Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-01-19
The BRITISH PARLIAMENT
The l4th Parliament of England
Opens Its Third Session This
Afternoon.
A CONCISE REVIEW OF QUEENS SPEECH
She Touches But Lightly Upon the
Absorbing Topic Of Cuban
The Famine
in India.

London, Jan. 19.--The third session O.
the fourteenth parliament was formally
opened by royal commission this after
noon. The queen's speech was in sub
stance as follows My lords and gentle
men, my relations with all other powers
continue to he friendly in character. The
appalling massacres which have taken
place in Constantinople and other parts
of the Ottoman dominion have called fol
special attention from the powers sig
natory of the treaty of Paris. Papers
will be laid before you showing the con
sideration which induced the powers tC
make tho present Ottoman empire the
subjec of special consultation with rep
resentatives at Constantinople. The
conferences which six ambassadors have
been instructed to hold are still proceed
ing. The action undertaken by his high
ness, the khedive of Egypt, against Kha-
lfa, with my approval and assistance,
has 80 far been entirely successful. His
forces supported by my officers and
troops have restored the province of
Dongola to civilization by operations
conducted with remarkable skill and the
way has been opened for a further ad-
vance whenever such step is considered
desirable.
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION.
My government has discussed, with the
United States acting as friend of Vene-
zuela. the terms whereunder the pending
disputed frontier between that repub-
lie and our colony of Guiana may be 1b-
mitted to arbitration and an arrangement
has been arrived at with thaG government
which l trust will effect an adjustment of
the controversies without exposing to
risk the interests of any coloDists whose
established rights are in the disputed ter
ritory. 1t was with much gratifiaation
that concluded treaty for general arbi-
tration with the president of the United
States, whereby trust all differences
which may arise between us may be
peacefully adjusted. I hope the arrange
ment may have further value in COM
mending to other powers the consideration
of principle whereby dangerous war
may be notably abated.
THE FAMINE IN INDIA.
It is with much regret and feelings OF
deepest sympathy have heard that ow-
ing to failures of the autumn rains fam
inc affects large portion of my domin-
ion in India. After referring to measures
taken to mitigate the suffering from fam
inc, and making refrain to the bubonic
plague at Bombay, she says: 81 have di-
rected my government to take the most
stringent measures to eradicate it.
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
"Gentlemen of the house of commons"
she continued, estimates for the year
will be laid before you. While / am de-
sirous ofguarding against any undue ex-
penditures, have felt that the present
condition of the world will not permit
you to depart from the spirit of prudent
foresight wherein You have of recent
years provided for the defense of my
empire" The speech concludes with a
reference to the proposed bills for the re.
lief of the voluntary schools, employees
liability, adding to the efficiency of the
military defenses, to establish an Irish
board of agriculture and various com
mercial bills including the exclusion OF
goods manufactured in foreign prisons,
and q bill to establish reformatories for
inebriates.