The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-20
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to Turkey, he said, he felt impeled to ask
if the treaty of Berlin was dead.
The benches of the House of Commons
were crowded with members and the gal
leries were packed with privileged specta-
tors. Right Hon. A. ]. Balfour, first lord
of the treasury, Joseph Chamberlain, sec
retary of state for the colonies and Sir
William Harcourt the leader of the oppo-
sition in the House, were greeted with
prolonged cheers as they entered the
chamber.
After the queens speech had been read
by the speaker, Viscount F'olkestone,
member for the south division of Wilt
shire, moved the address in reply to the
speech from the throne and in the course
of his remarks referred to the approach
ing completion of the sixtieth year of the
reign of her majesty, Queen Victoria, and
expressed hope that the event, as unique
in the annals of the country, would be
befttingly celebrated.
Sir William Harcourt said that the most
important as we'll as the most satisfactory
statement contained in the queen $
speech was the reference made to the re-
lations between Great Britain and the
United States. He heartily congratulated
the government upon the conclusion of the
differences regarding Venezuela and gave
then unstinted praise for the general ar
bitration treaty which was recently sign
ed by the British ambassador at WASH
ington and the American Secretary OF
State Sir williams remarks were re-
ceived with cheers.
Continuing, he said that there could not
be a better celebration of the siXtieth
wear of her majesty's reign than that her
government should be among the hrst OF
the nations to set the example of settling
differences by arbitration. He denounced
the Nile campaign, and asked the gov
ernment to justify their Egyptian policy
In regard to Armenia he was glad to hear
that the government had abandoned hos
tility to Russia in the matter.
Arthur j. Balfour, first lord of the treas
ury and government leader in the house,
made a speech, in which he spoke of tile
Anglo American arbitration treaty IN
terms similar to those employed by Prime
Minister Salisbury in the House OF Lords,
and his references to the subject were
greeted with cheers.
Treating of other matters that would
come before the house, Mr.. Balfour ind-
mated that the government would at a
future date deal with the question or the
financial relation between Great Britain
and ireland. In the meantime he telt II
necessary to say that there were large
matters which the former commission had
been bound to investigate, but which u
had refused to do. The government
would, therefore, take measures to erect
such an investigation, and would snort
ly announce the terms upon which the
investigating body would be appointed he
also intimated that the government
would afford a chance for the House to
debate the subject after TIE debate IN
answer the address In reply to the
oueen's speech ahd been finished and be-
fore the budget should be taken up. Ihe
Hon. Edward Blake liberal, member for
the south division of Longford, according
ly withdrew a motion regarding the irish
taxation question which he had proposed
as an amendment to the address
There was an unusually large atteho-
ance of peers at the opening of the House
of Lords, which met at o'clock In the
afternoon. The lately appointed arch
bishop of Canterbury, the Most HeV.
Frederick Temple, and the recently Gre
ated bishop of London, the Rt Rev MAN.
dell Creighton. took the prescrlpeo oSsn srsa
as members of the upper chamber. The
Prince of Wales and the Duke OF Cam
bridge occupied a cross bench, and the
galleries were filed with the wives ana
daughters of peers.
United States Ambassador Bayard ana
Mrs Bayard occupied seats in the dlplo-
matte gallery
After the lord. chancellor, Lord Sails
bury. had read the speech from the throne
the customary address in repiy 10 the
speech was moved by the Marquis or
Bath, who was attired In the UNIFORM OF
an officer of the yeomen of the euarcs'
The motion was seconded by Lord Ken
yon. u.o,.
The Earl of Kimberly, who was yester-
dav chosen as the leader of the liberals IN
the House of Lords, in the place OF Loru
Rosebery. resigned said he deeply re-
gretted that Lord Rosebery was no longer
the leader of the liberal party.
Prime Minister Salisbury said ne regret
fed Lord Rosebery's retirement from the
.Nff ffa n9rtV
ment. He paid a high tribute 70 Loru
Rosebery's patriotic policy, as shown IN
his speech upon the occasion OF ms re-
tirement, and then proceeded to defend
the consistent policy of the consfrVdtiVe
party. The government, he declared had
not initiated the anti-Russlan policy OF
1878. 1t was the Crimean war that init
ated It, but the powers were now gener-
ally agreed that If reforms We're not
granted in Armenia remedial pressure
would be applied to the sultan oy the rest
of Europe. There were but slightly dliIer-
ent workings, he said, in the commuhlca-
ton of the powers in regard to the way II
should be done but all of them were con-
WINGED that unless the sultan should lhtro-
duce genuine and effective reforms the
worst must follow.
In regard to the Nile campaign the pre-
mier said that Dongola was taken because
II was on the route to Khartoum, which
DerVishes.
He repeated that 1t was the intention OF
the British government to re-conquer the
soudan for Egypt. In regard TO the
treaty of arbitration just concluded with
the United States, he said he could not
speak fully on the subject, because the
agreement had not yet been ratified. Stll,
he would say that the people must not
think that they were living in the millen-
ial dispensation. He hoped, however,
that something would be done to diminish
the risk Of war. He would not say that
the treaty would remove the greatest risks
OF war or restrain Napoleon or a Bis
marck, but the policy with the United
States was full OF an infinite number OF
small differences, which, sometimes an
gered, caused irritation and enmity. The
formation OF a tribunal OF arbitration
would settle these differences, would pre-
vent such and stop the two nations, who
understand each other so well, that unless
they are friends they are almost certain
to be enemies.
Another advantage would be derived
from the treaty In this respect: A minis
ter dealing with a subject involving the