The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-06
MEMS SPEECH WILL Be IMPORTANT
Her Majesty Deeply Interested In
the Eastern Situation.
SALISBURY BADLY RATIFIED.
Disnpprovcs the Recent Attacks ON
His roiicy-Thc Opposition win
Annoy the Government.

by the Associated Press. )---At d council helt
at osborne Isle OF Wight. on Thursday the
queens speech to be read at the assemblies
NJ parliament next week was approved. II
VIII be the most important pronunciamcntc
for years. Her majesty is following this
events in the East very closely and has
the keenest appreciation 81 the difficulties
She has been most busy recently ever dis
| patches on the subject.
| II viii be idle TO deny that parliament
reassemblcs with the air charged with
| uneasinsss and with the PROSPECT that the
| session Will be most important as regards
hcfle and foreign politics First in inter-
est is the Chinese question. 1t Is known
| authoritatiyely that the MARQUIS OF Sails
bury has disapproved strongly OF the dec
laration by Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the
| chancellor of the excheQuer II Bristol. as
embracing his negotiations With other CAB
met ministers. The premier also resented
the vifuience of the press attacks growing
cut OF the so-called breakdown Of tue gov
crnment on the subject OF opening the port
of fallen Wan ana the revival OF Count
Corqs description of his lordsaip as a
Hath painted TO initiate iron has empna.
sized his irritation
The opposition, however has decided not
to unduly prolong the debate on the ad-
dress III reply to the speech from the throne
and to challenge the Indian trouble later,
but the opposition will try TO get the gov
eminent TO unfold its session programme at
the earliest possible moment.
The Irish members vii, he much In evil
dence during the coming session, the gov
ornment's local government and Catholic
university bills affording them great
battle ground In regard to the latter
measure the Dillonites. Redmondites and
Healyiies have united for common action
and with the exception OF Messrs. Carson,
LscSy and Russell all Irish unionists will
order II. The first mentioned bill will prob
ably precede the army bill, and which will
the feature of the session and which viii
also serve to introduce the Dreyrus aues-
ton into the house Of commons for rad
ical member win aux the government il 1t
has ever received letters from notorious
persons.
The independent parliamentary party at
meeting held In Dublin last week de-
cided upon introducing amendments TO
the speech from the throne. They will
recommend that reforms in the existing
forms OF local government in Ireland Will
not meet the demand for bone rule; they
will demand amnesty for the political plis-
oners, will denounce the alleged stephens
Green division election frauds, VIII de-
manu- dlIcHllcl 10 lHS uIslItsa ItSlSllUS III
Ireland and will call for aid for Irish in
dustries.
Regarding this weeks rumor OF the APP
preaching resignation of the Marquis of
Salisbury il should be noted that IL formed
the subject Of gossip in the inner circles of
the clubs some days before 1t appeared in
the newspapers. II such an intention exists
in the mind of the marquis it is apparently
NOT due to his present state of health, for
though his physician has advised him 10
tighten his work as much as possible, the
appearance OF the premier at Wednesdays
foreign office reception beied the stories
circulated concerning his poor health He
walked buoyantly and had rudy cheeks
The most interesting feature in home
politics during the week was the revolt |
Of the liberal unionists of the sdgbaston
division of Birmingham led by the 9rminS |
ham Post. The liberal unionists IN this |
division outnumbered the conservatives but /
the next vacancy was promised to the con-
servatives some time ago. Now large |
section of the liberals decline to submit |
to this. though Mr.. joseph Chamberlain.
the secretary of state for the colonies. Is
said TO have succeeded - brow heating |
the executive committee OF the liberal |
union association which by a GOOD majority |
has voted that the conservatives should /
select the successor OF Mr.. George Dixon.
Mr.. Chamberlain declaring that If the com
mittee did not fulfil its promise its MEM
bers practically denied him as their leader.
The dissenting liberal majority declare they
will nominate a straight liberal.