The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-20
KING ADDRESSES
 HIS PARLIAMENT
(continued from First Paee)

-~4~~~-~~~~~~~~-~-~ paragraph devoted to Ireland was as follows:
 My ministers have under eonsldera- ton plan for improving and effectng economies in the system of government for Ireland and for introducing thereinto means for associating the people with the conduct of Irish affairs. It is my desire that the government of the eoun- try in reliance on the ordinary law should be carried on so far as existing circumstances permit in a spirit regard full of the wishes and sentiments of the Irish people, and l trust that this may copduce to the maintenance of tranquility and good feeling between the different classes of the community"
 The other lCgislltiCn fore casted in the speech included bills to amend the eduea- ton act dealing with trade disputes, tho law regarding colonial marriage and the prevention of plural voting at parliament tary elections.
 Immediately after the reading the King retired, put off his robes of state, the procession was reformed and he returned to Buckingham Palace
 1t was noticeable that the King is still suffering from the injury to his knee sustained while out shooting No Vember 16 last. He walked haltingly, aided by a stick. His speech was clearly audible everywhere in the hall despite occasional huskiness.
 Ambassador Reid and Mrs. Reid and Secretary of the American Embassy and Mrs. Carter were among those present al the ceremony.
 In the House of Lords the Marquis of Northampton QIiberaD moved the ad- dress to the Kings speech and Lord Henschell 'LiberaD seconded the motion.
 Lord Lansdowne CUnionisD the former foreign secretary, replied. After the usual courteous personal reference. he said with regard to the Algeciras conference that he looked with suspicion on any attempt to correct bad administration by inter- national control. single power was much more likely to succeed. Lord Dans- downe criticised the proposed legislation for South Africa. He asked whether the Irish paragraph in the Kings speech meant home rule by installments and predicted that change in the present method of governing Ireland would cause serious alarm and uneasiness
 Lords Ripon, Salisbury and Crow wound up the debate on the address which was agreed to and the House Of Lords adjourned.
 House of Commons Crowded.
 The house of commons was crowded when the business of the session began The Kings speech having been formally read by Speaker Lowther, w. H. DICK inson OiberaD moved the address in brief speech and E. D. Acland QiberaD seconded it.
 Joseph Chamberlain, rising from the front opposition benches said he was speaking at the request of former Premier Balfour, who was temporarily absent MT Chamberlain added that he felt sure the premier, Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, on personal grounds would welcome back the man who for a longer period than any other during the last century had led the deliberations of the house
 MT. Chamberlain then paid tribute to MT Acland's speech and turning immed- lately to the fiscal question. he said the government should remember that its majority in the house of commons was much greater in proportion than the ma jority in the country, in Tact the op- position had nearly half the country be- hind them. Mir. Chamberlain said he was pleased to learn that there would be con tinuity of Great Britain's foreign policy and asked if the government could give the house any information in regard to the Algecras conference. He hoped Great Britain would be able to promote the interests of France because 1t would be In accordance with the wishes of the whole country
 MT. Chamberlain lengthily discussed the proposed changes in the government or the Transvaal colony. He delivered fighting speech. He demanded that the government give plain answers regarding the proposed legislation for South Africa and Ireland, and said that any measure looking to home rule would meet with strenuous opposition. He also warned the government that 1t had not heard the last of tariff reform.
 Premier Campbell- Zimmerman, who re- piled, did not complain of the tone Of MT. Chamberlain's speech. He said the questions Mir. Chamberlain proposed to ask would not harrass the government.