The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-20
PARLIAMENT At IT
ENGLISH LAWMAKERS CALLED To-
GETHER WITH THE CUSTOMARY
STATELY PAGEANT
THE BEEF EATERS" ON SHOW,
CELLARS SEARCHED FOR GUN
POWDER BY THE YEOMEN OF
THE GUARD.
IRISH INQUIRY TO BE EXTENDED,
Separate Opportunity to Discuss the
Question Promised the House by
Hon. Arthur BaIfOur.

LONDON, Jan. 20.-The Times this
morning, commenting on the opening of
parliament, the queens speech and the
debate which followed in the house of
commons, expresses the belief that the
royal commission will pursue it's in
Quiry into the financial returns Of Ire
land.
With the exception Of the Daily News.
the Liberal organ, the newspapers all
admit that Mr.. Balfour's announce
ment that separate occasion would be
given for the discussion Of the Irish
financial commissions report, and that
the government proposed to complete
the investigation will considerably
shorten the debate on the address. The
Standard, Conservative, declares that
many Liberals objected to the main
conclusions Of the recent commission.
The Daily News says that the decision
to enter upon fresh inquiry extricat-
ed the Irish members from a dilemma
because the Irish Unionists would have
declined to support the contemplated
Blake amendment to the address, which
was regarded as a vote of censure of
the government.
LONDON, Jan. 19:-The third session
of the fourteenth parliament was
formally opened by royal COM
mission at 2 o'clock this after
noon. The function was OBJ
served with all due and customary
ceremony. Early in the morning a
strong detachment of police moved
down Hhitehall, and stationed them
| selves at various entrances leading to
the houses of parliament. Early as
was the hour a great crowd filled the
space between Westminster bridge and
the Abbey, hung in groups about the
stone ratings surrounding both houses
and seriously impeded street traffic
Shortly after 9 o'clock a body of the
Yeomen of the Guard, commonly known
as beef eaters,' attired in their quaint
costume of bonnet leather breeches
and Elizabethan collar, carrying short
swords and halberds, arrived at the
door OF the house. They were accom-
FAMED by the police inspector and
went through the formality observed
ever since 1906, Of searching for a gun
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Between II and IL o'clock, the house
itself. the Hobbies and the corridors
were filled with groups Of members.
and their constituents, and the scene
presented was one of great animation.
Most of the Irish members took places
on the cross-benches. John Dillon took
MS usual seat on the third bench be-
low the gangway. Shortly before 2
Q CLOCK, the speaker came in and was
cordially greeted by numerous friends.
Prayers were then read before the now
crowded house, and at their termina-
ton Mr.. Gully took the chair, and
many members filed past the table to
shake hands with him.
w. Johnston, member for South Bel
fast, was the first to secure his seat.
At 2 o'clock, there was a mighty
changing of electric bells, and stimuli
taneously another batch of policemen
appeared, and formed the crowd in the
lobbles, SO that a passageway twenty
feet wide was left clear between the
two houses. Then all eyes shifted to-
ward the door of the house of lords
whence the black rod was coming to
summon the commons to the reading
Of the queens speech. 1t.
First came a StalWart inspector of
police, who, as he approached the en-
trance of the lobby, commanded hats
off, in a peremptory voice The in
spector was followed by a door-keeper
in evening dress who bore the rod Of
black ebony, tipped with gold Closely
following the latter, was Gen. Sir
Michael Biddulph, who las year was
appointed guardian of the wand. He
was arrayed in full generals uniform.
He knocked thrice at the door at the
commons, and when it was opened. the
sneaker tO rp00iUo him
menced the return procession to the
house of lords. There was the usual
scene In the house of lords, the benches
on either side being filled up with
ladies, among whom the peers appeared
almost lost. On a bench behind the
Woolsack, and in front Of the steps Of
the throne within the brass rail, the
lords commissioners were sitting in
their robes of scarlet, gold and ermine
1t Is the custom to select the young
est peers at each session to move and
second the address in the house Of
lords. This gives them, usually, the
opportunity of making their maiden
speech. Today the marquis Of Bath,
and Lord Kenyon were selected for the
honor.
QUEENS SPEECH.
The queens speech, which was then
read to the house of lords. is in sub
stance as follows:
MY Lords and Gentlemen-My relations with
all the other powers continue to be of a
friendly character.
The appalling massacres which have taken
place at Constantinople and in other parts OF
the Ottoman dominions have called for the
special attention of the powers signatory of
the treaty of Paris. Papers will be laid before
you showing the considerations which have
induced the powers to make the present con
dition Of the Ottoman empire the subject Of