Show substitute ADDRESS OFFERED the house of commons reconsiders the amendment creates much levity labouchere to have substitute accepted as the anti lords address passed yesterday would still remain the decision of the majority the governments policy denned by harcourt london march 14 when the bouse of commons met today chancellor harcourt announced that the government had decided to move the rejection of the amended address in reply to the queens speech looting to the abolition of the house of lords when it is put from the chair and substitute another short address in reply it was a proceeding for which the government held themselves entirely responsible they could not present to the sovereign a document for which they were not prepared to accept the entire responsibility the avowed object of the amendment was a definite form of resistance to the lords the government fully accepted declaration on that subject loud cheers he had stated yesterday that the government proposed to oppose doctrine that the commons ought to be subject to the control of the lords renewed cheering and chamberlain the conservative serva tive and unionist leaders assured the government of their support but chamberlain added that yesterdays proceedings showed that it was time the government asked their constituencies for a new mandate labouchere the radical leader said the amendment passed yesterday was not intended as a vote of confidence in the government but to quicken their action in the execution of what a majority of its supporters in the country demanded the radicals were satisfied that yesterdays majority was the best they were likely to get therefore they would not oppose a substitute for it in the address labouchere continued by saying that whatever the government did the amendment passed yesterday would still remain the decision of the commons we are the representatives of the people he said and the government are our representatives I 1 do not recognize that the government are my masters I 1 always regarded them as the servants of the majority of the house and the majority has demanded prompt speedy drastic action binally the house rejected the address aa amended yesterday and adopted the address substituted by harcourt the substitute address offered by sir william harcourt in reply to the queens speech was most gracious sovereign we your most dutiful and loyal subjects of the house of commons of great britain and ireland in parliament assembled sem bled humbly assure your majesty that the measures recommended for our consideration shall receive most careful attention and we beg leave to thank your majesty for alio most gracious speech which your majesty addressed to both houses of parliament the close of the proceedings on the adoption of substitute was farcical members treating the matter as a huge joke conservative from north armagh asked if it was not an immemorial practice that the member moving an address was to wear a uniform he moved an adjournment of twenty minutes to allow sir william harcourt to change his clothes harcourt continued interrupted by ironical cheers he said the opposition was only taking opportunity to treat the speech from the throne with levity harcourt and rosebery meet london march 14 the globe reports that a startling meeting between sir william vernon harcourt and lord rosebery took place today it says if the distinguished statesmen did not quarrel they at least told each other some bard facts it is stated that there is no doubt that yesterday evenings n was intended to bo a demonstration against rosebery and the latter is said to be fully aware of the fact gladstone on his london march 14 mr gladstone in a letter to a friend thanks the members of the ahouee of commons who proposed to ask him to reconsider his decision to retire he says apart from every political question and looking to my sight and hearing only I 1 think the choice before me has been between resignation at the close of the session and short struggles against difficulties best known to myself with the certainty that it must terminate in the midst of business or session to alie inconvenience of the party ministry and all concerned |