Show ROSESER VARMS UP I Makes a Spirited Attack t Upon Up-on the Government UNSPARING IN 1 CRITICISM 1I 1 1 I 1 Caustic in Eis Comments on tho Reconstruction of British Cabinet Refers to Number of Salisburys i Relatives in the Cabinet Is Very Severs in ffis Comment Charges Against Chambsrlahi Proceedings in Parliament Unusual Party Feeling Bitter ee1ini I I London Dec iThc Fifteenth Par Mnincul of the reign of Queen Victoria opened yeaterdity Belon the lights went 6ut in the ancient chambers had leading politician almost ovwy spoken Suoh fierce personal animosity iind such bitter InV eLlvc had scarcely oV < n before marketrthV proceedings at Westminster Joseph Chamberlain Secretary Of State for the Colonies was the center of the storm The policy of the empire regarding South Africa and China the notion of the Government in causing a Dissolution when It did the conduct of t the war against the Boers and in fact All the questions vitally affecting the empire were gravely discussed and explained I ex-plained but dominating all was the oppositions op-positions hatred for the Colonial Secretary Sec-retary From Lord Roseborya veiled allusions allu-sions In the House of Lords when he assumed what many took to be the airactlcal leadership of the Liberal party to the outspoken comment in the House of Commons criticism of Air Chamberlain permeated almost every utterance from the Liberal benches For hours this target of satire and abuse sat with his head on one side listening intently unmoved by groans or cheers Sir Henry CampbellBanncr nan shook his nptrs In Mr Chamber Jams face and declared that a man who published private lctters for politi l cal purposes referring to the clarle Ellis correspondence would be excluded from the society of nil honorable men and ostracised for life had ho resorted I I ito such action as a private Individual Arthur J Balfour > First Lord of the Treasury referring to Sir Henry Camp LellBanncrmans suave regrets at tho departure oC George J Goschen and Sir Matthew White Ridley said that bil believed that Sir Henry was so generous gen-erous that he would even find good In air Chamberlain should thE latter be removed to another sphere A Liberal shouted Wo draw the line somewhere some-where and both sides of the house roared with laughter Once Mr Chamberlain Interrupted and leaped to his feet A thrill went through the house It is not so he declared and proceeded to deny the allegation al-legation that he bad said that any seat Jost to the Government during the recent re-cent election was one sold to the Boers It was nearly 31 oclock before he rose to reply to the avalanche of attack at-tack launched against him How great a strain he had undergone was evident in the scarcelysuppressed excitement of tone on the part of one rarely known to show feeling In the House Jit denied that lIe had over accused Mr Ellis of being a traitor He denied also that he had decried any accusations accusa-tions against his own personal integrity integ-rity He declared that the special purpose pur-pose of the seating of Parliament had bicn forgotten In an attack upon himself I him-self Irritated beyond control by frequent 1 I fre-quent Interruptions and disturbances he called one of the Liberals amid the excitement a cad The Speaker called him to order and Mr Chamberlain Chamber-lain withdrew the dplthet apologising for its use After defending the publication publi-cation of the Ellis correspondence he was cut off by the midnight adjournment adjourn-ment A few minutes alter the Speaker had taken his chair In the House of Commons this afternoon the gentleman gentle-man usher of the Black Rod Gen Mlchael Biddulph appeared and summoned sum-moned the Commons to the House of Lords where the Lord Chancellor the Earl of Halsbury read the Queens speech as follows My Lords and Gentlemen It has become to make further provision pro-vision for the expenses Incurred by the operations oC my armies in South Africa Af-rica I and China have i summoned you to hold a special session in order that you may give your sanction to the enactment required for this purpose iou will not enter Into other public matters requiring your attention until the ordinary meeting of Parliament In the spring The Earl of Lathon moved the address ad-dress saying he thought it could now be safely said that tho end of the war was in sight Baron Monk Bretlon Liberal Unlon 3st seconded the address In the same strain Lord Kimberlcy objected lo the brev 3ty and abruptness In the Queens speech and demanded adefinite pronouncement pro-nouncement of the Governments policy In view of the novel and dangerous character of the recrudescence of hos TlJitles in South Africa and explana Ions of the alleged cruelties to the Boers the burning of farms and similar severities t Lord Salisbury after paying a tribute to the skill of Lord Roberts and GCn Kitchener and to the bravery of the officers and soldiers said he approved of fall elections on the ground that the people objected to traveling to the polls in wintry weather while in summer sum-mer legislators were occupied with their Parliamentary duties In regard to South Africa the Premier Pre-mier spoke with great solemnity HO Said the Transvaalcni the Free StaterB and the world understood there could be no deviation from the policy of the Government already outlined Any thing resembling Independence never could be granted The war must proceed pro-ceed to the Inevitable issue We must Jet it be felt that no one by the Issue of an insolent and audacious ultimatum ulti-matum could force the British Government Gov-ernment to humble itself and abandon Its rights He could never allow that a shred oC Independence could be left How soon the Free Staters and the Transvaalers would have anything like I Heirgovernment power depended on themselves It might bo years and It might bo generations Regarding China Lord Salisbury said he was unable to reveal anything as It would be betraying secrets of other nations as well as those of the Government He was happy however to be able to quiet the fears of Lord Kimberlcy regarding the pursuit of tho Emperor and the Empress He had never heard of such u suggestion Tho concert existed and the latest Intelli enco showed that It gence possessed a very reasonable vitality He was more doubtful of the time when a satisfac tory result would be accepted than of the fact that concert of Europe would bo successful The feature of the session was Lord Koscbery3 spirited attack on the Gov ernment He was unsparing In his criticism of tho dissolution of Parlia ment the conduct of tho war the pol Joy of the Government toward China nnd everything handled by the Cabinet He caustically commented on tho re construction or the CablnetconJ atu dating Lord Salisbury on buS thq dfhIcc JaIElli pWDsb min I ablfc administrators the reference being be-ing to the Inclusion in the Cabinet OL several of Lord Salisburys relatives Lord Rosebcrys comment on the charges against Mr Chamberlain tho Secretary of Stale for the Colonies was severe He deprecated ovorbouci In the credulity of all the charges but paid iC was eldent the head of the Cabinet had failed In proper supervision super-vision and the pride of England in the purity of its public men had Buffered The Duke of Devonshire replied to Lord Roseberv and Lord Tweedniouth closed the debate for the Liberals The Address was then agreed to and tho House of Lords adjourned until Monday Mon-day I It was to a crowded house that the Speaker rose this afternoon to submit the sessional orders the reading of which as usual l was interrupted by the motion of James Lowther to eliminate elimi-nate the order prohibiting peers from Interfering in elections Mr Lowther especially referred to Lord Roscbery as delinquent during tile recent election elec-tion The motion met its customary fate It was burled by a vote of 2G to OS After Mr Balfour the Government leader had given notice of the intention inten-tion of the Government to absorb the whole time of the session the Speaker read the Queens speech and J 3D Gordon Conservative moved the address ad-dress in reply In doing so he made a lengthy defense of the war J F Hope Conservative scconlcd the address Sir Henry CampbellBannerman tile Liberal leader after allusion to bhc election paid the remarkable thing about the war was that the public knew 450 little about it find the harsh measures being taken against the people peo-ple of South Africa such as farm burning He askcd the Government for information as to the Intention of these proceedings Ho said he was slow to believe that driving a stubborn stub-born enemy to despair was the best way to make him surrender It was in a desire to end the war hut it was also In a desire to lead to promises of harmony and contentment that he invited in-vited the Government to declare Its policy He Inquired why It should not be announced to the Boers that It they laid down their arms they would be allowed al-lowed to return to their homes Mr Balfour dwelt on tho dlllicultles of the present position in South Africa He said the men they were fighting were to be their fellow subjects and all must be done to prevent bitterness The Government had announced oer and over again that it looked forward to a condition when the British and Dutch would have equal rights It was the fault of the Boer leaders that the war was prolonged In the meantime the duty of the Government was to I pursue vigorous military operations I with humanity not only from common morality but with a statesmanlike view of the future |