The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-07

London, Aug. 6.-The house of COM
mons met today at 10 o'clock in the
morning and passed to the third read
ing the appropriation bill, which was
then forwarded to the house of lords,
where it passed all stages. Both houses
then suspended business until 2:SO p.
M, when the queens speech. prorogu-
ing parliament, was read. 1t was as
follows:
My Lords and Gentlemen: At the
close of the session, during which there
has been disturbance and conflict in
Europe, I am glad to h. | lie to in
form you that the cordial. of n e
lations with foreign powers rema ms
unchanged. The united influence of the
six powers signatory to the treaty of
Paris was earnestly exerted early in
the year to dissuade the king of Greece
from a war upon which he unhappily
desired to enter. Though they failed in
this endeavor, they were. unable to
bring about an early suspension of
hostilities between the two belligerents,
and open negotiations for peace. These
proceedings are Drotracted, and for
nal treaty has not yet been signed,
but there is good ground for believing
that all the most important matters
in controversy have been adjusted, and
that in return for an adequate indem-
nifty the territory conquered by Turkey,
with a slight modification of the from
tier, will be restored to Greece.
II have given notice to the king of
the Belgians and the German emperor
to terminate the treaties of 1862 and
1865, whereby 1 am prevented from
making with my colonies such fiscal
arrangements within my empire as
seem to me exDedient.
In consequence of the infraction by
the Chinese government of certain
stipulations of the convention of 1894
fresh convention has been concluded,
establishing the frontier of Burmah
and China more advantageously to my
empire, and opening the West river of
China to European commerce.
Il have concluded a treaty of COM
merce and friendship with King Me-
lik
THE presence of representatives of
the colonies and India at the cere-
monies of the celebra ton of the Goth
year of my reign, has contributed ia
the strength of the bond of union in
all parts of my empire, and additional
proof of the attachment Of the colonies
to the mother country has been fur
nished in the fiscal legislation of Can
ada and the contribution that Cape
Colony. following the example of Aus
tralasia, has offered for our navy de-
Tense.
The famine which. to my profound
grief. has prevailed in large portions
of my Indian dominions since the au-
tumn of last year, has taxed severely
the resources of that country. I gladly
the energy and selfsacri-
flee of my officers of all rank. both of
and natives. and the many
private persons who, with untiring zeal
and anxious desire to avoid offense to
native feeling, have labored to save life
and relieve suffering. An appeal to the
sympathy of my subjects in all parts
Of my empire was responded to in the
most generous manner, and 1 rejoice TO
learn that owing to the satisfactory
rainfall there, there is every prospect
that the area of suffering Will be very
greatly diminished.
The plague. which caused farge
number OF deaths. has almost disaD-
oeared. The Improvement is mainly
due to the energetic and jud.aious steps