The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-09
LORDS AND GENTLEMEN
Parliament Convenes and Listens
to tie Queens Speech.
AN ARMY INCREASE ASKED
Foreign Affairs of the British Empire Re-
viewed-The Marquis of Salisbury
Explains the Situation
in the East.


of the Fourteenth parliament oi
Queen Victoria and Twenty-sixth OF
the United Kingdom was opened by
| commission at O'Clock this afternoon
| with the customary ceremonies
The queens speech was in part as
follows: My Lords and Gentlemen
| My relations with the other powers
continue friendly. The negotiations
between the sultan of Turkey and the
| king of Greece have been brought to i,
conclusion by the signing of a treaty
OF peace under which the territorial
| relations between the two powers are
practically unchanged.
| Intelligence which is apparently
/ trustworthy was received of the inten-
tion OF the khaltf to advance against
/ the Egyptian army in the Soudan and
! have therefore given directions that
a contingent of British troops should
be dispatched to Berber To the assist
ance OF his highness the khedive
have concluded a treaty of friend
| ship and commerce with his majesty
/ the emperor of Abyssinia
On the northwestern borders of my
| Indian empire an organized outbreak
OF fanaticism, which spread in the
| summer along the frontier induced
/ many of the tribes to break their en-
gagements with my government to at
| tack the military posts in their yicin-
| itN and even to invade the settled dis
| trict of my territory. / was compelled
| TO send expeditions against the Of
| tending tribes for the punishment of
the outrages and to insure peace in the
future. A portion of the Afridi tribes
have not yet accepted the terms Of
fered them, but elsewhere the opera
tions have been brought 10 a very sue
cessful close.
Il rejoice at the fact that there lis
reason TO anticipate prosperous year,
both for agriculture und commerce.
throughout India.
Gentlemen of the House of Com
mons-The estimates which will be laid
before you have been framed with the
utmost desire for economy, but in
view of the enormous armaments now
maintained by other nations. the duty
Of providing for the defense of the eu-
pire involves an expenditure beyond
former precedent
Dealing with the proposed legisla-
ton, the speech from the throne says
that measures will be introduced for
the organization of a system of local
government in Ireland substantially
similar TO Great Britain's, to secure
the increased strength and efficiency of
the army; to amend the present condi-
tions of military service: to enable ac-
cused people to testify in their own
Defense To facilitate the creation of
municipalities in London and to pre-
vent abuses in connection with church
patronage.
In the house of lords the Earl of
Kimberly mildly criticised the gov
ernments policy in the Soudan. West
Africa and the far East, but he said
he wished 10 extract no embarra ssing
information. When a cabinet minister
however spoke of war, he thought il
time parliament was told plainly Hhat
was meant
The Marquis of Salisbury then arose
and began in plain conversational
tones, as if addressing Lord Kimberly
alone. The first announcement. which
provoked hear. hear" was that before
many months he hoped that their ef-
forts in Egypt would result i'll the cap
ture of khartoum
When the premier reached the qEes-
tion of China there was murInIr of
expectancy. The pacific assurances he
gave We're received with evident aD-
proval and relief.
The Marquis of Salisbury said Il
will not use a word which sesins to
CRATE on the noble earl's ears. but may
say there is no effort whie1 this coun-
try would not make rat1e4 than lose
our treaty rights. At ths same time 10
enc has evidenced the slightest inlen-
tion of infringing those rights.
In regard To the loan. T Is true we
suggested as one of the conditions the
opening Of Talien Wan a. "A treaty
port. China made some objections. and
finally as a compromise, |. ~ the 1.;h
ult.. suggested that the matter he left
in allegiance until the railway reached
Talien Wan, when Il should be opened
as a treaty port. Sir Claude Macuon-
aid, the British minister 1T Pel,in re-
piled the next day that Gnlni accepted |
this, and since then / have heard moth
ing to the contrary. The old question
of the loan is still the subject IT neg0.
His lordsaiu added: II have re eeived /
spontaneous assurances from the Rus /
sian government that any port they |
open in China will be oIen TO free cJr1-
On the resumption of business in tie |
house of commons tne new members
took their seats. Gerald Balfaur, he |
chief secretary for Ireand gave notice /
that on Thursday ne would oppose the !
local government bill f3r Ireland
After notices of Introduction - other |
bills had neen given. speaker Gully I
read the queens speech. Whica had I
been previously rea II in both houses of +
parliament The speech Was moved |
and seconded. Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, the opposition header. said
the government could not complain /
that the house and court were demand
ing explanations on many matters
When 100000 men We're In arms in yari-
BUS parts. he added, they could not
congratulate themselves upon pax Brit
annia.
On the reassembling of the house Of
ords the new peers were introduced /
and took their seats with the usual |
CEREMONY The house was full and the
galleries were crowded with peeresses
md the daughters Of peers.
After the address in reply 10 the
speech from The throne had been moved
md seconded. the Earl Of Kimberly. tbe
opposition leader iii the house af lords
'eplled that ne regarded the local gov I
arnment IF Ireland as being one af the
most important subjects Of the queen ;
speech. and while he regarded the gov
measure faVcrably h. Bas
compelled to add that the liberal party
vas Of the opinion that the only way 10
permanently satisfy Ireland was by es-
abiishing home rule
Lord Salisbury said the concessions
he government had asked In return fr
ne Chinese Loan Were. without eAeep-
ION. directed toward increasing ami
reeing the trade with China. and con-