Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-21
The British Parliament.


uet Of K,og Edwards reign, which IN.
formally assembled on les. Tuesday, wss
"opaned In state" this tarnoon at 2
O'Clock. Added to the usual brillIancy
of the occasion was fssling OF sup
pressed excitement. cue to the moment
GUS pr4blems that confront the new
parliament, In the handling of which
tae utmost diplomacy will be required 10
prevent speedy dissolution and another
general election.
Everyone WAS settled down when Q
hush anncu seed the arrival OF t1e Prince
and Princess OF Wales. The assembly
rose 10 its feet SIS ths couple advanced 3
fsR PAGES, bowed and mou 1ted the Steps
Of the dlas to seats On either side of tbs
throne.
at 2 o'clock the ru.suivants and
hernlds, lesdlDg the royal procession,
entered the door TO the thrones right.
All rose. Following the purtuiVaats
and heralds came the officers of the royal
n; u,ehoid. Next came the king and
queen, who bowed ID The throne, at
cended the dias and took their aeats.
AS soon az every one was resested the
lord gresi chamberlain aent Black ROD,
Admiral Henry Stephenson, ID ,umnon
tie Commons to hear tle kipg's speech.
The commons, VITA the speaker a.;
their head, soon spPsared st the othei
md OF the cham Der. Then the lord
chancellor stepped forward aud, kneel
y nefnre the throne, handed 10 the
king a priI d copy of the royal speech
uominally prepared by the king himself,
tut really the work OF bis ministers.
The king inmedis ,ly began the reading
Of tae document. The speech concluded,
10 king arose, gsve bis hsud TO the
queen and descended t7e steps OF the
inroas. Followed BY the prince aud
princess OF Wales, they msrched out,
tie speaker ard Commous rtt1rlins
simultaneously by another exit. Parlis.
ment, which haa been actually transact.
ing tu,iness since the middle of Febru.
airy, VAS GOV formally opened in btta
atuies. The debst, 90 10 address to be
presented to the king in reply 10 bic
speech was Immediately begun and It'll
continues.
King Edward failed to cut The go'
dian kao! In his speech and By bis
indecisIon has p,eciplated crisis be-
tween the liberals on one side and tn;
Irish pitionalists and laborities on the
other, all three parties supposed to
form the ministerial coaitlon.
Already The nstionalists and laborities
have warned Premier A:qu tn that u
less be gives them positive assurances
to The col trary, they will not supporl
the liberal program but will force tee
cabinets resignation and another cleo.
ton,
The only reference made in the speech
to the proposal to limit the power Of
the lords was the following "Rscsnt
experience disclosed serious difficulties
due to the recurring differences of opin
ion between the two honaea. Lsgis!s-
tive proposals. will be Put forward with
all convent speed t. deGuo the relations
1t the Two houaeS Of Parliament and to
secure the undivided III hority OF lbs
commons In mst:rs OF 6nance and
their prsdomiDauce 10 legislation. These
measures, In my opinion, and 10 the
opinion of my advisors, should provide
tht the Htu,e of Lords ba 80 constituted
40 to exercise impart!ally Its functions
of legislative initiation and revision"
As a whole The kings speech We, 3
disappointment, especially as one OF the
grestest audiences that ever gathered il
tho House Of Lords chamber was pres.
ent and WIS au,icipa.ir g some stirring
Ieli7erancss on the king's palt.