End of Parliament Session and Spring Prospects
Parliament has risen and the London season ends as many seek health and recreation. Bright weather aids agricultural work with cheerier harvest prospects after a hurried session closing with royal assent to several bills. The royal speech mentions reforms in licensing education public health mines and liquor sales and notes the Lectionary Bill touching the national church.
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London
West
Earl Granville
High
Livingstone influence cited in Queen's Speech on Africa
The Queen informs Parliament that steps are taken to deal more effectively with the slave trade on the east coast of Africa. Earl Granville says the United States and other powers are ready to cooperate with Fingland to suppress the traffic. The message also praises Ireland's tranquillity and prosperity under the Land Act as Lord-Lieutenant tours Ulster.
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Africa
Livingstone
Earl Granville
United States
Fingland
Dr. Livingstone
Central
Ireland
Ulster
Earl Spencer
Belfast
Duchy of Lancaster
Childers
Pontefract
Lord Pollington
England
W. Arthur
Assembly of the
United Methodist Free Churches
Resolution backs secular instruction in public schools
A resolution endorsing secular instruction and leaving religion to Christian churches to teach at their own cost and in their own buildings was adopted with broad support. The measure emphasizes separating state education from church instruction and allocates no public funds for religious teaching.
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England
Arthur Miall
Bouverie-street
Fleet-street
E.C
House of Commons judged not as bad as feared
The House of Commons, shaped by its Irish Church and land tenure debates, is seen as an aristocratic body that improved over the session. It shows more Liberal feeling at times, yet its speakers are driven by party advantage and dinner time habits. The piece notes mischief from excessive talk and self restraint on key issues.
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House of Commons
Representative House
Aaron
Ireland
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T. A. Johnson
Knight's Hill
Norwood
Mily
Tor Noncom
J. G. Holdsworth
Wellington
N.Z
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