The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT
MIR GULLEY UNANIMOUSLY RE
ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
EX-sPEAKER CRISP WAS AN IN
TERESTED SPECTATOR.
He Gives His Impressions of What lie
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London, Aug. 12,-The preparations
Cor the assembling of the house OF com
mons commenced at an early hour TINS
morning. At 10 a. III. 80 places were
secured on the government side OF the
house, while only six seats had been Ia
ken by the opposition. Mr.. Il. G. Hatch,
Conservative, won the distinction OF be-
ing the first member to enter the house
today. AS generally expected, Mr.. WIN;
Court Gulley, Liberal, was reelected
speaker when the house OF commons as
semb.ed this afternoon, without oppose
ton.
There was a large attendance oil me-
beers. The government benches at an
early hour were crowded To excess Inc
Liberal and Irish benches were not crowd
ed early in the day. Among the lriSn
members of parliament present were r.
NJ. Uealy, r. i. OiCOnnor, Edward i.
Blake, Il. ID. Sullivan, John Dillon,
Chas. X. ID. Tanner and other distln-
eruished leaders of the Irish Nationalist
party. Later in the day the Liberal
benches became crowded, and when the
proceedings commenced, the Liberals had
shown up in strong force.
At 2:15 p. m. Mr.. Blackrode appeared
at the bar of the house, and the members
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
plagraye, *. 9. b., clerk of the house OF
commons, followed by number OF the
members, proceeded to the house of lords
where the royal commission was read
On their return the Rt Hon. A. j. Bal
four, first lord of the treasury and Con
servative leader in the house Of com
mons, and Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt,
the Liberal leader, entered the house and
were loudly cheered. The Rt. Hon. Jos.
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
colonies, who followed, was received with
loud Irish dersiye cries. The ut. Hon.
Sir John Mowbray, Bart, Conservative
then moved the reelection of WIN. Court
Gulley as speaker of the house and CON
graduated the house upon being able 10
open its proceeding with such an act ana
without a dissenting voice. lie pointed
out that Mr. Gulley eminenty proved
his fitness for the position. ,,,.
The Liberal whip, Mr.. Thos. a. EillS'
member of parliament from MenoWshlfe,
seconded the motion.
Mr.. Gulley then thanked the house for
the honor done him, which, he SAID, ne
did not think he owed to present conSid-
eratons, but to the manner III which he
hoped he had conducted himself during
his term of Office.
The speaker was then conducted to the
chair amid loud cheers from all parts
of the house.
UDon assuming the chair Mr.. Gulley
again thanked the house for the honor
done him, and the mace was then lilu
mon the table. Mr.. Ballour congratu-
lated Mr. Gullcy upon his reelection IN
a few words expressing confidence in his
impartiality
Sir William Vernon HarcOurt, ON be,
half of the Liberals, also Congratulated
Gmlley. hut il was noticed that he was
not cheered us was Mr.. BaIfour..
The house of commons then adJourheu
until tomorrow. ,.... -
The opening attendance at the mousse on
lords was not large. Not peer arrived
llnti 1 u. M, when a bishop of st. Al.
bans. Baron Starnore, and the Earl OF
Kenmart and the archbishop of Canler-
bury and a few others appeared. Wheh
the lord high chancellor, Baron lIaIsbury,
was seated ON the bench in front oil hhe
throne he was joined by the other mem
bers of the royal COMMISSION VIZ: Couhc
Cross, the Earl of Coventry, the BISHOP OF
Lincoln and Baron Balfour OF BurIelgh'
secretary for Scotland
The gentleman usher of the black roo,
or sergeant-at-arms, then summoned the
members of the house of commons TO near
the reading of the royal commission open
ing parliament. When the black rod re-
turned the lord high chancellor SAID:
ave are commanded by her majesty TO
let you know that mot finding 1T convenient
10 he present this day in her royal per
son. she saw fit to cause letter patent
to be passed under the great seal OF EN-,
covering the Prince of Wales and several
lords therein mentioned to do all things
In her maieSty'S name which appearance
to calling the present parliament ana
opening thereof and these letters patent
you will now hear read
Thereupon the clerk read the letters
patent and afterwards the lord hlgh
chancellor said: 1--WE are commissioned
TO let YOU know that her majesty viii, as
soon rs the members of both houses SNAIL
be sworn, declare the cause OF her calling
this parliament, and it being necessary,
n speaker of the house of commons VIII
first be chosen.
st is her majesty's pleasure that you
gentlemen of the house of commons VIII
reDair TO the place where you are to SIT
and there proceed to the choice of proper
person to be your speaker, and that you
present such person 50 chosen here tOmor-
row at II o'clock for her majestys APP
prOval."
The members of the house of commons
then retired and the lords were sworn
SPEAKER CRISP WAS PRESENT.
London, Aug. 12.-(Copyrighted by the
Associated Press.)-One of the most in
terested spectators of the opening of the
house of commons today was Mr.. Charles
Il. Crisp, ex-Speaker Of the United States
house of representatives. Mr.. Crisp was
present in the spectators gallery when
Mr.. Court Guley took his seat, Mr..
Crisp, in conversation with reporter for
the Associated Press, after the house of
commons had adjourned, said:
Before the house met Mr.. Gullcy
showed me the paintings representing the
CORNER speakers of the house of commons
and the comments which he made upon
each of them were most interesting. Mr.
Guliey also showed me the statues of
great statesmen of the past and particular
ly called my attention to the fact that Pitt
and Fox faced each other. | took great
delight in studying the portraits of the
deceased British statesmen, rs | have
spent many hours studying the lives OF
Pitt and Fox"
The representative of the Associated
Press learns that it is probable that Il
mutual friend will arrange a meeting be
tween Mr. Crisp and Mr.. Gladstone on
Sba forn,ar'S rnturn tO London from his