The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-30
PARLIAMENT IS
 OPENED BY EDWARD
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dietary in that region, and my govern ment has made further proposals to the Sultan and also to the great powers for dealing effectively with the principal causes of this disturbance.
 Congo Country.
 My government is fully aware of the great anxiety felt with regard to the treatment of the native population in the Congo Independent state. Their sole de- sire is to see the government of that state humanely administered in accordance with the spirit of the Berlin act, and I trust that the negotiations now proceeding be- tween the sovereign, the Congo state and the Belgian state will secure this object.
 Tt is hoped by this friendly procedure a long-standng source of difficulty may be satisfactorily removed.
 "The difficulty which had arisen re- specting Japanese immigration into Can ada has been settled on terms agreed upon between the respective governments.'
 In concluding his address, his majesty made reference to the famine in India, and said the stricken people and the Brit ish officers there were facing the situation with courage and hope.
 In the supplementary speech to the house of commons. his majesty announced the bills that are to be brought in. These are the 1lce1S1f1S anu euuCdllOl dcNS ioi England and Wales, a bill regulating the hours of labor in the coal mines, bill for the housing of the working classes. a bill to amend the system of the valuation of property for taxation in England and Wales, the Irish university bill, and the Irish land purchase bill, and the Scottish land bill, which failed at the last session of parliament.
 Women Restrained.
 When the royal procession was return ing to Buckingham palace, three we'll dressed women suffragists broke through the military cordon and made their way to within few yards of the Kings coach. They were waving strips of paper bear ing the words: "Vote for Women.' These papers were immediately taken from their hands by the police One<of the women Tainted and the other two were removed by force.
 The claim of Lord Curzon to be peer to sit and vote on the part of Ireland Ill the house of lords was submitted and he took the oath and his seat in the house.
 considerable sensation was caused in the house of lords just prior to the ar rival of King Edward. A man who ap- peared to be a peer, being duly robed Tn scarlet and ermine had his title chal- lenged by the house of lords. He had taken seat on one of the front benches at an early hour. When he was chai- lenged he produced documents and gave the name of Lord De Morley, who claims to be a peer of the realm. The oflclals seemingly were not satisfied, for he was escorted from the house.
 After a short adjournment the house resumed it's sitting and proceeded to deal with the business of the session. The presentatio to the house of notification from the judge who sentenced Laurence Ginnell, nationalist member for the north division of Westmeath, to six months inl- prisonment for contempt of court at hearing in connection with the cattle-driv- ing trials, was received by cries of Shame from the Irishmen, and brought John E. Redmond, the Irish leader, to his feet. MT. Redmond moved the appoint 1pent of a committee to see if this case demanded further attention from the house. The speaker, however, ruled the motion out of order.