The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-12
ALL PARTIES AGREE ON MONROElSM
Government Nill Submit Evidence
to the Commission.
ARBITRATION is THE PANACEA
Conservatives. Liberals nnd Radicals
Favor Tho frincip,c In All Disputes
between England and America.

| London. February ll.-Thcrc was an I'M
usual amount of interest at the opeains VI
| parliament today. Owing to the many I'M
( rcrtant questions that VIII come before
the present session nearly all the NOM
| bCrs of both houses placed themselves or
record before the party chiefs AS having
answered the calls Tor fun assembiago.
Both houses assembled at 2 O'Clock
| There were many curly arrivals, anxious
to secure good seats.
| Mr.. r. Ashcroft conservative, repre-
sentative of Oldham. arrived at the house
| of commons al $40 a. M. and had the
! honor of being the first on deck. by =
| o'clock Il large number OF seats had been
! taken. The Irish benches alone were hot
crowded.
Many ladies' were present In the gallery.
| The French ana German ambassadors and
other embassies listened To the Qucop'S
! trcech with curiosity. The lord chanoel-
| Tor, Lord Halsbury, Ranked by two peers
of the realm, motioncd to the clerk, who
then read the queens speech. II was In
substance as follows;
My Lords and Gentlemen; ! continue 80
receive from other powers assurances sof
/ their friendly sentiments.
An agreement nus been concluded be-
| tween my government and the government
! Of the French X spublic having for its OBJ
lect more secure establishment of the
| Independence of the kingdom of Sinnr
copy thereof VIII be laid before you.
! Ihe commissioners Tor the delimitatiun
of the frontier which separates my Indian
| empire and the territory of AishanistAn
| from the the dominions of the emperor OF
| Russia have agreed on lne which has
! been accepted by myself and the emperor.
| The government OF the United states
NaNa
! minating the differences which have tA-
| letcd for many years between my govern
! nent and the Republic of Venezuela as 10
| TIE boundary OF that country ana my col
| ony of British Guiana. | have Expressed
| my sympathy with the desire TO come TO
| an equitable arrangement and trust Gnat
| further negotiations VIII Lead to salts
| factory settlement
The sultan OF Turkey has sanctioned the
| principal reforms In the government of
| the Armenian provinces which. in conJunc-
| ton with the emperor of Russia anu The
president OF the French Republic, felt
| II my duty to press. j deeply regret that
1 a fanaticu outbreak upon the part of II
! faction OF the Turkish population has re-
| suited IN series OF massacres In those
| provinces which have caused the deepest
Indignation in this country Maps on these
transao tons will be lad before you.
| sudden incursion into the south
| African Republic by an armed force from
| territory under the control OF the BRUSH
| South African company resulted In de,
plorable collision with the hurghers
Z
sipe moment interviewed TO prohibit
| through the high commissioner, the hos
tile action ana to warn warn all my subjects ,n,s
part III aid of IT,, The origin and clrcum-
stances OF these proceedings viii form
| the subject OF searching inquiry.
| Tho president OF the south Africa Re
nubl.c, acting III this matter wit modera-
ton and wisdom. agreed to place the
prisoners in the hands Of my high com
missioner and | have undertaken to bring
TO trial the leaders Of the expedition,
| The conduct of the president upon this
occasion and the assurances which he
has voluntarily given lead me TO believe
that he recognizes the Importance OF re-
dressing the legitimate grievances OF
which complaint has been made by n ma
| jority of the persons now inhabitihg the
TransVaal.
The speech concluded with reference TO
the Chitral and Ashantee expedition ana
While / rejoice TO he able to announce
that the objects of the Ashantoe expedi-
ton have been achieved without blood
shed | have to depiore tho loss from the
seYertics of the climate of some valuable
! lives, including that OF my beloved SON
iu-iav, Prince Henry OF Battenburg VINO
voluntarily placed his services At the dis
posal OF myself and his adopted country
i and my dear daughter are greatly
touched and comforted In this bereaVc-
ment by the widespread sympathy shown
10y my subjects throughout the empire at
home and abroad.
In the second merSage or portion OF the
queens speech addressed 10 the house OF
commons her majesty says:
The estimates have been prepared win
the utmost regard for economy but the
eXigoncios OF the times requires an in-
creased expenditure.
In the third message the queen re-
marks:
! sion and Improvement Of the naval de-
lenses Of the empire Is the most import
ant subject to which your efforts can ne
directed and will doubtless occupy your
most earnest attention.
I n that tho condition of lllg-
handry Is disastrous beyond any recent
experience Measures win be laid before
you with the object TO mitigate the as
trcss Of that industry.
The speech then announces the APP
preaching introduction OF bills for ne
ing compensation for injuries to work
men. 20 amend defects in the various
Irish land acts, for the avoidance and set
tlcmont OF trade disputes, TO facilitate
building light railways IN the United
Kingdom. for checking the importation
OF destitute aliens. to institute a board OF
hushandry I'm Ireland and other minor
Mr.. George ]. Goschen. Jr.. oonserya-
tive. moved tho address In reply 10 the
Mir. Goschen srid he trusted that the
negotiations regarding the Venezuelan
question would result not only In salts
factory settlement, but m q COMPUTE
reconciliation and firm friendship between
Great Britain and her kindred across mo
Atlantic Continuing, Nr. Goschen made
n glowing reference 70 the cutburst Of
uatridfic feeling In Canada ard In the
British colonies during the recent political
crisis.
SIR William Vernon Farcourt said he
wae rcjoiccl at the parograpn IN the
queens speech with regard 10 Venezuela
as II held out the hope that the question |
could ho settled a. an early date. lie
added that no words ihat eouid impede
such a settlement '~nulf fali from bin
This remark az greet with ud ~ c1rh
as q disposed % THO report that the III
oral leaders had determined 10 make an
attack on the governmente polirv ~ r.
,ard 70 Venezuela, Continuing. SIR VII
liam Vernon Hnrrourt snid that mlspn-
derstandinss both IN ENGLAND and IN"
I'rrcd states existed and hal cave |
rnnlcd feelings on both sides. The ID
that America and Great Irltain disnnfed |
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