Arizona republican., 1902-01-17

remember that they were not dealing with question as to whether or not they could make out a good case against the government. The premier pleaded that they should not allow their eagerness to improve their party position to make them forget the issue. whether or not Great Britain should be the victor in the war. He reminded the opposition that wrong settle ment now would impose grave difficult ties and ernbarra ssments upon the na- tion for many years to come.
 Replying to the premier, Lord Rose berry said he favored a passive policy of peace. which would receive over lures when made. and that in this, con nection he wished to know the truth of the run0ors concerning the visit to London of Dr. Kuyper. the premier of Holland. Had Dr. Kuyper brought any overtures? he asked.
 Not so far as I know,' answered Lord Salisbury.
 Have any overtures been received from the Boer leaders in Europe?" asked Lord Roseberry.
 To this question Lord Salisbury an swered. No
 The Irish members held the usual scSsionaI meeting today and decided to move amendments to the address in reply to the speech from the throne condemning coercion, the South African war. the concentration camps in South Africa and the financial relations be-, tween Ireland and Great Britain. Sev-' eral amendments to the address were finally adopted. These included a peti- ton for the revision of the Irish land and taxation laws and protests against the enforcement Of the crimes act and the operation of certain courts.
 Another amendment contained an ap- peal for the relief Of the congested dis triCts and the better housing of the working classes in Ireland. After the speech from the throne had been for mally read the liberal leader. Sir Henry mpbelI-Bannernan. spoke in general terms against the course Of the gov ernment in South Africa, urging con ciliation in place of brute force. He said the same to a large measure. was true of Ireland. where the government at present was "houndering between concession and coercion, and urged the adoption of q most liberal pro sramme toward Ireland.
 Sir William Vernon Harcourt Qib- crab. by attacking the institution of martial law in Cape Colony and by ac- cusing the government of grossly un- constitutional conduct in advising the IllsnlSIeF cape 1OlOny not IO the Cape parliament, brought up MT. Chamberlain, the colonial secretary. who was in a most militant mood. MT. Chamberlain declared that MT. Har- court ought to have placed q question of such vast importance in the form of an amendment. He proceeded to justify absolutely the action Of the Cape government. MT. Chamberlain said he did not care a scrap for legal opinions on one side or the other; that the government had to deal with an emergency, and that it had followed the universal practice of all countries. He said also that the government of Cape Colony should ask parliament to indemnify their acts.
 Mir. Harcourt asked: When will that be done?"
 NIT. Chamberlain retorted: When is the war going to end?" Daughter and cheers.)
 John Redmond Chairman of the Irish parliamentary party): By the next general election
 In the course of his speech Mir. Cham berlain protested against the sugges- tion that he should overrule the privy council when MT. Redmond interject- cd Hear, hear; you ought to be a king Amid laughter. Mir. Chamberlain re- piled: That is very good of the hon. orable gentleman, but that is not my ambition