The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-06
TIE QUEENS spEEcn


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Read BEFORE Parliament md tho Two
Houses Opened for tho Session.
LONDON, Fob. 6.-rho fourth session
OF tho thirteenth Parliament OF Queen
Victoria opened NJ O'Clock this after.
noon.
Previous to the opening Of tho session
tho lord chamberlain, Lord Darlington,
accompanied by ton ycomon Of tho
guard, four marshals. etc., and u mum.
Dor Of policemen, made tho customary
Guy FNwko'a search Of tho vaults Of tho
houses Of parliament In order to SEQ
that no prepa %ra,ions had boon malo to
blow up tho buildings.
In tho houeo OF lords, Lord Wclby
moved tho address In roply to tho
speech from the throne and Lord Dat.
torsoa. seconded tho motion.
III tho house Of commons. Mr.. Rob.
house moved tho addresa and Mr.. liol.
land seconded it.
Tho queens speech was az follows:
"MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN: "My
relations with the foreign powers re.
main friendly and on u satisfactory foot.
Ing. An agreement has boon concluded,
uttor protractod negotiations. between
my government and that Of tho French
republic for tho settlement Of tho
frontier between my colony OF Sierra
Leone and tho neighboring French pos.
sessions.
II regret to cay that tho war between
China and Japan still continues. l
have maintained q close aud cordial un.
d%erstanding with the powers interested
In those regions aud | shall lose no
favorable opportunity Of promoting a
peaceful termination OF tho contest.
"ln consequence OF reports which
have reached my government Of OK
ces,es committed by Turkish troops,
regular or irregular, on Armenians In a
district OF Asia Minor, | thought 1t
right, In conjunction with other powers,
to make representations to tho porte.
The sultan has declared his intention
OF severely punishing any Of his officers
or soldiers who have beon guilty Of such
acts and has sent q commission to con.
duct In investigation on the spot. Del.
egates from the powers which have con.
suls at Erzeroun will accompany this
commission.
"Gentlemen oil the house OF commons,
the estimates will DO submitted TO YOU
without delay.
"My Lord and Gentlemen Il am
happy to observe the striking fact that
IN tF.lan El nt.pvna ~ all lta.I. --at,..
the law have sunk, during the past year.
to the lowest level hitherto marked in
the official records. Proposals will DO
submitted to you Tor remedying defects
which experience has brought to light
in the working OF tho law OF landlord
and tenant in ireland and for dealing
with certain evicled tenants whose stu.
alton still constitutes peril TO social
order.
"A bill will be presented to you deal.
ing with the church establishment in
Wales. Bills will also BIO submitted for
the popular control OF the liquor traffic
and the abolition Of plural voting and a
provision for tho payment OF the
charges Of returning officers at cleo.
tons"
The speech further says:
bills for the unifca,ion OF London
and facilitating the construction OF light
railways. which | trust will benefit tho
rural districts in view OF the agricul.
tural depression; a bill for tho promo.
ton OF Cancellation in trade disputes
and an amendment to the factory acts
4 bill for tho completion OF the system
OF county government of Scotland and
for further legislation for the c~roftera
will be submitted to you.
~ pray that the blessing OF God will
rest during the year on your arduous
and responsible labors."
LONDON. Feb. 5.-Formal business was
resumed In tho house OF commons a 4
o'clock with the swearing in OF new
members. etc. The party leaders were
cheered on taking their seats. The Va.
rious ministers gave notice that they
would introduce on Thursday next the
different bills mentioned in the queens
speech.