The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-10-21

the reserve. For this purpose the provis-
ions of the law. render il necessary that
Parliament should be called together.
Except for the difficulties that have x5een
caused by the action of the South African
Republic the condition of the world con-
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
Measures Will be laid before you for the
purpose of providing the expnditure which
South Africa. Estimates for the ensuing
year Will be submitted to you in due course.
many subjects of domestic interest TO
which your attention will be invited at
later period, when the ordinary season for
the labors of a parliamentary session has
been reached. For the present l have in
yited your attendance in order to ask you
to deal with an exceptional exigencr: and
| pray that, In performing the duties which
claim your attention. you may have the
guidance and blessing of Almighty God.
Both houses assembled in the chamber
of peers at o'clock. the Queens speed h
being read by commission Immediately
after the reading the speaker of the
House of Commons, Right Hon. William
Court Gully, returned to the chamber of
the commons, the house adjourning at 1
O'Clock.
Henry Labouchere, Liberal member
for Northampton. will move an amend
ment to the address i'll reply to the
speech from the throne in favor Of ar
bitration in the Transvaal imbroglio
even at this late day. John f. Redmond.
Parnellite member for Waterford will
move an amendment protesting agains:
the war.
Henry Seaton Karr. Conservative
member for South Helens, Lancashire,
has given notice of question for Thurs
day, concerning the alleged disloyai ut
teranceS of certain Irish Nationalist
members of the house which, he VII con-
tend, are III violation of the oath Of al
legiance.
He will take especial exception to an
expression by Patrick O'Brien, Parnell-
Ite member for Kilkenny, of hope that
the lrishmen i'll the British regiments in
stead of firing ON the Beers. would fire
on Englishmen. He will also refer to
similar declarations made by Michael
Dayitt, Nationalist, member for South
Mayo. and William Redmond, Parnelite
member for East Clare.
Inc opening ceremony occupied quar-
ter of an hour Scarcely score of peers
were present when the lord high chancel-
lor, Baron Halsbury. took his seat upon
the woolsack. The black rod was direct
ed to desire the immediate attendance
OF the commons, and after brief
interval, the speaker and other
officials of the House of Commons, fol
lowed by the members appeared at the
bar. The galleries of both houses were
crowded with ladies. United States Am
haSsador Choate and Mrs. Choate with
the members of the embassy. were in the
diplomatic gallery of the House of Lords.
Charlemagne Tower, United States min
lister TO Russia, was also present.
United States Senator Nelson of Min
nesota and Robert L. Mccormack of Chi
c0ga witnessed the proceedings III the
House of Commons
There was less competition than usual
for the honor of being the first to arrive.
IT fell to John Cumming MacDona, Con
SerVatVe member for North Kilkenny.
who was closely followed by William T.
Massey -MainWaring. Conservative mem.
Der for Central Fimsbury The subse-
quent arrivals We're slow. The regular
formality of searching the vaults under
the houses of Parliament for traces of
treasonable conspiracy, was carried out
by the Beef eaters.
Prior to the meeting of Parliament, the
Prince of Wales visited the premier. the
Marquis of Salisbury, at the foreign of
flee
The cabinet met this morning and at
the residence of n. j. Balfour first lord
of the treasury and government leader
in the House of Commons. instead of at
the foreign office, it being the first time
during the existence of the present minis
try when this has occurred.
New York. Oct. 1J.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Berlin says: The Berliner
Tageblatt learns from a diplomatic
source in London that the purpose of the
visit of Count Muravieff to Paris was to
seek. with NJ. Delcasse. an opportunity
Of profitinE by England,s embarrassment
in South Africa. NJ. Delcasse wants to
produce in the Palais Bourbon the ex-
act text of the Russian alliance, in order
to take revenge for the Fashoda Ques-
ton.
Therefore it is not interverticr in IA
vor of the Beers. hut the hci'; : If the
Franco-iussian soup on the Eocr IRE.