St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-06
NEW LEGISLATION FOR ERIN.
Government Will Push the
Irish Land Bill and Local
Option Bill.
EUL0GIES FOR CHURCHILL.
Lords Interested in the Pro-
posed Reform Of the
Upper House.

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Victoria opened at 2 O'Clock this AFTER
NON. Previous to the opening of the
session the lord chamberlain. Lord Car
rngtOn, accompanied by ten yeOmen
of the guard, four marshals, ETC.. made
the customary Guy Fawkes search of
the vaults of the houses of parliament.
in order to see that no preparations had
been made to blow up the buildings. In
the house of lords Lord Welby moved
the address i'll reply to the speech from
the throne, and Lord Battersea second
theed motion. In the house of COM
mons Mr.. Hobhouse moved the address
and Mr.. Holland seconded it.
The Queens speech
was as follows:
MY Lords and Gentlemen: My re-
lations with the foreign powers remain
friendly and upon satisfactory foot
ing. An agreement has been concluded,
after protracted negotiations, between
my government and tine French republic
for the settlement of the frontier be-
tween my colony of Sierra Leone and
IL1O l. ICu(H
al regret to say that war between
China and Japan still continues. l
have maintained close and cordial uH-
Outstanding with the powers interested
in those regions, and | shall lose no ia
vorable opportunity of promoting a
peaceful termination OF the contest.
I'm consequence of reports which
have reached my government of the ex-
cesses committed by Turkish troops,
regular or irregular, on Armenian, in a
district of Asia Minor, thought it
right, in conjunction with other powers,
to make representations to the porte.
The sultan has declared his intention
of severely Furnishing any of his officers
or soldiers who have been guilty of such
acts and has sent commission to cons
duct an investigation OH the spot. Del
egates from the powers which have
consuls at Erzeroum Will accompany
this commission.
Gentlemen of the House of Com
mons: The estimates will be submit
mitted 10 you without delay.
MY Lords and Gentlemen: l am
happy to observed the striking fact that
in Ireland otfenses of all kinds against
the law have sunk during the past year
to the lowest level hitherto marked in
the official records. Proposals will be
submitted to you for remedying defects
which experience has brought to light
in the working of the law Of landlord
and tenant IN Ireland and for dealing
with certain eYicted tenants whose stu
alton still constitutes peril to social
order.
"a bill will he presented to you deal
ing with the church establishment in
Wales. Bills will also be submitted for
the popular control of the liquor traffic,
and the abolition of plural voting, ana a
provision for the payment of the charges
of returning officers at elections.
The speech further says: bills for
the unihcation of London and tacilitat-
ing the construction of light railways,
which L trust will benefit districts in
view Of the agricultural depression; a
bill for the promotion Of Cancellation in
trade disputes and an amendment to the
factory acts; a bill for the completion OF
the system of county government 81
Scotland, aud for further legislation for
the crOfterS will be submitted to you.
81 pray that the blessing of God will
rest during the year on your arduous
and responsible labors."
Mr.. HobhouSe, in moving the address
in reply to the queens speech, congrat-
ulated the house on the fact that the
Policy Of Cancellation
pursued the last three years toward Ire
land had produced the happy result of
Quietude there.
After Mr. Holland had seconded the
address. Mr.. Balfour alluded in eulo.
CYSTIC terms to the late Lord Randolph
Churchill, and then said that he would
not refer TO foreign affairs, as the OPP
position did not intend to embarrass the
government in those matters by
criticism offered in public so long
as the government appeared to
take care of Engiand'S interests. Mr.
Balfour wanted 10 know why the navy
was not mentioned in the queens
speech, and he objected to the sugges-
ton that the Improvement of affairs in
Ireland was due to the conciliatory pol
icy of the last three years. This i'm
provement has been continuous for some
years past prior to the advent of John
Morley. He ridiculed the legislative
pIUS dtllilo VI lilb government dS
farce which was not meant to pass. The
whole position of the government was
so curious that he hoped some author
itativc member would move an amend
ment to the address so that the house
could express its opinion on the subject.
EuIogEes to Churchill.
Sir William Vernon narcourt, after
paying tribute to the memory of Lord
Randolph Churchill. said in regard to
the navy that the government intended
to loyalty carry out its policy as already
a nnounced. The government believed
the permanence of tranquility in
Ireland depended upon wise
system of self government. They
would therefore continue to pursue that
great end and would labor to carry into
effect plan which should be satisfac.
tory to the Irish people. In regard to
the bills mentioned in the queens
speech, Sir William declared he did not
despair of carrying either the Irish land
bill or the local option bill.
Justin Mccarthy said he believed the
improving condition OF Ireland was due
to the Irish people, who now felt that
they had strong friends in Great Britain.
and had great hope from the action OF
the present government and from the
support of the people Of Great Britain.
He trusted that the government would
consider that the time had come for eX-
tending amnesty to the Irish political