The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-08-17
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION
Great Britain's Law Makers Come
Together.
Tho Present Session Expected to BE Very
Brief VIII Vote tho Estimates
and Then Adjourn-Foreign
News.

New York, Aug.12.-A dispatch from
London says: The Royal Standard and
the Union Jack of old England tugssa
and tore in the brisk wind from the
spires of the houses of parliament this
morning, a silent token of the fact that
the day designated for the assembling
Of the fourteenth parliament of the
reign of her majesty, Queen Victoria,
had arrived. The usual crowds began
Westminster Palace yard at an early
hour. n by noon between five n six
thousand people were massed about the
outer entrances to the legislative cham
Der, and the services of the police Were
called into reuuisition to max a path
way through which the members might
pass without being compelled to push
or fight their way through the ranks of
their friends or opponents as the case
might be. This throng was mainly tory
in its makeup. although there was a
plentiful sprinkling of radicals who
cheered themselves hoarse whenever
one of their favorites put in an appear
ance Naturally, however, the tories,
wildly enthusiastic over the fact that
their party was once more in power, did
the most of the shouting, and as one
after the other of the supporters of Lord
Salisbury came upon the scene they
cheered and yelled with characteristic
energy. Particularly noisy were the
greetings bestowed upon Mr.. Bremrose,
the member of Derby who defeated RI.
Hon. Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
Lord Rosebery's right hand man in the
last parliament; and to Alderman
Hammond, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, who
enjoys the distinction of having laid
out the Rt. Hon. John Morley, another
mainstay of the Rosebery parliament.
Owing to the fact that seats We're to be
selected for the entire duration OF the
present parliament the members of the
house of We're unusually early
on the scene, and by l o'clock the cham
Der was filled to overlooking. Many of
the conservatives in recognition OF the
fact that this is st. Georges day, Wore
stripes of tri-colored ribbon IN
place of b~outonnieres. Looking down
from the press gallery the veterans VINO
have seen parliaments come and par
liaments go could not fail to be struck
by the umb of old faces that We're
missing as we'll as by the great uum-
Der of faces that were to be seen Tor
the first time. OF the phalanN of wage
earners which battled for the rights OF
labor in the last parliament. only
Thomas Burt. the miner, Henry Broad
hurst, the mason, and John Burns. the
railroad engineer, were to be seen.
Their comrades. w. r.. Cremer. the
carpcnter: George Howell. the mason,
and Kerr Hardle, he socialist jack OF
all trades. had been overwhelmed and
buried In the landslide. The seat occu-
pied for many years by Sir r.. J. Reed,
the eminent vi designer, was now
pe-empted by Fl. II. Marks, once a New
York reporter; while the stolid features
of Henry NJ. Stanley and the smiling
countenance of the marquis OF Lorne
doomed up in the rear row OF the con-
servative benches las they surveyed
the house for the first time from the
members floor. When RI. Hon. A. j.
Balfour, VINO will be the government
leader in the lower house, put in an
appearance from the consultation room
behind the speakers chair the occu-
pants of the conservative benches rose
en- masse and cheered for a full minute,
anu lIlt lduItdlS dIa IhO" INV
Henry Labouchere, with a good ma
tured smile for everybody, took pos
session of a point of vantage from
which he could badger the ministry
to his hearts content. The swearing in
of new members had barely com
menced when Admiral Sir James Rob
ert Drulnmond, usher of the black rod,
appeared at the bar of the house to
summon the members of the house of
lords for the purpose of listening to
the queens speech. Then there was
the inevitable rush and tumble race
through the corridors to the precincts
of the upper house. and the space re-
served for the commoncrs was quickly
filed. When quiet had been secured the
lord chancellor, Rt. Hon. Lord Sails
bury. attired in his robes of elmine.
scarlet and white, assembled the wool
sack n the queens speech was read
by comnl:ksttn q. The present session of
parliament will lie of but W. weeks
duration. TIL only business transact
ed will be this financial vote. and par
lament will then be ~prorogued until
February next, when Lord Salisbury
will disclose his program,