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

London, FEB. Zl.-Ihe tnlrd rhliiA-
met Of Klog Edwards relgo, which To-
formally assembled on las. Tuesday, Wss
"opeDed Ia ststs" this tsrnoon at 2
O'Clock. Added to the ususl brillIancy
Of the occasion was feeling OF sup
pressed excitement. Cue to the moment
Gus prablsms thst confront the ne"
parliament, Ia the handling OF which
the utmott diplomacy will be required 10
prevent speedy dissolution and another
general election.
Everyone was settled down when 9
hush snucu seed the arrival OF the Prince
and Princess OF Wales. The assembly
rose to Its feet SIS the couple advanced Q
few pacea, bowed and mcu lted the steps
Of the dlas ID sesls On either side Of tbs
throne.
At 2 o'clock the Iu;suivants and
herslds, leading the royal procession,
entered the door 10 the thrones right.
ALI rose. Following the punuiVsnIs
and heralds came the officers Of the roysl
n, u,ehold. Next came the king and
queen, who bowed to the throne, at
ceoded the dias and took their seats.
AS soon as every one was reses.ed the
lord great chamberlain sent Black Rod,
Admiral Henry stephenson, ID summon
tie Commons to hear t1e kings speech.
The commons, VITA the speaker al
their head, soon appeared 1t the Other
md OF the chamber. Then the lord
chancellor stepped forward aud, kneel
q before the throne, handed to the
king a prirt d copy of the royal speech
uominslly prepared BY the King himaeli,
tut really the work Of bis ministers.
The king immedii 'ly began the reading
Of tae document. The speech concluded,
tie king arose, gave his hand 10 the
queen and descended the steps Of the
inrone. Followed by the prince aud
princess Of Wales, they marched out,
t7e speaker snd commons ut1rline
simultaneously by another exit. Parlia-
ment, which has been actually transact.
ing tuIiuess since the middle Of Febru.
arY, vas now formally opened Ia bttl
acuies. The debst, 90 tie address to be
presented to the king 10 reply 10 bic
speech was Immediately begun and It'll
continues.
King Edward failed TO cut the goi
dian knot 10 his speech and by his
indeclslon has preeiplIated crisis be-
tween the liberals on one side and thu
Irish DItionalsts and laborities on tht
other, all three parties supposed to
form the ministerial coalition.
Already the nsiionsllsts and laboritiet
have warned Premier A'qu tn that u
less he gives them positive assurances
to The col trAry, they will not suppor'
the liberal program but will force TIE
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 ssritu difficulties
due to the recurring differences Of opir
ion between the two honaes. Legis'a-
tive proposals will be put forward with
al convlent speed u dehue the relations
Of the Two houses Of Parliament and tc
secure the undivided fu hority Of The
commons In matrs Of finance and
their predominauce 10 legislation. These
measures, 10 my opinion, and 10 The
opinion Of my advisors, should provide
TIT the Htue ofLo'ds ba 80 constituted
as to exercise impartialIy Its fu1ttlon'
OF legislative initiation and revision"
As a whole the kings speech was Q
disappointment, especially as one Of tht
gtestest audiences that ever gathered Ia
the House OF Lords chamber was pres
ent and wss anticipating some stirring
dei7erances on the kings part.