The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-31

sence of Public Excitement.
London, Jan. 3O.-The seventh ses-
sion of the fourteenth parliament OF
Queen Victoria opened at p. m, after
the customary formaIities. The speaker,
William Court Gulley, arrived at the
house OF commons at 1:53 p. N. There
was a large attendance Of members.
The gentleman usher Of the Black Rod,
General Sir NJ. S. Biddulph, summoned
the commons to the house Of lords at
2:O5 p. m, where the lord figh chan
cellOF, Earl Halsbury, read the queen
speech, which was as follows:
My Lords and Conference.-The peace
which had recently been broken IN
South Africa when last 1 addressed you,
has, unhappily, not been restored, but
otherwise my relations with otner
states are friendly. In resisting the IN
vasion Of my South African colonies
by the South African republic and
Orange Free State, my people have re-
sponded with devotion and enthusiasm
to the appeal which 1 have made. TO
them, and the heroisnB of nay soIdlefs
in the field and my sailors and marines
who were landed To cooperate with
them has not fallen short of the noblest
traditions of our military history
Il am deeply grieved that so many
valuable lives should have fallen as
sacrifice. but l have witnessed with
pride and with heartiest qualification
the patriotic eagerness and spOntane-
Gus loyalty with which my subjects IN
all parts of my dOminionS have come
forward to share in the common defense
of their imperial interests l am con-
fident 1 ehaU not look to them in vain
when l exnort them to GUSTAV ana re-
new their eXeItiOns until they nave
brought this struggle for the malhteH-
ance of the empire and assertion OF It's
supremacy in South Africa to a victor
ions conclusion
The Samoan Treaty.
"A treaty has been concluded with
the German emperor for the ADJUST
ment Of the rights claimed by the Two
countries in Samoa, Tonga and other
islands in the Pacific. To a portion OF
these stipulations the government OF
the United States has also Deen
party.
"A bill will be introduced at an early
date to give effect to the scheme OF
federation which has been adopted atteT
most. careful consideration by hye OF
my Australian colonies
Il have watched with cordial sa1ss-
greater colonies into self-gOvernlng
communities. / feel confident that the
establishment of the great federation
of Australia will prove advantageous
not only to the colonies Immediately
concerned, but also to the empire at
large. an
The brilliant courage and soldierllke
qualities of the colonial forces engaged
in South Africa have already earned
high admiration, and patriotic offers OF
assistance which it was not possible 70
accent have come from many other col
onies with populations Of various races
Il have received from the ruling
chiefs of native states of India nuner-
Gus offers to place their troops ana Lue
resources of their states at my disposal,
for service in South Africa TheSe
Droofs of their loyalty to myself and
their devotion to the cause OF my en-
pire have afforded me much gratifica-
ton.
81 regret that owing to insufficient
rainfall in the autumn over great
part of western and central India, the
harvest and pasturage have failed 10
such an extent as to create FAMINE.
/ Timely measures have been taken Dy
my government and by the rulers Of the
native states affected to releVe the
D
u regret to add that the epidemic
! of plague continues, and that although
its severity has not increased since last
year. there is at present no prospect Oh
| it's diminution.
/ "GentIemen of the house Of commons,
| the estimates for the public services 81
the year will be laid before you Inc
provision for military expenditure must
/ be largely increased on account OF the
charge for military operations in South
/ Africa. The experience Of a great war
must necessarily afford lessons or the
/ greatest importance to the military ad-
/ ministrations of the country. You VIII
/ not. 1 am convinced, shrink from any
outlay that may be required to place
/ our defensive preparations on a IeVel
with the responsibility which the pos
session of so great an empire has laid
/ upon lis. At a time when several other
/ nations are perfecting their naval prep
arations at the cost Of increasing Ell
/ forts and sacrifices, the eOlicltude with
which you have provided for the enc
| iency of our navy and our coast de-
| lenses will assuredly not be relaxed
Expenditures of Money.
The rest Of the speech, recognizing
/ that the time Is not propitious for do
/ nestle reforms involving large eXpendi-
/ lures. recommends amendments to the
/ agricultural, educational, company,
railway and accident laws, and con-
| cludes:
ct appears that service in South
/ Africa may have the effect of disfran-
/ chising those taking part in II, and you
win be asked to sanction a measure by
which this injustice will be prevented.
I commend your deliberations at this
anxious time to the blessing and guild
/ snce of Almighty God"
The attendance of peers and Of the
public was not extraordinary. After the
+ reading Of the speech the house ad-
/ jOurned until p. m, and the common
! ers returned to their house. which ad-
/ journed its sitting until 4 O'Clock.
/ There was a conspicuous absence OF
public excitement in connection with
/ the reassembling of parliament. A
small knot of people Witnessed the ar
rival and departure OF the Yeomanry
/ Of the guard. the crowd around the en-
/ trance to the palace yard at no time
/ exceeding 500, and the few who were
/ hoping for some demonstration against
the ministry were disappointed.
In the House Of Lords.
On the resumption Of business in the
house of lords the galleries were
! thronged. There was an unusually
large attendance of peers.
The Duke of Somerset moved the adj
dress in reply to the queens speech,
| the motion. The Duke Of Somerset in
moving the address said he looked for
ward confidently to a successful ter
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