The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-02-09
SPEECH FROM THE THRONE
Victoria Gives Her Views to Lords
and Commons.
Amendment of the Lant lord and Tenant
Law of Ireland Promised-Discs-
adjustment of the Welsh
Church Intimated.

London. Feb. 5.-Parliament reassem-
The session was opened at 2 o'clock
this afternoon by the reading of the
speech from the throne. There was a
per house present. In the speech from
the throne, the queen says:
My Lords and Gentlemen: My rela-
tons with foreign powers remain
friendly and upon Il satisfactory foot
ing. An agreement has been concluded
after p~rotracted negotiations between
lie for q settlement of the frontier be-
tween the colony of Sierre Leone and
the n~eighboEing French possessions.
Il regret to say that the war between
China ane, Japan continues. / have
maintained a close n cordial under
standing with the powers interested in
those regions and shall lose no favora-
BILE opportunity of promoting n peace
full termination of the contest.
I'm consequence OF the reports which
have reached my government of *
cesses committed by Turkish troops.
regular and irregular. pom Arnenians
in a district of Asia Minor, l have
thought 1t right in conjunction will.
other powers to max representations
to the porte. The sultsSSS has declared
his intention of Furnishing any of his
officers or soldiers who are found guilty
of such acts and has sent a commission
to conduct an investigation on the
spot. Delegations from the powers
which have consuls at E1eroum accom-
pany the commission.
Gentlemen of the house of commons:
the estimates for the year will be laid
before you without delay.
II am happy to observe the striking
fact that in Ireland offenses of all kinds
against the laws have sunk during thc
past year to the lowest level which has
hitherto been marked in the official rec
ords. Proposals will be submitted to
you for %remedying the defects which
experience has brought to light in the
working of the law governing the
landlord n the tenants whose stu
alton still continues a peril to social or
der.
"A bill will be presented dealing with
the church establishment in Wales and
bills will also be laid before you having
for their object popular control OF the
liquor traffic, the abolition of the sys-
TEN Oh plural NOtlnS ana Il provision for
the payment of the charges of return
ing officers of elections.
THE commission issued in 1898 to re-
port as the best means of unifying the
government of the metropolis has pre-
sented it's report and Il bill will be laid
before you founded upon it's recommen-
dalton.
Il regret that agriculture continues
to be in a seriously depressed condition.
This subject Is still under the considera.
ton of a commission appointed in the
autumn of 1893. In the meantime a pro-
posal will be submitted TO you for facil-
itating the construction of light rail-
ways, n measure which l trust will be
found beneficial to the rural districts.
Bills will also be presented to you for
the promotion of means of Cancellation
in trades disputes and amending the
factory acts and you will also be asked
to consider measures for the compile.
ton of a system of county government
in Scotland and further legislation in
respect to the crofter population in that
country.
II pray that the blessing of Almighty
God may rest upon o in our arduous
and responsible labors."