The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-20
LORDS and GENTLEMEN
Parliament COnveneS and Listens to the
Speeches Of The Queen and Premier,
ANGLe-AMERlCAg TREATY DISCUSSED
iho 9uecn Fciicifntrs Parliament
Upon Its Having Hccm Concluded
H"i'sb"ry Conincnds II nj LcngiIi
ana Processes to Sec In IL u Long
Towards Disarmament.


London. Jan. 19.-Parliamcnt reassem
nied to-day. ana the members of the
iiouse OF Commons. aS usual. proceed
ca 10 the reading of the Queens speech
winch was road by Lord Chancellor, as
follows: go
My Lords ana Gentlcmen:-4Ary re-
latohs with all of the other powers con-
tihue TO be of II friendly character. The
hppali!nE masSacrcs which have taken
pIhce IN Constantinoplc and other parts
oi me ottoman Dominions have called
lor me special attention of the powers
aiGnoiory to the treaty of Paris Papers
VIII ne laid before you showing the con-
siaeralions which induced the powers
10 make the present condition of the
ottoman Empire the subject Of a spe-
clai consultation by the representative,
oil the powers at COnstantnople. The
conferences or the six Ambassadors TO
the Porte are still proceeding.
The action undertaken by tho ISha-
diVe OF Egypt against the Khalirr. with
my approval ana assistance, has been
entirely successful. His forces support-
cd by my officers and troops. have won
pack me fertile provinces of Dongola
To civilization by operations which were
conducted with remarkable sKin. and
the way has been opened for further
advance whenever such step Is Judged
to be desirable.
MY Government have discussed with
inc United States. as the friend of
venezuela, the terms under which thc
pending questions of dispute i'm the
frontier between that Republic and
BritiSh Guiana may be euuitably sub
mitted to arbitration. An ARRANGEMENT
has been arrived at with that Govern
meni which will. trust, effect an ad-
justment of the existing controversies
nXnnginr IN ri Ia, q
any colonists who have established
rights in the DISPUTED territory --A- r.
ANGLO AMERICAN TREATY.
1T Is with much qualification that
have concluded treaty for general
arn,tra'ion I,,,,., ION with the President of the
United states by which. | trust. that
all differences that may arise between
us VIII be peacefully adjusted 1 hone
mat this arrangement may have fur
thcr value in commenting To other pow
ers the consideration of the principle by
abatcd.
Ih"rc was an unusually large number
OF peers at the opening of the House
OF Lords. which met at O'Clock i'm the
afternoon. The lately appointed Arch
bishop or Canterbury, the Most Rev.
fTederick Temple. and the recently
created bishop OF London the Right
Key. Mandell Creighton. took The pre-
scr!bed oath as members of the Upper
Chambcr. The Prince of Wales and the
Duke of Cambridge occupied a cross
bench, and the galleries were filled with
me wives and daughters OF peers.
United States Ambassador Rnynrd
and Mrs. Bayard occupied seats in the
diplomatic gallery.
After the Lord Chancellor. Lord Halls
bury. had read the speech from the
.hrone, the customary address in reply
TO the speech was moved by the Marquis
of Bath, who was attired In the uniform
of an officer of the Yeomen of the
Guards. The motion wus seconded by
Lord Kenyon.
The Earl of Kimberley, who was YES
terday chosen as the leader of the Lib
erals in the House OF Lords in the place
OF Lord Rosebery, resigned. said he
was no longer the leader of the Liberal
party. Speaking on other matters. he
congratulated Lord Salisbury upon the
success OF his negotiations with the
United States.
In regard TO Turkey, he said he felt
impelled to ask IL the treaty of Berlin
was dead
THE PIEMIERS SPEECH.
Prime Minister Salisbury said he re-
gretted Lord Rosebery's rtiremcnt from
me leadership of the Liberal party for
the moment He paid a high tribute to
Lord Rosebcrys patriotic poIicv ne
SHOWN in his speech upon the occasion
or ms retirement. and then proceeded to
deiend the consistent policy of the Con-
servatives. The Government, he de-
clared, had not initiated the anti-Rus-
sian policy OF 1878. 1t was the Crimean
war that initiated 1t. but the powers
were now generally agreed that if re-
forms were not granted in Armenia
material pressure would be applied to
the Sultan by the rest of Europe. There
were but slightly different workings, he
SAID, in the communications of the
powers In regard TO the way 1t should be
done, but all OF them were convinced
that unless the Sultan should introduce
genuine and effective reforms the Wors [
results must follow.
In regard to the Nile campaign, the
Premier said that Dongola was taken
because it was on the route to Khar-
toum. which place must eventually be
taken from the Dervishes. He repeated
that IL was the intention of the British
Government to reconquer 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
vet been ratified. Still he would saw
the people must not think they were
living in the millenial dispensation.
TO AVOID WAR.
He hoped, however, that sometime
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 Bismarck.
but the UOlicy with tha IIpitad ctoto,