The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18
PARLIAMENT
WINDS UP BUSINESS
PrOrogued Yesterday and the
Kings Speech Read.
FIRST UNDER HIS REIGN
ADVERSE COMMENT ON GOVERN
MENT BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

London. Aug. T.-Parliament wound
UP its business today and was pro-
rogued. Black Rod General Sir Mich
aeI BidduIph) summoned the commons
at about o'clock to the house of lords
to hear the kings speech. The royal
commissioners on this occasion were
the lord chancellor. Earl Halsbury; the
Duke of Marlborough, Lord Ashbourne,
the Earl of Kintore and Earl Waldo
grave. They were all attIred IN their
peer robes. on the arrival of the COM
mons the speech was read. 1t says:
my Lords and Gentlemen: 1t is
satisfactory to be able to close the first
parliament of my reign with the as
surance that the cOrdiality OF the rela-
tons of Great Britain with the OJher
powers remains undiminished."
A reference to China is merely con-
gratulatOry on the attainment of an
agreement in regard to the indemnity
security for its payment and the pun
ishment Of the most guilty offenders.
In regard to South Africa the speech
says:
THE progress Of my forces in the
conquest of the, two republics by which
my South Africa colonies have been in
vaded has been steady and continues.
But owing to the difficulty and extent
Of the country TO be traversed, the
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been protracted."
The speech refers to the signal sue
cess Of the Duke of Cornwall and
YOrk's visit to the colonies as "addi
tiOnal proof of the patriotism, loyalty
and devotion of the people of my do
minions over the sea"
The rest of the speech merely records
the kings satisfaction with the liberal
provisions made for the naval and mill
tary services. the arrangements made
for the maintenance Of the honor and
dignity Of the crown. especially those
which affect the state and comfort of
any royal cOnsort," and the authorize
ton to change the royal title. It con-
cludes:
"I earnestly commend to you the mer-
ciful protection and guidance of Al
mighty God"
Some Adverse Comments.
Returning to the house of commons,
the members filed past the speaker,
shaking hands with him. and the first
parliament of King Edward VII was
ended.
The proroguing of parliament today
is the occasion of much doleful COM
ment. The Pail Mall Gazette refers to
the results accOmplisheds with annota-
uOnS on The Decay of Parliamentary
Government and The Breakdown of
the Constitutional System" However
this may be, finance was the only big
thing dealt with during the session
Even the Times and Standard point out
the decline of the authority of the
ministers IN the house of commons
The closure has been used more fire.
quently than ever before. Mr.. Balfour
the government leader, has delighted
the cynics by his cool unconcern in
walking to the house Of commons at
L o'clock and breaking off debate by
the closure.
The Statist SAYS that the government
has bungled in the war and in finance
/ defines Sir Michael Hicks Beach.
chancellor of the excheQuer, as a poll
tlcian absolutely ignorant Of finance,
and who knows as little about the
money market as any other country
gentleman"
The paper contrasts the effects Of the
enormous sums borrowed by the United
States in France in 1870 with the fall
in consols resulting from the methods
OF Sir Michael Hicks Beach. and at
tributes ii to the governments fsanc-
ing. It says there is a mistaken belief
abroad that the resources of the c0un-
try have been immensely exaggerated
and that Great Britain is not SO rich
as imputed, and claims that the belief
in the almost inexhaustibIe resources
Of Great Britain has been heretofore
one OF the great guarantees of peace.