The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-08-13
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
ba1four ID clines to Pledge the Govern.
ment in Certain Chinese Matters.

Balfour ID clines tn Pledge the Govern
ment in Certain Chinese Matters.
LONDON, Aug. lS.-The house Of
commons met at 1889 a. m. A sue
cesslon of questions on h subject OF
China elected little Information. The
government leader, Mr.. Balfour, de
elined to pledge the government to pre-
vent the ratification Of the Franco
Belgian Pekin. Hankow concession, bu,
promised that in the event of British
capitalists purchasing railroad conces'
sions obtained by French or Belgian
syndicates in the Yang Use Kiang val.
ley, her majesty's government will
support and assist them, both in Lon.
don and Pekin, in this aud in all other
legitimate British commercial enter.
prises.
b China appropriation bill then
passed its third reading and the ses.
slons was suspended until $3.50 p. III.
When parliament was p~rorogued.
The queens speech at the proroga
tlon OF parliament is as follows:
Regrets Our War.
"My Lords and Gentlemen: Ny re.
Iatlons with other nations continue
friendly. / have witnessed with the
deepest sorrow the hostilities which
have taken place between Spain and
the United States, two nations tt which
my empire is bound by many ties Ct
affection and tradition. Negotiations
recently opened give fair ground for
hoping that the deplorable conflict will
be brought to a termination by the con.
.c!pslon OF an honorable and enduring
peace.
The changes which have taken place
In the territorial relations of other
powers with the Chinese empire, in.
duced me to conclude arrangements
whereby the harbor of Wei Hal. Wei
and certain positions adjacent to my
colony of Hong Kong, were leased to
me by the emperor Of China. l trust
these arrangements will conduce to the
maintenance of his independence and
security of his empire and be favorable
to the development of the extensive
commerce carried OIL between the PEG.
Piles of Great Britain and China"
The speech then refers to the ar.
engagements made to establish 1T an
early date penny postage between the
United Kingdom, Canada, Newfound.
land and elsewhere; makes reference
to the plague still existing in certain
portions of Western India and the
Punjab and concludes:
II am thankful that bountiful har.
vests have been gathered throughout
the greater part of India and that the
internal and external trade of the coun.
try are rapidly recovering from the de.
preston caused by the famine.
Thanks For Appropriations.
Gentlemen Of the House of Com.
mons: l thank you for the liberal pro.
vision you have made for the defense
Of my empire. The sacrifices asked of
you are severe, but no greater than the
exigences of the present time require.
am glad to recognize the value OF the
provisions to which you have assented
for the strength and efficiency of my
army.
My lords and gentlemen, I have
seen with much qualification that you
have this year added to the statute
book al important measure simulat.
ing local institutions of Ireland to
those of England and Scotland.
trust this valuable reform will tend to
strengthen the bonds which unite the
people of Great Britain and Ireland
and create their common affection for
the fundamental institutions of the
realm"