Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14
KING OPENS
PARLIAMENT
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The diminutive chamber was filed To
its capacity by the highest and noblest of
/ the kingdom, the greater part of the floor
space being occupied by peeresses and
other ladies introduced by peers. The
/ United States Ambassador. Jos Il.
thoate, and the other amba sa doris oc-
cupied a special enclosure behind the
/ benches of the bishops.
AS soon as his majesty was <enthroned
! the lord chamberlain received the royal
command to summon the members of the
house of commons TO hear the speech
from the throne.
The only members of the house of
commons not wearing mourning We're
three Hationalists. Prior to the reading
of the speech the king took the oath. The
aSsemblage stood while the speech was
read. The kings speech was as follows:
My Lord and Gentlemen:
II address YOU for the first time at a
| moment of national sorrow. when the
whole country is mourning the rrepara-
Die loss we have so recently sustained
and which has fallen with peculiar Sc
verify on myself. My beloved mother,
during her long and glorious reign, has
set an example before the word of what
monarch should be. 1t is my earnest
desire to walk in her footsteps.
Amid this pubic and private grief. it
is satisfactory to me to be able to as
sure you that the relations with the 9TH
er power continue friendly. The war
in South Africa is not yet entirely ter
minated, but the capitals of the enemy
and his principal lines of communica ton
are in my possession, and measures have
been takenMhich will, trust enable my
I troops to deal effectually with the forces
| by which they are still opposed.
! Il greatly regret the loss of life and
expenditure of treasure due to the fruit
/ less guerrilla warfare maintained by
| Boer partisans in the former territory
of the two republics. Their early sub
mission is much to be desired in their
! interests. as until it takes place it will
! be impossible fer met to establish in
| these colonies the institutions which will
secure the equal rights of all the white
! inhabitants and protection and justice
for the native population.
| The capture of Pehin by the allied
| forces and the happy release of those
who were besieged in the legations, re-
/ suits to which my Indian troops and my
! naval forces largely contributed. have
I been followed by the submission of the
/ Chinese government to the demands in
/ sisted upon by the powers. Negotiations
are proceeding regarding the manner in
/ which compliance with these demands is
| to be effected.
|, THE establishment of the Australian
i commonwealth was proclaimed at Sgd
|; ney on January l, with many manifcs-
/ tatons of popular enthusiasm and re-
4 joicing My deeply beloved and lament>
/ ed mother had assented to the visit of
the Duke Of Cornwall and York to open
the first parliament of the new common
!. wealth in her name.
I A separation from my son, especially
al such a moment cannot be otherwise
than deeply painful, but l still desire to
give effect to her late majesty's wishes
as evidence of her interest as well as
my own in all that concerns the welfare
of my subjects beyond the seas. l have
decided that the visit to Australia shall
not be abandoned, and shall be extended
to New Zealand and the Dominion OF
Canada.
''The prolongatio of the hOstiities III
South Africa has led me to make a fur
thr call on the patriotism and devotion
of Canada and Australasia. l rejoice
that my request has met with prompt
and loyal response. and large additional
contingents from these colonies will en-
| bark for the seat of war at an early
day.
The expedition organized for the sup>
preston of the rebellion i'll Ashanti was
crowned with signal success The en-
durance and gallantry of my native
troops, ably commanded by Sir James
Willcocks and led by British officers,
have overcome most stubborn resistance
of the most warlike tribes of West
i Africa and the exceptional difficulties OF
the country in which the operations We're
conducted The garrison of Coomass!e,
I which was basieged by the enemy had
been relieved after prolonged and gal
liant defense the principal kings have
surrendered and the chief impediments
with the progress of the development OF
this rich portion of my African pos
sessions has now l hope, been finally
removed.
..'rha suffering and mortality caused
by the prolonged drouth in a large por-
ton of my Indian empire have been
finally alleviated by a seasonable rainfall
but | regret to say that in parts of Bonn
hay. distress of serious character still
continues. which my officers are making
every endeavor to mitigate.
Gentlemen of the house of commons
III. estimates for the year will be left
before you. Every care has been taken
to limit their amount but the naval re-
qurements of the country, ana especially
the outlay consequent upon the South
African was. has involved an inevitable
increase.
necessary that renewed provision shall