Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-07
14e sxiTisA COMMONS.
TIE OrENlNc. CEREMONY =
SPEEClil'S FOR AND AGAINST
GOVERNMENT

GOVERN AENT.
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London. Dec IA few minutes after
the Speaker MIR. William Court Gully.
had taken his chair in the House of
Commons this afternoon. the gentle
man nshcr OF the black rod. General
Michael Biddulph appeared ana sum
inoned the commons Ia the House of
| lords, where the Lord Chancellor. tho
Earl Of ilaIshury. read the Queens
speech. as follows:
My Lords and Gentlomen--It has
become necessary Ia make further pro
vision for The expenses incurred by the
operations Of my armies in South
Africa and China. ! have summoned
you To hold u special session in order
I'll" arrangements required for this pur-
pose You will not enter into other
rnhiic matters requiring Your attention
until the meeting of Parliament in the
sri ing.
The ceremony was brief.
Earl or LATHEMA'S SPEECH.
United States Ambassador Choatc
and other foreign representative were
In the diplomatic matter. The attend
nncc of peers was unusually large. The
Earl OF Lathema (conscrvaiivc) in the
uniform of the ROYAL Horse Guards
moved the address. lie said he thought
il could now I've safely said the END
of the war was in sight Tic volun-
tcers had made their mark and the
colonies had shown they were united
to the motherland, never to be separ-
atcd.
Baron Monk Breton Uiberol-union-
isD, seconded the address in the same
strain. Lord Kimberley. the Liberal
leader In the House OF Lords. in the
course of his remarks. anmaderted
strongly upon The sudden dissolution
OF Parliament. lie demanded definite
proononncemcnt Of The governments
policy In view of the novel and dan
ecrous character of the recrudcscencc
II hostiiitiea in South Africa and cX-
plantations Of the alleged cruelties to
the Roers. the burning Of farms and
similar scverities. He said nm attempt
10 capture the Emperor anu Empress
powagor of China would be an alarm
Ing Undertaking.
THE TRANSVAALERs.
Lord Salisbury. the premier said the
'rranSvaaierS, the Free Staters and the
world should understand that there
would be no deviation from the policy
of the government already outlined.
Anything resembling independence
never could he granted. The war must
proceed to the inevitable issue. We
must let IL be felt that no one. by the
issue of an ;nsolent and audacious ul-
timatunl. could force the British gov
eminent TO humble itself and abandon
its rights. lie could never allow tina
shred of independence should be
left. How soon the Free Statets and
the TranSvaa!ers would have anything
like self-sovcrnmcnt powers depended
on themselves. IT might be years and
it might he generations. Regarding
China, Lord Salisbury said he was un-
able to reveal anything.
THE CHINESE RULERS.
Regarding the pursuit OF the En-
peror and Empress. he had never heard
Of such 4 SUGGESTION
The concert existed and the latest
intelligence showed that it possessed
a very reasonable vitality. lie was
more doubtful of the time when sat
isfactory result would be achieved than
of the fact that the concert of Europe
would be successful.
LORD ROSEBERY CRITICISES.
Lord Rosebery made an attack on
the government He was unsparinc
of his criticism OF the dissolution Of
Parliament, the conduct of the war.
the policy of the government toward
China, and everything handled by the
cabinet. He referred to the inclu-
sion in the cabinet of several of Lord
Salisbury's relatives. Lord Rnsehery's
comment on the charges against Mr.
Chamberlain, the Secretary OF State
for the Colonies. was severe. He said
it was evident the head of The cabinet
had failed in proper supervision, and
the pride OF England in the purity of
it's public men had suffered.
The Duke of Devonshire replied to
Lord Salisbury. and Lord Tweedmouth
closed the debate for the Liberals. The
address was then agreed to and the
House of Lords adjourned until Mon
day.
THE SEASONAL ORDERS.
The speaker this afternoon submitted
The seasonal orders, the reading OF
which, as usual was interrupted by
the motion of James Lowther to eimi-
nate the order prohibiting peers from
interfering in elections, and especially
referring to Lord Roscbery. The mo-
ton was buried-326 TO 6S.
The speaker read the Queens speech
and the Hon. ]. T. Gordon Conserva-
tive. in n naval uniform. moved the
address in reply, making lengthy de-
fence of the war.
j. Fitzalan Hope. Conservative. sec