voice. Mr.. Gully
was reelected without opposition.
Mr.. Balfour congratulated MI. Gully
upon his reelection in a few words ex-
pressing confidence in his impartiality.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, on be-
half OF h Liberals, also congratulated
Mr.. Gully. but it was noticed that he
was not cheered as warmly as was Mr.,
Balfour.
The house Of then ad-
1ourned until tomorrow.
The attendance in the house of lords
was not very large. The gentleman
usher of the black rod, or sergeant-at-
arms, then summoned the members of
the house of to hear the
reading of the royal commission open
ing parliament
When the black rod returned the
lord high chancellor said: 1--WE are
assembled by her majesty to let you
know that not finding it convenient in
being present in her royal person, she
thought fit to cause a letter patent to
be passed under the great seal, en-
towering the prince of Wales aud sew
eral lords therein mentioned to do all
things in her majesty's name which
appertained to calling the present
parliament and the opening thereof,
and these letters patent you will now
hear read"
Thereupon the clerk read the letter
patent. and afterward the lord high
chancellor said: I'VE are com
missioned to let you know that
her majesty will, as soon as the mem
bers of both houses will be sworn,
declare the cause Of her calling
this parliament, and it being
necessary. a speaker of the house
of commons will first be chosen. It
is her majestv's pleasure that you,
gentlemen of the house Of commons,
will repair to the place where you are
to sit, and there proceed to the choice
of a proper person to be your speaker,
and that you present such person so
chosen here tomorrow at 12 o'clock
for her majesty's appreciation.
The members of the house Of com
mons then retired and the lords were
sworn.
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