The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-08

At the Opening Of Parliament
Yesterday.

London. Feb. 7.--There was the usual
competition among mcmLcrs Of parliament
today to be the first to take a seat in pari-
amcnt.
Robert Ascro.t. conservative member
for oldham. beat the record by arriving
at the house at --:45 a. m. John Cumm-
Ing McDona. conservative member Of par
lament for the RotheAlthe division Of
Southwark. arrivor at ] a. m.
when the session was resumed at 4
o'clock the house was crowGed. among
those present being Lielt. Col. Wolwell,
he United States Naval attache here. and
Mrs. Colweil.
After the new members had taken the
customary oath the speaker the RI Hon
william Court uly. read the queens
speech and Joslun Bagot. conservative
member for Southwest Morelsnd, moved
the address in reply to the speech
Mr.. Bagot. in moving the rep'y, said he
was pleased to note THAT the bonds OF
mutual kinship between this country and
the United States ave by recent events
been drawn closer"
lie added: AN alliance between the
TWO great English speaking peoples need
not necessarily be one Of offense or de-
fense, bot might be one tnat would be ad-
nirably fitted 70 lead the nations OF the
world in the direction Of freedom civill-
cation and progress"
The Hon. Frederick Danvers Smith. con-
servative member for the stand district
of London. seconded the address and the
new liberal leader, the Rt Hon. Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman, member for the
Stirling district Of Scotland replied
Among other things he said that the pros
a..
wards the stability Of peace.
At a meeting this afternoon Of the anti
Parnelite members Of parliament, John
Dillon chairman of the Irish parliament
airy party. announced his resignation Of
the leadership motive being eXcepta-
tion that the Irish national convention
TO be held in March, viii come to n new
arrangement for securing &c unity Of the
nationalist party.
When the session OF the ..ouse of lords
was resumed there was q larfie attend
ance and the galleries were crowded.
many ladies being among those present
United States ambassador at st. Peters
burg. and recently appointed secretary
Of the interior. and Henry White, the
United tates charge affaires. were in
the diplomatic gallery
ht tuht VI AfthAbtN iApNtu tht dhuItst
in reply to the queens speech and the Earl
Of Cawdcr seconde. the motion.
Arthur ]. Balfour. first lord of the
treasury replied to Sir Henry Campbell
Bannermans criticisms OF the government
policy. Neither speech contained any
points of special interest, though both
dealt largely with the relations between
Great Britain anu France, Mr.. Ba.- our
remarking that there was no reason why
the present peaceful relations should not
be permanent.
Referring TO the soudan, the premier
said that Great Britain held dominion
by the ,.le arising from the fact that the
Soudan formed a part OF the territories
OF Egypt and also by the less complicnt-
ed and more easily understood title OF
conquest. ANY revival of the claims OF
titles which events had swept away could
not be sustained by hlstorica precedent
or International law. So far as the czars
rescript was concerned. Lord Salisbury
said. no one couin doul. the purity and
humanity Of the emperors motives. IT
should heartily rejoice" he said. '1f the
conference achieved a humber aim. and
4 by the steady use OF the prime. pie OF ar
bltration we might be able to diminish
a number of the causes by which war
is'produced.
The address was then agreed to.