The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-20
PARLIAMENT OPENED.
picturesque Scenes Attend the
'''' Formal Ceremonies.
ND CROWDS WITNESS THE EVENT.

.p.,f Eaters" ALFRED In Quaint costume
-. r,,,abethan Collars, Go Through
v.rmality of Searching for Gun
..,.r Mines In the Vaults OF the House
po" ns summoned Amid Changing
Mi. 20 Hear the Queens speech.
,.aor Ian. 2O.-[Copyrighted. 1897,
49, Associated Press. 1.-The third
7" of the Fourteenth parliament
'os formally opened by royal commis-
s,on Of o'clock Tuesday afternoon
The function was observed with all que
customary ceremony. Early in the
.,,rg n strong detachment OF police
,aoved down White hall and stationed
themselves at various entrances lead
loo 10 the houses of parliament. Early
80 was the hour a large crowd had al
-, assembled. The people filled the
.noce between Westminster bridge ana
the abbey, hung in groups about the
.,ora railing surrounding both houses
IA seriously impeded street traffic.
cAortIv after 9 o'clock body of yeomen
~ the guard, commonly known as beer
caters" attired in their quaint costume
81 bonnet. leather breeches and Ellza-
betban collar, carrying short swords
ond balberts. arrived at the door of the
house They were accompanied by a
notice inspector and went through the
formality observed ever since 1908 or
searching for a gunpowder mine in the
vaults of the house.
Greetings to the Speaker.
Between II and ~ o'clock the house
uself the Hobbies and the corridors
were filed with groups of members and
their constituents and the scene pre-
sented was one of great animation.
Most of the Irish members took places
IN the cross benches. John Dillon took
his usual seat on the third bench be-
low the gangway. Shortly before 2
o'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. tombstone, MEM
Der for South Belfast, was the first to
secure his seat. At 2 o'clock there was
a mighty Changing Of electric bells and
simultaneously another batch of police
men appeared and formed the crowd In
the Hobbies so that passageway twen-
ty feet wide was left clear between the
two houses. Then all eyes shifted
toward the door of the house of lords,
whence the black rod was coming to
summon the commons to the reading OF
the queens speech. First came a stall
wart Inspector of police, who as he ap-
preached the entrance Of the lobby COM
handed Hats Off" in a peremptory
voice. The inspector was followed by
doorkeeper in evening dress. who bore
the rod of black ebony tipped with gold.
Knocked Thrice at the Door.
Closely following the latter was Gen.
eral Sir Michael Biddulph, who last
year was appointed guardian of the
wand. He was arrayed in full generals
uniform. He knocked thrice at the door
Of the commons and when 1t was opened
the speaker rose to receive him. Then
commenced 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 la
dies, 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 youngest
peers. at each session. to move and
second the address in the house Of lords.
This gives them usually the opportun-
lty OF making their maiden speech.
Tuesday the Marquis Of Bath and Lord
Kenyon were selected for the honor.
AS Lord Weymouth, the Marquis of
Bath has before served in parliament,
having represented the Frome division
IN the house of commons in two previ-
GUS sessions. The queens speech was
then read to the house OF lords.