The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-19
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.
With Great Eclat King Edward Set
the British Law-Making Body
in Motion.
EXPENDITURES WILL Be INCREASED.
Taxpayers Given Warning That the Boer
War Bills Have Not Yet Been LiquidAt-
ed-Parliamsnt Must Tackle the Irish
Land Question. London Education and
Sugar Bounties.

London, Feb. liking Edward, &C
companied by Queen Alexandra and
surrounded by the court and all the
officers of state, opened parliament
Tuesday afternoon Early in the
morning the vault of the houses were
searched for imaginary eonspirators.
as usual, by the yeomen of the guard
carrying ancient lanterns and useless
halberds. The royal procession. con-
sisting of six state carriages, escort
ed by life guards, left Buckingham
palace at 1880 p. IN. Their majesties
were seated in the last carriage,
which was drawn by the eight Ham
overian horses which have figured in
all the recent royal ceremonies. The
king and queen reached the Victoria
tower through the mall, the horse
guards and Whitehall. All the great
officers of state, in varied uniforms,
were assembled at the royal entrance
of the house of peers to receive the
king. The procession, which was iden-
teal with that of the previous similar
ceremony, formed and headed by the
Pursuivants and heralds. marched to
the robing room. After the robing the
procession reformed, and with a
blast of trumpets advanced to the
peers chamber, the duke of Devon
shire, lord president of the council,
preceding their majesties with the
imperial crown, which he carried on
cushion. The king then seated him
self on the throne with the lords
bearing the cap of maintenance and
the sword of state standing on his
right and left, The queen sat on the
left of the king and the prince of
Wales on his right.
The members of the house of COM
mons were then summoned and on
their arrival the lord high chancellor,
Earl Halsbury, kneelng, handed the
king the speech, which his majesty
read from the steps of the throne,
as follows: MY relations with all
the foreign powers continue friendly.
The blockade of the Venezuelan ports
has led to negotiations for the adj
justment of all thee matters in dis
pute. l repoice that a settlement
has now been arrived at which has
justified the blockading powers in
bringing all hostile naval operations
to an immediate close. Negotiations
have taken place for an adjustment
of the questions which have arisen
in regard to the boundary of my pos
sessions in North America and that
of the territory of Alaska" After
referring to the Kano (Nigoria) expe-
dition and the India Dunbar, the king
said: II am glad to be able to state
that the latter imposing ceremony
conceded with the disappearance of
the drought and a great distress in
western India and that the prospects
for both agriculture and commerce
throughout my Indian empire are
more encouraging and satisfactory
than for some time past" The speech
concluded with an intimation that
the budget estimates of the expend-
itures would inevitably be large and
with promising the introduction of
bills dealing with the Irish land ques-
ton, London education, sugar boun-
ties and the London docks. In regard
to the Irish measure, the king said:
ut will, ! trust, complete the series
of measures which have already done
much to substitute single ownership
for the costly and unsatisfactory
conditions still attaching to the ten
ure of agriculture over large por-
ton of Ireland"